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99 -- DELIVERY SEQUENCE FILE LICENSE AGREEMENTS SOL 102590-00-A-0115 DUE 063000 POC Preston Woerner (202) 268-4135 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, wwoerner@email.usps.gov. This is US Postal Service Solicitation No. 102590-00-A-0115. The purpose of this solicitation is to identify additional sources for the potential award of new licenses for the Delivery Sequence File (DSF). With the issuance of this solicitation, the Postal Service intends to identify a limited number of qualified data processing organizations that demonstrate the ability to provide DSF services as defined by the Delivery Sequence File license agreement. The Delivery Sequence File contains all addresses served by the US Postal Service. Each address is standardized, and each address record contains a carrier route number, delivery sequence number, ZIP+4 Code, delivery type code, and other information. The file does not contain customer names or change-of-address (COA) information. Licensees are required to provide address list matching services that will include detection of potential undeliverable addresses (excluding COA), address standardization, ZIP+4 coding, carrier route coding, and delivery sequence coding. Licensees will develop their own software or modify existing software. Applicants will be ranked according to their ability to provide the services required by the license. They will be expected to define how the granting of a license will improve the quality of addresses processed by the Postal Service and what steps they will take to reach that goal. Licenses for selected applicants will be activated based upon the needs of the Postal Service and its customers. If a current licensee gives up its license, or fails to meet minimum processing volumes as established by the Postal Service, that license may be rescinded, and a new license may be granted to a qualified applicant according to the ranking order. Should an applicant present a compelling case that demonstrates convincingly that the immediate granting of a license will significantly benefit the Postal Service, that license may be granted. A copy of the solicitation can be obtained from the following address: PRESTON WOERNER, USPS HEADQUARTERS 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 4541, WASHINGTON, DC 20260-6237 (202) 268-4135. Proposals must be in writing and must be received no later than 4:00PM, June 30, 2000. All questions must be submitted in writing and received by 4:00 PM May 26, 2000, addressed to: PRESTON WOERNER, USPS HEADQUARTERS, 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 4541, WASHINGTON, DC 20260-6237 (202) 268-4135. E-mail submissions are also acceptable and should be sent to wwoerner@email.usps.gov. SPECIAL NOTICE: The USPS reserves the right not to grant any license agreements as a result of this solicitation. At the conclusion of the evaluation process, the USPS reserves the right to award license agreements and/or rank order offerors that are qualified to receive a license. The USPS will maintain this rank ordered listing of qualified offerors for a period of up to 24 months after completion of the evaluation process. During this 24-month period the USPS reserves the right to award license agreements from this qualified list. The USPS reserves the right to revalidate the offorer's capabilities using the evaluation criteria contained under Demonstrated Capability and Technical and Management Approach. The USPS also reserves the right to have the offeror demonstrate that it can successfully meet the criteria for minimum demonstration of the DSF as stated in Step 2 Demonstration of DSF, contained within the solicitation evaluation criteria. The US Postal Service also will not pay any costs incurred in application/proposal preparation or development of matching software. Posted 05/10/00 (W-SN453516). (0131)

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