U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436

R -- DUPLICATION SERVICE DUE 022398 POC Myra Lay, Contract Specialist, (202) 205-2739 DUPLICATION SERVICES This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) synopsis. The U.S. International Trade Commission is performing this MARKET RESEARCH in order to identify sources who possess the capability and experience to provide to the following service. THIS IS NOT AN INDICATION THAT USITC INTENDS TO CONTRACT FOR THIS SERVICE. A formal solicitation does not exist at this time. The survey is for information only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commit by the Government. The Contractor will be required to provide all supervision, management, personnel, materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, and other resources necessary to provide this service. As described more fully below, the requirement for duplication service will include: (1) the safe collection, delivery, and return of all original Commission documents; (2) the duplication of original Commission documents provided to the Contractor for distribution or delivery; (3) invoicing and the collection of payment directly from requestors for services provided; and (4) provide quarterly reports and other information to the Commission. The Contractor will collect completed order forms of original Commission documents from the Office of the Secretary, Dockets Section (Room 112), between 5:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Contractor will make available to the Commission and requestors sufficient copies of a Commission approved "Order Form." The Contractor will make duplicated documents available for pick up by or deliver the duplicated documents to the requestors by 9:00 a.m. the workday following the workday on which public Commission documents and the requestors' order forms. The Contractor will make duplicate documents available for pick up by or deliver the duplicated documents to the requestors no later than 24 hours from the time public Commission documents and requestors' order forms are provided. The Contractor will make duplicate documents available for pick up by or deliver to requestors no later than 48 hours from the time public Commission documents and requestors' order forms are provided. The Contractor will return all original Commission documents to the Office of the Secretary no later than 8:45 a.m. on the workday following the workday on which the original Commission documents are provided to the Contractor. The Commission will provide the Contractor with certain government-furnished property ("GFP") at no cost to the Contractor to accomplish the work. The use of GFP will be strictly limited to official government business. The Contractor is required to perform all work in a professional and business-like manner, according to the best standards of the photocopying and duplication profession. The Contractor is required to maintain a competent staff and quality equipment as required to provide duplication services. (0043)

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