U.S. Department of Education, OCFO, Contracts & Purchasing Operations, Support Services Group, 7th & D Street, SW, Room 3616, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-4443

V -- PARCEL SERVICES-GROUND SOL EDOOPE-98-005118 DUE 041598 POC Tony Williams, Contracts Specialist, 202 708-8602, or James Hairfield, Contract Specialist, 202-708-8529 The Department intends to acquire on a sole-source basis a mailing service that must offer expedited delivery (3-8) working days) on all orders, must be able to track the packages and report status while the packages are in transit, and must obtain a signature upon delivery. Orders range from shipments of less than 100 copies of forms to shipments of 90,000 copies in boxes of 100. Contractor must pick up packages at the ED mailing warehouse (Eckington Place, NW, Washington, DC) and deliver to addresses provided by ED from the ED ordering system. The vendor must be able to deliver packages to all street addresses in North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. In the event that the address on the ED ordering system is a P.O. Box, the vendor shall deliver at the appropriate street address for the entity that maintains the P.O.Box. The vendor must obtain the recipient's signature at the point of delivery and make the signature or the image of the signature available to ED and mailing contractor staff for immediate retrieval in the event that the entity that placed the order calls to inquire about the status of the order. For the same purpose, the vendor must also provide on-line access to its tracking system, for use by ED and mailing contractor staff. This service will be acquired through United Parcel Service since no other source can satisfy ED's requirements. See Note(s): 22. (0090)

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