Bulk Mailing Service

The USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service, Beltsville, MD, hereby gives notice of its intent to award a sole source contract to Mailing Service, LLC., 4100 121st Street, Urbandale, IA 50323. The base period of performance will be 4 months with four one-year options. Mailing Service handles all Bulk Mailing Service approximately 3,000 pieces per month for Financial Processing Center, 4520 114th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322. This includes pick-up, labor, equipment and supplies to cover inserting, folding, metering, auto sorting & mailing. Contractor must have bar coding equipment for metering required by USPS and located in a 4 mile radius. The determination by the government to issue a sole source contract is made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and is solely at the discretion of the Government. This notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient details to allow USDA/FSIS to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. The capability statements and related materials must be received in this office by 3:00 pm EST on or before May 19, 2008. E-mail or fax capability statements are authorized. E-mail: [email protected] or Fax 301-504-4276.