R -- Mail Fulfillment Operations

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hereby announces its plans to conduct a streamlined A-76 review in accordance with the revised Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, dated May 29, 2003. The A-76 review will cover the USPTO's requirement for Mail Fulfillment Operations for the program areas covered under the Executive for Customer Information Services. This activity is currently being performed by the private sector. The estimated contract cost will be based on market research. This is not a solicitation and therefore proposals are not requested at this time. The Contracting Officer is Chris Hannah, the Competitive Sourcing Official is the USPTO's Acting Chief Financial Officer, Howard Goldberg and the Agency Tender Official is Kay Melvin. The projected end date of the A-76 review is within 90 days of this announcement. At the conclusion of this A-76 review, a public announcement of the Performance Decision will be made.