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National Visa Center Presort Mailing Services
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The Bureau of Consular Affairs is soliciting qualified small business contractors to deliver pre-sort mailing services at the National Visa Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where approximately 80,000 domestic mail pieces are processed monthly, primarily 6x9 envelopes weighing between one and three ounces. The contractor must handle daily pickup of mail from the center and perform full presort compliance including sorting by ZIP code, applying barcodes and endorsement lines, and ensuring the lowest possible automation rate for First Class presorted mail. The contractor is also required to provide and maintain a dedicated mailing permit imprint that may be pre-printed on envelopes in accordance with USPS specifications, and to establish and manage a postage balance account on behalf of the client to facilitate ongoing mailing operations. All processed mail must be delivered to the designated USPS facility on the same day, and any non-compliant mail must be returned promptly for correction. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 491110, with responses due by July 31, 2026, and is managed by the Department of State through the Office of Acquisitions, with Kathleen Mejia listed as the primary point of contact.
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Place of Performance
Portsmouth, NH, 03801, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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The Bureau of Consular Affairs is seeking a qualified contractor to provide pre-sort mailing services at the National Visa Center (NVC) located at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Center currently handles approximately 80,000 pieces of domestic mail envelopes each month. Approximately 99 percent of the envelopes are size 6 X 9, with the remaining volume consisting of flat-size mail. These pieces range in weight from one (1) ounce to three (3) ounces. The NVC stuffs, seals, and prepares for pick-up each piece.
The services required will include:
- Picking up domestic mail at the National Visa Center daily
- Provide services that meet presort postal regulations (sort by zip code, add barcodes, and endorsement line, etc.)
- Provide lowest possible automation rate for 1st Class presort mail
- Provide NVC with mailing permit imprint to be used for first Class presorted letters and flat envelopes.
- This permit imprint may be pre-printed on Client’s envelopes by the envelope manufacturer, in accordance with USPS requirements and specifications provided by the vendor.
- Maintain a dedicated Postage Balance Account on behalf of the Client
- Same day mail delivery of processed mail to the appropriate USPS acceptance facility
- Returning non-compliant mail for corrections
Please reference the attached Sources Sought Notice and Statement of Work.
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