Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Sorter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 3A-24-A-0054
- Agency
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United States Postal Service
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Merrifield, Virginia 22082, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is seeking an already developed and proven Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Sorting solution to process Non Machinable Outside (NMO) parcels that are too large or heavy for traditional parcel sorting equipment. The AMR Sorting system must be capable of processing up to 1,200 parcels per hour, handling parcels up to 70 pounds with no maximum dimensions, sorting to 300 unique destinations, and supporting Postal Service Material Transport Containers. Interested suppliers must register in the USPS eSourcing portal and submit their responses, which should include a system overview, cost information, and estimated lead times, by 5:00 PM EST on August 29, 2024. Any questions must be directed to the USPS points of contact by August 7, 2024.
This opportunity has no set-aside designation. The USPS has not provided any information about potential incumbents or current contractors. The USPS has not disclosed any award values or budget ranges for this AMR Sorting solution. The key numerical details are the throughput requirement of 1,200 parcels per hour and the ability to handle parcels up to 70 pounds with no maximum dimensions.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The USPS is currently researching an alternative sorting solution of an Autonomous Mobile Robot (“AMR”) to process Non Machinable Outside (“NMO”) parcels that are too large (total volume) or heavy for traditional parcel sorting equipment. This new AMR solution shall be an already developed and proven solution that can be deployed and implemented across the Postal Service with little to no infrastructure requirements outside of electrical and data connections.
Please review the attachments to this SAM.gov RFI posting. Suppliers interested in responding to this RFI shall register via the USPS eSourcing portal via the following link: https://about.usps.com/what/business-services/suppliers/becoming/registration.htm. Once registration is complete, please contact Adam Steele at Adam.M.Steele@usps.gov and Andrew Hopkins at Andrew.J.Hopkins@usps.gov to confirm your registration and be added to the eSourcing RFI event. Respondents are solely responsible for being timely registered in eSourcing and must transmit their responses to the RFI via the eSourcing portal by the RFI response deadline.
Any questions pertaining to this RFI should be directed to Adam Steele at Adam.M.Steele@usps.gov and Andrew Hopkins at Andrew.J.Hopkins@usps.gov no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. All questions received timely will be consolidated with the USPS responses and will be provided for suppliers to review as an amendment to this RFI. The USPS will not provide separate individual responses to suppliers’ questions.
Final submissions in response to this RFI must be received via eSourcing portal no later than 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, August 29, 2024. The requested information must be submitted electronically via PDF or PowerPoint.
Amendment 1 - USPS Request for Information (RFI) - Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) - #3A-24-A-0054
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is amending the subject RFI to incorporate this amendment’s Attachment 1, the USPS response to aggregated questions from potential RFI respondents. USPS responses to respondent questions are listed in blue font color under the attached document titled "RFI Questions". There is no change to the August 29, 2024 due date for responses at this time.
Please submit your response to the RFI in writing to the Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist, Adam Steele at Adam.M.Steele@usps.gov, and the Contracting Officer, Andrew Hopkins at Andrew.J.Hopkins@usps.gov, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 29, 2024 as described in the original RFI.
Update #1 ·
The USPS is currently researching an alternative sorting solution of an Autonomous Mobile Robot (“AMR”) to process Non Machinable Outside (“NMO”) parcels that are too large (total volume) or heavy for traditional parcel sorting equipment. This new AMR solution shall be an already developed and proven solution that can be deployed and implemented across the Postal Service with little to no infrastructure requirements outside of electrical and data connections.
Please review the attachments to this SAM.gov RFI posting. Suppliers interested in responding to this RFI shall register via the USPS eSourcing portal via the following link: https://about.usps.com/what/business-services/suppliers/becoming/registration.htm. Once registration is complete, please contact Adam Steele at Adam.M.Steele@usps.gov and Andrew Hopkins at Andrew.J.Hopkins@usps.gov to confirm your registration and be added to the eSourcing RFI event. Respondents are solely responsible for being timely registered in eSourcing and must transmit their responses to the RFI via the eSourcing portal by the RFI response deadline.
Any questions pertaining to this RFI should be directed to Adam Steele at Adam.M.Steele@usps.gov and Andrew Hopkins at Andrew.J.Hopkins@usps.gov no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. All questions received timely will be consolidated with the USPS responses and will be provided for suppliers to review as an amendment to this RFI. The USPS will not provide separate individual responses to suppliers’ questions.
Final submissions in response to this RFI must be received via eSourcing portal no later than 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, August 29, 2024. The requested information must be submitted electronically via PDF or PowerPoint.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI Questions.pdf | ||
| USPS RFI 3A-24-A-0054 - Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Sorter_v6.pdf | ||
| AMR Sorter SOO_2024_v3.pdf |
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