Contract Delivery Service (CDS) HCR 83880 HOPE, ID - H001, ID

The United States Postal Service is soliciting proposals for Contract Delivery Services (CDS) to perform box route mail delivery services in Hope, Idaho under solicitation number 801-740-26. The contract requires a qualified supplier to provide regular transportation services using a single vehicle meeting minimum specifications, including 120 cubic feet of usable load space, to deliver mail on a defined rural route covering 41.2 round-trip miles daily (excluding Sundays and holidays). Key requirements include maintaining commercial vehicle liability insurance, complying with Department of Labor wage determinations, providing casing services for 399 mailboxes, and ensuring the vehicle does not exceed five years old at contract start and is replaced if it reaches nine years old during the contract term. Proposals will be evaluated based on five criteria: Supplier Eligibility (pass/fail), Past Performance, Supplier Capability, Operations Plan, and Price, with technical factors weighted equally and given greater importance than price. The proposal submission deadline is April 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM Mountain Time, with completed documents to be submitted electronically to Patrick.A.Struthers@usps.gov or faxed to 651-456-6819.

This solicitation includes no set-aside designations and does not identify any current incumbent contractors. The contract period runs for six years from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2032, with service performance requirements including 303.07 annual trips, 12,486.5 annual schedule miles, and 1,621.0 annual schedule hours. Specific budget information is not disclosed in the solicitation notice, though cost proposals must be submitted using the Highway Transportation Contract Cost Worksheet with detailed line-item breakdowns for vehicle costs, fuel, insurance, labor, overhead, and return on investment. The place of performance is Hope, Idaho (zip code 83836), where the contractor will perform both casing services at the Hope post office (9:00-11:00 AM) and mail mark-up services at the H001 location (2:11-2:21 PM). Prospective offerors must demonstrate financial and technical capability, provide detailed operating plans addressing normal and contingency operations, and submit extensive supporting documentation including past performance records, IRS Form W-9, and various USPS-specific forms and certifications.