Earlier this year the USPS Office of Inspector General released a white paper which explored how USPS could “offer a suite of non-bank financial services to help the financially underserved gain more financial stability and stay connected to the emerging digital economy”. The paper examined how the “Postal Service could partner with banks and other […]
Oct 29, 2014 – USPS is seeking to locate experienced suppliers capable of and interested in providing national on-site sign language interpreting services. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is dedicated to providing sign language interpreting services for its deaf and hard of hearing employees in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. […]
The United States Postal Service awarded Siemens Dematic a $240 million contract for the Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) in 2006 to optimize its letter forwarding process. The order also included the national deployment of a new change-of-address forms processing system.
The United States Postal Service is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to evaluate the possibility of purchasing a new commercially available Right Hand Drive vehicle to supplement its existing fleet of light delivery vehicles. This would be a stop gap solution to meet Right Hand Drive vehicle requirements until the development of a purpose […]
According to the Office of Inspector General: The Postal Service has an acquisition strategy that has not been fully developed or implemented. The short-term plan developed in 2011 included acquiring 25,000 vehicles costing about $500 million to meet operational needs and replace some of the aging fleet. The long-term plan included purchasing the next generation […]
USPS 2014 Peak Season Trailer Solicitation (October 1, 2014) The United States Postal Service is seeking to procure an independent supply of outsourced trailers for the transportation of mail to cover peak season needs for mail transportation during the holiday mailing season. The peak season Trailer Services (TS) locations, quantities, and technical specifications are included […]
The Office of the (OIG) of the U.S. Postal Service is requesting information via Federal Business Opportunities on suggested methodologies for conducting neuroscience research to understand the human response to and effectiveness of physical communications. Specifically, the USPS OIG seeks to identify possible Suppliers that could propose and conduct neuroscience research based on the following […]
According to general information on the LLV: The Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLV) is the most common vehicle used by letter carriers for curbside and residential delivery of mail, replacing the previous standard letter-carrier vehicle, the Jeep DJ-5. The body and final assembly is by Grumman, and the chassis is made by General Motors. The […]
USPS is still tweaking its travel credit card policy and monitoring…. Let’s recap: In late 2013, the Chairman of the House Committee (hmmm..I wonder who can this be) requested a review from USPS OIG on a whistleblower complaint surrounding travel card misuse. A few months later the conservative paper Washington Times published a story based […]
From Federal Business Opportunities website: The USPS on June 10, 2014, published a Sources Sought notice concerning ³CDF, TOP, STC Services,² which it said was to ³solicit responses from interested suppliers to determine which are capable of providing the potential services described for the following type of material handling services: Consolidated Deconsolidated Facilities (CDF) for […]