Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
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102 POSTAL BULLETIN <strong>22144</strong> (12-<strong>23</strong>-04)<br />
NOTICE<br />
Renting Custodial Items<br />
Since October 25, <strong>2004</strong>, <strong>Postal</strong> Service employees<br />
who rent custodial items should have begun directing all inquiries<br />
unresolved by their selected supplier’s local office to<br />
Topeka Materials Customer Service at 800-332-0317,<br />
option 4.<br />
Material Logistics <strong>Bulletin</strong> MLB-CO-03-002 has been<br />
updated to include this change along with several other<br />
additions and/or modifications and can be accessed at<br />
http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/operations/<br />
ops_mlb2003.htm. If you do not have access to a<br />
<strong>com</strong>puter, you can get a copy of the MLB by calling the<br />
MDC at 800-332-0317, option 2.<br />
Two other important changes that all <strong>Postal</strong> Service<br />
locations should address as soon as possible are the<br />
following:<br />
Minimum order quantities<br />
The <strong>Postal</strong> Service considers its contracts with Cintas<br />
and UniFirst as partnerships; therefore, <strong>Postal</strong><br />
Service clients must work with their selected suppliers<br />
to the greatest extent possible and avoid undue<br />
financial hardship by eliminating unreasonable<br />
requests.<br />
Due to the increased cost of gasoline, it is economically<br />
unfeasible for our suppliers to provide service to<br />
current <strong>Postal</strong> Service clients (or to add new clients)<br />
with orders of less than $12.00 per delivery. Therefore,<br />
all <strong>Postal</strong> Service clients with orders of less than<br />
$12.00 (weekly, biweekly, or monthly) should reevaluate<br />
their requirements with their selected supplier<br />
and develop a more cost-effective approach that<br />
changes the items delivered and the frequency of delivery,<br />
then enter a new eBuy order that reflects these<br />
changes. If the location requires special considerations,<br />
contact the custodial products team via e-mail<br />
at Help Custodial.<br />
Renewing eBuy orders<br />
Many eBuy orders have expired or are close to expiration.<br />
It is the responsibility of the employees of<br />
each <strong>Postal</strong> Service facility to monitor their eBuy order<br />
quantities for custodial rental items by reconciling<br />
their Billing Summary Report to their delivery tickets<br />
every month. Facilities must monitor each line item to<br />
assure that there are sufficient quantities to cover<br />
future invoices.<br />
When your selected supplier advises your facility that<br />
a new eBuy order is needed, you must check eBuy<br />
status to determine which line items are depleted.<br />
You must enter a new eBuy order immediately if the<br />
status line shows that an item is closed or cancelled.<br />
If you have questions about your existing order, contact<br />
Cintas at 800-795-7368 or UniFirst at 800-480-5432.<br />
— SCM Strategies,<br />
Supply Management, 12-<strong>23</strong>-04