Objective Our objective was to evaluate Flats Sequencing System (FSS) performance in the Capital Metro Area. In October 2008, the U.S. Postal Service began nationwide deployment of 100 FSS machines to sort flat-shaped mail (flats) such as large envelopes, newspapers, catalogs, and magazines into letter carrier delivery order. The Postal Service completed FSS deployment in…
Background Undeliverable bulk business mail (UBBM) is mail the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver because of an expired change of address, or an incorrect, incomplete, or illegible address. By agreement, the Postal Service does not return UBBM to the business mailer, but recycles it. UBBM includes mail types such as flyers, newsletters, circulars, advertising, bulletins,…
Project Title: Undeliverable Bulk Business Mail at the Margaret L. Sellers Processing and Distribution Center in San Diego, CA Start Date: Monday, January 9, 2017 Estimated Report Release Date: June 2017 Business mailers rely on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver their marketing mail. This is generally bulk mailings, such as flyers, newsletters, and catalogs….
A workshare discount is a postage discount provided to mailers for doing work normally performed by the Postal Service (presorting, barcoding, handling, or transporting mail). In general, the discount should not exceed the cost the Postal Service avoids when someone else performs the task. Improperly prepared workshare mail requires additional handling, which adds to the…
