USPS: Only a few days left – Deadline for next generation vehicle submissions is July 17

There’s still time for letter carriers and Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) employees to submit ideas to help USPS design its next generation of postal delivery vehicles. The Postal Service is seeking employee input to develop new vehicles to replace its aging fleet and accommodate increasing package volume. Here are a few of the most common…

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USPS Solicitation: Intermediate Walk Through Body Delivery Trucks

Solicitation Number 3D-14-A-0116 Agency: United States Postal Service Office: Supplies and Services Purchasing Location: Vehicles CMC Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added Jun 18, 2014 5:30 pm The United States Postal Service is issuing solicitation 3D-14-A-0116 for the purchase of Intermediate Walk Through Body Delivery Trucks (minimum 400, maximum 500).  Contract award for this solicitation is…

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U.S. Postal Service VMF manager charged with extorting bribes in exchange for work contracts

CLEVELAND, Ohio  —  Federal charges were filed Thursday against the manager of the U.S. Postal Service’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility, accusing him of extorting more than $19,000 in bribes and free vehicle repairs, and of stealing postal service property. Kevin R. Hood, 46, of Richmond Heights, was charged in a two-count criminal information with extortion and…

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EPA Settlement with USPS Helps Protect Soil, Groundwater from Underground Storage Tank Leaks in Virginia

PHILADELPHIA (June 3, 2014) – Through a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has certified that five of its facilities in Virginia are currently in compliance with federal and state underground storage tank (UST) regulations. As part of this certification, USPS has corrected violations associated with its failure to…

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