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PB 22164 - September 29, 2005 - USPS.com® - About

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POSTAL BULLETIN <strong>22164</strong> (9-<strong>29</strong>-05)<br />

Maintenance Repair and Operations and Custodial Products for Hurricane Katrina<br />

Relief Efforts<br />

Suppliers for custodial and Maintenance Repair and Operations<br />

(MRO) products have provided the Postal Service<br />

outstanding support during Hurricane Katrina relief<br />

and recovery efforts. Their commitment to our clients during<br />

this extremely difficult time provides confirmation that<br />

partnering with quality suppliers such as Cleanwise, W. W.<br />

Grainger, and MSC Industrial, Inc. returns big dividends.<br />

To sustain and facilitate postal requirements, these suppliers<br />

have established emergency contact numbers to be<br />

shared with all Postal Service employees. For facilities that<br />

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need product assistance, please contact the appropriate<br />

supplier listed below:<br />

Cleanwise, Inc., 877-778-8067 (custodial products)<br />

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 800-GOV-TEAM (custodial and MRO<br />

products)<br />

Baton Rouge, LA Command Center, 225-923-0215<br />

Jackson, MS Command Center, 601-372-2525<br />

24-hour Parts and Sourcing Center, 800-304-2802<br />

MSC Industrial, Inc., 800-MSC-4GOV (MRO products)<br />

Updated Ordering Process for Fluorescent Lamps and Light Bulbs<br />

Fluorescent lamps and light bulbs are no longer available<br />

through Boise Cascade Office Products (BCOP) due<br />

to changes in products offered through eBuy. Accordingly,<br />

all fluorescent lamps and light bulbs should now to be obtained<br />

through either W. W. Grainger or MSC Industrial<br />

Supply, Inc.<br />

To locate lamps and light bulbs in these supplier eBuy<br />

catalogs:<br />

Click on the Catalog tab on the eBuy Home Page.<br />

Click on the MRO Supplies folder.<br />

Select either the MSC Industrial Supply, Inc. or W. W.<br />

Grainger catalog.<br />

Regulated Waste Management<br />

The Environmental and Maintenance Repair and<br />

Operations (MRO) Category Management Center (CMC)<br />

awarded a national contract (contract number 2CES-<br />

ER-05-B-3003) to Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., for<br />

purchasing hazardous and regulated waste management<br />

(HRWM) services. This contract includes services for<br />

waste treatment, recycling, and disposal (containerized<br />

and bulk waste, vacuum, pit/separator, etc); parts washer,<br />

brake washer, and paint gun cleaning (leased or Postal<br />

Service−owned); analysis and testing; incidental supplies;<br />

used oil and filters (with incentives for payment to the<br />

Postal Service); incidental spill and cleanup response (not<br />

national-threat related); optional universal waste management<br />

(lamps, bulbs, and batteries); and manifesting and reporting<br />

requirements.<br />

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., is the exclusive source to<br />

provide these services for Postal Service facilities in the 48<br />

contiguous states and transportation is freight on board<br />

destination. This supplier will provide HRWM services at<br />

the contract price regardless of the payment option selected.<br />

To place an order, call Safety-Kleen at<br />

— SCM Strategies,<br />

Supply Management, 9-<strong>29</strong>-05<br />

From the MSC Industrial Supply, Inc. catalog, click on<br />

Electrical Supplies, then Lamps/Light Bulbs, then<br />

Fluorescent Lamps.<br />

From the W. W. Grainger catalog, select Lighting,<br />

then Lamps, then Fluorescent Lamps.<br />

For faster service and product identification, Postal<br />

Service offices can also call Grainger Customer Service<br />

at 800-468-8326 or MSC Industrial Supply, Inc., Customer<br />

Service at 800-672-4468.<br />

— SCM Strategies,<br />

Supply Manager, 9-<strong>29</strong>-05<br />

888-932-2734 (888-WECARE4<strong>USPS</strong>). It is highly recommended<br />

that you contact Safety-Kleen at your earliest<br />

convenience to set up a site visit to your facility. This will<br />

expedite future service and allow time to assess your facility’s<br />

requirements. Detailed ordering instructions will be<br />

issued in a future Material Logistics Bulletin (MLB.)<br />

Several payment options are listed below for use until<br />

the catalog is available on eBuy.<br />

Option 1. If you currently are under contract with Safety-<br />

Kleen, the agreement has not expired, and there are funds<br />

remaining, you may continue to use the contract for payment<br />

of these services. Process invoices as you normally<br />

would.<br />

Option 2. You may use the IMPAC credit card as an<br />

interim measure for obtaining HRWM services. You are required<br />

to obtain management approval from Headquarters<br />

Environmental Management Policy (EMP), as stated in<br />

section 332.13 of Handbook AS-709, Credit Card Policies<br />

and Procedures for Local Buying. Even though EMP has<br />

granted management approval for these services, use of<br />

the IMPAC credit card must also comply with all applicable

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