Highway Contract Routes — Contract Delivery Service - USPS.com
Highway Contract Routes — Contract Delivery Service - USPS.com
Highway Contract Routes — Contract Delivery Service - USPS.com
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1 General <strong>Contract</strong> Administration<br />
11 Purpose<br />
12 Definitions<br />
This handbook establishes national policy and procedures for the operation<br />
and administration of <strong>Contract</strong> <strong>Delivery</strong> <strong>Service</strong> (CDS). This policy requires<br />
continuous close coordination among managers of various operations<br />
(including Mail Processing, <strong>Delivery</strong> Operations, and Surface Transportation<br />
Category Management Center (CMC) in matters pertaining to CDS.<br />
121 <strong>Contract</strong> <strong>Delivery</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
A <strong>Contract</strong> <strong>Delivery</strong> <strong>Service</strong> route is a contract agreement between the<br />
Postal <strong>Service</strong> and a private individual or firm for the delivery of and<br />
collection of mail from homes and businesses. The services provided by the<br />
CDS carrier are similar to those provided by postal rural letter carriers,<br />
including delivery of mail and the sale of postal services. The supplier,<br />
depending on the contract requirements, performs specified duties such as<br />
casing mail; selling stamps, Certified Mail, Collect on <strong>Delivery</strong> (COD),<br />
Priority Mail Express, Registered Mail, Standard Post, merchandise<br />
returns, or money orders; picking up mail from collection boxes; and markup<br />
and forwarding of mail.<br />
A route may be operated personally by the supplier (owner-operator) or the<br />
supplier may elect to hire employees. If the supplier’s hired employees are<br />
used regularly, they must be paid the wages and fringe benefits in<br />
accordance with the <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Contract</strong> Act and the current wage<br />
determination attached to the contract. Also, the supplier is responsible for<br />
training its hired employees in accordance with the standardized training<br />
programs established by the Postal <strong>Service</strong> for CDS.<br />
122 <strong>Contract</strong>ing Officer<br />
The <strong>Contract</strong>ing Officer (CO) is a Postal <strong>Service</strong> employee specifically<br />
delegated authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the Postal <strong>Service</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Contract</strong>ing Officer for CDS is the Area Manager, Transportation<br />
<strong>Contract</strong>s, or his delegated representative.<br />
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