Update Notice
Purchasing Manual (PM)
Issue 3 (December 2003)
How to Use This Update Notice
• Use the table in this update notice to find out about updates to the manual, which were
published in the Postal Bulletin.
• In the first column, find the affected chapter, subchapter, part, appendix, or section and read
across the other columns to find specific information about that revision.
(Note: The vertical bars adjacent to the text in the online Purchasing Manual (PM) indicate
Postal Bulletin updates have been incorporated.)
The Purchasing Manual (PM), originally published January 1, 1997, has been updated with the
following changes since the publication of Issue 3 in December 25, 2003.
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This chapter, sub-
chapter, part,
appendix or
section...
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titled...
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was updated to...
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in Postal
Bulletin
issue
number...
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with an issue
date of...
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Chapter 1, Authority, Responsibility and Policy
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1.4.4.b
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Selection
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edit 1.4.4.b.3 to fix a
parenthetical reference.
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22133
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07-22-2004
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1.6.5
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Release and Exchange of
Information
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direct readers to Handbook
AS-353, Guide to Privacy and
the Freedom of Information Act;
and implement federal
regulations under 39 CFR 265.
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22129
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05-27-2004
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1.6.6
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Privacy Protection
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clarify Postal Service privacy
requirements governing
suppliers and subcontractors
and rewrite the prescription for
using Clause 1-1.
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22129
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05-27-2004
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Chapter 2, Purchase Planning
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2.1.6
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Noncompetitive Purchase
Method
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revise 2.1.6.c.4 to reflect new
job titles arising from Supply
Management Infrastructure.
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22133
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07-22-2004
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Appendix A, Solicitations
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Provision 4-3
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Representations and
Certifications
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remove duplicate paragraph g;
change section date.
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N/A
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N/A
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Appendix B, Contract Clauses
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B.3, Clause 1-1
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Privacy Protection
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address e-mail marketing
campaigns.
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22074
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04-18-2002
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B.3, Clause 4-2
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Contract Terms and Conditions
required to Implement Poilcies,
Statutes or Executive Orders
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add Clause B-25
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N/A
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N/A
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B.3, Clause 4-2
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Contract Terms and Conditions
required to Implement Poilcies,
Statutes or Executive Orders
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reflect updated effective date of Clause 1-1
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N/A
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N/A
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