Qualified Business Reply Mail™ (QBRM™) is a First-Class Mail® service that enables you to pay the return postage (including a per-piece fee) for Election Mail that is mailed to your election office from voters. You can distribute QBRM envelopes and have the mailpieces returned to you at any Post Office™. QBRM utilizes the enhanced processing capability of Intelligent Mail barcode Accounting (IMbA) to reduce processing times.
The reply mail envelopes distributed must conform to a specific format, including use of a unique ZIP+4® assigned by the Postal Service™. Proofs for QBRM must be approved by a Postal Service Mailpiece Design Analyst
(MDA) and bear an Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb®). QBRM can be used only on automation-compatible cards and letter-size mail weighing up to and including 3.5 ounces.
Once you are an approved QBRM mailer, you can enhance your Election Mail processing capability with Intelligent Mail barcode Accounting (IMbATM). IMbA is an automated solution for the counting, rating, invoicing,
and billing processes. Using the IMb on the mailpiece, the mail processing equipment counts destinations approved and assigned to you. Then invoicing is sent daily, directly to PostalOne!®.
For more information on QBRM, see Quick Service Guide 505 and Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 505.1.1 and 1.6 available on Postal Explorer at https://pe.usps.com.
