The purchase⁄SCM team may reject any or all of the supplies or services not conforming to contract requirements resulting from:
When determined that correction within the delivery schedule is not possible, the purchase⁄SCM team must ordinarily reject products or services where nonconformance adversely affects safety, health, reliability, durability, performance, interchangeability of parts or assemblies, weight, appearance, or any other basic objective of the contract. Suppliers must be given a notice of rejection promptly, including the reasons for rejection. If prompt notice is not given, acceptance may be implied as a matter of law. The Postal Service will return rejected items for correction, substitution, refund, or credit.
All repair, replacement, and other correction and redelivery must be completed within the time frame determined by the Postal Service. All costs and expenses and loss of value incurred as a result of, or in connection with, nonconformance and repair, replacement, or other correction will be recovered from the supplier (e.g., through equitable price reduction or credit against any amounts that may be owed to supplier).
