3 USPS Supplying Practices Process Step 3: Select Suppliers
3-1 Award Contract and Notify Suppliers
3-1.1 Award and Notification
3-1.2 Other Topics Considered
3-2 Announce Award
3-2.1 Advance Announcement of Contract Award to Corporate Communications
3-2.2 Announcement of Contract Award for Board of Governors’ Approved Programs
3-2.3 Publicizing Contract Awards
3-2.4 Other Topics Considered
3-2.5 Clauses and Provisions
3-3 Provide Feedback
3-3.1 Suppliers’ Perspective
3-3.2 Medium and Documentation
3-3.3 Participants
3-3.4 Other Topics Considered
3-4 Conduct Postaward Orientation Where Applicable
3-4.1 Selecting Contracts for Postaward Orientation
3-4.2 Postaward Orientation Arrangements
3-4.3 Postaward Orientation Procedures
3-4.4 Postaward Orientation Report
3-4.5 Other Topics Considered
3-5 Appoint Contracting Officers Representatives
3-5.1 Appointing a COR
3-5.2 Evaluate Background and Training
3-5.3 Formally Designate COR
3-5.4 Clauses and Provisions
3-6 Define and Initiate Contract Management Activities
3-6.1 Contract Maintenance
3-6.2 Change Control Procedures
3-6.3 Charges and Cost Monitoring
3-6.4 Management Reporting
3-6.5 Asset Management
3-6.6 Continuous Improvement
3-6.7 Allocate Resources for Contract Management
3-6.8 Plan for Contract Management
3-6.9 Current Contract
3-6.10 Cost and Price Control
3-6.11 Resource Management
3-6.12 CORs
3-6.13 Investment Recovery Plan
3-6.14 Other Topics Considered
3-7 Finalize Investment Recovery Plan
3-7.1 Removal of Surplus
3-7.2 Final Removal Decision
3-7.2.1 Recycle
3-7.2.2 Reallocate (Relocate and Redeploy)
3-7.2.3 Resell
3-7.2.4 Remarket (Resell to Supplier)
3-7.2.5 Return
3-7.2.6 Remanufacture
3-7.2.7 Remove
3-7.2.8 Donate
3-7.3 Other Topics Considered
