8 USPS Supplying Practices Commodity Specific
8-1 Design and Construction Purchasing
8-1.1 Applicability
8-1.2 A/E Services
8-1.3 Definitions
8-1.4 A/E Selection Procedures
8-1.4.1 Publicizing
8-1.4.2 A/E Selection Team
8-1.5 Postal Service Cost Estimate
8-1.6 Cost or Pricing Data
8-1.7 Fees for A/E Services
8-1.8 Discussions or Negotiations
8-1.9 A/E Supplier Performance Evaluation
8-1.10 Indefinite-Quantity A/E Services Contracts
8-1.11 Construction
8-1.11.1 Purchasing Construction
8-1.11.2 Definition
8-1.11.3 Purchase Method
8-1.12 Contract Types
8-1.13 Specifications
8-1.14 Presolicitation Notices
8-1.15 Preproposal Conferences and Attendees
8-1.16 Inspection of Construction Site and Data
8-1.17 Performance Time
8-1.18 Liquidated Damages
8-1.19 Base and Alternate Prices
8-1.20 Performance of Work by Supplier
8-1.21 RFPs
8-1.22 Distribution
8-1.23 Release of Plan Holders List
8-1.24 Contract Award
8-1.25 Construction Supplier Performance Evaluations
8-1.26 Indefinite-Quantity Construction Contracts
8-1.27 Design-Build Contracting
8-1.27.1 Definition
8-1.27.2 Purchase Method
8-1.27.3 Fixed-Price Design-Build Contract
8-1.27.4 Cost-Reimbursable Design-Build Contracts
8-1.27.5 RFPs for Design-Build Contracts
8-1.27.6 Requirements for Design-Build Proposals
8-1.27.7 Design-Build Supplier Performance Evaluations
8-1.28 Construction Management Support Services
8-1.28.1 Definition
8-1.28.2 Purchase Method
8-1.28.3 Contract Types
8-1.28.4 CMSS Contract as an Alternative to A/E Contract Options
8-1.28.5 RFPs for Construction Management Support Services Contracts
8-1.28.6 Selection Processes for Construction Management Support Services Contracts
8-1.28.7 Evaluation of Price Proposals
8-1.28.8 Contracts Award
8-1.28.9 Contract Management Support Services Supplier Performance Evaluations
8-1.28.10 Environmental Engineering Services
8-2 Mail Transportation Purchasing
8-2.1 Purchasing Method
8-2.2 Administrative Officials
8-2.3 COR
8-2.3.1 Authority and Limitations
8-2.3.2 Restrictions
8-2.4 Establishing Mailing Lists
8-2.4.1 Use of Mailing Lists
8-2.5 Contract Type
8-2.6 Types and Terms of Contracts
8-2.6.1 Regular Contracts
8-2.6.2 Temporary Contracts
8-2.6.3 Emergency Contracts
8-2.7 Modes of Transportation
8-2.7.1 Air Transportation
8-2.7.2 Ground Transportation
8-2.7.3 Water Transportation
8-2.7.4 Ground Transportation Network
8-2.7.5 Terminal Handling
8-2.7.6 Leased Trailer
8-2.8 Alternatives to Contracts
8-2.9 Contract Renewals
8-2.9.1 General
8-2.9.2 Types and Terms of Renewals
8-2.9.3 Service
8-2.9.4 Procedures
8-2.9.5 Short-Term Renewals
8-2.10 Contract Changes
8-2.11 Termination for Convenience
8-2.12 Service Changes to Highway or Domestic Inland Water Contracts
8-2.12.1 Effecting Service Changes
8-2.12.2 Schedule Changes for Highway or Domestic Inland Water Contracts
8-2.13 Subcontracting Highway or Domestic Inland Water Contracts
8-2.14 Release of Supplier
8-2.15 Service Deficiencies
8-2.16 Death or Incompetence of Supplier
8-2.16.1 Partnership
8-2.16.2 Estate Representatives
8-2.17 Eligibility Requirements (for Suppliers)
8-2.17.1 Exceptions
8-2.18 Contract Administration
8-3 Professional/Technical and Consultant Services
8-3.1 Professional and Technical Services
8-3.2 Consultant Services
8-3.3 Personal Services Contracts
8-4 Information Technology
8-4.1 Definitions
8-4.2 General
8-4.3 Accessibility
8-4.4 Documentation
8-4.5 Information Technology Guidance
8-4.6 Security Considerations
8-4.6.1 Placement of Postal Service Data on Laptop or Other Devices
8-4.6.2 Contract Close-Out
8-4.7 Technological Substitutions and Enhancements
8-4.8 Sources
8-4.9 Solicitation Provisions
8-4.10 Clauses
8-4.11 Other Topics Considered
