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    Update: Interest Rate on Contract Claims
    Price Change: USPS Business Cards

 

UPDATE

Interest Rate on Contract Claims

The Postal Service periodically publishes in the Postal Bulletin the interest rate payable on a claim decided in a contractor's favor, under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. This rate also applies to late payments to contractors under the Prompt Payment Act, as amended.

The interest rate effective for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2001, is 6.375 percent.

- Purchasing Policies and Programs,Purchasing and Materials, 1-11-01

PRICE CHANGE

USPS Business Cards

Effective January 2, 2001, the price of all business cards from American Printing and Paper Products, BPA 102595-99-R-1816, will increase. New pricing is as follows:

Standard USPS Business Cards

You may pay by check, money order, or credit card.

Quantity

New Price

250

$15.25

500

$18.75

1000

$22.50

Inspection Service Business Cards (Inspector Badge or Inspection Seal)

You may pay by check, money order, or credit card.

Quantity

New Price

250

$14.50

500

$16.65

All orders that do not reflect the new prices will bereturned to the requester's office for additional funding. This applies to check, money order, and credit card transactions.

Orders for business cards must be submitted using PS Form 1868, U.S. Postal Service Business Card Order Form, January 2001, of this Postal Bulletin. This form is not stocked at the Material Distribution Center and must be reproduced locally.

- Printing Purchasing,Purchasing and Materials, 1-11-01

US Postal Service Business Card Order Form.  For more information regarding this form call 7033615007