NOTICE
FAST Continues National Deployment
The Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system national deployment to replace the Drop Shipment Appointment System (DSAS) is in process. Postal ServiceTM
facilities in the NY Metro, Northeast, Eastern, and Pacific
Areas are all currently scheduling appointments in FAST.
Facilities in the Southwest, Western, Capital Metro, Great
Lakes, and Southeast Areas will be phased in over the next
3 months.
Once a facility begins accepting drop shipment appointments in FAST, it will no longer accept new appointments in
DSAS.
Deployment Schedule
The deployment schedule is being updated as new information becomes available throughout deployment. Adjustments have primarily focused on updating Drop Site
Key information on the schedule to accurately reflect the
co-located plants/destination delivery units (DDUs) that are
going live in FAST.
Please refer to Rapid Information Bulletin Board System
(RIBBS) at http://ribbs.usps.gov; click FAST/Surface Visibility, to obtain the complete FAST deployment schedule.
The deployment schedule is updated weekly on RIBBS.
FAST Customer Readiness
Customer Registration in PostalOne!
DSAS logon IDs will not work with FAST. All drop shippers, including those who make appointments by telephone, must register for a FAST ID through PostalOne! at
www.usps.com/postalone. Those customers who already
have a PostalOne! account and also need access to FAST
must register by calling the PostalOne! help desk at
800-522-9085. Detailed instructions on the FAST/PostalOne! registration process are available on RIBBS.
Customer ID Activation
Customers must log on to FAST within 7 days of receiving their IDs. FAST IDs that are not used within 7 days of
issue will become inactive and require a call to the
PostalOne! help desk for activation.
Recurring Appointment Submission
All drop shippers who currently have recurring appointments must reapply using PS Form 6241, Recurring
Appointment Request, available at http://www.usps.com/forms/allforms.htm; click on PS Form 6241 (PDF). To submit a request, the customer must first have a scheduler ID.
It is recommended that recurring appointment requests be
submitted to the Postal ServiceTM 3 weeks before the facility's scheduling start date. The FAST deployment schedule
posted on RIBBS shows recommended due dates for recurring appointment request submissions.
FAST Customer Training
Additional training sessions have been scheduled in
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Lehigh Valley, PA. The training registration form may be downloaded from RIBBS.
Please e-mail any questions about FAST Training to
FAST_Training@usps.gov.
— Logistics Systems,
Operations, 9-1-05
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