Supply Management

NOTICE

Interest Rate on Contract Claims

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

The interest rate effective for the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2006, is 5.75 percent.

—Supply Management Infrastructure,
Supply Management, 7-20-06