Supply Management
ASM REVISION
Commercial Vehicle Rentals Procedure Revision
Effective November 1, 2006, the Administrative Support
Manual (ASM) is revised to allow short-duration vehicle
renting (not to exceed 89 days) under local buying authority. In addition, rental payment is now authorized through
the use of the I.M.P.A.C. purchase expense credit card.
See related article on page 2 of this Postal Bulletin.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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7 Supply Management
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72 Purchasing
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722 Local Buying Authority
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722.3 Prohibited and Restricted Purchases
722.31 Prohibited Purchases
Do not use local buying authority to obtain the following:
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[Revise item f to read as follows:]
f. Services or products for which more formal contracting procedures apply. Contact the appropriate Supply
Management organization for information concerning
contract postal units (CPUs), food services, and
vehicle leasing. For CPUs, contact the Category
Management Center (CMC) in Denver. For food
services, contact the Eastern Services Category
Management Center in Memphis. For long-term
(89 days or longer) leasing of delivery and PVS
vehicles, contact the Philadelphia CMC. For policies
concerning all short-duration (less than 90 days)
vehicle rentals, long-term delivery and PVS vehicle
leasing, and GSA vehicle leases, refer to:
http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/supplies/sup_veh_leasing.htm.
Note: Short-duration vehicle renting required for
special events, administrative and delivery purposes,
not exceeding 89 days in duration and under
$10,000, is allowed under local buying authority and
use of the I.M.P.A.C. purchase expense credit card
for payment is authorized.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed edition of the ASM and into the next update of the online version accessible on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site.
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click
on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under
"Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Then click on Manuals.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Supply Management Infrastructure,
Supply Management, 10-26-06
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