HANDBOOK AS-709 REVISION

Commercial Vehicle Rentals Procedure Revision

Effective November 1, 2006, Handbook AS-709, Credit Card Policies and Procedures for Local Buying, is revised to allow use of the I.M.P.A.C. purchase expense credit card to pay for short-duration vehicle renting (not to exceed 89 days).

See related article on page 1 of this Postal Bulletin.

Handbook AS-709, Credit Card Policies and Procedures for Local Buying

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3 Cardholder's Local Buying Procedures

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33 The Six Steps of Local Buying

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332 Review Your Purchase Request

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332.2 Prohibited Purchases

332.21 Prohibited Purchases Subject to Statutory and Legislative Requirements

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[Revise items e and f to read as follows:]

e. Mail transportation services.

f. Services or products for which more formal contracting procedures apply.

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Appendix A Exhibits

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Exhibit 3-4, Prohibited Purchases With the I.M.P.A.C. Credit Card (p.1)

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[Revise items e and f to read as follows:]

e. Mail transportation services.

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 Handbook AS-709 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 Handbooks.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

— Supply Management Infrastructure,
Supply Management, 10-26-06