Employees
NOTICE
Change in Vendors — Purchasing Cash Equivalent and Noncash Award Items
Effective immediately, all cash equivalent and noncash
award items for $25 or more must be purchased from one
of the approved vendors listed below. Policies affecting the
issuance of award checks through Eagan and the local purchase of noncash tangible items are unchanged.
As a reminder, awards may be issued for a wide range
of purposes; however, the purchase of award items must
conform to the policies established for our formal award
and recognition program. In addition, managers must take
appropriate action to ensure the security of items purchased. Additional information, including award descriptions, limits, and approval authority, is available at
http://blue.usps.gov/hrisp/comp/awards.htm and in ELM
470, Recognition and Awards.
Approved Vendor of Cash Equivalent Awards
The approved cash equivalent award is the American
Express Gift Cheque issued in $100 denominations, purchased directly from American Express through eBuy. Gift
cheque purchases must follow proper eBuy purchasing
protocol. Purchases directly from the American Express
Web site are no longer authorized.
Effective immediately, the interim procedures requiring
you to submit PS Form 8230, Authorization for Payment,
and invoice to the San Mateo Account Center are discontinued. To ensure proper payment for purchases made via
eBuy, do not submit PS Form 8230 or invoice.
Approved Vendors of Noncash Awards
There are five approved vendors of noncash awards of
$25 or more, which are limited to gift certificates in denominations of $25, $50, $100, and $250. These items are purchased through the vendor's Web site (listed here) using an
IMPAC credit card for payment. Gift certificate awards must
be reported in eAwards as a "Spot Gift Certificate" award.
To minimize the number of eAwards entries, managers may
aggregate multiple gift certificate awards as a single entry
for each employee. However, gift certificate awards must
be reported in the calendar year they are issued. Payroll
calculates and pays tax assistance on award amounts that
exceed $50.
Rymax Marketing Services, Inc.
http://usps.maxgiftcard.com/
The Rymax custom Postal Service™ gift card offers value and choice for over 20,000 of the most current, popular,
and recognized brand name products. Postal Service employees can "bank" their dollars and redeem them for luxury
brands at their leisure.
GiftCertificates.com
www.giftcertificates.com/usps
The SuperCertificate reward offers gift cards to national
and local merchants, including the most popular stores,
theaters, and restaurants. Employees can choose gift
cards from hundreds of local, national, and online
merchants.
Global Sports Access, Inc.
https://www.globalsportsaccess.com/usps/
The Global Gift Card offers employees special access
and pricing for over 20,000 sold-out and hard-to-find tickets
to college and professional sporting events, concerts, film
festivals, stage plays, and musicals.
IncentOne/800GiftCertificate.com
www.800giftcertificate.com/usps
IncentOne offers a 5 percent face-value discount on the
Gift Certificate Award. It provides access to over 400 retailer gift cards and thousands of electronics, entertainment,
dining, and merchandise reward options.
NetPost™ CardStore
http://www.touchpoint.com/asp/uspsCorp/index.cfm?page=employee_awards_login
This Postal Service-branded product includes greeting
cards with gift cards enclosed. Greeting cards can be customized with downloaded images and messaging.
— Compensation,
Human Resources 10-26-06
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