Alliance Rubber Company Rubber Bands at Material Distribution Center

Effective November 15, 2008, rubber bands from the Alliance Rubber Company will be in stock at the MDC at greatly reduced prices. The new contract pricing is the result of a collaborative effort between the Eastern Services Category Management Center, Supply Management Oper­ations, and the Alliance Rubber Company to reduce costs and improve logistics.

The previous Alliance Rubber Company catalog will be deleted and all four rubber band sizes will now be available exclusively on the MDC eBuy catalog and by touch-tone order entry (TTOE).

The four rubber band sizes and the new USPS^® pric­ing are as follows:

• PSN 7510-01-368-3495 — Number 64 Rubber Bands, 3 1/2" x 1/4", $71.45 per 50lb. case ($22.00 savings per case).
• PSN 7510-08-000-1682 — Big Red Rubber Bands 7" x 1/4", $33.25 per 25lb. case ($23.00 savings per case).
• PSN 7510-00-243-3437 — Number 18 Rubber Bands 3" x 1/16", $1.33 per 1lb. bag ($23.00 savings per case of 25 bags).
• PSN 7510-00-243-3434 — Number 32 Rubber Bands 3" x 1/8", $1.33 per 1lb. bag ($23.00 savings per case of 25 bags).

If you have any questions, call National Materials Customer Service at 800-332-0317, option 4, and follow the prompts for general assistance.

— Eastern Services Category Management Center,
Supply Management, 12-4-08