All sites purchasing yearly 5-gallon bottled water service from Nestle, marketed as Arrowhead, Calistoga, Deer Park, Ice Mountain, Ozarka, Poland Spring, or Zephyrhills, or from DS Waters, marketed as Alhambra, Belmont, Crystal Springs, Hinckley Springs, Kentwood Springs, Sierra Springs, or Sparkletts, are required to reorder yearly via eBuy2 “on-catalog” and are requested to process their requisitions for fiscal year (FY) 2012 after October 1, 2011. All requisitions must be processed and approved before October 15, 2011, to avoid a lapse in service. Processing of requisitions is required during this period because the supplier needs to have your FY 2012 on-catalog requisition in the eBuy2 system in order to invoice your FEDSTRIP.
This service is not for “emergency” national disaster-type bottled water purchases. For all emergency bottled water requirements, refer to Material Logistics Bulletin (MLB) MLB-CO-07-001 (http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/_pdf/ops_mlb07-001.pdf).
Note: There are some sites that cannot receive service directly from Nestle or DS Waters. These sites are authorized to purchase “off-catalog” as long as Nestle or DS Waters have stated that they will not service those specific locations.
See the following MLBs for more bottled drinking water information, including step-by-step ordering instructions:
n MLB-CO-07-009 — Nestle: http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/_pdf/ops_mlb07-009.pdf.
n MLB-CO-07-010 — DS Waters: http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/_pdf/ops_mlb07-010.pdf.
If you have any questions, contact Anthony S. Jones at
214-267-3108 or send an e-mail to anthony.s.jones@usps.gov.
— Operational Supplies & MTE,
Supply Management, 9-22-11
