Effective October 1, 2013, PS Form 8230, Authorization for Payment, cannot be used to pay for the local purchase of goods and services. In the absence of eBuy2 catalogs and/or contracts, local buying use of suppliers who accept credit cards is now mandatory. PS Forms 8230 submitted to the Scanning & Imaging Center after September 30, 2013, will be returned.
The preferred method for purchasing local goods and services is to use the eBuy2 on-catalog suppliers. If you currently use a supplier that is not on-catalog and does not accept credit cards, let them know they need to accept credit card payments by the October 1 deadline if they want to continue providing products or services locally. If your current supplier is unwilling to do so, then local buyers should identify alternate suppliers who do accept credit cards and make local purchases from them.
If local conditions or circumstances restrict access or availability to credit card accepting suppliers, then those employees who delegate local buying authority should contact the Purchasing Shared Services Center (PSSC). The PSSC will provide assistance locating an alternative source of supply and/or will direct local buyers to appropriate approved payment methods.
For questions or concerns, please contact the Purchasing Shared Services Center (PSSC) via email at helpdesk.pssc.eastern@usps.gov or by phone at 877-293-2410.
— SOX Management Controls and Integration,
Controller, 9-19-13
