Management Instructions

Changes to Contract Delivery Service Route Administration Policies

The Postal Service™ has revised policies applicable to the administration of Contract Delivery Service (CDS) routes. Supply Management made Handbook SP-1, Highway Contract Routes — Contract Delivery Service and Management Instruction (MI) SP-CS-2009-1, Conducting Highway Contract Route Surveys obsolete.

In July 2018, Delivery Operations published new MI PO–531-2018-01, Administration of Contract Delivery Service Routes, which provides the revised CDS route administration policies. MI PO-531-2018-01 supersedes the guidance from obsolete Handbook SP-1 and MI SP–CS-2009-1.

MI PO-531-2018-01 is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:

n Go to blue.usps.gov.

n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.

n Click MIs.

The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.