Contracting Systems and Capture of Competitive/Noncompetitive Contract Action Classifications

Postal Service contracting actions are captured within one of three contracting systems: CAMS, TCSS, and eFMS. Contract actions are defined as a new contract, delivery order, task order, work order, modification to, or termination of a contract.

To promote data consistency across the contracting systems, in March 2012, the TCSS and eFMS systems were updated to include the same competitive classification codes that are maintained in CAMS. The following paragraphs outline each system and the data relevant to the specific contracting system.