Tools
03/25/2016
Mailflow Optimization Matrix (MOP): Flats/ Carrier Route Flow

This document provides information specific to Mailflow Optimization such as minimizing container handlings. 

Presentations
03/25/2016
Mail Flow Diagrams

This document includes information on Mail Flow Diagrams. The content originated from MTAC WG #156: Mail Optimization (MOP).

Announcements
03/18/2016
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Secure Destruction

A Postal Customer Council (PCC) workshop presentation on Secure Destruction, as part of the new sustainable BlueEarth mail service offering.

Presentations
03/18/2016
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Business Mail 101

This presentation provides information on the basics of discounted mail.

FAQs
03/17/2016
Standardized Periodicals Critical Entry Times (CET) FAQs

This document provides frequently asked questions and answers about Standardized Periodicals Critical Entry Times.

FAQs
03/17/2016
Enhanced Mailpiece Automation Compatibility (EMAC) Review FAQ

This document provides frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers for EMAC.

Applications/ Forms
03/17/2016
Electronic Induction (eInduction) Software Vendor Certification Enrollment Tool

This document contains the software vendor certification enrollment tool for eInduction.

Data Files
03/17/2016
eInduction Surface Visibility Sites

This document contains a list of surface visibility-enabled eInduction facilities in CSV format.

User Guides
03/17/2016
Program Registration Pre-Production: Incentives Enrollment User Guide

Information for mailers who have Production access and plan to execute tests containing their data in the Pre-Prod environment. The purpose of this user guide is to walk you through the enrollment process for incentive services in the Pre-Production environment.

User Guides
03/17/2016
Program Registration Enrollment Guide for MSPs

This guide focuses on the MSP online enrollment process; describes how permit numbers, CRIDs and MIDs affect enrollment; and gives specific details on the electronic documentation requirements. Also included are pointers and additional information regarding common questions and troubleshooting.

Announcements
03/16/2016
Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update

This document provides a Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update for Intelligent Mail®.

Announcements
03/16/2016
Manifest Analysis Certification (MAC™) R-001 MAC Cycle R Advisory

This document provides information on the BMAC Cycle R Certification.

User Guides
03/15/2016
Developer's Guide for CASS™ Vendors

This document provides a vendor's guide for CASS™ development.

Fact Sheets
03/04/2016
Door Not Accessible (DNA) & No Secure Location (NSL) Tables

In addition to verifying USPS® delivery points, the DPV and DSF2 Products have added two additional hash tables to assist mailers in streamlining delivery to reap the benefits of deliverable mail. These new tables are called Door Not Accessible (DNA) and No Secure Location (NSL).

Tech Guides
03/03/2016
Click-N-Ship Business ProTM (CNS BPro) External User Guide

Click-N-Ship Business ProTM is a desktop software application that allows customers to generate and print package labels with the Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb). Customers can electronically create and submit a shipping manifest, and pay for those packages through an electronic payment account with funds automatically debited as manifests are received.

Presentations
03/01/2016
Surface Visibility: Site Map Locations

This presentation provides the new Surface Visibility site deployment timeline by area and group.

Announcements
02/26/2016
IDEAlliance® & Mail.dat & Mail.XML Version Supported by The Postal Service®

This document provides information on the Mail.dat and Mail.XML files for IDEAlliance®.

Presentations
02/01/2016
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Rethink Catalogs as Part of Your Marketing Mix

This presentation provides information on PCC's effort to "Rethink Catalogues - Bridge Marketing Channels".

Announcements
01/26/2016
Licensing Announcement: Issue with Downloading Both SHA-1 and SHA-256 Products on Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF)

This announcement details an issue with downloading both the SHA‐1 and SHA‐256 versions of the products using the SOAP Web Services (ColdFusion).

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Interface Distribution Required Text Document

This document is a software interface distribution required text document for NCOALink Mail Processing Equipment Licensees.

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Data User Required Text Document

This document is a required text document for NCOALink Mail Processing Equipment Service Provider data users.

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Service Provider Required Text Document

This document is a required text document for the NCOALink® Service Provider and the mailing list owner.

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Mail Processing Agent Required Text

This document provides information on the NCOALink® Full-Service Provider Mail Processing Agent Package.

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Full and Limited Service Provider NCOALink® with ANKLink® Required Text Document

Required text document for Full and Limited Service providers of NCOALink and ANKLink.

Fact Sheets
01/26/2016
Combined Required Text Documents (RTD)

This document contains the specified required documents for NCOALink®.

User Guides
01/26/2016
NCOALink® Software Interface Distributor Required Text Document

This document contains the required text for NCOALink® Software Interface Distribution.

Technical Specifications
01/15/2016
Postal Service Mail.dat Technical Specification v3 (includes R40, 41 and 42)

This document is a comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! ® system using the Mail.dat® file format.

Announcements
01/07/2016
Licensing Announcement: SHA-256 Products on Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF)

To comply with the recommendations from the December 2014 Office of Inspector (OIG) audit of the NCOALink® program, the USPS® will begin the transition from SHA‐1 to SHA‐256 technology as the method for data encryption.

Presentations
01/02/2016
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Digital Solutions

This presentation will review what the USPS Digital Solutions team is doing to implement digital identity services, digital security products and digital applications to support USPS products and services.

Presentations
12/18/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Designing Mail for Success

This presentation provides information on designing mail for success.

Applications/ Forms
12/15/2015
Electronic Verification System (eVS®) Application

Mailers interested in eVS must complete this application and email the completed application to the PostalOne! Help Desk at eVS@usps.gov.

User Guides
11/20/2015
Guidelines for Privately Printed Customs Declaration Forms

This document contains the Guidelines for Privately Printed Customs Declaration Forms.

Announcements
11/05/2015
Licensing Announcement: Clarification to Addresses on NCOALink® PAFs

In an effort to help clarify the PO Box address issues when the physical street is not provided or not valid on the ZIP + 4® database, this announcment provide guidelines to follow.

Presentations
09/18/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Rethink Shipping

This presentation provides information on PCC's effor to "rethink shipping".

Announcements
09/14/2015
Licensing Announcement: Addresses on NCOALink® PAFs

As a reminder, all parties signing NCOALink Processing Acknowledgement Forms (PAFs) must provide a physical street address.

Quick Service Guides
09/14/2015
View Report Suite for Mailers

MTEOR provides the ability for Mailers to download and view reports directly from the Dashboard. Major Mailers who receive MTE from an MTESC can view the “Local Mailer Report” and the “Mailer Inventory Report” while Local Mailers can only view their “Local Mailer Report.”

Announcements
09/01/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Insider

PCC newsletter, including updates on membership, education, communication, and policy.

Presentations
09/01/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: The Power of Mail

Marketers spend $44.5 billion annually on direct mail campaigns. Here's why: studies have found that 65% of consumers have made a purchase as the result of a Direct Mail piece. In this presentation, you will learn how to use direct mail to acquire and retain customers.

Presentations
08/20/2015
USPS® Operations Overview: Kelly Sigmon

This presentation was held at hte Great Lakes Area - August 20, 2015 Meeting.

Presentations
08/18/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Pickup Service

This presentation includes information on Eligible Products, Service on USPS.com, Scheduling a Pickup on USPS.com, Bulk File Upload Package Pickup, Scheduling Pickup On Demand on USPS.com, and Editing a Pickup Request on USPS.com.

Presentations
08/18/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: USPS® Returns

This presentation provides information on returns market and opportunity.

Announcements
08/07/2015
Licensing Announcement: NCOALink® Onsite Reviews

In a coordinated effort that began in December 2014, the Licensing and Certification Department and United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) have teamed up to conduct NCOALink onsite reviews at Licensees’ site locations.

User Guides
06/03/2015
Program Registration Incentives Enrollment User Guide

This guide will help you to enroll for an incentive program. The initial enrollment takes several steps and expedites enrollment for subsequent incentive programs.

Announcements
06/02/2015
NCOALink® MPE Pricing Letter

This announcment indicates a change in NCOALink Mail Processing Equipment licensing fees.

Announcements
06/02/2015
NCOALink® Pricing Letter

This announcement indicates a change in NCOALink licensing fees.

User Guides
05/26/2015
ACS™ Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) File Access

Instructions for accessing ACS Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) files.

Tech Guides
05/08/2015
A Guide to Full Service

This guide will assist users in complying with Section 705.24 and others in the Mailing Standards of the U.S. Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that involve the requirements of two Federal Register notices on the use of Full-Service Intelligent Mail to qualify for automation prices when the mail pieces are First-Class, Standard, Periodicals, or Bound Printed Matter.

Announcements
04/28/2015
ACS™ Announcement: Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) Invoice Modification

The ACS EPF Billing Invoice PDF version has been modified effective with the April 24, 2015 invoice.

Tech Guides
04/20/2015
Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMb) 4-State Specification

This document provides the specifications for generating and printing the Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb) used in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mailstream. The IMb is also known as the USPS OneCode Solution or USPS 4-State Customer Barcode (abbreviated 4CB, 4-CB, or USPS4CB). This document provides information for software developers and users alike on the creation and printing of compliant IMb. It describes the symbology, format, fields, values and other characteristics of the Postal Service IMb.

Applications/ Forms
04/01/2015
Customs Form Certification Checklist

Form to download, complete, and send to NCSC as part of the certification process.