04/15/2016
Reminder on Updated MPE Testing Requirements
This document provides updated MPE Testing Requirements.
03/25/2016
Licensing Announcement: LACSLink® File Size Expansion
In an effort to reduce the number of density-related collisions (false positives) in the LACSLink Product, the file size of the llk.hsa binary hash table will increase.
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.
03/16/2016
Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update
This document provides a Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update for Intelligent Mail®.
03/16/2016
Manifest Analysis Certification (MAC™) R-001 MAC Cycle R Advisory
This document provides information on the BMAC Cycle R Certification.
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®.
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).
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.
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.
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.
09/01/2015
Postal Customer Council (PCC) Insider
PCC newsletter, including updates on membership, education, communication, and policy.
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.
06/02/2015
NCOALink® MPE Pricing Letter
This announcment indicates a change in NCOALink Mail Processing Equipment licensing fees.
06/02/2015
NCOALink® Pricing Letter
This announcement indicates a change in NCOALink licensing fees.
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.
02/26/2015
Periodicals Critical Entry Times (CET) Memo
This message describes changes to the standardized National Destination Critical Entry Times (CET) for periodical mailing customers.
10/01/2014
NCOALink® Weekly & EU Monthly Fulfillment
This document provides the weekly and monthly fulfillment for the NCOALink® product.
03/14/2014
ACS™ Announcement: Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) Planned Maintenance and Migration Rescheduled
Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) maintenance previously planned for March 15, 2014 has been tentatively rescheduled to begin March 22, 2014 at 10am CST and end March 23, 2014 at 10pm CST.
03/14/2014
Licensing Announcement: Reminder on Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) Server Migration
As a reminder, the Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) website will be migrated to a new server Saturday, March 15.
11/19/2013
Licensing Announcement: Reminder on NCOALink® Weekly Product Updates via Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF)
This licensing announcement is a reminder that weekly product updates for NCOALink are posted each Monday.
10/08/2013
Alternative Processing Acknowledgement Form (PAF) Renewal Policy
The Alternative PAF renewal policy serves as an option to the existing PAF renewal policy. The two models enable licensees to choose an option that best suits their business needs.
05/17/2013
Licensing Announcement: Reminder on Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) for Large Files Beta Test
This licensing announcement serves as a reminder that the EPF for Large Files beta test concludes on Saturday, June 15, 2013.
05/07/2013
CASS™ and MASS™ Cycle O Deferment Letter
This letter announces the deferment of CASS™/MASS™ Cycle O implementation.
02/25/2013
Licensing Announcement: NCOALink® Reporting Requirements
Effective with the March 2013 reports, the USPS® will be validating the Monthly NCOALink reports for accuracy. Licensees and vendors will be required to provide corrected reports to the USPS in accordance with the Licensee Performance Requirements.
02/25/2013
Licensing Announcement: NCOALink® Reporting Reminder
This licensing announcement covers new changes to NCOALink reporting compliance.