10/09/2012
Electronic Mailing Information and Reports Guide
The purpose of the Electronic Mailing Information and Reports Guide is to provide information on how to access and use electronic mailing reports and to keep the user apprised of the continuous improvements to the reports as the Intelligent Mail Program matures.
10/01/2012
Electronic Documentation (eDoc) and Full-Service Authorization Guide for Software Vendors using Mail.XML
This document contains a user guide for eDoc and Full-Service vendors usings Mail.xml.
10/01/2012
Electronic Documentation (eDoc) and Full-Service Authorization Guide for Software Vendors using Mail.dat
This document contains a user guide on eDoc and Full-Service software vendors.
09/07/2012
Licensing Announcement: NCOALink® Product Release #1044
It has been determined that delivery of NCOALink product release# 1044, that was shipped Tuesday, September 5, has been delayed.
07/25/2012
DPV® PBSA Records
Effective with the August release, the USPS® has included the PBSA (Post Office Box Street Address) records in the following products.
07/12/2012
R11 RDI™ Cycle M Static Data
This zip file contains RDI 11-digit static data for Cycle M.
07/01/2012
Publication 407: Optional Procedure Mailing System (OPMS)
This document covers OPMS basics, mailer responsibilities and requirements, and the request process for OPMS.
06/21/2012
Checklist for Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Certification
This document contains the checklist for MPE certification approval.
06/10/2012
A Guide to Customer/Supplier Agreements
This document provides guidance on how to create a Customer/Supplier Agreement (CSA), a written notice that confirms, for a commercial mailer, the Origin-Entry preparation requirements.
05/07/2012
Licensing Announcement: PAF Requirements Reminder
As a reminder, NCOALink® and FASTforward® licensees are required by their license agreements to acquire a Processing Acknowledgement Form (PAF) for each of their customers.
05/03/2012
Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Processing Acknowledgement Form (PAF) Requirements
This document pertains to MPE Data Users; MPE Licensees who elect to return an electronic file to customers; and End Users processing in the WAN (cloud) environment.
04/26/2012
Licensing Announcement: Issues with NCOALink® 48-Month Hash Data
The NCOALink® hash data product (release# 1025) contains the previous release’s data. Please do not attempt to load the NCOALink hash data.
04/11/2012
Move To Competitive Street Addressing (MTC SA) Customer Agreement
This service allows users to have the option of using the street address of this Post Office™ location for mailing addresses in addition to their P.O. Box number.
04/10/2012
Definitions for Move to Competitive Street Addressing (MTC SA) for PO Boxes
This document defines commonly used terms related to Move to Competitive Street Addressing for PO Boxes.
04/02/2012
Additional Accounts Information
Additional Accounts Information sheet for completion with Mailer ID (MID) Application.
04/01/2012
Periodicals Accuracy, Grading, and Evaluation (PAGE) Developer Pre-Certification Questionnaire
This questionnaire is required to assist the Periodicals Accuracy Grading and Evaluation (PAGE) Department in the evaluation of software products participating in PAGE certification.
01/17/2012
DPV® CMRA Table Expansion
Effective with the February release of the DPV® monthly data fulfillment, P.O. Box™ (PBSA) records will be added to the CMRA table.
01/02/2012
Traditional ACS™ Keyline Utility
Traditional Keyline Utility - Enter a keyline, see the check digit.
01/01/2012
Address Element Correction (AEC) Confidence and Vendor Options
Description of AEC levels of confidence and instructions for vendors to begin processing submitted files.
12/29/2011
Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb) Specification
This document provides specifications for generating and printing the US Postal Service (USPS) Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IM™ Package Barcode). Additionally, this specification governs the production of “Extra Service” barcodes such as Certified, Insurance, Delivery Confirmation, Signature Confirmation, etc.
12/21/2011
Licensing Announcement: NCOALink® Price Changes
As a result of the USPS Domestic and International Mailing Services Price Change, effective January 22, 2012, the NCOALink® licensing fees will change.
11/06/2011
Customer / Supplier Agreement Simplification Job Aid
The purpose of this document is to define the simplification changes to Customer / Supplier Agreements (CSAs) effective November 6, 2011.
11/04/2011
Approved Mailer Alternative Mail Transport Equipment (MTE)
When the Postal Service™ is unable to provide Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) due to a shortage of equipment at Processing and Distribution Centers or Mail Transport Equipment Service Centers (MTESC), mailers may request an exception to prepare mailings using approved alternative containers.
11/02/2011
Licensing Announcement: DSF2® Throwback Table Expansion
In an effort to provide value added enhancements to the traditional P.O. Box™ service, 3,700 postal locations are adding ‘P.O. Box Street Addresses’ (PBSA) to the AMS database.
11/01/2011
Customer-Supplier Agreement (CSA) Simplification Job Aid
The purpose of this document is to define the simplification changes to Customer/ Supplier Agreements (CSAs) effective November 6, 2011. As part of the ongoing simplification effort, CSAs have been modified to only contain the information necessary for First-Class separations.