Postal Contract renewal 2024
07-11-2023, 03:49 PM
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Postal Contract renewal 2024
I read on a few different post about the Postal Contract but being renewed. I have not read anything that actually supports this. Usually billion dollar plus contracts are not leaked ahead of time.
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor is Amazon.
I have read that the postal service wants to cut cost
because they are losing money, but when have they ever made money! Postal overnight is dictated by the ability to get it delivered on time. I doubt they have been sending packages by air when they can truck them.
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor is Amazon.
I have read that the postal service wants to cut cost
because they are losing money, but when have they ever made money! Postal overnight is dictated by the ability to get it delivered on time. I doubt they have been sending packages by air when they can truck them.
07-11-2023, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by max8222
I read on a few different post about the Postal Contract but being renewed. I have not read anything that actually supports this. Usually billion dollar plus contracts are not leaked ahead of time.
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor [the company is counting on, is our very own] Weakened Scope language...
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor [the company is counting on, is our very own] Weakened Scope language...
. What you posted smells of leverage.
07-11-2023, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by max8222
I read on a few different post about the Postal Contract but being renewed. I have not read anything that actually supports this. Usually billion dollar plus contracts are not leaked ahead of time.
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor is Amazon.
I have read that the postal service wants to cut cost
because they are losing money, but when have they ever made money! Postal overnight is dictated by the ability to get it delivered on time. I doubt they have been sending packages by air when they can truck them.
I am sure we will have to have a competitive bid against whoever else is trying to get it awarded. I imagine our main competitor is Amazon.
I have read that the postal service wants to cut cost
because they are losing money, but when have they ever made money! Postal overnight is dictated by the ability to get it delivered on time. I doubt they have been sending packages by air when they can truck them.
well, looks like until Sept 2024 at least. But this is a federal contract, subject to bidding and budget rules on the federal side. Who knows today that it "will not be renewed?"
07-12-2023, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by max8222
Should have read “that I have not heard that the postal contract is not being renewed!”
07-12-2023, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by PurpleToolBox
CEO of FedEx Express, Richard W. Smith gave a presentation at the FedEx Retirees Luncheon. Paraphrasing from what was posted on JF about his speech, he said the postal contract will be significantly smaller, the day sort around 30-40% smaller. It is because the current USPS Post Master General wants to truck as much mail and slow it down instead of paying more money to fly it. Aka more DRIVE.
07-12-2023, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by UnusualAttitude
The only upside to that is that it will drive customers directly to FedEx if the USPS no longer offers a time critical product.
07-12-2023, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by UnusualAttitude
The only upside to that is that it will drive customers directly to FedEx if the USPS no longer offers a time critical product.
08-09-2023, 08:09 AM
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...ears-102116482
So, if we have already lost this flying, what does this mean going forward? Do we ship more than just first class letters for USPS? I was under the assumption that this effort by the USPS was still to come and that, as a result, we would lose a significant portion of the day flying. I don’t have actual numbers on afternoon departures, but just being around MEM for jumpseats or otherwise, it appears there’s still a lot of afternoon launches.
So, if we have already lost this flying, what does this mean going forward? Do we ship more than just first class letters for USPS? I was under the assumption that this effort by the USPS was still to come and that, as a result, we would lose a significant portion of the day flying. I don’t have actual numbers on afternoon departures, but just being around MEM for jumpseats or otherwise, it appears there’s still a lot of afternoon launches.
08-09-2023, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Smoked
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...ears-102116482
So, if we have already lost this flying, what does this mean going forward? Do we ship more than just first class letters for USPS? I was under the assumption that this effort by the USPS was still to come and that, as a result, we would lose a significant portion of the day flying. I don’t have actual numbers on afternoon departures, but just being around MEM for jumpseats or otherwise, it appears there’s still a lot of afternoon launches.
So, if we have already lost this flying, what does this mean going forward? Do we ship more than just first class letters for USPS? I was under the assumption that this effort by the USPS was still to come and that, as a result, we would lose a significant portion of the day flying. I don’t have actual numbers on afternoon departures, but just being around MEM for jumpseats or otherwise, it appears there’s still a lot of afternoon launches.
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