Understanding Roles And Responsibilities In The USPS

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Reply Mail Business Reply Mail Courtesy Reply
Mail Meter Reply Mail
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BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

• What is it?
• Who uses it?
• What are the advantages?
• Pay only for pieces returned
• What are the costs?
• First-Class postage plus per-piece charge
• Annual permit fee (150)
• Annual accounting fee (475)
• Quarterly fee (1,800)

Can be valid at more than one post office
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BUSINESS REPLY MAIL (BRM)
Common Characteristics

• Postcard, envelope, label, carton
• Returned as First-Class Mail or Priority Mail
• Complete mailing address
• ZIP4 Code and Barcode
• Facing Identification Mark (FIM) - letters
• Additional format requirements

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BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN
THE UNITED STATES
BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST-CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO
1234 Alexandria, VA..
POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE
Mr. Ron Collins Official Mail Manager Military
Postal Service Agency 2461 Eisenhower
Ave Suite 814 Alexandria VA
22331-9900
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BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
Four levels and costs of service

• Basic BRM
• High volume BRM
• Basic Qualified BRM (QBRM)
• High volume recipients
• Pre-barcoded
• Automation compatible letters
• High volume QBRM

Requires annual accounting fee Requires
annual quarterly fees
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QUALITY BUSINESS REPLY MAIL (QBRM)

• Letter-size automation compatible pieces
• Provides for an automated method for sorting,
  counting rating BRM pieces
• Requires
• A valid BRM permit annual accounting fee
• Separate authorization, PS Form 6805
• Assignment of unique ZIP4 codes barcodes
• Limited to postcards, 1 oz. 2 oz. letters

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OTHER REPLY MAIL OPTIONS
Courtesy Reply Mail (CRM)

PLACE STAMP HERE
Holiday Inn - Rosslyn 1900 Fort Myer Dr.
Arlington, VA 22209-1602
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OTHER REPLY MAIL OPTIONS
Meter Reply Mail (MRM)
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Mailpiece Design
Postal Explorer Internet
pe.usps.gov
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Mailpiece Design
Postal Explorer

• Includes
• Business Reply Mail and Courtesy Reply Mail
  Templates for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia
  Freehand
• Mailpiece Quality Control Program
• Mailpiece Design Analyst Lookup

pe.usps.gov
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Understanding Roles And Responsibilities In The
USPS
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Understanding The USPS

• Mission
• History
• Operations
• Future

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U.S.P.S. Organizational Chart
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Contacting the U.S.Postal Service
Who ya gonna call? National Customer Service
Support Center (NCSC) 1.800.238.3150 or
WWW.USPS.COM
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www.usps.com
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Your One Stop Shopping
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USPS Policies Procedures
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Where to Get Information - Soft copy -
www.usps.com- Hard copy - Local Postal
Business Center
US Postal Service Policies Procedures
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Even More Information
Subscribe Mailers Companion - Memo to
Mailers - 1.800.238.3150 x4445 Participate
National Postal Forum - www.npf.org
Postal Customer Council - Contact local
Postal Business Center
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NEW POSTAL PRODUCTS

• NetPost Mailing OnLine
• submit your documents and mailing lists via the
  US Postal Service website USPS sends files
  to a contract printer for printing and mailing
• Online Shipping Labels from Click-N-Ship
• print shipping labels with or without postage
  from your computer
• Priority Mail w/ free Delivery Confirmation
  Express Mail
• Customized Market Mail
• mail very weird-shaped mail pieces

www.usps.com
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Thank You!
John P. Gardner National Accounts United States
Postal Service 900 Brentwood RD Rm
2243 Washington, DC 20018-1004 John.p.gardner_at_usp
s.gov 202.636.1389 (ofc) 202.636.5344 (fax)
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