USPS New GPS Requirements

The Postal Service is founding another trailer following GPS necessity for the interstate contract course armada. The new AT&T/Orbcomm necessity replaces the 2010 GPS program, which took into consideration singular provider GPS frameworks. Presently, under the new 2017 necessity, all trailers and mail conveying compartments on trailers and straight body/box trucks must be GPS outfitted with Orbcomm equipment matched with an AT&T information plan. As Needed or Go Anywhere type administration won't be incorporated into this period of the program. Singular provider GPS frameworks are never again adequate. The Postal Service objective is to have the 2017 framework introduced and dynamic on all HCRs and rented armada vehicles by July 31, 2017.

The equipment gadget is the Orbcomm GT1100, which cost $311 for the cell gadget and $405 for a double satellite cell form. (The Postal Service needs to limit the quantity of satellite variants to lessen the general expenses of the program.) The Orbcomm gadget is hard mounted to the outside nose of the trailer. The Orbcomm GT1100 is to be combined with AT&T's CargoWatch information plan, which costs somewhere in the range of $4.52 and $6.02 every month per cell gadget subordinate upon by and large USPS volume. HCR providers will have the capacity to buy an immediate information feed from AT&T.

The 2017 usage covers HCRs in both the PNT and LDT workplaces; no CDS courses are considered for execution in this stage. The 2017 GPS usage for HCR contracts will include a multi-step approach including restoring contracts and administration changes on contracts that are not reestablishing. The provider and the Postal Service may consent to actualize 2017 GPS in a solitary contract alteration or over a few contract changes as nitty gritty underneath:

• Initial provider review contact from AT&T.

• Communication with provider from the Postal Service presenting the 2017 GPS program.

• For recharging gets, the authority will acquaint the 2017 GPS prerequisite with the provider as a component of the reestablishment transaction. For non-recharging contracts, GPS will be added as an administration change to the current term.

• The provider will be repaid for the underlying equipment arrange as a single amount installment. The provider can receipt the Postal Service for the expense of the equipment while their request is submitted to AT&T. o The provider can pay for the gadgets at the season of request; generally AT&T plays out a credit check yet does not receipt the provider until shipment.

• Once the establishment of GPS equipment is finished and the gadgets are transmitting, the provider will contact the PNT or LDT office to arrange the change to the yearly contract rate.

A poll is connected for providers to express the aggregate number of GPS beacons that they will require. Providers with numerous elements should express the aggregate number of GPS beacons required for each organization that they have.

If it's not too much trouble adhere to the guidelines in the HCR Ordering Process and Questionnaire to put in your request. Answer the survey preceding submitting your request so you have every one of the appropriate responses promptly accessible when inquired. The finished HCR Trailers layout ought to be messaged to Cheryl.D'ambrosia@USPS.GOV with a duplicate to Diane.N.Mitchell@USPS.GOV.