United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-05-17 monographic deposited born digital 31 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-540 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540 P0b002ee18039f493 f:d04540 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540 GAO-04-540 Cost control Federal procurement Postal service Postal service contracts Procurement policy Procurement practices Property and supply management USPS Bulk Fuel Program USPS National Contract Initiative USPS Reverse Auctions for Highway Contracts Initiative Other Written Product A10050

The Postal Service is on the cusp of a major transformation to improve its fiscal outlook. One part of this transformation involves procurement. The Postal Service is homing in on supply chain management, a process that has helped successful private-sector companies leverage their buying power and identify more efficient ways to procure goods and services. To assist congressional efforts to enact fundamental postal reform, GAO was asked to determine (1) the extent to which the Postal Service has been successful in implementing and realizing savings from its supply chain management initiatives and (2) whether these initiatives have had an effect on small businesses. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540.pdf GAO-04-540 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-540 Other Written Product GAO-04-540; Postal Service: Progress in Implementing Supply Chain Management Initiatives; Cost control Federal procurement Postal service Postal service contracts Procurement policy Procurement practices Property and supply management USPS Bulk Fuel Program USPS National Contract Initiative USPS Reverse Auctions for Highway Contracts Initiative Title 15 Section 632(b) 15 U.S.C. 632(b) Title 39 Section 201 39 U.S.C. 201 Title 13 Part 121.201 13 CFR Part 121.201 Title 13 Part 121.103 13 CFR Part 121.103