Postal Regulators Review New USPS Deals for Special Mail Services
Published Date: 6/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Postal Regulatory Commission is reviewing new deals the Postal Service wants to make for special mail services. These changes could add or update products that compete with private companies, affecting businesses and customers who use these services. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until June 20, 2025, to comment online—no cost to join the conversation!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
USPS filed 12 competitive contract requests
On June 12, 2025 the Postal Service submitted 12 filings asking the Postal Regulatory Commission to add or amend Competitive negotiated service agreements for services including Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select, and Parcel Return Service. Each filing lists a docket number (for example, MC2025-1510 through MC2025-1517 and several K- and CP- series dockets) and was accepted for Commission review on June 12, 2025.
Public comment deadline for stakeholders
If you want to comment on any of these filings, comments must be submitted by June 20, 2025 via the Postal Regulatory Commission's Filing Online system at https://www.prc.gov; people who cannot submit electronically can contact the General Counsel by telephone for filing alternatives.
Some filing materials are submitted under seal
Several filings are described as containing "Materials Filed Under Seal," and the notice says public portions are on the Commission website while non-public portions can be accessed only by complying with 39 CFR 3011.301. This means some contract details are not publicly available without following the Commission's non-public information rules.
Public Representatives appointed for public dockets
For each listed public proceeding, the Commission has appointed a Public Representative (names are provided for each docket) to represent the interests of the general public; by contrast, the notice states that in summary proceedings the Commission does not appoint a Public Representative or request public comment.
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