USPS Proposes New Special Mail Deals for Competition
Published Date: 11/6/2025
Notice
Summary
The Postal Service wants to add or change some special shipping deals called negotiated service agreements. This affects businesses using competitive mailing services and could change prices or options soon. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until November 12, 2025, to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
USPS filed new competitive agreements
The Postal Service filed requests to add or modify Competitive negotiated service agreements (Competitive product list). These filings were accepted on November 3, 2025 and may affect businesses that use competitive mailing services; public comments are due November 12, 2025.
Public dockets for Priority Mail contracts
The Commission accepted public filings to amend Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 364 (Docket K2024-47) and to add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contracts 1454, 1455, and 1456 (Dockets MC2026-74/ K2026-74; MC2026-75/ K2026-75; MC2026-78/ K2026-78). Those filings were accepted November 3, 2025 and public comments are due November 12, 2025; a Public Representative has been appointed for these proceedings.
New Fulfillment standardized product added
The Postal Service requested adding a new Fulfillment Standardized Distinct Product, PM-GA Contract 904, (accepted November 3, 2025). That request will be reviewed in a summary proceeding under 39 CFR 3041.325 and 3041.505, and the Commission will not appoint a Public Representative nor request public comment for that summary proceeding.
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