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Background. A contract postal unit (CPU) is a retail establishment under contract to the U.S. Postal Service to provide postal services to the public. The objective of the CPU program is to reduce customer wait time in post offices, retain and increase Postal Service market share, reduce operational costs, improve customer satisfaction, and ...
Oct 23, 2023 · Background. While the U.S. Postal Service uses over 2,500 Contract Postal Units (CPU) and Village Post Offices (VPO) as alternative retail access points throughout the country, these locations have declined by nearly 20 percent in recent years. CPUs and VPOs are suppliers (such as convenience store operators) that contractually provide postal ...
Jun 30, 2015 · What’s a CPU? A contract postal unit (CPU) is operated by a supplier who provides USPS products and services, and accepts mail from the public on behalf of the Postal Service. They augment the service area of a main Post Office and are usually located in stores or other business places.
The Postal Service paid CPU, CPO, and VPO suppliers $194,826,151 from fiscal year (FY) 2017 through FY 2019. We identified 1,082 payments totaling $785,304 during that time frame to 766 regular CPUs, CPOs, and VPOs after the prescribed contract termination dates.
What is a Contract Postal Unit? A Contract Postal Unit (CPU) is a supplier-owned or supplier-leased site operated by the supplier, under contract to the Postal Service ™ to provide postal products and services to the public at U.S. Postal Service prices.
As requested, this report discusses: (1) how CPUs supplement USPS’s post office network, (2) USPS’s revenue from CPUs and compensation to them from fiscal years 2007 to 2011, and (3) challenges USPS might face if it increases its use of CPUs.
Nov 14, 2012 · Highlights. What GAO Found. Although contract postal units (CPUs) have declined in number, their nationwide presence in urban and rural areas supplements the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) network of post offices by providing additional locations and hours of service.
