PostalOne!® Assignment Support System (PASS) is a new program for existing and prospective PostalOne! partners and PostalOne! Transportation Assignment System vendors. The program maximizes benefits through standardization, process improvement, and quality control.
If you are a major First-Class Mail® business mailer, attaining certification means that you have optimized your use of the PostalOne!® Transportation Assignment System and are enjoying the maximum return on your investment in equipment. It means that you have maximized the value-added work your employees perform and demonstrates the return on your investment in training. And it is a way to demonstrate to your customers that you are doing your best to find new ways to leverage technology and better serve them.
If you are a PostalOne!® Transportation Assignment System manufacturer or vendor, certification assures your customers that your system has been tested and proven to meet all PostalOne!® requirements and standards. The Postal Service™ offers Vendor PASS System and Mailer PASS Certification. Certification is achieved in three phases.
Phase 1: Pre-qualification. Its purpose is to ensure that the mailer is qualified and capable of participating. Passing Phase 1 permits the mailer to install a PostalOne! Transportation Assignment System.
Phase 2: Post-installation testing. Passing Phase 2 indicates that the system has been installed, operates correctly and meets PostalOne! standards. Upon the successful conclusion of Phase 2 testing, the mailer has satisfied the requirements and is effectively utilizing the shipping system. The mailer is then awarded PASS Mailer Certification.
Phase 3: On an ongoing basis, the mailer is periodically recertified. In Phase 3, the mailer is tested to verify that they are continuing to use the system correctly, that the staff understands the PostalOne! program, and are able to use the transportation assignment system to its fullest potential. Upon passing Phase 3 testing, the facility’s certification is renewed.
Certification is granted to PostalOne!® participating plants which have met the certification standards. Certification applies to individual plants, rather than the entire company.
For more information and application forms, go to: https://www.usps.com/postalone/pass.htm