|
Dartmouth College has entered into an agreement for Express Mail Services with UPS. The contract was established after a competitive bid process including UPS, Federal Express, and Airborne. The proposals were reviewed with representatives from across the campus, including individuals from the Medical School, the Tuck School of Business, Library Services, College Printing and Mailing, Athletics, and Arts and Sciences. We would like to thank these areas for their assistance. They provided significant contributions in making this decision.
Below are savings that can be realized for next day mailing services across the United States delivered by 10:30am. The new contract offers savings over our previous mailing/shipping rates. The following examples display the potential savings:
|
Destination
|
Old Cost
|
New Contract Cost
|
Savings
|
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
$11.96
|
$9.17
|
$2.79
|
|
Braintree, MA
|
$9.00
|
$7.09
|
$1.91
|
|
Barrington, IL
|
$10.35
|
$8.34
|
$2.01
|
Additional savings can be realized by selecting the Next Day Air Saver
option. This option will guarantee delivery overnight by 3:00pm the next
day. Comparison rates are as follows:
|
Destination
|
Old Cost
|
New Contract Cost
|
Savings
|
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
$11.96
|
$8.25
|
$3.71
|
|
Braintree, MA
|
$9.00
|
$6.15
|
$2.85
|
|
Barrington, IL
|
$10.35
|
$7.69
|
$2.66
|
UPS also does not have a weight restriction on its letter packages. On-line tracking services are also available via the Internet.
The Hinman Mail Center is a UPS Shipping Center, they will pickup UPS letter packages which require mailing on their daily mail runs. Departments should adhere a bar-code label to their express mail packages like they do their USPS envelopes. Central Stores is also a UPS Shipping Center that focuses on mailing packages. If you have packages that require shipping, please call Central Stores at 646-1855 and request for your packages to be picked up. Please include your account number with mailing instructions (and include insurance amount(s) if appropriate). If you have any questions regarding this contract, please contact Tammy Rogers-Moffatt in Procurement Services at 646-2846.
|
