Usps fuel management program

The DFS will accept orders 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. The Bulk Fueling Location shall place orders at least 24 hours in advance of the required delivery time. Orders placed less than 24 hours in advance may be filled at the requested time at the discretion of the DFS and if filled, shall be considered a proper order. An order from the Bulk Fueling Location shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements:. Bulk Fueling Location name 2.

Name of individual placing the order 3. Quantity ordered in gallons 4. Product ordered 5. Delivery date and time 6. Delivery address 7. Delivery tank if the site contains multiple tanks 8.

Special Equipment required i. Upon transmittal of the verification, the DFS has acknowledged that this order placed by the Bulk Fueling Location is valid and that the DFS will comply with the order document. The DFS is not obligated to deliver fuel until a proper order is placed.

Delivery may be F. Each delivery is required to be free from all water bottoms prior to discharge and the DFS is responsible for the removal and disposal if water bottoms occur.

The Bulk Fueling Location shall inspect and accept the delivery of diesel fuel. Inspections should be performed according to industry standards and shall include a visual inspection of the fuel to ensure the fuel is clear and bright. The Bulk Fueling Location shall provide the DFS a signed acceptance document that verifies receipt of the fuel and the quantity delivered. The bill of lading document will contain the following elements:. Bulk Fueling Location name and address B.

Date of deliveryC. Product delivered D. Signature and the printed name of the signer. The individual signing the acceptance document shall be authorized by the Bulk Fueling Location to accept fuel on behalf of the location. Title for the fuel transfer from the DFS to the Bulk Fueling Location will occur upon safe discharge into the receiving tank and signature of the transfer document. In cases of late delivery, the Bulk Fueling Location may not accept the delivery.

If Force Majeure circumstance causes a delivery to be late, the DFS shall notify the Bulk Fueling Location of the circumstances and make arrangements to re-schedule the delivery. These costs shall not be in excess of the demurrage charges the DFS normally charges their best commercial customer.

However, if the fueling site is unable to arrange fuel at the USPS Fuel Program Price per Gallon at the preferred terminal of the transportation company, the Bulk Fueling Location will instruct its transportation company to pick up fuel at the location specified by the DFS.

For F. Destination, into its tanks. The Bulk Fueling Location through its transportation company, if F. B Origin shall provide the DFS a signed acceptance document that verifies receipt of the fuel and the quantity delivered. Date of delivery C. If a Bulk Fueling Location does not accept a delivery, the Bulk Fueling Location must immediately notify the DFS prior to the release of the delivery vehicle documenting why it is unacceptable.

Notification may initially be communicated by telephone but is required to be followed up in writing within 24 hours. The Contracting Officer and USPS DFS COR shall also be provided with verbal and written notification of unsatisfactory service, such as: dirty equipment, environmental hazards, incompetent personnel, inappropriate behavior, or unsafe equipment.

The Bulk Fueling Location may at its discretion accept nonconforming product. If the DFS delivers nonconforming product to the Bulk Fueling Location without a waiver from the Bulk Fueling Location and causes the fuel tank to become off specification, the DFS shall be responsible for bringing the tank back into specification. To prove a tank is on-specification, the DFS must send a tank sample to an accredited laboratory for testing. The DFS is responsible to take all necessary measures to prevent spills and must be in compliance with federal, state, and local spill prevention regulations.

Should a spill occur, the DFS is responsible for clean up and remediation of the spill site as well as any fines levied by government agencies.

The quantity of fuel delivered by the DFS shall be determined as follows:. If the truck is equipped with a meter the meter shall be used to determine invoice quantity. If the truck is not equipped with a meter, one of the following methods may be used to determine invoice quantity:. Weight, using calibrated scales ii. A calibrated meter on the receiving tank system iii. Gauging the delivery vehicle provided that the driver is able to produce a certified capacity table for the vehicle.

Certified tank calibration markers. Certified tank calibration markers will not be used unless the vehicle is full to the marker and the entire quantity is off loaded at the Fueling Site. This method may not be used in areas where environmental restrictions prohibit the opening of dome hatches. Provide the Bulk Fueling Location with the net quantity determined at the loading point by a calibrated loading rack meter or calibrated scales provided that the quantity is mechanically imprinted on the meter ticket generated by the loading rack meter or scale and provided that the entire quantity is off loaded at the Bulk Fueling Location.

Unless a meter is used to determine quantity as stated above, all delivered quantities must be temperature volume corrected to 60 degrees Fahrenheit utilizing Table 6B of the API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards. It is available to assist the Bulk Fueling Location operator in the event of an emergency. During the winter season or periods of low temperatures, the DFS shall deliver commercially accepted diesel fuel for low temperature operations.

The DFS will blend either kerosene or ultra low sulfur No. For Bulk Fueling Locations requiring blended diesel fuel for low temperature operations, the DFS shall provide blended fuel that is appropriate for the current conditions. Reimbursement to the Bulk Fueling Locations requiring blended diesel fuel will be at an unblended diesel fuel price. The Bulk Fueling Location will submit monthly documentation to the TAM CMC that shows blended fuel invoice data and transaction data showing total number of gallons reimbursed.

The preceding table shows the highest blend ratio the USPS will reimburse for the specified time frames. Reimbursement to the Bulk Fueling Location that requires use of an additive for winterization purposes will also be made.

The Bulk Fueling Location must submit monthly invoice documentation to the Contracting Officer that shows the additized fuel purchase and also transaction data that shows the total number of reimbursed gallons for the specified month. Reimbursement will only be made for additives used for winterization purposes. The invoice price per gallon shall reflect the market price, differential, and taxes applicable for the day of delivery.

These taxes must be collected from the Bulk Fueling Location of the fuel, except when the Bulk Fueling Location has provided an exemption certificate. If a DFS delivers fuel during low temperature operations and uses a mix of low sulfur No. If the DFS incurred demurrage costs, these costs shall be invoiced as a separate line item in the invoice.

Documentation of the demurrage costs shall be submitted with the invoice. The Bulk Fueling Location is responsible to review the invoice and verify delivery quantity and per gallon unit price. Bulk Fueling Locations where credit has been revoked must agree to payment by electronic funds transfer or other acceptable payment method. If the DFS cannot or will not deliver adequate diesel fuel to a Bulk Fueling Location within the agreed upon time frame, the following actions may be taken.

Additional costs are defined as the difference between the USPS Fuel Program Price per gallon in effect for the original delivery date and the price paid by the Bulk Fueling Location when delivery is received. What idiot decided to give the low er than PO employee lifes a credit card? Office of Incompetent Goofballs strikes again. Clueless bozos. The Postal Service has identified multiple reasons for the increase in HCR costs and miles to include growth in package volume and changes in service standards.

This substantial increase in HCR mileage subjects the Postal Service to major financial exposure if diesel fuel prices increase.

The Postal Service does not have a comprehensive strategic plan to address the risk of increasing diesel fuel prices. However, it has taken some interim steps to reduce risk by using fuel efficiency as best value criteria, requiring a sustainability clause in HCR contracts from FY forward, and encouraging suppliers to convert vehicles to alternative fuels. It is not currently on target toward meeting this goal, having achieved only a 0. Management continues to work with HCR suppliers to promote the use of alternative fuels, specifically compressed natural gas CNG.

In and , HCR suppliers converted about vehicles to alternative fuel without Postal Service incentives. An incentive plan could include such things as sharing CNG conversion costs or a tiered pricing strategy based on fuel type and miles per gallon. HCR contracts require the Postal Service to pay for diesel fuel increases; however, unlike other shippers, the Postal Service is prohibited by law from using fuel surcharges to recover increased fuel costs from ratepayers.

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