[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR601.101]

[Page 198]
 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 601--PROCUREMENT OF PROPERTY AND SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 601.101  Effective date.

    The provisions of the Procurement Manual are applicable, effective 
June 1, 1988, with respect to all covered procurement activities of the 
Postal Service. However, the Procurement Manual is being implemented on 
the following phased basis: Headquarters Office of Procurement and 
Office of Design and Construction Management--June 1, 1988; Mail 
Processing Department--July 1, 1988; Procurement and Material Management 
Service Centers and Service Offices, U.S. Postal Service Field 
Divisions, Facilities Service Centers and Facilities Service Offices--
August 1, 1988. During the implementation phase procurement actions will 
be accomplished in accordance with policies prescribed either in the 
Postal Contracting Manual or the Procurement Manual, depending upon the 
implementation schedule established for an individual procurement 
entity.