Summary of Changes

Permanent Note: On May 1, 2006, the Interim Internal Purchasing Guidelines were replaced by the Postal Service’s Supplying Principles and Practices (SPs and Ps).

Effective February 10, 2025 the following parts and sections of the SPs and Ps have been revised:

2 — Evaluate Sources

• 2-21.13, Clauses and Provisions is revised to remove references to the EEO clauses and provisions.

7 General Practices

• 7-8 Equal Employment Opportunity, is removed, and the section number is renamed “reserved.”

9 — Solicitations Provisions

• Provision 4-3: Representations and Certifications, is revised to remove and reserve items d. and f.
• Provision 9-1: Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Program, is removed and its number reserved.
• Provision 9-2: Preaward Equal Opportunity Compliance Review, is removed and is renamed “reserved.”
• Provision 9-3: Notice of Requirements for Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action, is removed and is renamed “reserved.”

10 — Contract Clauses

• Clause 9-7: Equal Opportunity, is removed and is renamed as “reserved.”
• Clause 9-8: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction, is removed and is renamed “reserved.”
• Clause 9-9: Equal Opportunity Preaward Compliance of Subcontracts, is removed and is renamed “reserved.”