标准邮件 (also called Bulk Mail) is an effective means to reach a large audience at an affordable rate. It is a discounted class of mail offering substantial savings (example: 500 pieces of 1oz #10 envelopes would cost $220 First Class, but would cost approximately $56 with 标准邮件 non-profit rate).
Standard mail describes a service that has no promised delivery standards but is usually delivered in a week or two within the continental United States and usually not more than five days within a radius of 500 hundred miles. The University has a Permit #49 with the Post 办公室 to prepare standard mailings, which allows us to process large mailings at about 1/3 the cost of First Class mailings. See eligibility requirements below for 标准邮件.
标准邮件 Eligibility Requirements
The majority of 标准邮件 at ODU is mailed at the nonprofit rate using the below indicia. 定期, departments will want to advertise or cooperate with another organization to share the cost, risk or benefit of mailing. In these cases, the Presort Standard indicia is to be used. If you are not sure, please call the 邮件中心 (757-683-3673) for clarification.
- Each Standard mailing must contain a minimum of 200 addressed pieces (or 50 pounds of addressed pieces). The 邮件中心 will supply mail trays or tubs upon request. Do not put standard mail in U.S. 邮件收集箱.
- All pieces in the mailing must belong to the same processing category (i.e., all the same size envelope). If permit imprint (indicia) is used, all pieces must be identical in size and weight. No hand-written material or personal messages are permitted. 不准使用订书钉.
- Each mailing must be merged and submitted as a single mailing rather than separated groupings.
- All pieces must be faced in the same way with the address showing, in ascending zip code order. Overstuffed envelopes cannot be processed by the mailing machine; therefore, they must be sealed and the indicia stamped or printed in the appropriate place.
- Each piece must have a complete return address, including the appropriate budget code. Each piece which cannot be put through the meter must have the indicia printed or rubber stamped on prior to submission.
- All 标准邮件 must include the appropriate U.S. 邮政编码. Only mail destined for delivery in the United States and United States Territories is acceptable.
An authorized non-profit organization may NOT loan its permit to other individuals or organizations, except when those individuals or organizations have received authorization to mail at the special rate at the same post office. Noncompliance violates postal regulations and jeopardizes the University's special status as a nonprofit organization. When in doubt, call the 邮件中心 to ask which indicia to use for your mailings.
标准邮件政策
标准邮件 mailers must demonstrate that they have updated their mailing list within 95 days prior to the date of mailing. To assist our many departments in maintaining mailing lists, the University has contracted with 火箭通信 to meet the regulation changes for 标准邮件.
火箭通信
火箭通信 will electronically process your mailing list against the U.S. Postal 服务 National Change Address data base. The charge for this service is a $35 service fee, plus $2 per thousand addresses. 例如, 一个10人的邮件列表,000 addresses would be $35 服务 Fee plus $20 ($2 per thousand addresses) for a total of $55. You will be provided address corrections that must be made to your mailing list prior to mailing. Once corrected, your mailing list meets U.S. Postal 服务 regulations for 95 days. Your mailings can be assembled and processed as you have done in the past.