Express Mail Services Contract with UPS

Monday, June 16, 2008

Effective July 1, 2008, UPS will be Penn's exclusive provider of outbound express mail shipments (Ground, Air & International) for all Penn departments. The new strategic alliance with UPS will include a new online express mail system which will offer many benefits to faculty and staff:

• State-of-the-art online shipping including desk top printed shipping labels, eliminating the need for completing manual shipping forms;
• Penn negotiated discount pricing so that Penn faculty and staff receive the best possible price with significant cost savings;
• Enhanced external package tracking and reporting; and
• Internal budgetary controls including online allocation of shipping charges.

The new express mail online system will be launched on July 1, 2008 and fully implemented by the end of August. Throughout the summer, Penn Mail Services and UPS will provide training to users for the online shipping system and place drop-boxes across campus.

Please direct questions regarding the new express mail partnership with UPS to express-ship@upenn.edu.