USPS awards multi year contract to Innovations Group
Innovations Group Inc. (IGI) today announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has awarded the company a contract to provide Mailing Systems to thousands of Contact Postal Units nationwide. The system will provide operators a Point of Sale functionality to sell postal products and services to consumers.
The contract includes application software development, system integration, human factors engineering, software certification, program management, training and documentation, deployment services, help desk services, software maintenance and systems lifecycle support.
Contract postal units (CPUs) allow the Postal Service to reach customers at times when a trip to a Post Office is not possible or convenient. Typical CPU host locations are drug stores and supermarkets, many feature evening, weekend, and holiday hours. The convenience store industry is the fastest growing segment of the CPU program.
IGI has teamed with Hewlett Packard (HP), Escher Group and CODEplus. “The IGI team’s Retail and Postal experience will ensure that the USPS will get the best of class products and services,” said Omar Dajani, president and CEO of IGI. The IGI team’s experience has been proven in both the retail and postal industries worldwide.
About Innovations Group Inc. (IGI)
Headquartered in Fairfax Virginia, Innovations Group Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified systems engineering company. IGI provides hardware/software development, prototyping, installation, training, maintenance and helpdesk solutions in the areas of retail and self–service. The company has contractual relationships with federal and commercial organizations. More information can be found online at www.theinnovationsgroup.com.
