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U.S. Postal Service Procurement of Long-Life Delivery Vehicles

GGD-85-13 Published: Jan 16, 1985. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 1985.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO and the Office of Technology Assessment jointly reviewed the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) decision to purchase 99,150 vehicles equipped with small gasoline engines to determine the Service's rationale for selecting gasoline vehicles after its extensive testing of small diesel engines.

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