The company said Tuesday it will supply as many as 10 Enhanced Package Processing Systems to USPS under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the agency automatically separate mail pieces, reading materials, handwritten addresses, packages, magazines, catalogs, priority and bundled mail.
David Shivy, program manager of Lockheed’s distribution technologies unit, said the the company aims to help USPS address package delivery demands from consumers and businesses with the EPPS technology.
The company will deliver the first EPPS unit to the agency’s Processing and Distribution Center currently under construction in Portland, Oregon.
Lockheed expects the system to be fully tested, integrated and in service with USPS by October 2018.