Opinion ID: 774858
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: 39 U.S.C. 5005(b)(3) and the USPS Purchasing Manual

Text: 64 Emery contends that the USPS violated 39 U.S.C. 5005(b)(3) and provisions in the USPS Purchasing Manual by failing to post adequately the contract and a synopsis of the contract, respectively. Even assuming arguendo that the USPS violated these requirements, Emery cannot establish prejudice. 14 Neither publication of the contract for public inspection nor a publication synopsizing the USPS's non-competitive purchase prior to the effective date of the contract would have affected the rationality of the USPS's decision to conduct a sole-source process or would have given Emery a substantial chance of procuring the contract, because the USPS rationally determined Emery could not meet its rational requirements.