First Class Presort Mail Services

The County of Santa Cruz invites sealed proposals from fully licensed, insured, bonded, and certified CONTRACTORS to furnish all labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals required to provide daily First Class Presort Mail Services , including automated barcode processing, for letter-sized metered mail. The County aims to access cost savings through USPS presort discounts while ensuring secure handling, compliance with postal regulations, and reliable same-day delivery to the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Established in 1850 as one of the state’s original 27 counties, the County of Santa Cruz was originally called Branciforte. The name was later changed to Santa Cruz, which is “holy cross” in Spanish. The County of Santa Cruz geographically is the second smallest county within the State of California yet it has one of the largest unincorporated area populations. The 2020 estimated population for the County of Santa Cruz by the U.S. Census Bureau was 270,861. The County encompasses an urban service area of 440 square miles.