Hi Mel,

Do they mailshop these mailings themselves? If so, then they should have the CASS/presort software. There are a lot of details the software needs about package weight, size, etc.; post office of drop and more. They also will need to run tray tags and run labels or generate a tray-ordered list before running envelopes, letters, etc. I would strongly recommend against getting in the middle of all of this processing. Decent software starts at min $1500/year and goes beyond $20K/year.

If they use an outside mailshop to produce their mailings (at their volumes, probably a good idea), then the mailshop will need to run the presort and will CASS certify (the software will likely require that step prior to a presort) whether your client does or not.

Even if they want to stuff the envelopes themselves, I'd recommend they look at a service bureau to run the presort, lables etc. Given the cost of staff who understand all of the postal regs and the cost of having a mailing rejected because it was prepared improperly, it's probably worth the cost. And unless you're very familiar with this stuff yourself and keep up with ever-changing regs, I wouldn't recommend doing this yourself either. Not enough money to make it worthwhile unless you do a lot of it.




>Hi Dan,
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>>What is your interest in CASS software?
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>I have clients who have 5,000 to 50,000 addresses - and they need to be CASS certified for lowest postal rates. They mail out on a regular basis and are always looking for less expensive rate.
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>I am trying to figure out if this is something I should have them buy, or pay me a fee as needed to run the address and have it CASS certified.
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>Mel Cummings