Is NCOA required by USPS?
This standard requires mailers who claim presorted or automation prices for First-Class Mail® or Standard Mail® service to demonstrate that they have updated their mailing list within 95 days before the mailing date. Use an NCOA service every 95 days to stay USPS compliant and to benefit from bulk mailing rates.
What is USPS NCOA?
NCOA (National Change of Address) or NCOALink is a data set containing approximately 160 million permanent change-of-address records filed with the United States Postal Service® in the last 48 months. This list consists of names and addresses of individuals, families, and businesses who have filed a change of address.
How long is an NCOA certificate good for?
Active files are those that were first processed within the last 90 days. Files processed through TrueNCOA expire after 95 days. We re-process your file as soon as it expires.
What is the NCOA database?
Verification with the National Change of Address (NCOA) database ensures that you do not lose track of your customers when they move to a new location. The National Change of Address database is a set of data that includes the permanent change-of-address records maintained by the U.S. Postal Service.
How does NCOA processing work?
Q: How does this service work? A: NCOA processing matches your customer records against the NCOA database, using both family (last name only) and individual (first and last name) match logic. Address information provided by you includes the ZIP+4 Code. Then, an attempt is made to match addresses against the NCOA file.
Who uses NCOA?
NCOA is a secure dataset of approximately 160 million permanent change-of-address (COA) records consisting of the names and addresses of those who have filed a change-of-address with the USPS. It is maintained by the United States Postal Service and access is limited to licensed service providers such as Holland Litho.
What does NCOA approved mean?
National Change of Address
It stands for National Change of Address — a secure database that holds 160 million permanent change-of-address records. NCOA is a product of the United States Postal Service, which is better known by its own initialism, USPS.
What is NCOA certification?
What Is NCOA Certification? NCOALink or NCOA (National Change of Address) is a data set containing approximately 160 million permanent change-of-address records filed with the USPS in the last 48 months.
How long is CASS certification valid?
How often do I have to CASS-certify my mailing list? Mailers who are using Intelligent Mail barcodes on their bulk mailings must update the CASS certification for their mailing list at least once every 180 days. Mailers who are using carrier route sorting must update their CASS certification at least every 90 days.
How accurate is NCOA?
The United States Postal Service® has stated that the average NCOALinkTM match rate is approximately 4.1%. That translates to 41,000 move changes for a 1,000,000 record file. The match rate not only includes recognized address changes but also closed PO Boxes, foreign moves and moves with no forwarding address.
How often is the USPS NCOA database updated?
Answer: The NCOA database file contains a history of National Change of Address cards filled out in the last 48 months by Postal Service customers. The AddressFinder file is updated weekly to ensure we have the latest updates.
Is the USPS validating the monthly NCOALink reports?
Effective with the March 2013 reports, the USPS® will be validating the Monthly NCOALink reports for accuracy. As an effort to provide a more efficient method for USPS® product fulfillment, the USPS is seeking beta testers for a new electronic product fulfillment service.
Are there any changes to the NCOALink licensing fees?
This announcement indicates a change in NCOALink licensing fees. This announcment indicates a change in NCOALink Mail Processing Equipment licensing fees. As a reminder, the Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) website will be migrated to a new server Saturday, March 15.
What is the NCOA Link product?
The NCOA Link Product can be integrated into mailers’ in-house computer systems to provide services or use internally. Each NCOA Link licensee must successfully complete the certification process prior to NCOA Link processing. All licensees must use CASS Certified™ address matching software with the NCOA Link process.