Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it overcharged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for IT hardware between October 2001 and December 2010. The government alleged that under the Acquisition of Desktop Extended Processing Technology (ADEPT) II contract between HP and the USPS, HP overcharged USPS by failing to comply with pricing terms of the contract, including a requirement that HP provide prices that were no greater than those offered to HP customers with comparable contracts. The government also alleged that HP made misrepresentations during the negotiation of the contract regarding its pricing and its plans to ensure it would provide the required most favored customer pricing.