[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24843-24844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11465]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Extension of Comment Period Deadline From May 12, 1995 to June 
12, 1995 for Requested Comments on MTMC's Consideration To Employ Full-
Service Contracts To Improve the Department of Defense (DOD) Personal 
Property Program

AGENCY: Military Traffic Management Command, DOD.

ACTION: Extension.

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SUMMARY: Reference Federal Register, Volume 60, Number 48, page 13412, 
notice of MTMC's Consideration to Employ Full-Service Contracts to 
Improve the Department of Defense Personal Property Program published 
on March 13, 1995. The evolving Defense environment encompasses a 
smaller uniformed force, less overseas basing, reduced funding, and 
diminished staffing of support activities. These changes will directly 
affect quality of life issues for the military service members and 
their families. The Secretary of Defense has placed quality of life as 
one of the highest priorities in the Department. The intangible value 
of a good standard of living sets the stage for a high quality, well-
trained and motivated force. Therefore, an opportunity exists for the 
Department to acquire a higher standard of service in the movement of 
service members' and their families' household goods, which in turn 
contributes to improved quality of life. The Military Traffic 
Management Command (MTMC) is engaged in an effort to simplify current 
processes, control program costs, and ensure quality of service by 
performing a reengineering of the existing DOD Personal Property 
Program. This reengineering effort will adopt, to the fullest extent 
possible, commercial business processes characteristic of world-class 
customers and suppliers and relieve carriers of DOD unique terms and 
conditions. It will also focus on the customer, reward results, foster 
competition, and seek excellence of vendor performance.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 12, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Mail comment to Headquarters, Military Traffic Management 
Command, ATTN: MTOP-Q, 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-5050.

[[Page 24844]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ann Gibson, MTOP-QS, (703) 756-1590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An alternative business process being 
considered is competitively acquiring personal property services 
through use of long-term, full-service contracts under the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Under this alternative, MTMC would 
competitively select full service contractor(s) for defined regions. 
The contractor(s) selected for each region would be responsible for all 
management, administrative, and operational functions currently 
performed by PPSOs (Personal Property Shipping Offices), PPPOs 
(Personal Property Processing Offices), and carriers. PPSO and PPPO 
functions include, but are not limited to, service member counseling, 
shipping document preparation, management report generation, arranging 
movement of all types of domestic and international outbound shipments, 
managing the storage and delivery of all types of domestic and 
international inbound shipments, managing long term storage, and 
evaluation of performance and customer satisfaction. Carrier functions 
include, but are not limited to, pre-move surveys, shipment packing, 
onward shipment movement, storage-in-transit, long term storage, 
shipment delivery, shipment unpacking, and claims settlement.
    Under this proposed contracting approach, subcontracting goals will 
be included to ensure capability (particularly during the peak season) 
and continued viability of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned 
carriers.
    In formulating comments, the following issues should be considered: 
The ability to expand operations during emergencies or during peak 
shipping season; subcontracting, specifically to small, small and 
disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses; the ability to manage the 
movement of all types of personal property shipments, to include, but 
not limited to, unaccompanied baggage, household goods, mobile homes, 
and boats; the ability to manage administrative processes, to include, 
but not limited to, methods for billing and payment of transportation 
and transportation related charges; direct settlement with property 
owners for loss and/or damage claims; establishment of rate structures; 
establishment of performance evaluation criterion; and management of 
long and short term storage.
    If this alternative business practice is pursued, the carrier 
industry will also be afforded the opportunity to comment on a draft 
solicitation, as well as to attend pre-solicitation and pre-proposal 
conferences.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-11465 Filed 5-9-95; 8:45 am]
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