[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70410-70411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33687]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Federal Supply Service; Solicitation for a Third Party Logistics 
Provider To Perform Freight Shipment Management Services

AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of Extension to comment period.

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SUMMARY: GSA published for comment in the Federal Register on August 7, 
1998, a notice advising industry of a solicitation for Third Party 
Logistics Services for a freight shipment test pilot project (63 FR 
42402). The solicitation was revised to address issues raised by 
industry as well as to incorporate ideas generated by GSA's research 
and discussions. GSA issued the revised draft solicitation on October 
22, 1998, and announced it in the Commerce Business Daily but not in 
the Federal Register. At a November 16, 1998, industry briefing on the 
revised draft solicitation GSA officials requested industry comments by 
December 4, 1998. This notice advises that GSA is extending the comment 
period, announced in the November 16, 1998 industry briefing as set 
forth below in the DATES paragraph.

DATES: Please submit your comments by Friday, January 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Ms. Patricia G. Walker, Contracting 
Officer, Contract Management Division (4FQ-P), GSA, FSS, 401 W. 
Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 2600, Atlanta, GA 30365-2550, Attn: 3PL 
Solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Patricia G. Walker, Contracting Officer, in writing at Contract 
Management Division, (4FQ-P), GSA, FSS, 401 W. Peachtree Street, NW, 
Suite 2600, Atlanta, GA 30365-2550, Attn: 3PL Solicitation; by phone at 
404-331-3059; or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the draft solicitation, GSA proposed to 
change a variety of procedures now used under its transportation 
program. Proposed new procedures to be performed by the contractor 
include:
    (a) Using commercial forms and/or electronic commerce for shipment 
processing and invoicing;
    (b) Pre-screening carriers for participation in GSA's freight 
program;
    (c) Selecting carriers based on the greatest value advantage to the 
Government;
    (d) Attaining cost efficiencies through use of multiple procurement 
strategies;
    (e) Managing freight shipments from receipt of shipment data 
through delivery;
    (f) Tracking/tracing shipments and providing access to tracking/
tracing information via the Internet so GSA customers can monitor 
shipment status;
    (g) Managing loss and damage claims from receipt of loss/damage 
reports to filing, tracking, monitoring, and settling claims; and

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    (h) Paying carriers for provided transportation services through 
use of a Government charge card.

    Dated: December 14, 1998.
Allan J. Zaic,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Transportation and Property 
Management.
[FR Doc. 98-33687 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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