98-14845. Federal Supply Service; Elimination of Move Management Services Provisions From, and Revisions to the General Transportation Provisions of, the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Centralized Household Goods Traffic Management ...

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14845]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Federal Supply Service; Elimination of Move Management Services 
Provisions From, and Revisions to the General Transportation Provisions 
of, the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Centralized Household 
Goods Traffic Management Program (CHAMP)

AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of proposed program changes for comment.

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SUMMARY: On December 4, 1997, GSA published for comment in the Federal 
Register (62 FR 64225) a notice of proposed changes to the 1997 
Household Goods Tender of Service (HTOS) providing for licensed broker 
and direct move management services provider participation in CHAMP. 
After having carefully considered the comments provided and weighed 
potential ramifications of the new provisions, we have decided not to 
implement the provisions published on December 4th. Instead, we are 
eliminating move management services provisions from the HTOS and 
including under its general transportation provisions those activities 
currently defined as move management services that are inherent in a 
carrier's daily operations. The HTOS will be revised accordingly and 
published for comment in a forthcoming Federal Register notice with a 
planned effective date coinciding with expiration of the current rates 
on October 31, 1998.
    Federal agencies will have the opportunity to obtain broker 
services through the Governmentwide Employee Relocation Services 
Schedule. Under this proposed procurement approach, brokers will be 
restricted to using carriers participating in GSA's HTOS program. To 
ensure that a carrier which transports a brokered shipment is fairly 
compensated for its services, we are proposing that carriers have the 
opportunity to file a brokered shipment rate in addition to the general 
transportation rate under GSA's next Request For Offers.

DATES: Please submit your comments by August 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to the Travel and Transportation Management 
Division (FBX), General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20406, 
Attn: Federal Register Notice. GSA will consider your comments prior to 
finalizing the revised HTOS provisions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tucker, Senior Program Expert, 
Travel and Transportation Management Division, FSS/GSA, 703-305-5745.

    Dated: May 29, 1998.
Janice Sandwen,
Director, Travel and Transportation Management Division.
[FR Doc. 98-14845 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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