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10/6/00 Dispatch: Federal Management Regulation (FMR) - Transportation Management
SUBJECT: Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Transportation Management
SOURCE: Federal Register, October 6, 2000, Vol. 65, No. 195, page 60059
SYNOPSIS: GSA is updating, streamlining, and clarifying Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) Part 101-40, Transportation and Traffic Management, and then moving it to the new Federal Management Regulation (FMR) as Part 102-117, Transportation Management.
For more on the proposed rule, see the February 28, 2000, FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCH "Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Transportation Management."
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Allison, Program Analyst, Transportation Management Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration, 202-219-1729, or e-mail: elizabeth.allison@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: On February 28, 2000, GSA published a proposal to completely revise FPMR 101-40 and then redesignate it at FMR Part 102-117. The primary proposed change was the implementation of the Treasury, Postal and General Government Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-123), which changed GSA to a nonmandatory source of transportation services. The proposed FMR regulations shifted the regulatory focus from how agencies are to use GSA's household goods and freight shipment programs as mandatory sources to providing broad policy for agencies to develop transportation programs that best suit their needs (FMR 102-117.30, What choices do I have when acquiring transportation and related services?, and FMR 102-117.220, What choices do I have to ship HHG [household goods]?).
Six agencies and one individual submitted comments, and a number of changes have been made to the finalized rule.
All that remains of FPMR 101-40 is Section 101-40.000, Cross-Reference to the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) (41 CFR Chapter 102, Parts 102-1 Through 102-220), which states: "For information on transportation management previously contained in this part, see FMR Part 117 (41 CFR 102-117)."
The following are the other major changes between FPMR 101-40 and FMR 102-117 made by this final rule:
All contracts and rate tenders are required to include the terms and conditions formerly annotated on the government bills of lading (GBL). All transportation documents must reference the applicable contract or rate tender. (FMR 102-117.60, What is the importance of the terms and conditions in a rate tender or other transportation document?).
General business rules are provided for transportation managers to consider before buying transportation services (FMR Subpart C, Business Rules to Consider Before Shipping Freight and Household Goods, consisting of FMR 102-117.100 through 102-117.130). These rules give a broad range of guidelines to ensure compliance with other governmental directives and compliance with all federal, state and local laws.
Optional Forms 1103 and 1203, Government Bill of Lading, are eliminated for domestic freight and household goods shipments by September 30, 2001 (FMR 102-117.90, May I use the Standard Forms 1103 and 1203, GBLs, to acquire freight, household goods or other related transportation services?).
Performance measures are introduced to help agencies determine how well they are performing the transportation function and supporting the agency's mission (FMR 102-117.270, What are performance measures in transportation?).
A subpart on transportation service provider's performance is added which defines what transportation managers should expect in the contractual agreement and what recourse is available for nonperformance (FMR Subpart I, Transportation Service Provider (TSP) Performance, consisting of FMR 102-117.275 through 102-117.315).
A requirement for reports is added (FMR Subpart K, Reports, consisting of FMR 102-117.345 and 102-117.350). Though there is currently no requirement for reporting to GSA, GSA will develop a governmentwide transportation reporting system by October 1, 2002. Reporting transportation costs will help agencies in collecting information for forecasting and planning, and will provide the agencies with the data needed to substantiate how transportation is interwoven throughout the agency and contributes to the strategic goals and mission as required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Public Law 103-62).
A separate subpart on representation before regulatory bodies is added to clarify the authority granted to GSA and how an agency may request help (FMR Subpart J, Representation Before Regulatory Body Proceedings, consisting of FMR 102-117.320 through 102-117.340).
EDITOR'S NOTE: FMR Part 102-117 does not apply to the Department of Defense (DOD) because of an agreement under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, except for the rules on debarring or suspending a transportation service provider (TSP) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.4, Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility, in FMR 102-117.255, What actions may I take if the TSP's performance is not satisfactory?, which do apply to DOD. Also, the rules covering household goods in FMR 102-117.135 through 102-117.155 do not apply to other uniform service members, such as those serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service.