Proposed Implementation of the Defense Table of Official Distances (DTOD) for Passenger Transportation and Travel Services

Résumé

The Department of Defense (DoD) has decided as a matter of procurement policy and internal agency procedure to change the distance calculation source used for payment under DoD passenger transportation and travel entitlement programs. Beginning on the effective date, the DoD will use the Department of Defense Table of Distances (DTOD) for computing highway distances traveled by the DoD personnel in connection with temporary duty (TDY) or to permanent change of station (PCS). The DTOD will also be used with the Groups Operational Passenger System (GOPAX) in situations where mileage is used as the basis for payment of commercial transportation services. Carriers and passenger service providers participating in the DoD passenger transportation and travel services programs must agree to be bound by the DTOD distance calculations for payment and audit purposes in all procurements using mileage-based rates. This policy decision is in furtherance of DoD's goal to use a single integrated, electronic distance calculation source for its passenger, freight and personal property programs.