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)

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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 t