1. GSA Freight TSP Quarterly Meeting
Rate Procurement Update – August 20, 2014

2. GSA Rate Solicitation Update
Bid Segment #1: General and Department of State rates
Bid Segment #2: Emergency rates with new accessorial for emergency after hours
Bid Segment #3: NARA , US Mint, VA Memorial, Alaska Freight Forwarders and Alaska Thru rates
Bid Segment Number
Bid Open Date
Respond by Date
Bid Close Date
New TSP Registration Cutoff Date: 05/19/2014 1
05/26/2014
05/30/2014
06/07/2014 2
06/30/2014
07/07/2014
07/12/2014 3
08/04/2014
08/08/2014
08/16/2014

3. FY 15 Freight Procurement Overview
New bid segmentation resulted in spreading the filing load over several weeks, improving management of background processes for GSA
183 Unique TSPs expressed interest in participation
135 Unique TSPs actually submitted rates
1167 Tariffs are Complete (Active)
64 Tariffs are Incomplete (Inactive)
Reduced inactive tariffs from 30% (FY14) to 5%, a major improvement
TSPs bid only for tariffs/lanes of interest (able to service lanes you have bid for, reduced rates volumes in TPI , improves system performance)
TSPs continue to submit rates in the last hours (GSA cannot extend or respond to last minute assistance)
Some TSPs continue to submit unrealistic rates for line haul and accesorials (example follows)
GSA offered several training sessions – some rate filers did not attend and attempted to file

4. Some Key Changes made for FY 15 Procurement
Baseline values for the minimum charge in the distance base of Item 100 table of STOS, Baseline Rates and Minimum charges are now replaced with the same minimum charge of $65.00 for all distance bands. This change is applicable ONLY for General LTL rates at this time.
The baseline charge Item 350 Detention-Vehicle Without Power Units-Spotting or dropping trailers has been updated in the STOS and in TPI for all tariff groups
The maximum charges for accesorials (13 with STOS based value) have been updated to reflect fair market prices. TSPs cannot bid on the maximum charges in TPI for these accessorials; however TSPs may continue to bid on the minimum charges.

5. Opted to Participate vs. Actual Bids

6. Number of Bids Submitted
Bidding Trends of TSPs
Number of TSPs
Number of Bids Submitted

7. Sample Accessorial Analysis: Item 485 - Emergency Response After Hours Service Charge
Tariff Group
TSPs Filed for Tariff
TSPs Submitted Rates for Item 485
FEDDTL 48 20
FEFBTL 71 24
FEGNTL 49 19
FELBTL 46
FEPUTL 51
FERVTL 54 21
FESDTL 59 23
FEVTL 78 28
Grand Total
456
173
All TSPs did not bid for 485
Non bidders will not qualify for after hour load
Tariff Group
Min. Value Bid
Max Value Bid
FEDDTL 1
1200
FEFBTL
0.35
700
FEGNTL
800
FELBTL
FEPUTL
500
FERVTL
600
FESDTL
FEVTL
1000
Grand Total
Filing Pattern:
Unrealistic values
Refer to STOS for baseline

8. Thanks! For any Rate Procurement Questions Rebecca Silver
Rebecca Silver