GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE
WASHINGTON, DC 20405

October 21, 1997

Questions and Answers on Transportation/Travel Advisory T-101

  1. Do these guidelines apply to shipments booked prior to the effective date of Advisory T-101?

Advisory T-101 guidelines are not retroactive.

  1. Do these guidelines affect existing broker/carrier arrangements?

It is not GSA’s policy to intervene in existing arrangements between prime and subcontractors. Broker/carrier arrangements existing prior to implementation of the uniform commission/rate structures prescribed by these guidelines should be honored according to the terms negotiated by the parties.

  1. Can brokers provide transportation services to Federal activities now or must they wait until their commission rates or rate structures are approved by GSA?

      1. The guidelines give brokers until October 22, 1997 to file their uniform commission/rate structure proposals with GSA. However, since the guidelines were not posted on GSA's web page until October 16, 1997, the filing date has been extended to October 30, 1997.
      2. Brokers may continue to use existing broker/carrier arrangements until their uniform commission or rate structure proposal is approved by GSA. Starting on October 23, GSA will post on its web page (http://www.r6.gsa.gov/fsstt/) a listing of brokers who have filed uniform commission/rate structure proposals.
      3. Once uniform commission/rate structure proposals are approved, brokers must use these uniform arrangements.
      4. As uniform commission/rate structure proposals are approved, GSA will post a listing of brokers with approved commission/rate structures on its web page.

For information contact: Larry Tucker, Senior Program Analyst, Travel and Transportation Management Staff, FSS/GSA,703-305-5745.