United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Acquisition & Logistics

Transportation & Relocation Services - Freight Program

The VA General Freight Services Program

Freight Transportation: CONUS to CONUS and International

Forklift lifting freight packageVA Transportation and Logistics Center, a Division of Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management, is responsible for processing bills of lading (VCBL) for all VA medical facilities. The VCBLs are used to transport medical supplies and equipment used in direct and indirect patient care to sites inside the Continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Manila and many International sites. Bills of lading are required for shipments having estimated freight charges greater than $250 and covers small shipments (less than truckload) and full truckloads.

  • General Freight Tender of Service:
    • Part 1 of the VA GFTOS defines terms and conditions for Transportation Service Providers (TSP) to qualify to submit rate tenders to VA. VA Tender of Service No. VA-1 Adobe Acrobat PDF Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window
    • Part II of the VA GFTOS, VA GFTOS 100A Adobe Acrobat PDF Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window, defines the Rules and Accessorial charges governing VA freight shipments.
    • Part III of the VA GFTOS, VA GFTOS 1000A Adobe Acrobat PDF Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window, defines how to prepare and submit rate tenders to VA for VA freight traffic.

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