Household Goods: Packing and Containerization Contract at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Abstract

Contracting officials at military bases and Department of Defense (DOD) installations throughout the country award contracts to moving companies to pack, crate, ship, store, and unpack personal property belonging to military and DOD personnel. These contracts, called packing and containerization or Direct Procurement Method (DPM) contracts, are governed by the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and DOD's Personal Property Traffic Management Regulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268866

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Attorneys
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • District Of Columbia
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Household Goods
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • West Virginia

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Materials Science