GPC Simplified Acquisitions up to $25,000 Made Outside the U.S. and Outside U.S.
Jurisdictions, Cont
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Only CHs who have been formally granted this authority in their GPC Letter
of Delegation are authorized to use the GPC as a simplified acquisition
method to make these purchases.
CHs making these purchases must receive additional training to ensure they
understand their additional roles and responsibilities. This training should
be provided by the A/OPC. A/BOs of CHs making these purchases must
also receive additional training to ensure the A/BO understands the CH's
additional roles and responsibilities.
Due to the higher dollar value of these transactions, CHs making these
purchases are subject to additional periodic compliance reviews by the RM
and A/OPC.
To qualify for this increased dollar value for GPC use, the CH, merchant,
and supply delivery/service execution must all be outside the United States
and its jurisdictions.Because any purchase exceeding the micro-purchase
threshold is not a micro-purchase, the CH must receive customized training
, related to their Component procedures for processing these transactions.
Examples of training topics include the CH's role in ensuring:
Necessary contract reporting requirements are fulfilled.
Maximum practicable competition is obtained by getting quotes from at
least three sources.
The supplies or services being purchased are immediately available.
One delivery and one payment will be made.
The supplies or services are commercially offered.
Because these purchases are outside the U.S. and its jurisdictions, the
following requirements do not apply.
Frustrated Freight
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"Frustrated freight" is a shipment of supplies or equipment that is delayed
along the transportation chain and will not move until all problems are
resolved. Many times, the shipment never reaches the intended recipient.
Although most overseas shipments are delivered by supplier-arranged
commercial carriers, an increasing number of overseas GPC shipments,
especially when being processed to contingency environments, must move
through military aerial ports, ocean terminals, or container consolidation
points (which are components of the Defense Transportation System [DTS])
for onward movements.
When using a GPC to purchase items with delivery to an Outside the
Continental United States (OCONUS) destination, two methods of
transportation are generally available:
Commercial, door-to-door
DTS
If commercial shipping is not used, CHs must coordinate with their
transportation service support office (e.g., Installation Transportation
Office, Transportation Management Office, or Supply Support Activity)
before initiating the transaction. This will ensure the item is properly
entered into the DTS and the supplier will get all necessary data to
complete the military shipping label (MSL).
Shipments entering the DTS require additional funding and shipping,
marking, and packaging instructions. If any of the required information is
incorrect or lacking, the shipment may become "frustrated" at military
transit ports or at an intermediate staging area prior to the final destination.
Jurisdictions, Cont
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Only CHs who have been formally granted this authority in their GPC Letter
of Delegation are authorized to use the GPC as a simplified acquisition
method to make these purchases.
CHs making these purchases must receive additional training to ensure they
understand their additional roles and responsibilities. This training should
be provided by the A/OPC. A/BOs of CHs making these purchases must
also receive additional training to ensure the A/BO understands the CH's
additional roles and responsibilities.
Due to the higher dollar value of these transactions, CHs making these
purchases are subject to additional periodic compliance reviews by the RM
and A/OPC.
To qualify for this increased dollar value for GPC use, the CH, merchant,
and supply delivery/service execution must all be outside the United States
and its jurisdictions.Because any purchase exceeding the micro-purchase
threshold is not a micro-purchase, the CH must receive customized training
, related to their Component procedures for processing these transactions.
Examples of training topics include the CH's role in ensuring:
Necessary contract reporting requirements are fulfilled.
Maximum practicable competition is obtained by getting quotes from at
least three sources.
The supplies or services being purchased are immediately available.
One delivery and one payment will be made.
The supplies or services are commercially offered.
Because these purchases are outside the U.S. and its jurisdictions, the
following requirements do not apply.
Frustrated Freight
Give this one a try later!
"Frustrated freight" is a shipment of supplies or equipment that is delayed
along the transportation chain and will not move until all problems are
resolved. Many times, the shipment never reaches the intended recipient.
Although most overseas shipments are delivered by supplier-arranged
commercial carriers, an increasing number of overseas GPC shipments,
especially when being processed to contingency environments, must move
through military aerial ports, ocean terminals, or container consolidation
points (which are components of the Defense Transportation System [DTS])
for onward movements.
When using a GPC to purchase items with delivery to an Outside the
Continental United States (OCONUS) destination, two methods of
transportation are generally available:
Commercial, door-to-door
DTS
If commercial shipping is not used, CHs must coordinate with their
transportation service support office (e.g., Installation Transportation
Office, Transportation Management Office, or Supply Support Activity)
before initiating the transaction. This will ensure the item is properly
entered into the DTS and the supplier will get all necessary data to
complete the military shipping label (MSL).
Shipments entering the DTS require additional funding and shipping,
marking, and packaging instructions. If any of the required information is
incorrect or lacking, the shipment may become "frustrated" at military
transit ports or at an intermediate staging area prior to the final destination.
