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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS
DIVISION
MAY 0 1913 7
B-133025
The HonorableIIII I IIII ll 111 II
The Secretary of Defense LM096365
Dear Mr. Secretary:
We reviewed hniisGx~vernment depots in northern
California shipped small supply parcels to military activities
in the western P acific area. Our purpose was to see if the
depots shipped these parcels as economically as possible, con-
sidering delivery requirements.
We found that the six depots had mailed most small
priority-i and priority-2 parcels wi-th.ot--egaxd-to-transpor-
tation costs. Many of these parcels could have been shipped
through]e Military Airlift Command (MAC) system at much less
cost and could still have met delivery requirements.
DIRECTIVES NOT FOLLOWED IN SELECTING
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Department of Defense (DOD) directives provide that ac-
tivities select the least expensive mode of transportation
meeting delivery requirements. They must consider costs for
transportation, processing Government bills of lading, docu-
mentation, and packing material and labor. Mailing small par-
cels is considered normal and desirable if they cannot be
shipped by more economical means within the required delivery
period.
We reviewed shipping records at six depots in northern
California: the Defense Supply Agency Depot, Tracy; the Gen-
eral Services Administration Depot,l Stockton; the Naval Sup-
ply Center, Oakland; the Sacramento Air Materiel Area,
McClellan Air Force Base; the Sacramento Army Base; and the
iThe General Services Administration arranges transportation /7
y for large quantities of DOD cargo.
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