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   '/k  1         UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548


INTERNATIONAL OIVISION
                                             January 12, 1979

     B-11480 7



     The Honorable John M. Thomas
     Assistant Secretary for Administration
     Department of State    44e0043

     Dear Mr. Thomas:

          This report discusses ways that the Department of State
     can improve its traffic mandgement practices. Specifically,   cF1
     we found that savings could be realized by using the General- ..
     Services Administration rather than commercial contractors
     to perform packing, crating, and related services for goods
     going overseas.

          Additional savings are possible by taking advantage of
     special reduced transportation rates available to the
     Government, shipping furniture to the nearest GSA export
     depot, and negotiating lower ocean carrier transportation
     rates. Also, overseas logistical operations could be improved
     by making greater use of the European Logistics Support Office
     in Antwerp, Belgium.                      IV- Pcrig

          Our work was done at Department headquarters, the four
     U.S. despatch agencies, the European Logistics Support Office,
     five embassies, and GSA headquarters and export facilities.

     PACKING, CRATING, AND
     RELATED SERVICES

          The State despatch agents could realize large savings
      by using GSA to perform packing, crating, and related
      services for goods going overseas. The savings relate to
      Government furnished furniture and official supplies and
      equipment.

           Currently, State uses contractors to provide these
      services for supplies and equipment. The commercial oper-
      ations are located at Bayonne, New Jersey; Baltimore,
      Maryland; Miami, Florida; and Richmond, California.

                                                 LCD- 78-2 48
                                                 (943291)

          108351

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