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                UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                          REGIONAL OFFICE
 U                  SUITE 500, WASINGTON BOULEVARD BUILDING
                            234 STATE STREET
                        DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226
                                                 13  APR  1E/B


Major General C. M. McKeen,  Jr.
Commanding General
U. S. Army Tank-Automotive  Command (TACOM)
Warren, Michigan    48090

Dear General McKeen:

     We are  currently surveying the Department of Defense
(DOD) and General  Services Administration (GSA) systems for
buying and distributing  automobile tires.  The Tank Automo-
tive Command  (TACOM) is responsible for administering the
DOD system.

     During  our survey at TACOM we noted that a high percent-
age of shipments  were being made by the Sacramento Army Depot,
a prime storage  area for automotive tires, to military instal-
lations outside  the geographic area normally served by the
Sacramento Depot.   To test the rationale behind these shipments,
we selected  requisitions representing 9 different locations
outside of Sacramento's  normal geographic area.

     For each  example, we reviewed the inventory records for
all three prime  depots for tire storage,(Sacramento, New
Cumberland  and Red River).  In 4 to 9 examples the requisi-
tioned items were  in stock and available in depots closer to
requisitioning unit.   In each case, the shipments should have
been made from  these depots instead of incurring additional
transportation  cost from Sacramento to the east coast.

     Our review  showed the depot search matrix code for each
of the 4  shipping points were erroneous.  Each activity ad-
dress was  coded to have Sacramento as the Prime depot (matrix
code 03) despite  the receiving unit being located in:

     --McGuire  Air Force Base, New Jersey;
     --Myrtle  Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina;
     --Eglin  Air Force Auxiliary Field 9, Florida; and
     --Aviano  Air Base, Italy.





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