Archive | December, 2011

All I want for Christmas is my two …. solicitations?


Update (1/2/12) SDDC has contacted us to state the the 45 day requirement only applies to publishing the rate filing schedule, not the publication of the solicitation. We are doing some further research on the topic, and we wil have a full blog post on the topic later this week, but we wanted to post this update from SDDC.
Update (12/29/11) The 2012 400NG and International tender have finally been posted on the SDDC website. They are the second …

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Daycos December 2011 Newsletter

The Daycos December Monthly Newsletter has been sent out, and can be viewed here.  A few of the topics in this month’s newsletter include:

  • Rate Filing Dates Set, Solicitations to be Released Soon
  • Daycos Annual Christmas Party
  • Daycos Offers Uncollectable Invoice Service
  • Holiday Hours for Christmas and New Year’s

If you did not receive an email with this month’s newsletter, but would like to receive it directly each month, please feel free to subscribe here: Daycos Newsletter.

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Rate Filing Dates Set, Solicitations To Be Released Soon


Update (1/2/12) SDDC has contacted us to state the the 45 day requirement only applies to publishing the rate filing schedule, not the publication of the solicitation. We are doing some further research on the topic, and we wil have a full blog post on the topic later this week, but we wanted to post this update from SDDC. …
The picture for the 2012 rate season is coming into focus, with 2 of the 3 necessary pieces of information now

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An Update on the Daycos Holiday Schedule

Daycos will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd in order to allow our employees time to celebrate the holidays with their families.
We hope all of you have a safe, joyous, and blessed holiday season.
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2012 400NG Baseline Rates Posted

SDDC has posted the 2012 400NG baseline rates, which will be used on all domestic DPS shipments scheduled for pickup after May 15, 2012. The rates, in a downloadable Excel spreadsheet…, are currently available on the Personal Property section of the SDDC website.
The rates contain a 2.5% increase over the previous 400NG baseline rates. This general price adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the CEU Index, which according to the 400NG tariff is based

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DPS Release Causes SIT Errors

The last DPS update was installed with very few problems…. So when the next major upgrade, version 1.4.08, was installed over the weekend, lots of people were wondering if it would be another “quiet” installation. Unfortunately, it appears that the recent update has caused some significant problems related to the SIT process in the DPS computer system.
The biggest problem caused by the update is that DPS is no longer automatically issuing SIT control numbers for shipments without a

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Fuel Surcharge for Period 12/15/11 to 1/14/12

The price of fuel was $3.93 per gallon as reported on Monday, December 5, 2011 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 12/15/11 through 1/14/12 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 15%
GSA Domestic HHG – $1.43
GSA International HHG and BAG – $1.43…

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New Smart Book Highlights Upcoming DPS Changes

JPMO-HHGs has released Version 26 of the DPS Smart Book, which details the upcoming changes in the next release of DPS. Although the effective date of the Smart Book is listed as December 9th, the same day as the 1.4.08 DPS release, it is available for download now at Move.mil….
Once again, JPMO-HHGs has gone to great lengths to detail the changes in the upcoming DPS release. The Smart Book highlights the upcoming DPS release by Software Change Requests

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