SDDC-PP Advisory 16-0063
Date: 5 March 2016
From: AMSSD-PP, Scott AFB, IL 62225
To: All Transportation Service Providers (TSP), Worldwide Personal Property Shipping Offices (PPSO),
and Military Service Headquarters Representatives
Subject: Defense Personal Property System (DPS) 2016 Rankings available for Industry to review in
Preparation for the New Rate Cycle (15 May 16 – 14 May 17)
1. DPS now displays TSP rankings for 2016 Peak season (Performance Period 15May-31July). This will be
available through 0900 CST on Wednesday, 9 March 2016 and is intended to permit industry to assess
rankings, plan internal resources, capacity, upload rankings and cost information to their internal
systems.
2. These rankings are available by going to the “Best Value Score” tab in DPS, select Performance
Period: 1-JAN-2005 to 14-MAY-2005 then either Rate Cycle
a. 15-May-2016 to 01-Oct-2016 (Peak) or
b. 01-Oct-2016 to 15-May-2017 (Nonpeak)
3. Reference PP Advisory 16-0061, these rankings will become active for bookings at 0900 CST on
Wednesday, 9 March 2016. DPS will remain unavailable for routing and awarding standard DPS
shipments until Wednesday, 9 March at 0900 (CST).
4. All other DPS modules are available for normal operations. The ability to counsel customers
and perform other shipment management functions (e.g., short fuse, managing pre-move surveys,
inbound and quality assurance management, invoicing/approvals, etc.) will remain active during
this period. Short fuse shipments are unaffected and can still be awarded.
5. Please report technical issues that are unrelated to this scheduled outage directly to the SDDC
System Response Center (SRC):
a. Email: usarmy.scott.sddc.mbx.g6-src-dps-hd@mail.mil
b. Telephone: toll free (800) 462-2176 or commercial (618) 589-9445, select Option 5;
c. Internet: https://www.sddc-srchelpme.com
6. Email functional questions and concerns regarding this advisory to
army.sddc.safb.dpsrates@mail.mil
7. This message was approved for release by Mr. Daniel Martinez, Business Process
Division Chief, HQ SDDC.