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DLA Land and Maritime performs many functions in support of our warfighters. Below are just some of our FY 23 accomplishments.

9.0M requisitions per year

351K contracts per year

950+ contracts per day / $9M per day

2.5M NSNs

1.9K weapon systems

15K customers

3.59K suppliers

20K+ suppliers registered to use VSM

For more information, please contact us at fdtpi@dla.mil

First Destination Transportation and Packaging Initiative (FDTPI)

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What is FDTPI?

Designed to reduce acquisition costs, this program unbundles the cost of packaging and transportation from the total acquisition cost.
FOB Origin freight terms
Packaging Initiative was implemented March 2013
Transportation Initiative was implemented October 2013
Participating Supply Chains are Land and Maritime, Aviation, Construction and Equipment, and Industrial Hardware
Class IX repair parts, and some Class IV construction materials and Class VII major end items

Changes transportation terms from FOB Destination to FOB Origin
Shifts Transportation responsibility from Supplier managed to DLA managed
Requires that Suppliers remove transportation costs from their bids
Requires that Suppliers register to use Vendor Shipment Module (VSM)
Eligible Supply Chains include Land and Maritime, Aviation, Construction and Equipment and Industrial Hardware
Eligible items are class IX repair parts, and some class IV and VII construction materials and major end items

Leverages large scale Government transportation contracts to improve overall freight rates
Improved In Transit Visibility (ITV)
Consolidation opportunities
Increased receiving dock productivity
Less frustrated freight at receiving
Reduced safety stock levels
Reduced carbon footprint

Web based at https://vsm.distribution.dla.mil
VSM Process Flow (.pdf flow chart)
An instruction guide for processing shipments in Vendor Shipment Module (VSM) is located behind the “HOW TO” tab in the VSM toolbar.
Accessed by Cage Code
Allows Supplier access for viewing all pending contracts
Offers printing access for MIL STD and interior and exterior packaging labels, packing lists, bills of lading, and small parcel tracking labels
VSM Registration https://vsm.distribution.dla.mil

Help Desk personnel are available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern at 800-456-5507 or email: delivery@dla.mil

DCMA Help Desk personnel are available Monday - Friday from 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central at 314 331-4940 or email: dcma.stlouis-mo.hq.mbx.transportation-inbox@mail.mil

Incorporates American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM3951) for inbound new material procurement whenever possible.
Mil Standard packaging is still required in some circumstances. See solicitation and award documents to determine eligibility.

Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (.pdf) . Relevant sections are the First Destination Transportation (FDT), Government - arranged transportation (47.305-3-90) and FDT Program - shipments originating from outside the contiguous United States (47.305-3-91)

Instruction for a transportation company to become registered as a carrier for the government is provided at sddc.army.mil/SitePages/FCRP.aspx
and at Crowley/Carriers