As prescribed in 47.305-8(90), insert the following clause:
(a) Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA’s) Vendor Shipment Module (VSM), formerly
known as the Distribution Planning and Management System (DPMS), is a web-based distribution and transportation system available to DLA Vendors for the purpose of obtaining current shipping addresses, two-dimensional bar coded shipping labels in accordance with MIL-STD-129P, Bills of Lading, Packing Lists, and other shipping documentation. VSM replaces the need for the vendor to contact the DLA transportation office, prior to shipping, when directed in DLA contracts. (NOTE: For contracts administered by DCMA, the vendor must contact the DCMA transportation office in lieu of using VSM, unless otherwise stated in the contract.)
(a) Use of VSM is voluntary and is especially beneficial for DLA administered FOB Origin
contracts and for DLA administered contracts where ultimate destination is a location outside of the United States.
(c) Vendors using VSM must possess the following minimum information technology capability:
(1) Pentium personal computer or equivalent system sufficient to access the
Internet.
(2) Compatible laser printer with two megabytes of memory.
(3) Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.
(4) Adobe Acrobat 8.0 or higher
(5) Minimum 56 Kbps internet connection
(d) For more information about VSM or to register as a VSM user, contact the Supply Chain Transportation Office Helpdesk at (800) 456-5507 or via email to delivery@dla.mil.
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