[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR301-73.106]

[Page 96]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-73_TRAVEL PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B_eTravel Service and Travel Management Service
 
Sec. 301-73.106  What are the basic services that should be covered by 
a TMS?

    The TMS must, at a minimum--
    (a) Include a Travel Management Center (TMC), commercial ticket 
office (CTO), an in-house system, an electronically available system, or 
other method(s) of arranging travel, which has the ability to provide 
the following as appropriate to the agency's travel needs:
    (1) Booking and fulfillment of common carrier arrangements (e.g., 
flight confirmation and seat assignment, compliance with the Fly America 
Act, Governmentwide travel policies, contract city-pair fares, 
electronic ticketing, ticket delivery, etc.).
    (2) Lodging information (e.g., room availability, reservations and 
confirmation, compliance with Hotel/Motel Fire Safety Act, availability 
of Federal Premier Lodging Program properties, per diem rate 
availability, etc.).
    (3) Car rental and rail information (e.g., availability of Military 
Traffic Management Command (MTMC) Government agreement rates where 
applicable, confirmation of reservations, etc.).
    (b) Provide basic management information, such as--
    (1) Number of reservations by type of service (common carrier, 
lodging, and car rental);
    (2) Extent to which reservations are in compliance with policy and 
reasons for exceptions;
    (3) Origin and destination points of common carrier usage;
    (4) Destination points for lodging accommodations;
    (5) Number of lodging nights in approved accommodations;
    (6) City or location where car rentals are obtained; and
    (7) Other tasks, e.g., reconciliation of charges on centrally billed 
accounts and processing ticket refunds.
    Note to 301-73.106: The eTS fulfills the basic services of a TMS. 
You have the option to use the contracted travel agent service(s) of 
your choice through eTS or other contract vehicles. You have the 
responsibility to ensure that agency-contracted-for travel agent 
services complement and support the eTS in an efficient and cost 
effective manner. (See Sec. 301-73.2).