[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 41, Volume 4]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 41CFR301-73.104]



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           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.  301-73.104  May further exceptions to the required use of the 

eTravel Service be approved?



    (a) The Administrator of General Services or his/her designee may 

grant an agency-wide exception (or exempt a component thereof) from the 

required use of eTS when requested by the head of a Department (cabinet-

level agency) or head of an Independent agency when--

    (1) The agency has presented a business case analysis to the General 

Services Administration that proves that it has an alternative TMS to 

the eTS that is in the best interest of the Government and the taxpayer 

(i.e., the agency has evaluated the economic and service values offered 

by the eTS contractor(s) compared to those offered by the agency's 

current Travel Management System (TMS) and has determined that the 

agency's current TMS is a better value);

    (2) The agency has security, secrecy, or protection of information 

issues that cannot be mitigated through security provided by the eTS 

contractors;

    (3) The agency lacks the technology necessary to access eTS; or

    (4) The agency has critical and unique technology or business 

requirements that cannot be accommodated by the eTS contractors at all 

or at an acceptable and reasonable price (e.g., majority of travel is 

group-travel).



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    (b) As a condition of receiving an exception, the agency must agree 

to conduct annual business case reviews of its TMS and must provide to 

the eTravel PMO data elements required by the eTravel PMO in a format 

prescribed by the eTravel PMO.

    (c) Requests for exceptions should be sent to the Administrator, 

General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20405 with full justification and/or analysis addressing paragraphs 

(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4) of this section.