Army Cadet Command Logistics Support Services, Fort Knox

The Situation

United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) administers the Junior and Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs that develop the majority of the Army’s commissioned officer corps. Headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Cadet Command manages a property book valued at over $78 million encompassing 159,918 line items distributed across brigade-level organizations and supporting the annual Cadet Summer Training (CST) mission that processes over 10,000 ROTC cadets each year.

The logistics infrastructure required to sustain this mission spans consolidated property book management, warehouse operations across nearly 58,000 square feet of covered storage and over 174,000 square feet of outside storage, requisition processing through GCSS-Army, and a full-spectrum transportation management capability serving both routine installation support and the intensive seasonal surge of Cadet Summer Training. Cadet Command requires contractor-provided logistics support services to maintain continuous property accountability, equipment readiness, and transportation throughput across this operational footprint.

Our Approach

GTS delivers logistics support services under an IDIQ task order (W15QKN-18-D-0134) awarded through Army Contracting Command, with a period of performance from March 2022 through March 2025. The engagement is structured as firm fixed price and encompasses three integrated service domains: property book management, warehouse operations, and transportation management.

Property Book Management serves as the foundation of the engagement. GTS operates and maintains the GCSS-Army automated property book system, performing data input, file reorganization, and Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) and Common Table of Allowances (CTA) updates. Contractor personnel maintain property accountability in compliance with AR 735-5, AR 710-2, AR 220-1, and DA Pam 710-2-1, along with TRADOC and USACC policies. Responsibilities include orienting newly appointed hand receipt holders on duties and regulatory requirements, reviewing and validating incoming adjustment documents, resolving data discrepancies before submission for Property Book Officer approval, and producing the Logistics Readiness Review report by the 5th of each month. GTS staff utilize the Decision Support Tool (DST) to facilitate lateral transfers for shortage and excess equipment and provide disposition recommendations in accordance with applicable Army Regulations.

Warehouse Operations span three buildings totaling 57,894 square feet of covered storage plus 174,240 square feet of outside storage. GTS personnel manage receiving, storing, issuing, turning in, packing, wrapping, shipping, and inventorying equipment and supplies on a continuous basis. This includes support for the annual Cadet Summer Training mission and daily USACC logistics requirements. Contractor staff select storage locations and manage stacking, palletizing, and bin placement based on equipment specifications from technical manuals. Active and inactive filing systems are maintained in accordance with the Army Record Information Management System (ARIMS). GTS personnel hold valid state driver’s licenses and maintain Non-Tactical Vehicle and forklift operator permits.

Transportation Management provides vehicle dispatching, fleet management, movement scheduling, and coordination of both commercial and organic transportation requirements. GTS personnel process transportation requests for equipment and personnel, track movements, resolve issues, and analyze delivery costs to recommend more efficient methods. Services include scheduled route operations for training and logistics life support, including cadet dormitory, dining, and arrival and departure transportation during CST. Contractor staff dispatch Non-Tactical Vehicles using GCSS-Army, DPAS, and GSA Drive Thru systems and track vehicle registration through the Federal Motor Vehicle Registration System.

The Results

GTS processed 14,598 logistics transactions in the first ten months of the contract and executed all warehouse, procurement, supply issue, and transportation requirements for Cadet Summer Training 2022 in support of over 10,000 ROTC cadets. When the U.S. Government hired 20% of the fully qualified contractor staff into newly opened Cadet Command positions, GTS absorbed the workforce transition through flex scheduling, company-funded overtime, and incentive payments to ensure zero disruption to mission tasks. GTS consistently received high CPAR ratings across Quality, Schedule, Cost Control, Management, and Regulatory Compliance, with all contract deliverables completed on time and within the funded contract amount.

This engagement demonstrates GTS’s capacity to manage high-value government property books, operate large-scale warehouse facilities, and deliver integrated transportation services within an Army institutional training environment. The ability to sustain performance after losing 20% of the workforce to government hiring validates the depth of GTS’s recruiting pipeline and workforce continuity planning. The contract structure, with property accountability governing $78 million in assets across 159,918 line items, reflects operational maturity in Army supply chain compliance at the TRADOC institutional level.