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JOSS supports logistical activities in any or all of the following areas: providing planning support, staff, equipment, and peripheral services required to accomplish the goals and objectives of projects ranging from a one-time meeting to a full-scale, international field project. JOSS customizes services to meet the specific needs of individual projects or programs.
Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences
Planning Participant recommendation/selection, notification
Site negotiations (including meeting rooms, sleeping rooms, etc.)
Participant support: travel, lodging, per diem
Meeting support (A/V equipment, secretarial support, breaks, on-site document production)
International Relationships
Liaison with diplomatic missions for all partner countries Education/Assistance opportunities
Visa requirements
Import/Export Regulations and Restrictions
Duty and other tax/fee exemption negotiations
Permits/licenses for radio frequencies, other communications
Ship clearances, ATC clearances, medical, construction
Operations Centers
Office/Laboratory space (lease or build?) Telephone, FAX, telex and Internet capabilities
Computers - Data and PC, Local Area Network
Satellite reception
Electricity and air conditioning/heating
Secure storage
Access to international weather products/forecasting
Staffing and Personnel
Ops center administrative/financial personnel Temporary help, U.S. and local
Health and medical support, including Medevac
Human Support factors
Housing and Transportation
(international and local support)
Air, sea, charter, rentals Hotels, apartments, camps
Facilities Ground Support
- Aircraft
- Airport specifications and restrictions
- Security
- Fuel availability and costs
- Ground services - tugs, power carts, A/C
- Landing fees
- Spares, repairs, and storage
- Hangars/shelter
- Air traffic control clearances
- Diplomatic clearances
- Ships
- Port specifications and restrictions
- Ship's agents and chandlers
- Fuel and water availability and costs
- Reprovisioning
- Repair facilities
- Diplomatic clearances
- Ground-based research observing systems
(radars, integrated sounding systems, upper air stations, etc.)
- Site identification
- Site permission/leases/preparation/recovery
- Fuels
- Spares
- Remote living sites
- Communications with remote sites
- Equipment delivery and recovery
Freight - Air and Sea
Shipping and Customs agents Batching shipments, packing
Moving cargo on land
Hazardous materials
Documentation - Customs declarations, export licenses
Tax and duty exemptions
Tracing lost/late freight
Finance, Banking, and Contracts
Bank accounts, money transfers, and disbursements Currencies and currency regulations
Personal banking
Exchange rates
Per diem rates
Contracts for constructions, fuel, site leases, hotels, rental cars, travel, large purchases, maintenance
Cash disbursements in the field
Accounting and reporting
Insurance - People and Equipment
Health - especially for Medevac Liability
Shipboard activities
Equipment
Workers' compensation (US) |
