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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
March 6, 2006	301-430-7280

TIA Provides More Information on Tire Privatization Industry Day

Bowie, MD – (March 6, 2006) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced additional details on Tire Privatization Industry Day regarding the scope and magnitude of the business opportunities that may be available to the industry. As previously announced at TIA’s OTR Conference on February 24, 2006, in accordance with the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) statute, the Department of Defense will hold a Tire Privatization Day on March 9 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of this industry day is to discuss establishing a performance-based logistics approach for the supply chain management of tires for the Department of Defense.

“We have received numerous inquiries regarding details on the program and requirements of the BRAC statute,” said TIA Director of Government and Business Relations Paul Fiore. “Mark Stanley, contracts specialist at the Defense Supply Center Columbus DSCC shared the following details with TIA:”

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) statute requires the establishing of a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) approach for the supply chain management of tires for the Department of Defense. Some key facts and statistics include:

-Removing all tires from the DLA/DOD supply chain and moving it to the commercial marketplace

-What is Being Privatized - New Tires and Retreads (may include disposals)

-Demand Planning will include:

Procurement

Order fulfillment – Shipping - Transportation
Storage and Distribution
Customer Service

Estimated Quantities Demanded –

900,000 new
12,000+ retreads
14,000/mo to SW Asia

-Estimated delivery points inside the continental United States – 1500

-Estimated delivery points outside the continental United States – 300

For further information contact Mark Stanley at the Defense Supply Center Columbus DSCC at 614-692-1406 or mark.a.stanley@dla.mil

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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