GSA2485

Cost Comparison for Shipping Household Goods

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 4/1998
Fillable fields
80
Pages
1
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 2485: Cost Comparison for Shipping Household Goods

GSA Form 2485, Cost Comparison for Shipping Household Goods, is a General Services Administration form. Its footer reads GSA FORM 2485 (REV. 4-98), and GSA hosts it in its forms library. GSA's page lists FPMR 101-40.203-4C as its authority or regulation.

The form is a request from an agency, addressed To: General Services Administration, for a side by side cost comparison of a household goods shipment under the commuted rate and under the GBL method. The requesting agency gives its name and address, the person making the request and an agency telephone number, then the shipment data: origin, destination, elevators or stair carry needed, the employee relocating, the approximate moving date and the estimated weight. Item 13, mileage, says GSA will determine it. The cost table compares transportation, packing, metropolitan area charges, elevator and stair carry, storage in transit and other services, with totals.

A note says the commuted rate includes an allowance for packing and that, for comparison purpose ONLY, the same amount is used to estimate those costs under the GBL method; actual cost may be higher or lower. The form prints no OMB number and no privacy statement. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of GSA Form 2485: Cost Comparison for Shipping Household Goods, as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 2485

Items 1 to 6: the request

Request number, date of request, To: General Services Administration, the requesting agency, the person making the request and the agency telephone number.

Items 7 to 13: shipment data

Origin and destination by city, county and state, elevators or flights of stairs at each end, the employee relocating, the approximate moving date, the estimated weight and mileage.

Items 14 and 15: transportation and packing

Rate or charge and amount for transportation and for packing and related services, under the commuted rate in columns (b) and (c) and the GBL method in columns (d) and (e).

Items 16 to 18: area, stairs and storage

Metropolitan area allowance or charge and elevator or stair carry at origin and destination, and storage in transit: day 1, day 2 thru 90, warehouse, handling and pick-up or delivery.

Items 19 and 20: other services and totals

Other services, specified, and the totals for each method.

Items 21 and 22: remarks and signature

Remarks, using the reverse if more space is needed, then the signature block. Notes at the bottom carry the authority lines and a CWT allowance box.

How to complete GSA Form 2485

  1. 1

    Fill in the request

    Enter the request number and date, the requesting agency's name and address, the person making the request and the agency telephone number.

  2. 2

    Describe the shipment

    Enter origin and destination, mark elevator Yes or No and the number of flights of stairs at each end, then the employee relocating, approximate moving date and estimated weight. Item 13 says GSA will determine mileage.

  3. 3

    Compare the costs

    For each service, enter the rate or charge and the amount under the commuted rate and under the GBL method. Several rate lines are marked CWT.

  4. 4

    Add other services and totals

    Specify any other services in item 19 and enter the totals in item 20.

  5. 5

    Add remarks and sign

    Use item 21 for remarks, and the reverse if more space is needed. Item 22 takes the signature, name and title of the signer, the date prepared and a GSA control number.

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What the form says

Where it goes

Item 3, To:, is preprinted General Services Administration. The form prints no street address.

Packing figures

The notes say the commuted rate includes an allowance for packing, and that for comparison purpose ONLY the same amount is used to estimate costs for these services under the GBL method. Actual cost may be higher or lower.

Authority lines

The notes print the commuted rate authority as GSA Bulletin FPMR A-2, Suppl:, followed by a blank, and leave the GBL method authority blank. GSA's page lists FPMR 101-40.203-4C.

Edition, OMB number and privacy

The footer reads GSA FORM 2485 (REV. 4-98). The PDF prints no OMB number and no Privacy Act statement.

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Who fills out GSA Form 2485?

  • The requesting agency

    Item 4, From:, takes the requesting agency's name, address and ZIP Code.

  • The person making the request

    Item 5 takes their name and title, and item 6 the agency telephone number with area code and extension.

  • General Services Administration

    Item 3, To:, is preprinted General Services Administration. Item 13 says GSA will determine the mileage, and item 22E takes a GSA control number.

  • The employee relocating

    Item 10 names the employee relocating. The form has no signature line for the employee.

  • The signer

    Items 22A to 22E take a signature, the signer's name and title, the date prepared and the GSA control number. The form does not say which office signs.

The form is addressed to GSA and filled in by the agency making the request. These are the parties its blocks name.

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Questions about Form GSA2485

Who issues GSA Form 2485?

The footer names the General Services Administration and reads GSA FORM 2485 (REV. 4-98). GSA hosts it in its forms library, and its page lists FPMR 101-40.203-4C as the authority or regulation.

Who sends GSA Form 2485 to GSA?

Item 4 takes the requesting agency's name and address, and item 5 the person making the request. Item 3 is preprinted To: General Services Administration.

What does GSA Form 2485 compare?

The cost of shipping household goods under the commuted rate and under the GBL method, service by service, with a rate or charge and an amount for each and totals in item 20.

Who determines the mileage?

Item 13, Mileage, says GSA will determine it.

Are the packing figures exact?

The notes say the commuted rate includes an allowance for packing and that the same amount is used under the GBL method for comparison purpose ONLY. Actual cost may be higher or lower.

When does item 9 not apply?

Item 9, Elevators/Stair Carry Needed, says it does not apply to a single-family dwelling.