Attachment 1: LMC-OPDC PROCESS INSTRUCTION

OPDC Fuel Approval Process
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1. Fuel Allocation Submissions (1-2 Months Beforehand): Fuel allocations are submitted to the Logistics Management Center (LMC) at Baghdad Embassy at least 1-2 months in advance for all CLIII (B) products. The LMC will then submit the allocations to the Ministry of Oil and OPDC.
2. Tax Clearance Approval Process (1-2 Weeks): Tax clearance requests are submitted monthly for One Time Buys (OTB) and Long-Term Contracts (LTC). Tax clearance letters are provided by Ministry of Finance (MoF) once they affirm taxes have been paid by vendor. MoF will send a copy of the tax clearance letter to OPDC and PMNOC office.
3. OPDC Fuel Prices (1-7 Business Days): The first week of the month is when fuel prices are posted, and the vendor can purchase fuel for the current month. Vendor will pay the taxes on the fuel purchased and standby for the tax clearance letter from MoF. 4. OPDC Approval Process (7-10 Business Days): Fuel Vendors will submit their fuel movement request to OPDC in person, not emailed.
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Purchase Receipts
Tax Clearance
Pledge Letter (a copy also gets sent to LMC)
Movement Request Letter
Driver/Vehicle Information

5. OPDC Approval Process Continued (3-5 Business Days): OPDC will forward the reviewed fuel movement request to the PMNOC by expeditor (courier) for further review. PMNOC will review the fuel movement documents, approve the movement request, and forward the approvals to OPDC by expeditor (courier). 6. OPDC Approval Process Continued (7-10 Business Days): Fuel vendors will be issued the approved fuel movement request and Oil Police memo by OPDC. Once an approval is received, vendor will begin their process.