SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- Draft Performance Based Statement of Work for Air Charter Services
- Notice Date
- 10/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481211
— Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), Travel and Transportation Acquisition Support Division (QMAC), 2200 Crystal Drive, Crystal Plaza #4, Room 300, Arlington, VA, 22202, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFIQMAC0001
- Response Due
- 10/12/2007
- Point of Contact
- Michael Butterfield, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-605-5771, Fax 703-605-9935, - Linda Smith, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-605-2915, Fax 703-605-9935
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.butterfield@gsa.gov, lindal.smith@gsa.gov
- Description
- This is a request for industry comments on a DRAFT PBSOW for adding Charter Services to the GSA Schedules program. Comments are encouraged on all aspects of the proposed statement of work. GSA is trying to ensure that best practices have been incorporated and that the requirements are consistent to the extent practicable with the way industry does business. In addition, safety is of a paramount concern and GSA would like any comments on that subject as well. Comments should be mailed electronically by 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, October 12, 2007. This request for comments does not commit the Government to any particular course of action nor is this draft PBSOW a solicitation for charter services at this time. Please address the following questions: 1. For fiscal year 2005, the Federal Government spent $3 billion on Federal Sales for NAICS codes 481211, 481212 and 481219. It is, however, unable to guarantee specific volumes to any specific service provider. The Federal Government is interested in obtaining quality charter services from providers that can deliver quality services. What would you recommend the Government do to make any solicitation for charter services attractive to bid on given the inability to guarantee specific volumes to any specific provider? 2. Please identify your company name, point of contact, telephone number, mailing address, email address, and provide a brief summary of the charter services you provide. 3. Please identify what type of company you are (e.g., broker, operator, etc.). 4. The Federal Government uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAIC) code to determine a company?s business size. The NAICS code for charters include NAICS codes 481211, 481212 and 481219. NAICS information can be found at http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/. Based on the NAICS code appropriate to your business, are you classified as a small business or large business? 5. What types of charter services do you provide? Please define and describe in detail. 6. On average, how many aircraft do you have available and where are they located (e.g., domestic, international, major metropolitan areas, downtown areas, suburbs, rural, etc.)? 7. How are charter services priced for your company (e.g., discount off the list price, per hour, etc.) for corporate and Government clients? Are these rates published and if so, where? 8. How are negotiated contract rates communicated to the service provider and travel industry providers (e.g., travel agents, automated booking systems, etc.)? 9. Are negotiated contract rates loaded into Global Distribution Systems (GDS)? If so, which one(s)? 10. Are there any safety considerations that should be included? 11. Are negotiated rates commissionable? 12. What types and/or ranges of discounts do you typically offer clients? Compare discounts to commercial, corporate and Government clients and explain any differences in selling terms/conditions. Provide a typical sample agreement. 13. What drives changes to negotiated contract rates and how often do they change? 14. What fees, if any, are associated with date changes and/or cancellations of the services? 15. What data, if any, is collected on charter spend for the corporate and Government client? Please list the data elements captured and reported on and their intended purpose/use. 16. The Federal Government contracts for a travel card program with commercial providers (e.g., Mastercard and Visa), and its account numbering sequences are unique to the Federal Government. How would your company use the numbering sequence to ensure that the proper negotiated contract rates are displayed and charged? 17. If a Federal agency negotiates a further reduced contract rate for their employees, how would such a rate be displayed, communicated and subsequently applied? 18. What is the yearly dollar volume of your Federal Government business, if any? Is the volume concentrated in any one area? 19. What information do you need from a potential client in order to prepare a bid for providing charter services? 20. What other information would be important for the Government to understand?
- Record
- SN01428087-W 20071005/071003223933 (fbodaily.com)
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