General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service, Services Acquisiti, On Center (Fcxb) 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, CM Bldg. 4, Room 603, Washington,, D.C. 20406

V -- AIR PASSENGER SERVICE SOL FCXB-F5-960001-N POC Bill Toth, Contract Specialist, 703/305-6670; Bruce spainhour, Contract Specialist, 703/308-4669, or Jeff Koses, Contracting Officer, on 703/305-3051 The Federal supply service (FSS) has a requirement for scheduled certified U.S. Airlines to provide passenger transportation services, Governmentwide, for approximately 5,300 domestic and International airport pairs. The contracts will be for a 12 to 18 month period beginning October 1, 1996, and may include options for up to an additional 4 months. If the base contract period exceeds 12 months an economic price adjustment provision may be included. Resultant contracts will be requirements type contracts. The contracts are solely for the movement of passengers and are used by almost all Federal agencies and various other authorized users. They do not require travel agent services and do not include any role for travel agents. Air carriers who are not currently approved by the Department of Defense (DOD) must, prior to award, have appropriate faacertification, have adequate insurance, and be approved by the DOD based on successful completion of a technical safety evaluation including an on-sitesurvey (AUDIT) by the DOD. Carriers who are otherwise eligible must also participate in the civil reserve air fleet (CRAF) program. For information regarding the CRAF program, call the office of the assistant for civil air at 618) 256-6751. All responsible sources will be considered. A pre-solicitationconference will be Held in Crystal Mall 4, room C-43 on February 22, 199612:00 noon. Reservations are required to attend the conference and may be made by contacting any of the individuals listed above. Full details will be announced in the Solicitation. The Solicitation will issue on or about March 14, 1996 and will Close on or about may 14, 1996. Only written or telefaxed requests for copies of the Solicitation package will be honored. The facsimile number is (703) 305-5094.(0031)

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