Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Acquisition, 400 7th St., SW Rm. 7310, MAR-380, Washington, DC 20590

T -- LLOYDS VESSEL INTINERARY FILES SOL DTMA91-96-R-00003 DUE 022996 POC Contact Point, Delores Hagans, (202)366-2660, Contracting Officer, John E. Carr, (202)366-5757 Provide vessel itinerary information for all vessels, 1,000 gross tons and over and engaged in world ocean-borne merchant vessel movements with accompanying vessel particulars. This data will be provided on magnetic computer tapes in the following format: (1) One tape per file, (2) ASCII, (3) Fixed record length, (4) Tapes should be unlabeled, (5) 6250 BPI, (6) Data should contain no signed or packed decimal fields. Documentation should accompany tapes specifying characteristics of the data tape. MARAD intends to negotiate only with Lloyds Maritime Information Services, Ltd. for one year plus four one-year options under authority of FAR 6.302-1. No other contractor in the field possessed the information that is available from the contractor's vessels itinerary magnetic tape files. Sources who think they have the capability to perform this requirement must submit detailed qualification statements of their capabilities and experience by February 12, 1996. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. (0033)

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