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V -- TRAVEL MANAGEMENT CENTER SOL 3FBG-W-CM-N-5223 DUE 061096 POC Catherine Maloney (202) 755-0310 Requirements for the Establishment and operation of a travel management Center for the U.S. Department of agriculture, the U.S. Office of specialcounsel, and the merit systems protection Board. The estimated annual air ticket sales are $14.2 million, $52,000, and $270,000, respectively. A minimum rebate for each agency is required. This is an all or none procurement-onecontract will be awarded under this Solicitation. This Solicitation will be competed under full and open competition procedures. Requirements include: Anoff-site facility located within 5 Miles of the USDA office at 14th & Independence avenues, SW, Washington, DC, and located NO further than two blocks from a metro-rail station. Travel agents must have in-depth knowledge of International faring; must be able to utilize the USDA Government transportation system (GVTS) for billing and reconciliation through the national Finance cetner the GVTS is a more complex system than the American express gta accounts in that th TMC must atke amex information, add certain agency specific data, generate a new magnetic or diskette which expands billing reconciliation to anagency-by-agency basis, and forwarded to the national Finance Center within 5 days of receipt). The GVTS must be operational for testing purposes 30 days prior to contract start-up and must be operational on the first Day the contractor issues tickets. Ticket delivery services are required at least twice daily to more than 40 points in the Washington, DC area. There is also national delivery services for some offices of the USDA, and for the merit systems protection Board. Other requirements include the issuance of tickets in foreign currencies against gtrs with equivalent fares paid in US dollars. The Solicitation will be issued on or about may 9, 1996, and Close on or about June 10, 1996, with an anticipated contract start-up date of November 2, 1996. Offerors interested in receiving a copy of this Solicitation shall send their request in writing only via facsimile to (202) 755-0277. Offerors shall include their mailing address and telephone number in the body of their request. The Government intends to issue the Solicitation on 3.5'' floppy diskettes. The Government may issue the Solicitation via electronic mail. Those interested shall include their E-mail address along with their mailing address. NO telephone requests for solicitations will be taken. Questions pertaining to the Solicitation shall be made in writing and sent via facsimile to (202) 755-0277.(0115)

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