Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Acquisition Branch, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 3290, Washington, D.C. 20226

V -- LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS SOL BATF 96-15. Contact Charles J. Conrad (202) 927-8820/Contracting Officer, Charles H. Logan (202) 927-8820. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms intends to purchase contractor services to provide lodging accommodations for Government students attending accelerant detection and explosives detection canine training courses. Sources must (1) be able to provide lodging for a minimum of 15 students per year with a maximum of 75 students per year; (2) provide lodging at rates in accordance with the Federal travel regulations; (3) provide separate rooms for each attending student with a refrigerator for canine food storage; (4) provide daily room service to each student's room; (5) allow trained crated canines to stay in the rooms with the students, and additional room cleaning charge of $7.00 may be assessed for the canines; (6) be within a 20 mile radius of the United States Customs Service Canine Enforcement Training Center (CETC) Front Royal, Virginia; (7) have a full-time restaurant available on or near the premises which is open 7 days a week and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and a variety of meals; (8) have personnel employed 24 hours a day to assist with any emergency situations which may occur; (9) have experience in providing lodging facilities for groups of people from foreign countries for extended periods of time up to 15 weeks; (10) have experience working with a language interpreter for concerns relating to foreign persons lodging at facility; (11) have experience in providing lodging facilities for Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies for extended periods of time; (12) have a sprinkler system and smoke alarms in rooms used by ATF; (13) have a classroom facility available for rental which will accommodate up to 25 persons; (14) mandatory requirement - each bidding hotel must allow canines to occupy rooms on a 24 hour basis for the duration of the contract period. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will have a period of performance of 24 months (one base year and one-one year option period). All interested parties must submit a request for solicitation in writing or by fax to (202) 927-8688. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS OR INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. (270)

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