HQ MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMMAND, ATTN: MTAQ-AT (RM 307), 5611 COLUMBIA PIKE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22041-5050

V -- DOD OFFICIAL AND LEISURE TRAVEL SERVICES SOL DAHC22-96-R-0004 DUE 052397 POC Points of Contact, DTS Team Chief, Lexine Arthur, 703-681-7891; Contracting Officer Francis A. Giordano, 703-681-3515 (Site Code DAHC22) Headquarters, Military Traffic Management Command, (HQ, MTMC) is seeking to identify potential sources and their capabilities to provide all personnel, equipment, materials supervision, and other items and services required to provide official and leisure travel services to Department of Defense (DoD) sites within the 11 state area known as Defense Travel Region (DTR 6). The 11 states are ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN and KY and include approximately one half million DoD travelers. The objective of the Defense Travel System (DTS) is to provide a seamless, paperless, integrated process that meets the needs of travelers by providing the full range of travel services at an overall cost savings to the Government. Travel services will be acquired by combining both official and leisure travel service requirements in a single solicitation with the potential for award of each to separate offerors. In addition, the DTR 6 contractor for official travel services shall provide and deploy to DoD travelers,and follow-on travel management services contractors, worldwide on an incremental schedule over a three year period, an Automated Common User Interface (CUI) that facilitates the official travel management services being solicited. Travel management services include traditional commercial travel office arrangements. Draft solicitation (DAHC22-96-R-0004), and related information regarding approximately 344 DTR 6 sites is available on the DTS Website at http://www.dtic.mil/travelink/. Interested sources for official travel, to include the CUI, should submit a qualifications package to the Contracting Office which will demonstrate their capabilities as follows: (1) Description of capability to provide the CUI described above. (2) Description of capability to deploy and support the CUI worldwide. (3) Description of capability to provide official travel management services for DTR 6. (4) Description of progressive and responsible past performance/experience relevant to the requirements of this procurement (Government, corporate and/or individual) over the past 3 years. (5) Description of financial capability, and resources to perform without government assistance. Interested sources for leisure travel services should submit a qualifications package to the Contracting Office which will demonstrate their capabilities as follows: (1) Description of capability to provide leisure travel management services for DTR 6. (2) Description of progressive and responsible past performance/experience relevant to the requirements of this procurement (Government, corporate and/or individual) over the past 3 years. (3) Description of financial capability and resources to perform without Government assistance. (4) Description of marketing capability. All sources interested in providing any of the services described above are strongly encouraged to submit the aforementioned qualification packages which shall include identification of the specific geographical areas, scope, size and dollar volume in which you are interested in participating; and specify whether it is as a prime contractor and/or subcontractor. Small Businesses shall also submit the following: (1) a positive statement of eligibility as an 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned small business concern; and (2) business size standard. The SIC Code is 4724 with annual size standard of $1,000,000. The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Requirements type contract(s) for a two (2) year base period and three (3) one (1) year option periods. Large businesses will be required to submit a subcontracting plan which meets the requirement of the Small Business Act. If awarded to a large business, offeror must contractually agree that small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business concerns shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its subcontracting plan. The Government will encourage large businesses to participate in the Mentor-Protege Program. Responses must be submitted in hard copy on company letterhead (10 pitch font, single spaced, with a 15 page limitation), signed by a corporate officer. Facsimiles will not be accepted. Responses shall be submitted no later than May 23, 1997 to HQ, MTMC, ATTN: MTAQ-AT, Ms. Lexine Arthur, Room 307, 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, Va 22041-5050. *Note: Defense procurement and finance policies issued February 10, 1997, require contractors to be registered in the Central contractor Registration (CCR) by September 30, 1997, for consideration of future solicitations, awards, and payment. Request a CCR application by calling 1-888-CCR-2423. (0120)

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