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R -- L ETRAVEL EXPENDITURE SURVEY SOL 8-4156 DUE 030798 POC Sandra Souders, Lawrence Frazier 301/713-0854 R -- The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/International Trade Administration/Trade Development Group/Tourism Industries Office has a requirement for a contractor, with an existing, on-going, monthly, nationally stratified household survey, to collect expenditure data by category on U.S. residents' average expenditures abroad after they return home from their trip and to provide trend data for a five year period which provides comparable expenditure data on an annual basis. Interested parties must meet the following requirements: 1) Must have an existing, on-going, monthly, nationally stratified household survey; 2) Survey must collect data on U.S. residents traveling abroad and their spending on those overseas trips; 3) For 1998, the per person per trip expenditure data must be collected and reported separately for each of the following categories: main transportation (including airfare from and to the U.S.), car rental, food and beverage, entertainment/recreation, shopping for gifts and souvenirs, lodging, and all "other" expenditures; 4) For 1998, the contractor must be able to collect responses from an adequate number of nationally stratified households each month, including January and February, 1998, to provide minimum annual samples (Europe: 2,200; Asia/Pacific: 600; So/Central America: 450) for U.S. residents who have taken a trip during the previous three months to the world regions: Europe, South and Central America (including the Caribbean, excluding Mexico), and Asia/Pacific. Monthly sample sizes should be similar in number in order to minimize any seasonal bias; 5) Provide a 5 year trendline of comparable expenditure data providing annual per person per trip total expenditures, in total, and by category where available, for each of the three world regions, described, and for overseas travel in total; 6) Must be proficient in administering surveys and conducting market and travel survey research, with established reputation and qualifications in the field; 7) Experience with federal government programs, knowledge of federal bureaucracy and procurement requirements would be helpful; 8) Must include qualifications of key personnel who will manage/work on the project. The Period of Performance will be from Date of Award thru April 30, 1999. This will be a "Best Value" "FIRM Fixed Price" Award with technical expertise more important than price. Evaluation Criteria includes: Understanding of the scope of the project; Schedule; Knowledge/experience of key personnel; Comprehensiveness of methodology/model; Clarity/conciseness of proposal. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a written request for the solicitation package to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days from the date of this notice. Requests/ responses should be faxed to 301/713-0806 or 301/713-0808. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (Reference No. 8-4156) **** (0051)

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