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V -- COMMERCIAL CREDIT CARDS FOR VEHICULAR GOODS AND SERVICES. SOL N00600-98-R-1886 DUE 052298 POC For a copy of the solicitation, contact the Customer Services Center (202)433-2951 or you may fax request to (202)433-9569. For additional information, contact Ms. Kari Stieglitz, Code 02W1.6K, (202)685-1272. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Norfolk Detachment Washington is seeking sources to procure between 800 and 1,000 commercial credit cards to be used for vehicular goods and services for government-owned and leased cars. The contractor shall provide a commercial credit card that allows the user to purchase vehicular goods and services, such as gasoline, vehicle maintenance, 24-hour roadside assistance and other related services. The cards must be accepted in the 48 continental United States. For fuel purposes, the card shall be accepted by all of the following vendors: Amoco, Apco, BP, Cenex, Chevron, Citgo, Conoco, Crown, Diamond Shamrock, Exxon, Fina, Gulf, Marathon, Mobil, Phillips 66, Shell, Sinclair, Sunoco, Texaco, and Unocal 76. For maintenance purposes, the card shall be accepted by all of the following vendors: Firestone, Goodyear, Uniroyal, Goodrich, General Tire, BF Goodrich, CarX, Speedy, AAMCO Transmissions, Lee Miles Transmissions, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National Rental Car, MAACO, Jiffy Lube, Minit-Lube, AvisLube, Safelite Autoglass, USA Glass, Binswanger, and Globe Amerada. The vendors listed above are the minimum standard. The contractor shall provide 24-hour roadside assistance in all fifty states. This service shall be available on a 24 hour a day basis, 365 days a year, and have a response time of no more than 45 minutes. This service shall provide the following: jump starts, towing, and locksmith services. Each card shall have a credit limit of $250.00, with the understanding that a one time credit limit increase may occur due to an unforeseeable emergency. The contractor will also be required to replace lost, broken or stolen cards throughout the course of the contract at no additional cost to the government. The card will be a series of numbers that identifies the cardholder and the specific car. The contractor shall also provide a system of security that makes it impossible for the card to be traced if lost or stolen. There will be no use of individual letters or specific written words that appear on the cards. They will not make reference to the US Government or the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in any way. The cards shall be organized into one main account and seventeen different subaccounts, with different account numbers for each. Responses are required on or before Friday, 22 May 1998. A response to this request for information does not guarantee that a firm will be solicited or that any solicitation will be issued as a result of this request for information. Facsimile and telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses should be sent to Kari Stieglitz, Contract Specialist, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Norfolk Detachment Washington, Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 200, 4th Floor, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5014. (0099)

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