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V -- COMMERCIAL CREDIT CARDS FOR VEHICULAR GOODS AND SERVICES SOL N00600-98-R-1886 POC For a copy of the solicitation, contact the Customer Service Center at (202) 433-2951 or you may fax a request to (202) 433-9569. For additional information, contact Kari Stieglitz, Code 02W1.6K at (202) 685-1272 Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Norfolk Detachment Washington has a requirement 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 pruposes, 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, locksmith services and tire repair. Each card shall have a credit limit of $500.00, 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 U.S. Governemnt 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. Delivery of the cards shall be made prior to 18 September 1998. The anticipated release date of the solicitation is 15 June 1998. The resulting contract will provide one base year and four one-year options. The Government reserves the right to extend the term of the contract under FAR 52.217-9 "Option to Extend the Term of the Contract". All responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration. This acquisition is unrestricted. (0152)

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