U.S. Office Of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1342, Washington, DC 20415

X -- ANNUAL FEDERAL BENEFITS CONFERENCE 2000 SOL opm-rfp-99-0824klm POC kenneth l. mcmahill, telephone 202-606-2494 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.opm.gov/procure. E-MAIL: Fred Chatterton, Contracting Officer or Ken McMahill,, afchatte@opm.gov or klmcmahi@opm.gov. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking conference and room accommodations for the Retirement and Insurance Services' (RIS) Annual Federal Benefits Conference 2000. The awarded contract will consist of 1 base year and 4 option periods, the total contract not exceeding 60 months. The facility must be no more than 225 miles from OPM's central location at 1900 E Street. A location outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area is preferred. 475-550 attendees are expected for the 5 day conference which will be held in June 2000. There are training sessions in the first 2 days of the conference followed by the main conference during the last 3 conference days. The facility must offer overnight accommodations at government rates for 250 persons and be accessible to overflow facilities. The overflow facilities must offer comparable quality and prices and be within 15 minutes' drive of the contractor facility. All accommodations should be accessible to the handicapped. The facility should also offer a conference room for plenary sessions, breakout rooms, exhibitors' spaces, and a dining room for working luncheons/dinners. The awardee should provide continental breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and refreshments for breaks. Convenient outside dining, shopping and other entertainment are desired. 1 room for OPM staff, an equipment storage room, and presentation equipment shall also be provided by the facility. The SIC code for this procurement is 7011 (Hotels and Motels). This is an unrestricted procurement. It is anticipated that RFP OPM-99-00824KLM will be released no earlier than June 4. The Solicitation will be posted onto OPM's web page, http://www.opm.gov/procure. This Solicitation will be subject to provisions of Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Proposals will be due about 3 weeks after release of the solicitation. Those wishing a copy of the RFP should contact Kenneth L. McMahill at 202-606-2494, Internet, klmcmahi@opm.gov. Fax requests to 202-606-1464.***** Posted 05/26/99 (W-SN335932). (0146)

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