V -- DOD OFFICIAL AND LEISURE TRAVEL SERVICES The Department of Defense (DoD) requests Industry review and comment on a DRAFT Request for Proposal (Draft RFP). The Draft RFP identifies a Defense Travel System (DTS) requirement to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and all other items and services required to perform official and leisure travel services for the Department of Defense. DoD has contracted an automated common user interface(CUI)that facilitates the official travel management services being solicited. The objective of the Defense Travel System 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 for each Travel Area by competing both official and leisure travel service requirements combined within the single solicitation with the potential for award of each Travel Area to separate offerors. Within the 18 Travel Areas there will be specific locations that will be identified for Small Business Set-Aside awards. Travel management services include all traditional commercial travel office arrangements. This draft RFP will be available at the DTS Website: http://www.dtic.mil/travelink/industry/followonrfp/ on or about 31 August 1999. The RFP and all attachments, appendices, and related information will be available only through that address. The Government anticipates awarding a Fixed Price Requirements type contract(s) for a two(2) year base period and three(3)one(1) year option periods. The SIC Code is 4724 and annual size standard $1,000,000. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan, which meets the requirement of the Small Business Act. Comments on the Draft RFP shall be submitted electronically to Mr. Anwar Ali at e-mail address alia@mtmc.army.mil, not later than 4:00 PM on 17 September 1999. Additional instructions for submitting comments are found preceding the Draft RFP on the DTS web site. After reviewing Industry comments, DoDanticipates a final Request for Proposal will be issued not later than the first quarter of fiscal year 2000. WEB: http://www.dtic.mil/travelink/industry/followonrfp/, http://www.dtic.mil/travelink/industry/followonrfp/. E-MAIL: alia@mtmc.army.mil, alia@mtmc.army.mil. Posted 08/17/99 (W-SN368489).

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