Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Procurement, 14th & C. Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228

R -- TOUR SERVICES SOL BEP-00-22N DUE 060500 POC Angela Williams, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 874-3151, Fax (202) 874-3135, Email angela.williams@bep.treas.gov -- Tina McGuire, Manager, Equipment and Services Contracts Division, Phone (202) 874-3142, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email tina.mcguire@bep.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=BEP-00-22N&Lo cID=142. E-MAIL: Angela Williams, angela.williams@bep.treas.gov. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) anticipates awarding a performance based service contract to a contractor who can provide tour services for the public tour at the Washington, D.C. facility. Tour services shall include the entire management of the day-to-day functions of the tour to provide a total tour experience for visitors to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A draft Performance Work Statement and a commercial questionnaire are attached for industry comments. Tour History: The public tour is a major tourist attraction in the Washington, D.C. area. In 1999 approximately 500,000 people toured the facility. The tour facility is located at 14th & C Streets, SW, Washington, DC. The tour hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am through 2:00 pm, with two VIP tours at 8:15 am and 8:45 am. The BEP is closed on all Federal holidays. The tour has a peak and non-peak season, with the months of March through August considered the peak tour season. The tour will accommodate approximately 3,000 visitors per day during this time. A ticketing system is implemented during these months with the ticket booth opening at 8:00 a.m. No more than 50 tickets are issued per person. Additionally, during the months of June through August, BEP offers extended tour hours. The extended hours are 5:00 pm through 7:30 pm, Monday through Friday with an additional VIP tour at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are issued for this tour beginning at 3:30 p.m. The non-peak season months are September through February. During non-peak season the tour accommodates approximately 960 visitors per day. The BEP presently has a contract for tour guides. During peak season one lead tour guide and fourteen tour guides are employed. During the extended tour and the non-peak season, one lead tour guide and eleven tour guides are employed. Three of the above tour guides are bilingual (two Spanish speaking, one French) and one tour guide interprets in American Sign Language. The tour guides wear uniforms that are presently furnished by BEP and the contractor is responsible for cleaning. The tour guides use two-way radios to communicate with each other, the Police Services Branch, and the COTR. Tour Guides escort a maximum of 80 people through the tour at one time due to the limited space on the BEP Tour Gallery. Requested Information: If your company is interested in providing this service to BEP please provide comments on the draft statement of work and complete the Commercial questionnaire. This information will be utilized to finalize the performance work statement in order to issue a solicitation for these services. Interested businesses are encouraged to visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing_s Tour Facility on Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., for a site visit. The name of the person(s) attending from your company must be provided to Angela M. Williams not later than Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. This information shall be provided by email or fax. Please indicate whether your company is a large, small, disadvantaged, or women-owned business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8741, Management Services. The size standard is $5.0 million or less in annual receipts to be considered a small business. The information requested shall be submitted to Angela Williams at the above address or emailed to angela.williams@bep.treas.gov on or before Monday, June 5, 2000. Upon issuance of the solicitation, qualified businesses that respond to this notice will be informed of how to retrieve a copy. Posted 05/08/00 (D-SN452395). (0129)

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