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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES SOL 001247 DUE 080900 POC Sally Huber, 301-713-0855, Lawrence Frazier, 301-713-0851 B-The Dept of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), Tourism Industries (TI), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Canada to provide 1999 Survey of Canadian Visitors to the U. S. A. This data is required to effectively provide travel data to public and private industry users. TI produces the Summary of International Travelers to the United States. This summery is the official Federal Government source for international tourist arrival to the United States. The contractor will provide: 1) monthly volume of Canadians visiting the U. S. (by mode and length of stay) and quarterly and annual tip characteristics (expenditures, nights, purpose, province or origin and state visited) of Canadian visitors who stay in the U. S. for one or more nights. 2) US tourists entering Canada by transportation mode (automobiles, trucks, commercial and private airplane, train, bus, commercial and private boat, pedestrians, and others). 3) Canadian tourists entering the US by transportation mode (automobiles, trucks, commercial and private airplane, train, bus, commercial and private boat, pedestrians, and others). 4) Non-US residents travelers entering Canada either directly or via the United States, by air, land, and sea. 5) Canadian tourists entering countries other tan the United States directly or via rthe United States by air, sea, and land. 6) International travelers between Canada and other countries by mode of transportation. 7) Non-Canadian residents entering Canada by province of entry by mode of transportation. 8) International travelers by country of residence, not including US residents, entering Canada. 9) Activities engaged in by Canadians. 10) Purpose of trip by state. 11) Type of accommodation such as hotel, cabin, camping, friend/relative, etc. 12) Canadian arrivals by gender and age. 13) Canadian expenditures in the U. S. by state. 14) Canadian residents entering Canada by Province and mode of transportation. This is a notice of intent and cannot be considered a solicitation, therefore no solicitation package exist. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Reference 1247 Posted 07/26/00 (W-SN479116). (0208)

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