SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Notice of Final RFP for DoD DTS Travel Services
- Notice Date
- 11/7/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- ACA, ITEC4, Directorate of Contracting , 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
- ZIP Code
- 22331-0700
- Solicitation Number
- DABL01-03-R-1001
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2003
- Point of Contact
- Michael Farrell, 703-325-2602
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ACA, ITEC4
(Michael.Farrell@cacw.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA DABL01-03-R-1001 Notice of Final RFP for DoD DTS Travel Services Block 17. The Department of Defense (DoD) submits the final Defense Travel System (DTS) Travel Management Services request for proposal (RFP). The RFP identifies a DTS requirement to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and ot her items and services necessary to perform official travel management services for DoD at CONUS/OCONUS Travel Areas that are set-aside strictly for small business participation. Travel management services are to be provided by travel area to support Official Travel performed by DoD travelers assigned to organizations within respective Travel Areas. DoD has established 25 Travel Areas as Small Business Set-aside locations and antic ipates awarding multiple contracts from the solicitation, with the potential to award one contract per Travel Area. Multiple travel areas may be awarded under one contract if doing so is in the best interest of the Government. Two solicitations for DoD Travel Management Services are planned. The first solicitation includes all Small Business Set-aside locations and the second solicitation will include all remaining DoD Travel Areas worldwide which will be solicited under full a nd open competition. The final RFP for the first solicitation set-aside for small business participation will be released no later than November 25, 2002 with awards planned for March 2003. Release of the second solicitation for the remaining DoD Travel A reas is planned for September 2003 with award(s) planned for March 2004. The Government anticipates awarding Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract(s) with a two year base period and three, one year option periods. Services will be priced on a transaction fee basis. Optional services will be priced on a monthly basis. Travel will be authorized as required. The SIC Code is 56151 with annual size standard of $3,000,000. A best value source selection process will be conducted with each offeror?s proposal evaluated against Technical, Performance Risk and Price factors. In making its final selection of contractors to perform CTO services, the Government's technical evaluati on will include (but not be limited to) an assessment of offerors' demonstrated ability to perform Centrally Billed Accounts (CBA) reconciliation under controlled procedures. Interested vendors will be required to demonstrate their capability to validate passenger name record data through their Global Distribution System to the Defense Travel System as a condition of receiving award of any requirement described in this notice. This demonstration can be done from the offeror's own facilities, and will involve minimal time and cost to offerors. Vendors interested in submitting a proposal for any of these requirements must contact the Government via email at DTSContracting@osd.pe ntagon.mil as soon as possible, to schedule this validation event. The final RFP for Small Business Set-asides will be posted no later than November 25, 2002 on the United States Department of Army Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) web site and maybe found at: http://abop.m onmouth.army.mil. The RFP and all attachments with related information will only be available at that address. The IBOP web site has been established to allow electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitation for Bids (IFBs), and the re ceipt of proposals. All parties interested in doing business with ITEC4 are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the Interactive Business Opportunities Page. Registration for a user ID and password will be necessary when browsing o r considering the submission of proposals to ITEC4 over the IBOP. This can be accomplished by selecting the New User Registration icon on the right side of the IBOP Home Page under User Services. To access potential opportunities simply selec t ITEC4-Active under Army Solicitations Login & View By Army Contracting Activity. If you require assistance with the IBOP, please contact the toll free help desk at 1-888-414-2677. Vendor proposals in response to the final RFP are due no later than Janu ary 15, 2003. A Pre-proposal conference is scheduled for December 6, 2002 between 0900 and 1430 at the following location: Crystal City Marriott Hotel 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202. To register for the pre-proposal conference, log on to http://www.dtic.mil/travelink Once you are there, click on Pre-Proposal Conference for Small Business Set-Aside (SBS) Solicitation 2002 Dec 6. Vendors must register prior to attending the conference. Comments on the RFP may be forwarded electronically in the format identified on the website above to Ms. Peggy Butler at: Peggy.Butler@itec4.army.mil or Michael Farrell at: Michael.Farrell@itec4.army.mil. Comments must be submitted within 20 days after th e release of the final RFP. Comments to be addressed at the pre-proposal conference must be submitted no later than December 3, 2002 to the addressees above.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, ITEC4 Directorate of Contracting , 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA
- Zip Code: 22331-0700
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22331-0700
- Record
- SN00201647-W 20021109/021107213527 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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