SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Airfare Query Services
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- ACA, ITEC4, Directorate of Contracting , 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
- ZIP Code
- 22331-0700
- Solicitation Number
- W91QUZ-06-R-0065
- Response Due
- 9/13/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/12/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. Contracting Activity: US Army Contracting Agency, Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC-4), 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-1700. This notice is being published as required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received in response to it shall be considered. See Government-Wide numbered note 22. 2. Background: The Defense Travel System (DTS) is an Acquisition Category 1AM (ACAT 1AM) system that has been procured by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the management of travel within DoD. The system is mission critical and requires adequate sustainm ent of operation to enable official travel within DoD. DTS is now the officially designated system to be used by DoD for commercial temporary duty travel. Over thirty-five financial systems have been adapted to use DTS, and travel business processes of all services and agencies have been modified to eliminate the historical paper systems used to process travel vouchers and reimburse travelers for out-of-pocket expenses. The Program Management Office - Defense Travel System (PMO-DTS) is the management authority for the program. System Operations and Maintenance, Development, Training, and Help Desk activities are currently carried out under contract number DAMT01-98-D-1005 with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) in Fair Lakes, VA. 3. Proposed Contract Action. This is a notice of intent to issue a contract to ITA Software Inc., 141 Portland Street, Cambridge, MA on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services w ill Satisfy Agency Requirements, 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). The ITA contract will be for a base period of one year and two, one-year options. ITA Software offers a service on their QPX system that directly collects availability and pricing from major U.S. ca rriers and Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) feeds. The proposed procurement is for monthly airfare query services from ITAs QPX system, to include installation and maintenance. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. ITA is the developer and sole provider of their proprietary system. These systems and associated software products are unique in the industry and are used throughout the U.S. 4. Contractor Qualifications: ITA is the developer and sole provider of their proprietary QPX system. The system and associated software products are unique in the industry and are used throughout the U.S. The following are the Points of Contact (POCs) for this action. All communications concerning this notice must be sent to both POCs: Christos Daoulas, Contracting Officer, christos.daoulas@itec4.army.mil; Scot Plank, Contract Specialist, scot.plank@itec4.army.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Project Management Office, Defense Travel System 241 18th Street, Suite 100 Arlington VA
- Zip Code: 22202
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22202
- Record
- SN01128817-W 20060831/060829221453 (fbodaily.com)
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