General Services Administration, Transportation Management Branch (9FBT-1), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94102

V -- HOTEL/MOTEL PROGRAM Sol 9FBT-1. Due 070196. POC Millie Castaneda (415) 522-2840. The General Services Administration (GSA) announces the expansion of the ``Best Available Lodging Value (BALV)'' program. GSA intends to solicit lodging agreements from properties within a designated location. The selection of participating properties will be based on the ``best value'' (i.e. location, price and amenities) for the federal traveler. This is Phase II of the BALV Hotel Program and will cover the following locations, effective August 1996: Arizona - Cities of Phoenix and Tucson; California - Cities of El Segundo, Anaheim, Oxnard, Long Beach and San Diego; Colorado - Cities of Denver and Lakewood; Florida - City of Orlando; Illinois - City of Chicago; Louisiana - City of New Orleans; Maryland - Cities of Annapolis, Baltimore and Bethesda; Missouri - City of St. Louis; Nevada - City of Las Vegas; New Mexico - City of Albuquerque; New York - City of New York; Oklahoma - City of Oklahoma City; Pennsylvania - City of Philadelphia; Texas - Cities of San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth; Virginia - Cities of Norfolk, Leesburg, Fort Belvoir and Herndon; and Washington - City of Seattle. Participating properties must be in compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-391). Lodging Establishments interested in participating must write to: GSA, Federal Supply Service Transportation Management Branch (9FBT-1), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, FAX: (415) 522-2815, Internet: balv.program@gsa.gov. (158)

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