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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 30,1996 PSA#1647

Department of Commerce, NOAA, 200 World Trade Center, Room 209, Norfolk, VA 23510-1624

V -- TRAVEL COORDINATION SERVICES SOL 52EANC600121. DUE 090496. Contact Gail McDaniel, 804/441-6560/Contracting Officer, William D. Privott, 804/441-6560. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with AAA Travel Agency, Charleston, South Carolina, for services to provide travel coordination for the NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC. Authority: 41 USC 253 (c) (1). AAA Travel Agency currently processes all travel operations for the Coastal Services Center as required by the Travel Management Center contract for the state of South Carolina, and therefore, is the only known source capable of performing this requirement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The contractor shall provide the following services: preparation of travel orders; Government Travel Regulation (GTR) air fare and travel invoice reconciliation; travel expense reconciliation; arrangement of lodging, rental car, and meeting space accommodations; and arrangement of air, rail and ground transportation. Contractor must have knowledge of and experience with Government Travel Regulations (GTR), Apollo CRS software programs, Quality Control Program (AQUA), and Travel Manager Plus software used by the Department of Commerce. A professional travel service is required which has had previous experience working with NOAA and other federal agencies, and extensive knowledge of and experience with Government Travel Regulations. Period of performance is October 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997, with two one-year options. Copies of the solicitation will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation may be faxed to (757) 441-3786. Numbered Note 22 Applies. (204)

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