R -- GOVERNMENT FLEET, TRAVEL AND PURCHASE CARD/PAYMENT SYSTEMS SPECIAL NOTICE: RELEASE OF DRAFT SOLICITATION FOR COMMENT. DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE HAS CHANGED. The date and location for the pre-solicitation conference to discuss the draft solicitation for Fleet, Travel and Purchase Card/Payment Systems has been changed. The pre-solicitation conference will be held Monday, June 16, 1997, 9:00am to 12:00pm Eastern time, Crystal City Forum (by the Crystal City Marriott), 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Please respond via e-mail to Rebecca Koses or Darlena Bikowski if you are planning to attend. Due to space limitations, please limit your attendance to 2 individuals per company. The draft solicitation for the Fleet, Travel and Purchase Card/Payment Systems and accompanying documents can be downloaded be downloaded from the World Wide Web at the following address: http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/fm/future/index.html. Comments on the draft solicitation will be due no later than June 26, 1997. Please submit comments electronically to the e-mail address of rebecca.koses@gsa.gov and submit your comments in the following format: Identify section, paragraph number and provide your comments. Please do not use graphics or tables. Comments are preferred in a standard commercial word processing file -- GSA has Microsoft Word 7.0. Electronic comments are preferred in order to keep this procurement on its timeline track. Please check the noted web site regularly for any updates. Questions and reservationsto attend the pre-solicitation conference can be directed to Rebecca Koses at GSA/FSS/FCXC, Room 507, Attn: R. Koses, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, telephone (703) 305-6681, facsimile (703) 305-5094, or e-mail rebecca.koses@gsa.gov or contact Darlena Bikowski, same mailing address and facsimile number, telephone number (703) 305-5592, e-mail darlena.bikowski@gsa.gov. Comments on the draft solicitation will be posted on the noted web site and will not disclose the identity of the commentor. Individual responses to comments received will not be provided. For informational purposes, comments received on the draft statement of work released December 19, 1996, will also be made available on the noted web site in June 1997. This information will only be disseminated through the web address. The final solicitation is anticipated to be released the end of July 1997. WEB: GSA/FSS/FCXC, Government Fleet, Travel and Purchase Card/Payment System, http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/fm/future/index.html. E-MAIL: Rebecca Koses, Contracting Officer, rebecca.koses@gsa.gov.

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