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V -- AIR PASSENGER SERVICES SOL FCXB-F5-980002-N DUE 040798 POC Anne Hasselbrack, Contract Specialist, 703-305-7504 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the cotnracting officer., anne.hasselbrack@gsa.gov. 17. The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Service (FSS), has a requirement for scheduled certificated U.S. Airlines to provide passenger transportation services, Governmentwide, for approximately 5,700 domestic and international airport pairs. The contracts will be for one year, beginning October 1, 1998 and include one two-month and one one-month option period. Resultant contracts will be requirements type contracts. The contracts are solely for the movement of passengers and are used by almost all Federal agencies and various other authorized users. They do not require travel agent services and do not include any role for travel agents. Air carriers who are not currently approved by the Department of Defense (DOD) must, prior to award, have appropriate Federal Aviation Administration certification, have adequate insurance and be approved by the DOD based on successful completion of a technical safety evaluation including an on-site survey (audit) by the DOD. Carriers who are otherwise eligible must also participate in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program. For information regarding the CRAF program, call the Office of the Assistant for Civil Air at 618-256-6751. All responsible sources will be considered. A pre-solicitation conference will be held in Crystal Mall #4, Room C-43 on February 3, 1998, at 11:00 am. Reservations are required to attend the conference and may be made by calling Ms. Anne Hasselbrack, 703-305-7504. The solicitation will issue on or about February 11, 1998 and close on or about April 7, 1998. The draft solicitation will be available via the internet prior to the pre-proposal conference, and the final solicitation will also be available via the internet. To be added to the internet mailing list, please send your firm's name, complete address, full name of contact person, and the contact's electronic mail address to: "anne.hasselbrack@gsa.gov" (without the quotation marks). This procurement is not set aside for small business, however, all qualified small businesses are encouraged to submit offers. The SIC code for this procurement is 4512, and the size standard to be considered a small business is 1,500 or fewer employees. (0008)

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