Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

R -- TOUR TICKET SALES & RESERVATIONS, HOOVER DAM, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, NEVADA SOL 98-SP-30-12350 DUE 082698 POC Mr. Randy Belew, Contract Specialist, at Ph: (702) 293-8570; E-mail: rbelew@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit the web page for this project for information, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc12350.html. E-MAIL: E-mail Mr. Randy Belew, Contract Specialist, if you, rbelew@lc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation is looking for companies interested in implementing, managing and operating a Tour Ticket Sales & Reservations system at Hoover Dam. The services to be performed would include: (1) Managing and operating on-site tour ticket sales at Hoover Dam seven days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. (2) Managing and operating an off-site system that makes reserved (pre-sold) tour ticket sales available to commercial carriers, organizations and members of the general public, seven (7) days a week. (3) Collecting and remitting fees for all Hoover Dam tour tickets sold for the Government. (4) Integrating the number of tickets sold on-site for each tour with the number of pre-sold tickets in order to sell the maximum number of tour tickets possible without exceeding the tour capacity. (5) Providing designated Government personnel with on-line, real time access to tour ticket sales and reservation information for tour scheduling and operations. (6) Providing commercial carrier drivers with pre-sold tickets in advance of their arrival, or no later than upon their arrival, at Hoover Dam. (7) Delivering pre-sold tickets to other organizations and members of the general public in advance of their arrival, or no later than upon their arrival, at a "will-call" location. (8) Providing daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly tour ticket sales financial reports. (9) Providing on-site informational brochures and fact sheets to visitors or directing them to the appropriate person or place where they can get the information needed. The Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Dams Facilities Office is currently performing the above work in-house, and selling approximately 800,000 tour tickets per year. In order to provide the best possible public service at the least cost, we are studying the economic feasibility of contracting out the above work to a private company. This is NOT a request for proposals (RFP). If your company is interested in performing the above work, please submit the following information: Company name, mailing address, contact name and telephone number, fax number, and a brief description of the services your company customarily provides. As a part of our market research, we also request that you include information about your business size (number of employees and average annual revenue). Responses, submission of information, or requests for additional information are due by August 26, 1998 and should be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3117, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470 or fax No. (702) 293-8499. Posted 08/06/98 (W-SN233551). (0218)

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