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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 19, 2004 FBO #0936
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- DATA SETS OF TRAVEL INFORMATION

Notice Date

6/17/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

561110 — Office Administrative Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

TATD67400490349
 

Response Due

7/1/2004
 

Archive Date

8/1/2004
 

Point of Contact

Barbara Stubbs, Purchasing Specialist, Phone 301-713-0838 x132, Fax (301) 713-0808 , - Jean Greene, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0838, Fax 301-713-0806,
 

E-Mail Address

Barbara.H.Stubbs@noaa.gov, jean.greene@noaa.gov
 

Description

The Department of Commerce, (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI) contemplates contracting with OAG Worldwide for data sets of travel information. The Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI), has been for over 20 years obtaining "Current Day Schedule" data files from the Official Airline Guide (OAG). One of the major programs for OTTI is the survey of International air travelers. To conduct this research, OTTI selects a sample of international departing flights from the United States. To select the sample, on a monthly basis, OTTI requires a listing of all international flights for all airports. Currently, specific flights are selected by simple random sampling, using the monthly Official Airline Guide (OAG) roster of flights as the universe. To develop this sample, OTTI requires an electronic file of the OAG database. In addition to providing flight specific information, OTTI also requires a file that contains the code-share information for the month as well. This information is used to eliminate the majority of the code-shares before the final sample is selected. There are two types of files obtained from OAG. They are Current Day Itinerary File and the Code Share File. In addition, to ensure the airline codes used by OAG are current, OTTI also requires the OAG code reports. As new airlines and airports are added to the OAG system, OTTI uses this information to update the coding system for the In-Flight Survey for the I-92 program. Without access to this file, OTTI would have unknown codes that will not be properly allocated and skew the results of the data. Additionally, OAG has developed a unique electronic format of this data set that is specific for programs at OTTI; therefore, the system over many years has been developed and improvements have been made to provide for compatibility. This information is sent to OTTI to be used for the Survey of International Air Travelers. The data is provided as a database with information on all international scheduled flights departing the United States each month. The comprehensive information for all airlines and all U.S. and foreign airports data is required to select a flight sample. In addition, the arrivals and departures data received for all international flights for all airlines and airports is required in providing the coding and tracking data for the I-92 program. This a continuation of work that is ongoing for the Department of Commerce, (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI). It is imperative that this acquisition be completed in order to Provide the necessary data for business travelers, corporations and the global travel industry; the information is required in order to make effective travel planning decisions. Therefore, based on the above information, the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries has determined that it would be in the best interest of the Government to contract, on a sole source basis for continuation of on-going work, with OAG Worldwide, 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook, Illinois.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 14TH & CONST. AVE. N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230

Zip Code: 20230

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00605221-W 20040619/040617211751 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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