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V -- TRAVEL AGENCY SERVICES SOL 3FBG-W-AO-N-5205 DUE 062795 POC Anne Owens, Contract Specialist, 202-755-0310. Requirements for the Establishment and operation of a travel management Center for the US Department of State (state), the US Agency for International Development (AID) and the US information agency (USIA) in Washington, DC. State has an estimated $20,000,000 in official annual air ticket sales, 23,800 air tickets annually, 80% International travel, 98% participation in travel charge card program and requires a 2.8% rebate on official domestic air sales volume. AID has an estimated $6,000,000 in official annual air ticket sales, 5,000 air tickets annually, 90% International travel, 100% participation in travel charge card program and requires a 5.6% rebate on official domestic air sales volume. USIA has an estimated $12,000,000 in official annual air ticket sales, 9,000 air tickets annually, 60% International travel, 100% participation in travel charge card program and requires a 1.4% rebate on official annual air sales volume. This is a NO-COST contract, as the Government does not pay for travel management Center services, but rather the travel agency receives revenue throughcommissions received. This award will result in one contract, and all three agencies herein must be bid on to be responsive. This Solicitation requires twoon-site travel management centers in Washington, DC in Government facilities, and a yearly concession Fee to be paid. One location consists of 1,985 square feet for ticketing space and approximately 500 square feet of secured space fortraveler'S Check disbursal, with an annual concession Fee of $34.17 per square foot required to be paid by the contractor. The other location consists of 1,115 square feet of space for ticketing, with an annual concession Fee of 32.97 per square foot required to be paid by the contractor. The contractor'soperating Personnel may be subject to security clearances and procedures of the participating Federal agencies. The contractor shall provide a minimum of 150,000 complimentary automatic Flight insurance to all ticketed travelers at NO expense to the Government. The contractor shall provide 24-hour reservation services via a toll-free (I.E., ''800'') telephone number (on rotary) or wats line and an emergency contact number with 24-hour/7 days a week access for domestic and International travelers and for clients requiring assistance enroute. The contractor shall have the capacity to work within the context of the accounting requirements of the participating agencies and use automated billing and payment procedures compatible with the Government'S travel and transportation charge card program. The contractor shall be capable of assuming responsibility for the administration, control, reconciliation and disbursement of traveler'schecks, and the contractor shall name the participating Federal agencies as losspayees on a comprehensive indemnification policy (commonly known as a ''3-D'' policy) for $250,000 against all risks associated with the disbursement oftraveler'S checks. Also, several management reports, aside from those required in section C of the basic Solicitation, are required. The Solicitation will be issued on or about may 25, 1995 and will Close on or about June 27, 1995. The contract period will be November 1, 1995, or date of award, whichever is later, through September 30, 1996, with four one-year option periods. Requests for this Solicitation must be in writing only, and may be faxed to 202-755-0277, or mailed to the above address. NO phone calls to obtain a copy of the Solicitation will be accepted. This is not set-aside for small businesses, however, businesses of all sizes are encouraged to submit proposals.(0125)

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