Third Party Payment System (TPPS)

**UPDATED 27 July 2023** Notional dates revised as follows: Request for Proposals: Mid August 2023 Proposals Due Date: Mid September 2023 Source Selection Activities: September-December 2023 Contract Award: December 2023 **UPDATED 21 JUNE 2023** Notional Dates Revised **UPDATED 19 MAY 2023** Notional Dates Revised **UPDATED 15 March 2023** Questions and Answers (Q and A) to the Request for Information (RFI) have been posted. **UPDATED 23 February 2023** POSTING Request for Information (RFI) NOTE: Generic capability statements received in response to this RFI will not be reviewed and will not be considered for a one-on-one meeting. Submission Deadlines: A. Questions: Questions shall be received by the POCs identified in Section 6 no later than 10:00 AM Central Time (CT), Tuesday, 07 March 2023. i. Only questions submitted in writing will be accepted. B. White Paper: Responses to this RFI must be received by the POCs identified in Section 6 no later than 10:00 AM CT on Thursday, 16 March 2023. i. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. C. Request for one-on-one meeting: Meeting requests in response to this RFI must be included in the vendor's white paper response and received by the POCs identified in Section 6 no later than 10:00 AM CT on Thursday, 16 March 2023. All responses to the RFI will be reviewed and utilized for market research ******* The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is providing the following information pertaining to an acquisition for a Third Party Payment System (TPPS) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) and other designated Federal Agencies transportation requirements. The requirement includes a system to provide automated payments to transportation service providers (TSPs) or their agents and related support services. The contractor will subsequently be reimbursed by the appropriate government agency. System requirements include maintenance of finance and accounting information associated with all transportation-related services and payments and must be accessible by approved government personnel for the purposes of inputting shipment, payment, and contract information, as well as retrieving, searching, and analyzing the data therein. USTRANSCOM anticipates a one-year transition period to prepare and implement the system. Anticipated Start Date: 01 January 2024 - IMPLEMENTATION 01 January 2025 - Performance begins The following notional dates are for planning purposes only. Request for Information (TRANSCOM23D010): On or about 12 January 2023 Request for Proposals: On or about 17 July 2023 Proposals Due Date: On or about 16 August 2023 Source Selection Activities: AUGUST - DECEMBER 2023 (e.g. evaluations, exchanges as applicable, source selection decision) Contract Award: December 2023 Updates will be provided as applicable.