V -- Commercial Travel Office

The contract involves the management and operation of commercial travel services at various Air Force Reserve Command installations, including newly added Minneapolis-St Paul ARB. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary personnel, equipment, tools, and services to facilitate official travel arrangements such as land and air transportation, rental car bookings, and hotel reservations. The contract covers locations including Dobbins ARB, Westover ARB, March ARB, Homestead ARS, Youngstown ARS, Pittsburgh IAP-ARS, Willow Grove ARS, Niagara Falls, Naval Station New Orleans, and Minneapolis-St Paul ARB. The estimated annual travel volume for all bases has been updated to approximately $10.1 million. Management of commercial travel offices will occur in government-provided facilities, with the contract structured to allow flexibility for the phased implementation of the Defense Travel System (DTS). The acquisition is to be conducted as a commercial purchase under the Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 15, with full and open competition anticipated. The contract is planned for five years, starting with an orientation period in October 2002, followed by a base year and subsequent option periods. Each installation will be treated as a separate contract line item to facilitate individual location modifications or removals with a special no-cost termination clause aligned with DTS rollout. Offerors must propose on all locations and be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database to be eligible. The solicitation package will be available electronically on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) with no paper copies issued. The Government will evaluate proposals based on a technically acceptable price-performance trade-off. The point of contact for this contract is Debbie Scarborough at HQ AFRC/LGCP.