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Amendment #A001 Solicitation – Questions & Answers Domestic Travel Management Center (TMC)

1. What is the name of the incumbent or most recent incumbent that performed the work outlined in the RFP?

Incumbent’s name is Sunlife Travel.

2. Will the contract call for the provision of meeting planning services?

Meeting planning services are not included.

3. Will the contract call for provision of hotel reservations?

Hotel reservation services are not included.

4. What was the yearly billing for the most recent complete year that is available?

5. When is the contract expected to be awarded?

Anticipated award date is September, 2017.

6. As the Ghana branch/Affiliate of Palace Travel, can Continent Tours state transaction fees in US$.

Fees can be stated in the local currency or its equivalent in USD

7. How soon after the contract is awarded will the new contractor be required to start?

Successful contractor would have 20 days from the date contract is awarded to commence work.

8. Continent Tours is registered in SAM as an affiliate of Palace Travel, will Continent Tours need a separate, stand-alone registration or is the current registration as a branch of Palace Travel adequate?

Subcontractors/Affiliates must be SAM certified and have DUNS number.

9. What is the estimated number of transactions per year, separated in air, hotel, car rental?

Estimate of 600 domestic tickets issued annually.

10. Apart from airline reservations and ticketing, what other travel management services will be required under this contract?

No other services.

11. Since the place of performance will be the US embassy in Ghana, what are the earliest and latest times that the contractor’s employees will be allowed to be at their designated work location in the embassy?

Embassy’s normal working hours of operation are 07:30 am to 5:00 pm (M-TH) and 07:30 – 12:30 on Fridays.

12. Is it mandatory for the successful offeror to utilize the CWGT’s eTS Partnership Package?

Yes. All DOS TMC contracts must utilize ETS2 plug and play

13. Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under solicitation number SGH10017R0005 contain requirements similar to a current contract?

This a new requirement for the government