GOVERNMENT TRAVEL, PURCHASE AND FUEL The General Services Administration (GSA) is hereby formally inviting all interested parties to attend an industry briefing on July 10, 1996, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; the time and exact location to be announced when the approximate number of attendees are known. The purpose is to brief industry on GSA's contemplated direction of the future reprocurement effort for two or three of the Government's major card programs: The travel and transportation payment and expense control system, the governmentwide Commercial credit card program, and the U.S. National credit card program (fuel/fleet). The travel and transportation payment and expense control system contract provides a process and payment mechanism for official travel expenses. In fiscal year 1995, dollar volumes topped $3.1 billion and reported 110 user agencies. There are currently over 1.3 million travel cardholders. The governmentwide Commercial credit card contract provides a process and payment mechanism for official purchases. In fiscal year 1995, dollar volumes topped 1.5 billion and 4.2 million transactions went through the system. Currently, there are over 180,000 purchase cardholders. The U.S. National credit card contract provides a process and payment mechanism for official purchase of fuel motor vehicles, boats, small aircraft, and other equipment that uses motorfuel, oil and lubricating services, oil and air filter services, washing and cleaning services, mounting and dismounting chains, anti-freeze and minor emergency repairs and services for the Federal Government. The fiscal year 1995 dollar volumes were estimated at $190 million, and an estimated 13 million transactions went through the system. There are currently 360,000 fuel cards. The travel and transportation payment and expense control system and the governmentwide Commercial credit card contracts expire in 1998. The U.S. National credit card contract expires in 1996. Utilizing the new Federal acquisition streamlining act authority to make significant and innovative improvements in acquisition processes, the GSA contemplates employing a new procurement methodology to acquire the required services. The methodology under consideration is to award governmentwide Master contracts to multiple vendors offering basic and optional services for three business lines: Travel, purchase and fuel. Qualified vendors will be allowed to offer and receive award(s) on one or more business line(s) and can provide service via a single card, multiplecard, stored value card, single or multiple application Smart card, or any combination thereof. The methodology is anticipated is anticipated to provide Government agencies with the ability to Tailor its program(s) to its needs, allow the introduction of new services/technological advances, and promote competition. Basic and optional services will be defined in a draft statement of work that is scheduled to issue for industry comment in October-November 1996. Industry participation and partnership is essential to facilitate any reinvention effort and GSA sincerely welcomes the opportunity for discussion in these important matters. There is NO Solicitation ready for comment or issuance-this procurement methodology is currently in the conceptual stage. Reservations for the July 10, 1996 briefing should be faxed to the attention of Rebecca Koses, at (703) 305-5094 or (703) 305-6268, or mailed to GSA/FSS/fcxb, services acquisition Center, room 507, Washington, DC 20406, or E-mailed via the internet to Rebecca.Koses,GSA.GOV NO later than June 26, 1996. Please include your Company name, address, telephone and facsimile Numbers, E-mail address and point of contact to facilitate notification of the meeting place and time. Questions should be directed to Rebecca Koses at (703) 305-5071.

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