Sole Source Justification RFO Part 8 - VTP Commercial Air Services

Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Sole Source Justification (Prepared in accordance with RFO 8.401, GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(2) and format guidance provided within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Companion, FC 8.401(b)) 894714186389
Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as an "FSS Sole Source Justification."

This Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Sole Source Justification supports an FSS Task Order to be executed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO), on behalf of the Veterans Transportation Program (VTP) within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Nature and/or description of the action, including a description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs and the estimated value.

VA proposes to award a non-competitive FSS task order to Duluth Travel Inc. (Duluth) to provide commercial air travel booking services for Beneficiary Travel. This program arranges air transportation for eligible Veterans who must travel outside their normal commuting area to receive authorized medical care.

Supporting Beneficiary Travel, the contractor will provide: Reserving, booking, and ticketing of refundable airfare; Coordination of specialized airline accommodations (wheelchair assistance, etc.); VHA-compliant processing, documentation, communications and invoicing; Cancellations, exchanges, and itinerary management;
24/7 service support.

VA will award this task order under Duluth Travel Inc.'s existing General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, number 47QMCB25D0001, issued under the Travel Agent Services category 561510. Duluth Travel Inc., a Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), is located at 2860 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Ste 1000, Duluth, GA 30097-7906. Duluth is the sole SDVOSB under this MAS, there are no other SDVOSBs under this MAS.

The value of this task order is $29,131,085.00 over a 12-month period of performance. This amount covers the cost of medically authorized Veteran airfare, refundable ticket fees, airline-imposed fees, and Duluth's per-transaction service fees for domestic and international bookings, discounted from Duluth's MAS contract.

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Description/ Est. Cost
0001: Commercial Air Transport
Actual cost of plane ticket to include taxes and airline fees 0002: Published FSS Svc. Fee (Full Service) *discounted