USSS196221

The United State Secret Service, Investigative Support Division intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract under FAR 6.302-1 to Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC). The award is for processing airline transaction data from ARC -accredited travel agencies in the United States including online agencies such as Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity for settlement and processing of data to law enforcement as investigative leads. The information received includes passenger names, airport origination, airport destination, flight number, date the ticket was issued, credit card number used to purchase the ticket, ticket number and the agency code number (ACN) of the travel agency that processed the sale. The information received assists agents in the field and other divisions with locating wanted persons or persons of interest. Employees assigned to this contract will have passed a security background check. This notice is neither a request for quotations nor a solicitation of offers. The government's market research has determined that no other source is available to fulfill its requirements. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis is solely within the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Only written responses sent via electronic mail will be accepted. The responses must be received within three (3) business days of the date of this notice. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.