Travel Agent Services
- Client
- Boston, Massachusetts
- RFP Number
- TRAVEL-1376
- Posted
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- Category
- Travel Agency or Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe Massachusetts Port Authority in Boston is seeking a vendor to provide professional travel management services for employees traveling as part of their job duties. The agency requires an efficient, transparent, accountable, and sustainable travel program to streamline reservations and ticketing. This initiative aims to solve the administrative burden of managing employee travel by outsourcing support services to an experienced travel agency. The scope of work covers comprehensive travel arrangement, reservation, ticketing, and traveler support for air, rail, lodging, car rental, and ancillary services. Typical tasks include booking, business services, delivery services, destination services, documentation, help desk support, international services, invoicing, reconciliation, profile management, quality control, and reporting. The selected vendor must also handle stand-alone bookings for lodging and rental cars, as well as planning services for meetings. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency allows the performance of the work to take place both onsite in Boston and offsite. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed a specific funding limit or key procurement dates in the initial request.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from OCA Travel Services RFR.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and its affiliated agencies are seeking proposals from experienced travel agencies to provide travel management services for employee business travel. The selected vendor will manage domestic and international travel reservations, ticketing, and support services. Eligible bidders include onshore US organizations.
- Issued by
- Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Bid Release Date
- 10-10-2025
- Deadline for submission of written questions through COMMBUYS Bid Q&A
- Rolling
- Official answers for Bid Q&A published (Estimated)
- Rolling
- Notification of Apparent Successful Bidder(s) (Estimated)
- Rolling
- Estimated Contract Start Date
- TBD
- How to submit
- Electronic via COMMBUYS
- Submission details
- Responses must be submitted using the Create Quote functionality in COMMBUYS. Scanned documents must be in .pdf or .gif format, forms must be in original formats, and files must follow specified naming conventions.
- Place of performance
- Onsite and offsite, Boston, MA
How proposals are evaluated
| Detailed information on company resources available in-house | 10 Points |
| Detailed information on prepayment and invoicing processes | 10 Points |
| Information on the vendor's travel planning process | 10 Points |
| Explanation of how the vendor will ensure that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts receives the maximum value | 15 Points |
| Price | 30 Points |
| Supplier Diversity Plan | 25 Points |
Scope of work
- Travel arrangement, reservation, and ticketing for air, rail, lodging, and car rental
- Traveler support and help desk services
- Business and delivery services
- Destination services and documentation
- International travel services
- Invoicing and reconciliation
- Profile management and quality control reporting
- Planning services for meetings
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (US Organization Only)
- Experienced Massachusetts travel agency
- Familiarity and understanding with the New England area, notably airports and major highways
- Active registration and profile in COMMBUYS
Documents to include with the bid
- Standard Contract Form
- Commonwealth Terms and Conditions
- Request for Taxpayer Identification and Verification (Mass. Substitute W9 Form)
- Electronic Funds Transfer Sign Up Form
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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