CWTSatoTravel and Northrop Grumman Corp. formed a “teaming agreement” to bid on e-Gov Travel Service 2.0, the U.S. General Services Administration’s travel and expense management systems, according to a joint statement.
CWTSatoTravel—Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s government travel division—will “serve as the prime contractor” while Northrop will “apply corporate competencies to ensure a seamless transition to an enhanced E2 Solutions application service for federal agencies,” according to the statement.
Northrop will be added to current CWTSatoTravel subcontractors including Sabre’s GetThere, RightNow Technologies and ImageTag.
“CWTSatoTravel will provide the overall program management, travel management, account management, and system development and support resources necessary to deliver an application service designed to meet government agency travel requirements,” according to the statement. However, “Northrop Grumman will commit its system integration, usability engineering and account management resources in delivering travel and expense management services that are well integrated with government agency financial and human resources systems, and leverage existing functionality for unique agency needs.”
The two aligning “are pivotal to a successful and cost-effective ETS2 transition,” said CWTSatoTravel president Kelly Kuhn in the statement. “Through the development of effective system and data migration plans, this partnership can minimize the cost and service impacts associated with the transition to ETS2.”
CWTSatoTravel for more than eight years held the first ETS contract with the federal government, and developed a web-based travel service named E2 Solutions. CWTSatoTravel also was responsible for the creation and implementation of FedRooms, GSA’s federal hotel booking tool. However, the ETS2 solicitation proved challenging for CWTSatoTravel, according to a protest lodged by CW Government Travel—another CWT subsidiary—against GSA. The protest claimed GSA’s solicitation included “ambiguous” language that did not communicate effectively what would be required of bidders.
The massive solicitation covered travel management services for more than 70 federal agencies, which would have a base period of three years with three optional four-year extensions, potentially resulting in 15-year relationships. The solicitation asks bidders for mobile travel management capabilities, carbon footprint tracking and reporting, abilities to book telepresence alternatives, incorporation of electronic miscellaneous document capability and much more.
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