1.  The E-Gov Travel Services Program is sponsored by GSA, which serves as the Managing Partner and was chartered through a cross-agency collaborative task force that included GSA, 70+ Federal agencies, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  E-Gov Travel Service 2.0 (ETS2.0) is an End-to-End travel management service that automates and consolidates the Federal travel process in a secure Web-centric environment. E-Gov Travel Service Background

2.  Covers all aspects of official Federal business travel including :  travel planning  authorization  reservations  ticketing  fulfillment  expense reimbursement  travel management reporting ETS2.0

3.  ETS2.0 is a mandatory civilian Federal Government travel management service, which serves as the foundation for achieving Federal goals for government- wide travel management. Requirements

4.  November 12, 2009 GSA started facilitating all agency meetings to gather requirements for ETS2.0  April 30, 2010 - final draft solicitation posted to FedBizOpps  June 2010 - goal for release of final solicitation  January 2011 - projected date for award of ETS2.0 contract  November 12, 2013 - expiration of ETS1.0 Solicitation Timeline

5.  Contains over 750 requirements  All 3 current vendors expressed interest in bidding  GSA conducting market research to ensure requirements meet market capability  GSA anticipates awarding to 2 or fewer vendors  GSA form a source selection panel (90 day commitment) ETS2.0 Solicitation

6.  Ability of awardee(s) to migrate all agencies to new solution in timeframe between contracts  Funding for Enhancements  Increase in Transaction Fees  Customer and Management Awareness of Implications of ETS2.0 ETS2.0 Concerns

7.  Transition - act of moving out of ETS1.0 to ETS2.0  Implementation – act of moving into ETS2.0  Supports SmartPay and technical refreshment transition  GSA will release a migration plan for agency use  Migration to ETS2.0 prior to November 12, 2013 ETS2.0 Transition

8.  Use one task order for an entire agency/customers  Use a working capital fund for implementation, training, enhancements, etc.  Centrally managing travel operations and policy  Using a pilot approach to implementation (phases) Best Practices

9.  ARC Travel Services will be providing additional information as it becomes available.  ETS2.0 Solicitation Documents can be viewed at : https://www.fbo.gov  GSA website at: http://www.gsa.gov/egovtravel Additional Information