Award
The University of Texas at San Antonio 743-2023-IFB-970
COB Chile Immersion Program - 167062043
Recipient
Not Specified
Awarded
March 28, 2023
Identifier
743-2023-IFB-970
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the government buyer soliciting bids for a 10-day business educational trip to Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile. The awarded contract includes multiple products and services related to the trip. The vendors or contractors will provide airfare roundtrip international travel for 18 participants (students, faculty, and staff) from San Antonio to Santiago and back. Hotel accommodations include double-occupancy rooms for 16 students for 7 nights in Santiago and 1 night in Valparaiso, as well as single-occupancy rooms for 2 faculty/staff for the same duration. Ground transportation services are required for 9 days for all participants, covering travel to and from airports, academic and cultural visits, restaurants, and tours. Agency fees cover daily meal rates for 18 people (one to two meals per day), cultural activities and immersions for 16 students and 2 faculty/staff, academic engagements for the same group, and an agency management fee that includes a dedicated account manager, curriculum coordinator, student registration portal, payment collection, pre-departure documents, and risk management/insurance. Additionally, a Higher Education Travel Protection Plan with a Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) waiver benefit until 3 days prior to departure is included. The contract requires compliance with health and safety protocols, liability insurance with UTSA listed as additionally insured, and contingency plans. The place of performance includes Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile, with delivery and travel originating from San Antonio, Texas. The contract is governed under Texas Education Code 51.9335 and will be formalized via a University Purchase Order agreement.
Description
UTSA to obtain bids for a 10-day business educational trip to Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile.