The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD), a division of CPA, requests sealed responses to establish a Contract for scheduled airline passenger transportation services. Services to be provided under the Contract(s) are for elected and appointed state officers; state agency employees, including employees of institutions of higher education; employees and officers of participating Texas counties, municipalities, public/community junior colleges, and school districts; emergency communication districts established under Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code; and other persons traveling on official business on behalf of these participating entities when their travel expenses are paid by the governmental entity. This includes, but is not limited to, wards of the state, prisoners, indigent patients being transported by the state, and unpaid speakers invited by state agencies whose transportation, lodging, meals, and incidental business travel expenses related to travel are paid by the state agency or any other properly authorized entity. Contractors working for the state or entity under cost reimbursable contracts, are not eligible to use these Contract airline fares. Contract airline fares are not available for Group Travel.
