SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Graphic Arts and Visual Information Services
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Division of Construction and Agency Support Contracting, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- 223-03-9854
- Response Due
- 1/13/2003
- Point of Contact
- Ronald Loube, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 827-7185, Fax (301) 827-7101, - Glenda Barfell, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 827-7042, Fax (301) 827-7101,
- E-Mail Address
-
RLoube@oc.fda.gov, gbarfell@oc.fda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will compete under the terms of OMB Circular No. A-76, a Contractor versus Government Performance Study to determine if the in-house graphic department services should be converted to a commercial service. This requirement is for the operation and maintenance of three full service graphics departments that services and provides graphic support to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Graphics and Visual Information services are performed on site at these locations: Office of the Commissioner, Office of Facilities, Acquisitions, and Central Services in Rockville, MD, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in College Park, MD, and the National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, AR. Services include the production of high quality graphics including poster design, large scale banners, display design and graphics, vinyl signage, slide presentations, brochures, pamphlets, books, annual reports, flyers, logo design, portrait, object and location photography, and other graphic design and visual information services. The computers that will be provided are primarily Macintosh G4 and utilize the most current software. The personnel placed on premises must have hands on experience with computer graphics support equipment including large format digital printers, dry mounting, laminating, vinyl signage, and color copiers. This procurement is limited to qualified 8(a) firms only. It is anticipated that if a contract is awarded it will reflect a base period of one year with four one-year Option periods. A fixed price award fee type contract is anticipated. The RFP will only be available on the FedBizOpps web page at http://www:fedbizopps.gov/. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the RFP and all attachments. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web page for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. The RFP should be available for downloading on or about fifteen (15) days after the publication of this announcement. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541430 and the size standard is 6 million in average annual receipts for the previous three (3) years. The solicitation will contain certain minimum/mandatory requirements that eligible firms must meet. The minimum/mandatory requirements are anticipated to consist of the following: 1. All proposed Key Personnel shall have at least five (5) years of specialized experience in supervising a visual information functional area of a multi functional visual information activity of similar size and scope and must have completed a Bachelor?s degree in art/graphic design or computer graphics; 2. All personnel performing design, publishing, and photo enhancement work shall have at least three years experience working with graphics software and have completed two years of education at an accredited school of art or have completed a Bachelor?s degree in art/graphic design or computer graphics; and 3. All personnel must be able to create products that match required quality standards and be proficient with industry leading software, including Adobe Illustrator 9 or Higher, Photoshop 6 or higher, Quark 4 or higher, and PageMaker. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (15-NOV-2002). IT ACTUALLY FIRST APPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 29-JAN-2003. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
-
Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/223-03-9854/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington D.C. Metro Area and Jefferson, AR
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00249307-F 20030131/030129220422 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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