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B -- SESAME STREET FIRE SAFETY PROJECT SOL EMW-95-R-4702 DUE 030695 POC William Roberson, Contract Specialist, (202)646-3622/ Patricia A. English, Contracting Officer, (202)646-4257 This is a survey to locate potential sources capable of performing the following proposed requirement: Development of the third edition of the Sesame Street Fire Safety Activity Book as well as a new audio cassette, suitable for the target audiences of child care providers, fire education specialists, and parents providing fire safety information for children. The book shall provide the most current fire safety information available, refine the existing safety messages in the Second Edition of the Sesame Street Fire Safety Activity Book, as well as discuss the following message areas: Get Out and Stay Out, Matches and Lighters are for Grown Ups, Get Low and Go, Hot Things Burn, Exit Drills (Day and Night), Know the Sound of Smoke Detectors/Alarms, and 911 Awareness. Other elements of this third edition shall include, but not be limited to: age appropriateness of activities, materials which reflect cultural diversity, updated firefighter personnel protective clothing and equipment, sheet music, including chords for guitar for all songs developed, and updated skits with the new content message areas. This edition shall utilize graphics and layouts to the maximum extent possible, in order to be more user friendly. This project shall also provide detailed plans to child care providers and fire education specialists on how to create additional fire safety program support materials such as felt story boards, character puppets, etc. A companion audio cassette shall also be developed by the contractor, that shall contain interactive (sing along) original songs, to reinforce the new message areas described above. Minimum capabilities must include documented evidence of experience and expertise in the following areas: 1. Documented experience in writing fire safety messages for pre-school age children. 2. Legal ability to use the copyrighted Sesame Street characters, which are widely recognized by the target audience of parents, fire safety educators, and child care providers and educators. 3. Documented long-term experience, on the national level, in developing educational products for children through media such as video, audio, and publications. 4. Documented background and understanding of the listed message area goals and implementation objectives, developed as a result of the Sesame Street Fire Safety Meeting of August, 1994. Firms with these capabilities are invited to submit two (2) copies of their capabilities statement within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this notice. Information furnished should include: 1) The number and professional qualifications of technical and other appropriate personnel; 2) Company experience related to the proposed project; 3) A current financial statement; 4) Other literature which demonstrates the minimum capabilities listed above. The Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted. Based upon responses received, the Government reserves the right to set-aside any and all procurements that may result hereunder for small or minority-owned businesses. If the evaluation of the responses received concludes that none of the responding firms have the necessary capabilities, then this acquisition will become a Sole Source Procurement, and no further synopsis will be issued. However, if one or more responses received are determined to have the necessary capabilities, then this acquisition will be re-synopsized as being available for full and open competition. (0017)

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