GSA, Information Technology Acquisition (KECI -- Room G219H), 18th and F Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. 20405 (202) 501-2525

R -- DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER CATALOGS Sol. KECI-95-002. Contact Points: Robert H. Corey, Contract Specialist, 202/501-2525, Melanie H. Lewis, Contracting Officer, 202/501-1521. The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to modify contract GSOOK94AFD2465 with Biospherics, Inc. for operation of the nationwide Federal Information Center (FIC) by adding a requirement which calls for distribution of the Consumer Information Center Catalog. In providing this service the Contractor will stock and distribute the Catalog. The Contractor may request sample copies of the free items mentioned in the Catalog for use as references. The Government will establish a separate toll-free number for callers to request copies of the Catalog. The Government will also provide postal supplies for use in mailing the Catalogs. Callers who request items mentioned in the Catalog will be sent a copy of the Catalog with guidance on ordering the document. If the item is available more easily or more economically from another source, the Contractor may also order the document from that source for the callers or instruct them how to order the item. The FIC Contractor will home the toll-free telephone number to a separate set of telephones to be answered during normal working hours with a standards greeting to be provided by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). At the direction of the COTR, the Contractor's afternoon hours' recording (also to be provided by the COTR) will ask callers to call back during the FIC work hours or to leave their name and address. The Contractor will mail out the Catalogs on a daily basis but, if a cheaper postage rate can be obtained by mailing out a large quantity, individual requests may be held for up to a week before mailing. Callers who request documents available through the Catalog but on stock in the FIC may be sent a copy of the document with the Catalog. Callers who ask about Federal matters unrelated to the Catalog will be referred to the FIC number appropriate for their geographical area. The Contractor will compile a listing of the names and addresses of the individuals who have requested the Catalog. This listing will be provided in an electronic format on a monthly basis to the COTR. The Contractor will include in the FIC monthly report an item that states the number of Catlogs that have been mailed and the number of phone calls received. The Contractor will respond to a minimum of ninety (90) percent of offered calls. The period of performance of this action will be from date of award through Sepember 30, 1995, with three (3) one-year options. See Numbered Note 22. (017)

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