Commandant(G-ACS-1A/SP), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001

76 -- HEART-AT-WORK ACTIVITY KITS SOL DTCG23-95-Q-PPA281 DUE 090595 POC Contact: L. Scott Palmer, Ph: 202/267-2489/Contracting Officer: L. Scott Palmer, Ph: 202/267-2489 The U.S. Coast Guard intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed-Price contract to the American Heart Association for a total of 252 Heart-At-Work kits. This acquisition is being accomplished through the use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The kits must contain separate information books on the following topics: Physical Activity, Blood Pressure, Smoking Avoidance and Cessation, Nutrition and Health, and Heart Attack Risk Assessment. These topics have been identified as critical to the Wellness Program in place throughout the Coast Guard. The activity kits must also contain some guidance for program coordinators, including questions, worksheets, posters, and other reproducible material for distribution and use throughout the Coast Guard. The Coordinator's guide must provide activities related to improving the state of the Coast Guard's members and civilians in the aforementioned areas. Measurement and evaluation tools such as charts, graphs and tables must be included for program effectiveness evaluation. The provider of these kits must also provide initial training and follow-on training to designated Wellness Specialists. The kits must come complete with all reference material and be storable on a desktop or table with appropriate labels and references that are readily visible. The requirements mentioned above are necessary to minimize training costs as well as to permit the continued use of current kits already in circulation throughout the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard requires delivery of these units within 45 days of award. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis and shall be considered by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard intends to solicit oral quotes to satisfy the requirements of Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This requirement may be pursued on a sole source basis if the Coast Guard determines that only one source is capable of satisfying the requirements listed above. All correspondence shall reference the solicitation number DTCG23-95-Q-PPA281 and include the responding firm's name, address, contact point, and telephone number. Offerors must also provide an example of any product they intend to offer to fulfill this requirement. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Note 22. (0227)

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