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R -- PASSENGER SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SOL DTFA01-96-R-00976 DUE 010896 POC Kyle W. Richmond, Contracting Officer, ASU-360, 202/267-7851 The United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), plans to award a firm-fixed-price contract for the development and conduct of a nationwide public education campaign relative to commercial aircraft passenger safety. The contract period of performance shall be approximately 12 months. Under the prospective contract, the successful offeror will be responsible for all aspects of campaign development, management, and implementation. Specific contractor responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to: message design and development; development and reproduction of informational materials in both print and video media; market/demographic analysis associated with cost-efficient information targeting; development, management and conduct of a nationwide media relations campaign to include news conferences, video news releases, placement of materials in national and regional publications, and the identification/scheduling of speaking appearances by key FAA officials; and the conduct of efforts to obtain the support and participation of various interested parties (e.g. aviation and airlines industries, restraint device manufacturers, etc.). Interested parties must submit a written request for the solicitation package to the address and point-of-contract listed above. Telephone requests will not be honored. 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 contract. 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 (0352)

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