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R -- COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SOL 96-01 DUE 081596 POC Susan M. Martin, 202-273-4610 The United States Sentencing Commission is seeking a contractor to develop, produce, and distribute a marketable anti-drug public service announcement campaign to communicate, through national television and radio advertisements, the harsh punishments for committing federal drug crimes. The message will be aimed primarily at inner-city youth, women, and minorities. The purpose of the solicitation is to contract for pre-production activities including creative development, site scouting, and talent selection; production activities involving production personnel, production equipment, scripting and on-set supervision, including location shoot and venue; and post-production activities involving editing, music, scoring, sweeting, on/off line, distribution and follow-up for airing on television and radio. The contractor will furnish all necessary labor, talent, equipment, and materials. Solicitations will be issued on July 15 on a first-come, first-serve basis until supply is exhausted. Only qualified potential offerors with at least three years experience in producing and distributing public service announcements will be issued copies of the solicitation. Requests for solicitation shall be made only by letter stating qualifications (facsimile request is sufficient - facsimile number (202) 273-4529); no telephone requests will be accepted. (0178)

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