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T -- PUBLICATION SERVICES POC Contact Point, Jeff S. Leithead, 703/306-1242, Contracting Officer, Wayne K. Thomas The Government intends to issue a minimum of three blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for its Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) publication requirements. The BPAs will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Based on the responses to this sources sought synopsis the government reserves the right to set-aside the BPAs for participation by small businesses under SIC code 2721 (size standard 500 employees). Only small businesses are requested to submit capability statements/proposals. Interested firms should identify their capability to respond to this requirement within 15 calendar days of this publication. All capability statements/proposals received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The Contractor will need to have skills in the following areas: editing, proofreading, graphics creation and support, page composition and layout, file conversions, formatting of statistical tables according to pre-establishedformat specifications, providing finished documents in Pagemaker 6.5 (or later version as specified in the requirement) format, and the relevant software formats for text, tables, charts and graphics outlined below. While requirements may vary as new requirements evolve, some or all of these skills will be requested of the Contractor. Specific work requirements (e.g., number of pages of tables, text, and type of work needed) will be included with each document. Guidelines for editing and format specifications include previous versions of specific publications and the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, supplemented by The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage, and any additional exceptions provided by the SRS Publications Manager. Unless otherwise specified in the work requirements, SRS will provide the Contractor with initial material in electronic and hard copy form. SRS will provide the following to the Contractor: initial text material in Microsoft Word, version 7, and when required shall provide tables in Microsoft Excel, version 5 or 7; or Lotus 1,2,3; Postscript; or TPL format; charts, graphs, or other graphics in Corel Draw, version 5; Corel Chart, version 5; or a comparable package pre-approved by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. SRS will notify the contractor of any changes or upgrades to current operating software prior to the submission of any new documents. The Contractor will provide deliverables in hard copy and in electronic form. At the present time, the hard copy submission will consist of four (4) copies submitted to the SRS Publications Manager. The electronic requirements consist of one submission that will accompany the hard copy submission. The final page composition and layout for the electronic submission should be created in Pagemaker, version 6.5 for the PC. SRS also requires submission of tables in Microsoft Excel, version 7 and charts and graphs in Corel Chart, version 5 or Excel. SRS will notify the contractor of any changes or upgrades to these software requirements prior to the submission of any new requirement. All electronic submissions must be created in PC-designed software. Mac submissions or the use of Mac converter software is unacceptable. The evaluation will be based on the factors described below. The Government reserves the right to award multiple BPAs without discussions and/or negotiation. Contractors submitting capability statements/proposals will be evaluated on the criteria listed below. (1) Technical Performance -- 40% -- Samples: the offerors shall provide three (3) finished print products that demonstrate their ability to meet the skills required in this statement of work. (2) Experience and Past Performance -- 40% -- The offerors shall provide a statement listing project summaries in the past two (2) years related to the requirements requested in the above statement of work to demonstrate their experience and past performance, (a) resumes of all proposed personnel involved with any aspect of meeting the requirements in this statement of work (resumes should demonstrate experience related to the requirements in the statement of work), (b) references of five (5) previous customers for whom the Contractor has produced similar material to the requirements listed in the above statement of work (references should include contact name, business address, business telephone number, and title/brief description of the type of work performed), (c) an equipment and software list, and (d) demonstration of quality at a fair and reasonable price and on schedule. (3) Accessibility -- 20% -- The Contractor shall verify/provide the following: ability to exchange material when performing a requirement and deliver products through courier and electronic exchange and meet biweekly if necessary. WRITTEN RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE PRICES AND TECHNICAL DATA SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. (0087)

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