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R -- NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM SUPPORT POC Karen M. Gamble (301) 496-4487 The National Eye Institute s Office of Health Education and Communication (OHEC), National Institutes of Health, is seeking qualified small business firms with the capability of supporting the National Eye Institutes education and communication program. The contractor shall: 1) provide logistical and technical support for the planning, development, implementation, promotion, and evaluation of public and professional information and education projects, 2) assist the National Eye Institute in the deve lopment of mechanisms and products for the dissemination of eye disease and eye health information to the public through the media, 3) support the development and maintenance of a network of eye health-concerned intermediaries, 4) support conference and meeting management activities, 5) support the public inquiry function of the National Eye Institute OHEC as needed, 6) support the National Eye Institute exhibit activities, such as arranging exhibits at appropriate meetings, 7) respond to requests for special projects, which may include the following: researching, writing, and editing reports, preparing mass mailings, and designing posters, 8) provide messenger service twice daily to the National Eye Institute, 9) maintain and update mailing lists, 10) develop plans and materials to support clinical studies and applied research endeavors, 11) provide labor, facilities, equipment, services and supplies necessary to perform the warehouse functions of receiving, maintenance, shipping, and inventory control and 12) prepare work orders, technical reports, weekly and monthly status reports, and monthly budget and labor hour summaries. The contractor must demonstrate the following capabilities: 1) the ability to be at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland within 24 hours notice approximately three times per week, 2) access and ability to operate state-of-the-art computer systems, 3) in-depth understanding of the content of the project (e.g., awareness of eye diseases and their impact, the importance of education to health promotion/diseases prevention), 4) the ability for efficient task administration such as quality control, compliance with deadlines, and staffing adjustments as needed by the National Eye Institute, 5) an understanding of health communication, health education, and information dissemination, 6) experience with focus groups, pilot testing, and process and impact evaluation activities. Small businesses should also demonstrate their ability to provide professionals with quali fication and experience in health communication, health education, management, planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities including at least one national health communications and/or health education program. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND NO RFP IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Small business concerns that believe that they possess the capabilities to perform this work must submit an original and three copies of a capability statement to the address listed above not later than May 16, 1997. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8741. (0113)

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