Purchasing And Contracts Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Fairchild Building -- 7th Floor, 499 S. Capitol Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20024

A -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP APPROACHES THAT WOULD INCREASE MARKET DEMAND FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. SOL EC0360 DUE 060297 POC Ms. Jones at 202-260-9031 WEB: NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVAILABLE. E-MAIL: NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVAILABLE. FOR DETAILED STATEMENT OF WORK, PLEASE PHONE. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one soure using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13: the Contractor will assist the EPA's Energy Star Office Equipment Program in recruiting retailers to participate in a nation-wide program to promote high efficiency computers, printers, and copiers, etc. The contractor will contact the top 25 retailers of office equipment to determine interest, attempt to persuade them to participate in the program, and meet with them if it is conluded they are potentioal partners. The Contractor will develop a recruiting packages consisting of an introductory letter, an informational brochure, and copies of relevant program materials. Each of the top 25 retailers will receive the recruiting package, followed by a phone call, and a personal visit if warranted. The deliverables are one monthly report describing status of partner acquisition and the activites undertaken by the contractor in recruiting partners. Initial contacts will be mde with five retailers per month. This report will be provided to EPA by the last business day of the month. The contractor shall submit copies of promotional packages developed for retailers. Copies will be provided to EPA within one week of delivery to retailers. The contractor will produce a final report detailing contact efforts with each of the top 25 consumer electronics retailers. The contractor will also include in that report a complete list of contact names for each retailer. The contractor will submit copies of any completed partnership intent agreements that are signed and these copies will be provided to EPA on the last business day of each month. (0136)

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