Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I St., NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

R -- RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES SOL HQ-97-12 POC Lisa Diernisse, Contract Specialist,(202) 305-4607 or FAX (202) 616-7876 The Immigration and Naturalization Service has a requirement to award a competitive, 100% small business set-aside contract for recruitment advertising services and public information services. The solicitation will use a negotiated, "best value" evaluation. The contract type will be indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery, fixed price, and consist of a one year base period and four one-year options, with an additional option for 6 additional months of services in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. The contractor will be required to, among other things, assess INS recruitment advertising and public information efforts, to assist INS in modernizing and re-designing these efforts, and to develop and produce public information and recruitment advertising plans and materials. It is estimated that the INS will require up to approximately 5,800 to 17,600 full time manhours per year in contractor services, not including additional subcontracted work and other direct costs. This solicitation is expected to be issued in July, 1997. The solicitation will specify the exact proposal due date and time. Interested SMALL BUSINESS sources shall request a copy of this solicitation in writing to the attention of the Contract Specialist above, by mail or facsimile. No telephone inquiries or requests will be accepted. Interested sources requesting a copy of the solicitation shall specify in their written request that they are a responsible small business source. Sources who do not affirmatively indicate in writing that they are a responsible small business will not be provided a copy of the solicitation. For purposes of this procurement, a "small business" is defined as one that under SIC code 7311, is a concern, including its affiliates, independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operations in which it is bidding on the Government contract, and whose average annual gross revenue taken for the last three fiscal years is below $5 million per year. Gross revenue excludes funds received in trust for an unaffiliated third party, such as bookings or sales subject to commissions. The commissions received are included as revenue. See numbered Notes 1 and 26. (0157)

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