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T -- PUSH PULL SOUNDTRACK DUPLICATION SOL NOO600-97-I-2711 DUE 072197 POC To make a requests for a copy of the draft RFI contact FISC Norfolk Detachment Washington Cusomer Service Center by fax at (202) 433-9569. For additional questions contact Micky Nelson, Contract Specialist, Code 02W1.7A, at (202) 685-1286. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Washington intends to issue a Request for Information (RFI) for industry comment, RFI N00600-97-I-2711, in support of the National Archives and Records Administration. A request for proposal will be issued at a later date. The government intends to award a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contract. The government reserves the right to award more than one contract for this requirement. Past performance will be a key evaluation factor. The government intends to have oral presentations and only Contractor personnel shall participate in the presentation. This requirement is for a base year and four option years. Comments are encouraged on the draft Statement of Work and are due no later than 21 July 1997. The SIC code for this requirement is 7819. This requirement will not be restricted, full and open competition is encouraged. Fax all comments on the Statement of Work to Ms. Laura Hurd Code, 02W1.1G (202) 433-5414. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center would like to establish a contract for the preservation duplication of push-pull soundtrack recordings from the reels of acetate based, master positive, composite motion pictures. There is a total of 1,100 reels of 35 mm motion picture film with obsolete push-pull format optical soundtracks, the reels are approximately 1,000 feet long. The National Archives anticipates that approximately 220 reels of film shall be duplicated per year and offers a guaranteed minimum of 22 rolls per year. NARA requires the service of a contractor (s) to produce new track negatives, as variable- area, analog, optical soundtracks, from the composite positives. The overall objective of this contract is to obtain quality soundtracks on a quality format, retaining complete aural content and character of the original soundtracks. The soundtracks to be duplicated under this contract were produced by or acquired from two sources, one source was the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the other from Time Inc., as part of a donation included with the March of Time Stock Film Library. Documentary in character, the recordings relate to contemporary American history, in particular World War II and other subjects. All work all be performed at the contractor(s) work cite, the contractor(s) shall be responsible for providing all supplies, equipment and labor to produce the new soundtracks. The contractor(s) shall inspect reels of original film in preparation for duplication, shall clean and repair the original film if needed, and shall produce an intermediate magnetic recording (NARA has no desire to acquire such intermediates) if needed. The overall objective is not to "restore" the soundtracks, but to make clear, accurate copies of the originals. Only in cases where obvious technical problems exist shall the contractor(s) utilize selective filtering or noise suppression to improve the quality or intelligibility of the recordings, such techniques shall be used in moderation. The contractor(s) shall ensure that all sound transfers are accurate, complete, in sync, and amplified to reflect a consistent and intelligible sound level. The negative sound tracks shall be produced using 35 mm, polyester based, high contrast, black-and-white, orthochromatic, silver gelatin film. Sensitometric tests and sound quality evaluations shall be conducted by the contractor(s) to determine optima; laboratory aim densities for the recordings, including printing and evaluating positive copies of the soundtracks for testing purposes when necessary. All film shall be processed to meet the appropriate archival containers, and label containers. The contractor(s) shall attach leaders, label leaders, place reelsin archival containers, and the label containers. The contractor(s) shall maintain a listing of information relating to the soundtracks. The contractor(s) shall initiate, document, and maintain a quality control program to ensure the quality of the soundtracks produced. (0177)

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