ARMY ATLANTA CONTRACTING CENTER, ATTN AFLG PRC, 1301 ANDERSON WAY SW, FORT MCPHERSON GA 30330-1096

T -- PUBLICATION OF "THE SENTINEL" A CIVILIAN ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER AT FORT MCPHERSON, GA. RIGHTS TO SELL/CIRCULATE ADVERTISING PROVIDES THE PRINTER WITH REVENUE TO COVER COSTS AND SECURE EARNINGS. SOL DAKF11-97-R-0033 DUE 092697 POC Contract Specialist MARY ANNE OSBORN (404) 464-4190 FACSIMILE (404) 464-4194 (Site Code DAKF11) HQS, FORSCOM, Army Atlanta Contracting Center, is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, and FAR 13.6-Test Program as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This is a Request for Proposals,number DAKF11-97-R-0033. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 90-46. This is an unrestricted procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 2711. The service being provided is the publication of the Civilian Enterprise(CE) newspaper, "The Sentinel", for Fort McPherson, Georgia for a base period of 2 years from date of award plus two two-year option periods. The Sentinel Newspaper is to be published and distributed by the Contractor at NO COST to the Government. The Government offers rights and authorizations instead of money as legal contractual consideration for printing and distributing the CE publication. The right to sell and circulate advertising in the CE publication provides the printer revenue to cover costs and secure earnings. The CE Newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication as that term is used and defined in AR 360-81, titled "Command Information Program" and DODI 5120.4 Department of Defense Newspapers and Civilian Enterprise Publications, June 21, 1995. AR 360-81,Section V, Appendix G, Figure G-4 list the minimum provisions needed to legally execute a contract under that regulation and is the SOW format that will be used in the final contract award. This information is available by fax and email request. Requirement: 1. The Contractor shall provide all materials, equipment and labor necessary to publish and distribute the CE Newspaper. 2. The Contractor shall provide personnel who have a professional working knowledge of newspaper design techniques and desktop publishing computer programs. 3. The news and editorial content of the newspaper is provided by and approved by the Public Affairs Office (PAO) at Fort McPherson, GA. The newspaper will contain advertising sold by the civilian printer. The PAO is responsible for the layout and design of the editorial content and will transmit via Modem(if possible) and/or hand- deliver to the printer. The PAO will review and approve all advertisements prior to publication. The contractor shall not enter into exclusive advertising or dealing agreements with any firm, broker or individual. 4. The Contractor shall provide approximately twenty-five news stands as requested by the PAO. 5. The contractor shall print approximately 8000 copies of a tabloid-sized newspaper each week. The newspaper may contain from 16 to 40 pages, but averages 24 pages weekly. Fifty issues per year will be published on Friday, excluding the weeks preceding and following Christmas. The Contractor shall provide from four(4) to six(6) tabloid-size inserts, containing four(4) to sixteen(16) pages which shall have color fronts and spot color inside. Paper stock will be offset preprint archival quality, white, 24 pound stock. 6. The desktop publishing system proposed shall interface with the OCPA-HADA CI Division's system. Contractors may propose any technological solution that will provide a desk top publishing system that meets the interface requirements. Fort McPherson PAO has identified the following equipment as meeting the interface requirements: three(3) 200 Pentium MMX or better computer processors with greater than 21 inch screen monitors; CD writer and JAZ drives; min 128 MRAM, min 3.2 GB SCSI hard drives, SCSI boards, Adaptec 2940 or better, min 4 MG video card and PC card slots, type II and III. All hardware must be on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for Win95 and Win NT4.0. The contractor shall provide CD Blanks for the CD writer, JAZ cartridges for back up storage and sufficient paper stock for initial printing. Min one data fax modem (not less than 33.6 bps,) with dedicated phone line (recommend Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)); one color laser printer, no less than 600 DPI; one(1) Canon RFS2035 or equal film scanner; one(1) 600 DPI flatbed scanner with OCR capability; current version and upgrades of the following software: MSWord, Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, CD Writer software, or mutually agreed upon equivalents. The Contractor shall provide a networking system which incorporates electronic means of transmitting editorial and photographic material between the PAO office and the contractor. 7. The Contractor shall provide this ADPE as Contractor Furnished Equipment for use by the Public Affairs Staff. All costs of this equipment shall be borne by the contractor who shall retain title to the equipment. Risk for any damage to or loss of such equipment shall be borne by the agent in custody and control of the equipment. 8. The contractor shall prepare all color overlays, masks and keys to provide process color and spot color on the front cover and inside pages. 9. The contractor shall provide complete typeface options and galley measurement planning tools to the PAO. A design package which details photograph cropping, editorial content assembly, sample layout sheets, color sequence options will be provided. 10. The contractor is responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all equipment. CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: These contracts are not subject to the FAR or DFARS because they do not involve the expenditure of appropriated funds, however the FAR/DFARS contain many clauses that are useful in protecting the interest of the Government. Therefore, the following provisions and clauses are hereby incorporated into this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals(Proposal Part I); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS clause 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items as well as the following addendum clauses also apply: FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, with paragraph (a) completed as Follows: "The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days" and Paragraph c completed as follows: "The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 72 months"; The clause at 52.212-5(a) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7001(a) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies. AWARD: The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose technical proposal is the most advantageous to the government considering all factors. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with paragraph(a) completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror that best meets the technical requirements necessary to produce a professional quality newspaper and is considered the most cost effective means of fulfilling the command communication requirement. The full text for the above FAR clauses are available at the following Internet address http://www.arnet.gov/References/References.html. YOUR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION FACTORS: Proposal Part I is your offer submitted on your letterhead,signed by an authorized representative, including completed clauses identified above . Proposal Part II is an oral presentation to the Source Selection Board, discussing services, processes, equipment provided to the government, physical plant, and business issues such as hours of operation, hours to be devoted to contract tasks, priority of Sentinel publication compared to other print jobs, geographical proximity to Fort McPherson and/or use of electronic services to overcome distance, and proposed solutions to specific problems that could arise (ie computer shutdown). The printer must show his ties with and to the community. Proposal Part III is a written proposal. The offeror must demonstrate and submit documentation of sufficient financial capacity, working capital and other financial, technical and management resources to perform the contract. Discuss your approach to interfacing with the PAO and managing the CE publication. Indicate how you will manage and supervise workers doing the physical work (layout, paste-up, press, etc.) in such a manner that they take proprietorship of the finished product, upholding professional reproduction and newspaper standards. Submit resumes of Key Personnel proposed (as a minimum, contract manager, a typesetter, journalist, and graphics designer). The offeror shall provide copies of ad-based publications they have produced to demonstrate capability and success in sale of advertising to recoup publication costs and high quality CE or similar publicationsto demonstrate quality of work. Past Performance is a major factor; information shall be in accordance with FAR 52.212-1,, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, Subparagraph (b)(1), and will be used to make a determination of whether the offeror has a satisfactory record of past performance. Offerors shall provide performance history and references to demonstrate satisfactory performance for similar contracts performed within the past three years. Offerors which lack relevant past performance history will receive a neutral rating for this factor. Any offerors proposal which has no relevant past performance history, while rated neutral, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the Government and thus may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposals of other offerors. The Contracting Officer will evaluate offeror's past performance as follows: Neutral-No relevant past performance available for evaluation. Offeror has asserted that it has no relevant directly related or similar past performance experience. Proposal receives no merit or demerit for this factor. Outstanding-No risk anticipated with delivery of quality product, on time, or of any degradation of performance, or lack of customer satisfaction based upon the offeror's past performance. Excellent-Very little risk anticipated with delivery of quality product, on time, or of degradation of performance, or lack of customer satisfaction based upon the offerors past performance. Satisfactory-Some risk anticipated with delivery of quality product, on time, or of any degradation of performance, or lack of customer satisfaction based upon the offeror's past performance. Marginal-Significant potential risk anticipated with delivery of quality product, on time, or of degradation of performance, or lack of customer satisfaction based upon the offeror's past performance. Unsatisfactory- Risk unacceptable to the government. The final award decision will be based on a combination of technical advantages offered and past performance as described in this solicitation. The expected award date is 1 November 1997. All responsible sources shall submit a written offer package (Parts I and III) within 15 days after the publication date of this synopsis/solicition. The oral presentation will be scheduled by the Government for presentation no earlier than 17 days, and no later than 30 days after the publication date of this synopsis/solicitation. Topic format for the Oral Presentation and written proposal parts is available by fax or email request. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Mary Anne Osborn at (0252)

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