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A -- GREENING UNCLE SAM -- IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING SOL BYC041 DUE 102497 POC Melissa Revely-Brown E-MAIL: NOT AVAILABLE, revely-brown.melissa@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to award a contract to: Interactive Technology Group, Inc. (ITG); P.O. Box 1690; 4440 North Brady Street; Davenport, Iowa 52809-1690; for services to which the Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13. The EPA is FACNET certified. Any contractor/vendor able to meet requirement must demonstrate in writing by closing date. You may E-mail the contracting officer at revely-brown.melissa@epamail.epa.gov. Please include the following: Company Name; Address; Phone Number; Business Class; and Email Address. NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED. All questions must be addressed in writing and will be answered in writing. Quotes are due in writing no later than 15 days of notice of this solicitation. This is a combination synopsis/solicitation for these services and will be the only solicitation to be issued. Any contractor/vendor able to meet the requirements must demonstrate in writing by the closing date. Award will be made to the firm whose offer provides the greatest value to the Government, price, quality and delivery performance considered. Award may be based on lowest overall evaluated cost and/or cost related factors. Two copies of all proposals, for the following statement of work, should be delivered to the following address, (fax/e-mail copies will not be accepted): US EPA; 401 M Street, SW; Mail Code 3803R; Washington, DC 20460 Attn: Melissa Revely-Brown -- HANDCARRY TO: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Bid and Proposal Room -- 6th floor; Washington, DC 20003; Attn: Melissa Revely-Brown -- Due Date: 9/24/97, 1997; -- 2:30pm EST (Any proposal received after the due date will not be considered or opened.) STATEMENT OF WORK "GREENING UNCLE SAM" IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING PURPOSE: To develop an interactive, web- and Windows-based, multi-media training and resource tool to guide Federal Agency personnel through a process which will result in the acquisition of more environmentally preferable products and services. This tool shall be made available through the internet. INTRODUCTION: As stated by President Clinton in Executive Order 12873, "The U.S. Federal Government is committed to minimizing the environmental impacts of the products and services that it purchases." Environmentally preferable products and services are those products and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. The process involved in accomplishing this goal will affect many people at many levels and roles throughout the Federal Government. In order to make this process easier to navigate, the U.S. EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program would like to provide Federal employees with an interactive, multi-media, web-based tool to act as compass and map as they journey towards the land of greener purchasing. Due to the evolutionary nature of the information in this relatively new subject area, the web-based aspect of the tool provides the flexibility necessary to enhance the tool as additional information becomes available. This Statement of Work outlines the development process for this tool, specifying tasks, deliverables, and a timeline for the Contractor to follow. TASKS: Task 1- Workplan Development The Contractor shall develop a workplan in response to this Statement of Work. Deliverables -- Workplan Task 2 -- Content Development 2a. Based on general and specific information which will be provided by EPA's Project Officer, the Contractor shall review the information and make recommendations on additional research or informational needs. General information includes the contents of the outline of "Informational Elements for the Training Tool" in Attachment A of the Statement of Work. Specific information to be provided later by the EPA Project Officer will include the learning objective of this tool and profiles of the primary and secondary audiences. 2b. Based on comments from the EPA Project Officer on the above analysis of gaps in information, the Contractor shall perform additional research and/or obtain additional information on procurement-specific topics. Non-procurement-specific research or information provision will be carried out by or through EPA and provided in completed form to the Contractor. Additional work under this task to be performed by the Contractor would include instructional design, text scanning and resource identification. 2c. The Contractor shall develop a general outline within the context of the following layout: I. Introduction (Defining EPP) II. Specialized Information (Implementing EPP) III. Resources (EPP Resources) Included with this outline should be general ideas for the type and frequency of informational delivery techniques (e.g., video clips, music beds, sound effects, embedded resources). Two versions will need to be produced: one version with minimized graphics and no sound-related elements to accomodate those with slower modems and no sound system on their computer; the other with full graphic content and sound-related elements for those with more updated computer hardware. Multiple levels of information will be required due to the varied audiences who will be viewing this tool. There are three primary levels which can be articulated. It will be necessary to have a level developed appropriate for management review to quickly obain a basic idea of what environmentally preferable purchasing is trying to accomplish. Another level should provide a detailed level of procurement-related information for those leading an EPP effort without in-depth procurement knowledge. A third level should provide a detailed level of environmental information for those leading an EPP effort without in-depth environmental knowledge. The Contractor shall submit the draft outline to the EPA Project Officer for review and shall address comments from the EPA Project Officer pertaining to the draft outline. Deliverables -- 2a. List of recommendations on addtional research and/or informational needs. 2b. Results of the contractor research (if any). Results of any instructional design or text scanning work. List of additional resources. 2c. General outline with ideas on the type and frequency of informational delivery techniques. General outline that addresses the EPA Project Officer's comments. Task 3 -- Layout Development 3a. The Contractor shall utilize the information provided by the EPA Project Officer matching the elements outlined in Attachment A. The Contractor shall also utilize any other information obtained through additional research (if performed) to develop a text story-line and produce scripts and bulletized text based on the general outline. 3b. The Contractor shall obtain or produce needed graphics, video clips with associated script narration, music beds, sound effects, embedded resources, programmed interactive simulation or performance support modules, andproduct selection tools. 3c. The Contractor shall incorporate the non-text elements developed in 3b with the text elements developed in 3a. 3d. Following product assembly, the contractor shall perform alpha and beta testing and resolve any revealed errors. Deliverables -- Expanded outline. Task 4 -- Product Review 4a. The Contractor shall submit a draft final product to the EPA Project Officer for review and comment. 4b. The Contractor shall make final changes to the product based on comments received and perform final testing. Deliverables -- Final product. Task 5 -- Distribution Strategy 5a. The Contractor shall develop a distribution strategy for the training tool including the identification of contacts in the acquisition community to maximize exposure opportunities for the training tool. Deliverables -- Distribution strategy including a list of acquisition contacts. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Date of award -- September 30, 1998 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall have at least three years of experience in design and development of multi-media products and services. Knowledge of the Federal procurement system and Federal acquisition reform is highly desired. Experience developing training tools for procurement personnel is also sought. Contractors with contacts throughout the Federal acquisition system is also preferable. (0279)

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