Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

T -- COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES. SOL N66604-98-R-6273 DUE 122497 POC B. Stevens, Contract Negotiator at (401) 841-2442 X268; FAX (401) 841-4820. WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: B. Stevens, Contract Negotiator, stevens@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is conducting a cost comparison study in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, Commercial Activities Study to determine the most efficient and cost effective method of providing Technical Information Services. The services to be performed are Technical Publications Services, Visual Information Services, Imaging Services, and Administrative/Managerial services necessary to support the Technical Information Services Department located at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Technical Publications Services include author coordination, publication research, production and publication cost estimating, writing, editing, reviewing, distribution routing, and printing coordination, together with overall publication coordination of a wide range of informal and formal technical publications associated with undersea warfare RDT&E. In addition, Technical Publications includes all the above services for administrative and special-purpose publications, as well as conference papers, symposia proceedings, and other documents ( such as white papers, management planning documents, and/or recruiting, outreach, and technical services marketing publications. All production is in an undersea warfare RDT&E environment using multi-platform, multi-network systems, working with both unclassified and classified materials. Visual Information Services include design, illustration, and layout of original artwork intended for reproduction; research, design, illustration and production of posters, signs, and displays of a wide variety and degree of technical complexity; design, illustration, coordination, and production of computer-generated presentations materials in a variety of media; creation and coordination of a wide range of multimedia products, including interactive displays, CD-ROM presentations, and original technical information communication products in a variety of electronic media; World-Wide-Web Internet and Intranet "pages," (Web Site development and maintenance); as well as traditional graphic arts production in all media; development and maintenance of electronic archive and retrieval systems in a multi-platform, multi-network, undersea warfare RDT&E environment working with both unclassified and classified materials. Imaging Services includes traditional "wet lab" photographic services, operating process labs for both black & white as well as color; still photography services in documentation of undersea warfare RDT&E in studio, field(including aerial) or aboard ship; high-speed motion photography (16mm movie no sound); videography services (field -- including aerial -- studio, or aboard ship) including editing and media transfers; digital imaging services including scanning, image manipulation, digital photography, and electronic image database archive system development and maintenance. The anticipated contract type is Firm Fixed Price. The anticipated performance period is twelve months, with four (4) 12 month options. Thisprocurement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. Proposal Evaluation will be based on Best Value. Technical proposals (including Past Performance) will be required. A single award is anticipated. A draft Performance Work Statement is available for industry review, and may be accessed via our website (see address below), or may be requested in writing. The formal solicitation document and the final Performance Work Statement will be released on 10/24/97. A Site Visit and Pre-Proposal conference will be conducted in Late November 1997. All requests must be submitted in writing. Requests may also be faxed to (401) 8 (0283)

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