Naval Media Center, Production Contracting Division, Anacostia Naval Station, 2701 South Capitol St., SW, Washington, DC 20373-5819

69 -- SUBSCRIPTION/RENTAL OF TRAINING AIDS AND DEVICES SOL N49872-98-N-0002 DUE 030498 POC Rudi Murray-Johnson, Contract Specialist (202)433-5775 WEB: NONE, NONE. E-MAIL: NONE, NONE. The Naval Media Center is currently in the process of seeking sources that have the capability to provide a one (1) year subscription /rental service of medical audiovisual tape information programs. This library rental service should offer at least 2,000 titles on continuing medical education for physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, ancillary health workers, allied health professionals, staff and patient education and health/wellness counseling. This must also offer continuing education (CE) self paced and self-contained modules for nurses which will enable them to receive CNE credit. These credits are necessary for professional update requirements of the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO). The contractor shall continually add new programs and updates thereby providing the most current medical information available. This service shall be under the control of the Staff Education Training Department and Visual Information Library of each Navy Medical Department activity designated to receive this service. The Government specifically encourages and invites small businesses and 8(a) contractors to submit their capabilities and qualifications. A firm is considered to be a small business for this acquisition if its average annual receipts, including any affiliates, for the preceding three (3) years equate to 21.5 million or less. The applicable SIC Code for this type of effort is 7812. This information will be reviewed and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. The Government will use the information obtained from this notice to understand the capabilities of the market place. No solicitation package exists at this time. No award will be made from any responses to this synopsis. All interested parties should provide, at no additional cost to the Government, a full descriptive literature demonstrating their capabilities or any catalogs, brochures that delineates their firms qualification to supply the above services. Any interested sources are requested to submit a package to ATTN: Rudi Murray-Johnson, Contract Specialist at the Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, Building #168, 2701 South Capitol Street SW, Production Contracting Office, Washington, DC 20373-5819. Capability packages must be received not later than 04 March 98. (0042)

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