Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817

B -- SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION ON SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA SOL 1435-01-98-RP-30914 DUE 041498 POC Jane M. Carlson, Contracting Officer (703) 787-1364 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's email address, Jane.Carlson@mms.com. The Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) intends to competitively award a contract to create a hardbound book titled "Synthesis of Information on Socioeconomic Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in Alaska. The Alaska OCS Region has an important socioeconomic part of its Environmental Studies Program, resulting in the publication of 160 technical reports addressing statewide socioeconomic study topics. Methods have included case studies, analyses of institution profiles, secondary-source materials, econometrics, and survey research. In recent years, socioeconomic studies have become issues oriented, emphasizing the critical points of interaction between OCS development and social systems. For example, studies have collected time-series information and measures of community and regional well-being as bases for monitoring social indicators. The extent of Minerals Management Service's (MMS) social research in Alaska and the amount of information accumulated, warrant a book synthesizing selected socioeconomic study finding. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This project will create a hardbound book which synthesizes selected Alaska social and economic research findings. The selected Contractor must arrange for authors, peer reviewers, scientific and technical editors, manage and coordinate the writing, preparation, lay-out, printing, and distribution of a comprehensive text of selected socioeconomic information. The primary tasks of this project are to: (1) identify and select authors for chapter manuscripts; (2) provide the editorial structure; (3) prepare guidelines for authors, and finalize chapter headings; (4) solicit, employ, and coordinate authors and peer reviewers; (5) collect and compile manuscripts; (6) provide a scientific editor and a technical editor; (7) peer review the manuscripts; (8) provide final technical editing; (9) provide illustrations; (10) prepare for printing and distribution; (11) manage the project andprovide for quality control; (12) meet reporting requirements; (13) prepare technical summaries; (14)and prepare a CD-ROM version of the book. Not later than April 14, 1998, a capabilities statement detailing: A. The offerors ability to furnish personnel with the demonstrated abilities in project management, publishing, and scientific and technical editing. B. Your organizations experience with this type of work and a description of your facilities; and C. Specific references (including project identifier and description, period of performance, dollar amount, client name and telephone number) for previous work of this nature that your personnel or organization is currently performing or has completed within the last three years(REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED). Offerors shall submit their Capabilities Statement in original and two (2) copies to Jane M. Carlson, Contracting Officer at Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS-2500, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Four additional copies shall be sent to Mr. Michael Baffrey, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99508. Timeliness of receipt of submissions will be determined by the time received in the Procurement Operations Branch, Herndon, Virginia. The period of performance for the resultant contract will be thirty-six months, with an estimated value of $325,000 to $350,000. Your capabilities statement will be evaluated based on: A. (1) Key Personnel will be evaluated on their currency, quality and depth of experience and appropriateness of individuals in working on similar projects. "Similar" projects is meant to convey similarity in topic, dollar value, duration, and complexity;(2) quality and depth of education; experience on other projects which may not be similar enough to include in response to (C) (immediately above) but may be relevant; (3) publication history; (4) demonstrated experience and familiarity with relevant information sources, literature, and technical and scientific editing and publishing; and (5) demonstrated ability to effectively communicate research finding to the public, agency technical staff, agency decisionmakers, and the social science community. B. Organization's history of successful completion of projects working on similar projects (same definition as above); experience on other projects which may not be similar; organization's successful completion of projects; history of producing high-quality reports and other deliverables; history of staying on schedule and within budget; C. The project manager who's scientific capability must be evident through his/her publications in relevant disciplines or his/her experience in relevant technical fields as a manager or principal investigator with managerial responsibilities. Questions should be faxed to (703) 787-1387 or Emailed as soon as possible to Jane.Carlson@mms.com and should include the RFP number, your full name, address, phone and fax nos. Requests or questions by telephone are strongly discouraged. (0083)

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