42d Contracting Squadron/LGC, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6334

T -- VISUAL INFORMATION SERVICES POC Sandra Turner, (334) 953-6513/Contracting Officer, Shirley M. Chames E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, saturner@max1.au.af.mil. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- The following information constitutes a market survey of the industry to identify potential sources and to determine whether or not we can solicit this requirement as a commercial service. Our goal is to determine what businesses in the commercial arena (nongovernment) are doing to get the following service: Contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials and supervision to perform visual information services for Maxwell AFB and Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama. The services consist of both graphic products (electronic presentations, 35 mm slides, posters, charts, displays, etc ) and photographic products (processing and print, electronic images, location and studio photography, etc ). This requirement necessitates on-site management. Chemical processing and printing may be accomplished on base using contractor-furnished chemicals, materials and equipment. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY: A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated with a one year basic period plus four one-year options. Security clearances are required. Release of the solicitation is anticipated in the last quarter of FY 1998. The applicable Standard Industrial Code (SIC) and size standard are 7336/$5M. Firms responding to this synopsis must provide the following information: 1) company name, address, point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address; 2) business size (whether you are a small or large business concern based on the size standard above); 3) are you an 8a firm?; 4) furnish commercial terms and conditions that you have available that could meet our requirement; 5) furnish evidence of your firm's ability to provide on-site management of visual information services of this magnitude; 6) under your commercial terms and conditions can or do you provide emergency workload plans to accommodate increases in workload, mission changes etc outside normal duty? 7) names and telephone numbers of some of your customers (this office will query the customers on inspection and acceptance procedures; 8) comments relating to the plausibility of using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items for this acquisition. This notice is not a request for proposal (RFP). This synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not commit the government to pay for the information requested. A solicitation number is not available at this time. Industry responses to this notice should be received in our office not later than close of business May 27, 1998. (0125)

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