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R -- RESEARCH DISSEMINATION TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COMMUNITIES SOL N01DA-9-2062 DUE 101398 POC Dale Weiss, Contracting Officer, 301-443-1301 The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations for the following project: NIDA recognizes the efforts of various entertainment industry organizations and individuals to accurately depict the effects and consequences of drug abuse using science-based information. As part of its legislative mandate to disseminate its research findings to the public, NIDA continues to promote such activities and assists in these efforts to develop and disseminate accurate depictions of drug abuse issues through the entertainment industry . Specifically, the goals of this project include: (1) communicating on a regular basis with existing entertainment industry entities, providing scientific information about drug abuse; (2) increasing the data base for distribution of science-based drug abuse information products within the various entertainment industries, including entertainment companies based in California, Florida, New York and elsewhere in the United States; and (3) continually updating and broadening contacts and presentations to key entertainment industry leaders. Interested organizations must be able to: develop and conduct entertainment industry briefings; organize, in partnership with NIDA, an annual award recognition presentation; increase an entertainment industry database to 5000 from its present 2500; communicate with writers and producers of television programming and feature films and provide technical assistance or referral to the creative community, especially in script development; update and distribute a "depiction description" publication; prepare press releases targeted at the entertainment industry trade press; develop, publish and distribute a newsletter targeted to the entertainment industry audience; and develop, publish and distribute an infoletter targeted to the Creative Professional Network and industry volunteers. Interested organizations must possess extensive experience with and have the ability to perform the above tasks and possess existing,established contacts within the entertainment industry. NIDA anticipates that 1 three-year contract will result from this procurement. RFP No. N01DA-9-2062 will be available electronically on or about August 17, 1998, and may be accessed through the Internet at the following address: (URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html) Please note that the RFP for this acquisition will be streamlined to include only the Work Statement, Deliverables and Reporting Requirements, Special Requirements and Mandatory Qualifications, Technical Evaluation Criteria, and other necessary Proposal Preparation Instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range may be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Response to the RFP will be due on or about October 13, 1998. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Dale S. Weiss, Contract Specialist Electronic Mail Address: dw79f@nih.gov Telephone: (301) 443-1301 Fax: (301) 443-7595 Posted 07/30/98 (W-SN230582). (0211)

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