Administrative Contracts Service Center (3803R), Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building -- 7th Floor, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460

R -- ENERGY STAR PROGRAM ON MARKETING, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SUPPORT SOL n/a DUE 032999 POC Rosita Robinson, 202-564-4486 WEB: click here to go to EPA HPOD's current procurements, http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod/. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, robinson.rosita@epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Division (APPD) is conducting a market research to seek qualified sources capable of providing marketing, communication and educational outreach services for its ENERGY STAR programs. APPD programs are voluntary, nonregulatory programs that promote pollution prevention by increasing energy efficiency, recover methane, and encourage the development and purchase of energy-efficiency products. These services would include: (1) promoting public awareness and public education of ENERGY STAR programs and services and providing outdoor marketing services that will promote APPD's marketing, media, and public information efforts, (2) providing radio, television and public service advertisements in order to promote public awareness and/or prepare the consumer market for a product or service, (3) offering a new or improved product or service at any time that has the potential to provide more economical or efficient means for APPD to accomplish its mission, (4) providing full service marketing, media, and public information services including performing all phases, from conceptualization to execution of marketing, media, and public information services, (5) direct mail services, (6) commercial photography services, (7) commercial art and graphic design services, (8) market research, media analysis and related services, (9) web site design and maintenance services, (10) trade shows/exhibits and conference and events planning services, (11) press and public relation services, and (11) videotape and film production services. Firms possessing the capability to perform the requested work are invited to submit a summary of their capability (limited to 10 pages, exclusive of brochures or pamphlets) not later than 3/29/99, which should include: (1) provide a brief statement on your firm's experience in providing full service marketing, media and public information services, (2) briefly describe the capabilities of your firm's creative department, including the number of professional employees (non clerical), (3) briefly describe your current experience in the knowledge of and use of state-of-the art direct marketing techniques beyond the realm of conventional mailing techniques, and (4) provide an organizational chart and describe the overall structure of your firm. Only written responses will be accepted. The information will be used to enable this office to develop an acquisition strategy towards acquiring this support. The resulting contract will require that the contractor be responsible for providing all necessary facilities, equipment, materials and related administrative support, and qualified personnel. Prospective sources are notified that the Government will not be responsible for proprietary information that is submitted as a result of this Sources Sought Announcement. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a BAA, IFB, or RFP. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a commitment by the Government. Posted 03/08/99 (W-SN306109). (0067)

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