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A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SOL 99-3248 DUE 051499 POC Lawrence Frazier, 301-713-0851 Vivian Smith, 301-713-0853 E-MAIL: Click here to reach Vivian Smith, Vivian.Smith@noaa.gov. A -- The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) require the service of a contractor to assist the Special Projects Office to develop displays and artwork that will communicate the new NOS message. The contractor shall produce an additional 25 kiosks to be placed in placed in NOS field offices, specified by NOS, to improve the visi- bility and understanding of NOS's mission, both for employees and the general public. The 25 additional kiosks must match the existing material type, color, and quality of those already produced by Jands, Inc. The kiosks must be safely packaged and shipped to NOS facilities around the country. These items will represent the new NOS to senior government officials, NOAA and NOS partners, and the public throughout the country. The contractor will produce the following items: (1) 25 information kiosks, (2) Artwork output, developed by NOS, to be placed in the top and bottom cardholders on the kiosk, (3) 25 crates necessary to ship the kiosks to the NOSfield offices and (4) shipment of 25 kiosks to NOS facilities around the country. The kiosks must meet the following specifications: (1) 19in.x28in. elliptical display stand with an acrylic cardholder attached to the top for an overall height of 68in., (2) Height at front of base to be 41-5/8in. With a 30 degree slope to height of 54-1/4in. at back of oval base, (3) Vertical surfaces to be laminated with navy blue matte laminate and 30 degree sloped top laminated with peacock matte laminate, (4) Top surface will have removable (but locked in and released with internal locking system) recessed acrylic 8-pocket literature holder fabricated with recessed 1/4 blue acrylic (#2069). Pockets to be angled 20 degrees compensating for the 30 degree tilt of display surface. An NOS emblem to be mounted into the top of display stand flush with the laminate surface. (Emblems supplied by NOS). Laminate base to have 22inx30in hinged access door at back with a lock. Selection criteria to be considered in the selection of a contractor to undertak this project: (1) Experience in the industry constructing similiar types of displays using a wide variety of materials (e.g., wood, Formica, and acrylic). (2) Use of high-end Macintosh platform to process the large, high-resolution Photoshop digital files NOS provides. (3) Color printing capability to produce large-size, high resolution, laser-quality output.(4) Experience building crates to safely ship fragile display pieces around the country and overseas. (5) A protocol in place for shipping large items nationally and overseas and (6) Location around the Washington metropolitan area to allow NOS to oversee the development of the kiosks and artwork to ensure they are consistent with what already exists before they are shipped to NOS facilities around the country. Any organization capable of providing these items are invited to submit a written request for solicitation package and specifications for the artwork are available upon request to the address above. All received proposals will be evaluated on a "best value basis" giving due consideration to price approach, technical expertise, and past performance. Posted 05/04/99 (W-SN327648). (0124)

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