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R -- NIDA INFOFAX AND MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL SOL N01DA-9-2064 POC Michelle L. Scala -- Contract Specialist, Contracting Officer -- Nancy A. Hurd, Phone 301-443-6677, FAX 301-443-7595 WEB: NIDA RFP Home Page, http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html. E-MAIL: Point of Contact -- Michelle L. Scala, ms35n@nih.gov. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations having in-house capability to provide technical support for enhancing and increasing the availability and accessibility of NIDA information to a broad variety of publics. Specifically, to: (1) further publicize, oversee and refine operation of NIDA's already successful NIDA INFOFAX system; (2) provide writing services, particularly for press and/or publicity-related items, as needed; (3) provide Spanish audio and written translations, as needed; (4) provide clear-cut marketing plans for a variety of projects, to establish continuous monthly exposure of NIDA products to the public; (5) provide unique and striking graphics to accompany the marketing and/or products themselves; (6) conduct focus group testing as needed for products; (7) oversee marketing activities, including coordinating placement of products; and (8) provide regular evaluations for effectiveness of the products and of the impact of dissemination and marketing. Organizations submitting proposals should demonstrate extensive experience in public health communications and a high understanding of the capabilities and services from, and products available through, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other NIH institutes, as well as state-of-the-art fax-on-demand systems. Specifically, organizations submitting should be capable of providing whatever staff and effort are necessary to: (1) demonstrate extensive experience in public health communications; (2) create, through computer graphics, a readily identifiable design for this NIDA service; (3) write and edit, as well as translate into Spanish, scientific material in language easily understood by a broad variety of publics; (4) demonstrate experience in developing marketing strategies and producing marketing and advertising materials; and (5) be capable of ensuring operability of the fax-on-demand system at 99% efficiency. This will be a three-year contract. RFP No. N01DA-9-2064 will be available electronically on or about June 17, 1999, 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 submission of an offer will be contained in or accessible through 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 July 16, 1999. "See Numbered Note 1." Posted 05/25/99 (W-SN335582). (0145)

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