U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

R -- TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE SOL W13G07-9210-2001 DUE 091399 POC Ms. Roberta Boswell (508)233-4946 WEB: Click to access FAR, http://FARSITE.HILL.AF.MIL/ http://www.arnet.gov/far/. E-MAIL: Click to contact Ms. Boswell, Rboswell@natick-amed02.army.mil. Contractor shall provide all technical services critical to the data collection and analysis efforts of the Public Affairs Office in support of the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, Natick, MA. Services to be performed during the period of 16 September 1999 thruough 15 September 2000. Contractor to coordinate the organization's internal communications, Command Information CI programs. Plan and develop story ideas and themes for the bimonthly warrior and biweekly bulletin. Coordinate electronic posting of these publications on the Internet and Intranet. Develop, write, and edit hard news and feature articles for internal publications and for print and electronic media. Layout and design publications using desktop publishing. Coordinate and execute other CI activities such as the annual Organization Day, Community Open House, and community tour program. The contractor shall also generate ideas and copy for news releases, fact sheets, brochures, video scripts, and other information products. The contractor shall also assist with the dissemination of information materials generated by the Public Affairs Office. The contractor must have the ability to work accurately and quickly to meet deadlines. The contractor shall coordinate and conduct meetings relative to the production of CI products and the execution of the CI mission. The contractor shall be responsible for meeting all deadlines associated with CI projects. The Standard Industrial Code for this procurement is 8999. The Small Business Size Standard is $5.0 Mil. This procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Small Business Concerns. The Government envisions the use of a fixed price contract. The Request for Quotation will be released on or about 27 August 1999 on Natick's web site. "www3.natick.army.mil" where you will download existing action. No quotations will be provided by mail. See Note 1. Posted 08/13/99 (W-SN367642). (0225)

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