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70 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND GRAPHICS SERVICES FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SOL RFI HIR00004 DUE 012000 POC No phone calls please. E-MAIL: Graphics RFI Response, brian.soika@mail.house.gov. The U.S. House of Representatives seeks sources for a potential outsourcing of the House Information Resources (HIR) Desktop Publishing (DTP) and Graphics Branch. The DTP and Graphics Branch provides visual communication production services for all Members, Committees, and other House offices who seek these specialized services. Final products may be in the form of printed, electronic, or web-based deliverables. Member, Committee, and other House offices use graphics products on the House floor, for Committee hearings, press conferences, in town meetings, and other venues -- anywhere that a Member, Committee, or other House office needs to communicate visually. Graphics services, currently provided in-house by HIR, may evolve into a contractor-provided service with expanded options based on the capabilities of the marketplace that are currently unavailable to the House. Space will be provided at the House to set up a facility to provide such services. The House is currently exploring options such asoutsourcing this service to an interested vendor in the near future and seeks interested sources for this effort in order to assess viability of seeking proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to provide a brief description of their technical capabilities, an email address to send any potential solicitation should one be developed and any other information pertinent to these services. Email responses only with the subject line "Graphics RFI Response" will be considered and are due no later than 5 p.m. EST, January 20, 2000 to the following email address: brian.soika@mail.house.gov Posted 01/11/00 (W-SN414917). (0011)

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