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T -- REWRITE/EDIT SSA HANDBOOK YEAR 2000 EDITION SOL SSA-RFP-00-0242 DUE 041300 POC Dick Tokosch, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659492, Fax 4109669310, Email dick.tokosch@ssa.gov -- Maria Prevost, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659523, Fax 4109669310, Email maria.prevost@ssa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=SSA-RFP-00-02 42&LocID=2422. E-MAIL: Dick Tokosch, dick.tokosch@ssa.gov. SSA-RFP-00-0242: Rewrite of the SSA Handbook.. SSA has a requirement for contractor services to rewrite the Social Security Handbook (SSH). The Social Security Handbook is a comprehensive description of the Social Security programs. It is currently published on the intra/internet and paper. The paper version contains about 596, 8 1/2 X 11 pages of text consisting of paragraphs and tables, no illustrations. The contractor will be expected to provide the necessary personnel, materials, services and equipment to perform all tasks necessary for, or incidental to, rewriting the SSH in accordance to the plain language guidelines for government agencies as described on the National Partnership for Reinventing Government's Web site found at http://plainlanguage.gov. The contractor will also be expected to deliver the SSA approved final document in 3 formats -- paper, Extensible Markup Language (XML), and Microsoft Word. The contractor will receive the complete Social Security Handbook manuscript in paper and on 3 1/2 X 5 diskettes in MS Word format. Both versions of the manuscript will contain the markup of revisions to the 1997 edition. The following list includes but is not inclusive of the task required of the contractor to produce the year 2000 Social Security Handbook. Provide staff experienced in writing and editing documents in plain language, and online document design. Provide staff experienced in XML and MS Word. The final SSH product shall consist of a paper version (camera copy) and the electronic versions in XML and MS Word format. The Microsoft Word version must make consistent use of a style sheet which includes styles for all hierarchical elements (e.g., chapters, sections, etc.) and all paragraph styles and lists used in the document. All cross-references must be shown as hyperlinks in the Word document. The XML version must be consistently tagged according to an XML Document Type Definition (DTD) which includes tags for all hierarchical levels, paragraph and character formats, lists, tables,cross-references, tables of contents, and index entries. The XML version must also include a style sheet showing how the various elements should be presented. The contractor will ensure that all cross-references and index entries have valid targets; e.g., if the index entry or cross-reference refers to a particular section, that section must exist in the document. Completed copies shall be submitted within 24 weeks of the contract award. with a 99.9 % accuracy rate. The current version of the SSH is available online at www.ssa.gov/about.htm Any organization which believes it has the relevant experience, personnel, facilities, systems, etc. to perform the described tasks should submit a written request to the Contracting Officer within 10 business days from the publication of this announcement requesting a copy of the solicitation. Requests received after this date will not be honored. The RFP is scheduled for release on or about April 13. This is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE under SIC 7389. Posted 03/30/00 (D-SN439729). (0090)

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