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A -- MAINTAINING BISNIS ONLINE HOMEPAGE SOL 0A-3208 DUE 042100 POC Lawrence Frazier, (301) 713-0851 Vivian Smith (301) 713-0853 E-MAIL: Click here to reach Vivian Smith, Vivian.K.Smith@agf.noaa.gov. A -- The U.S. Department of Commerce/ITA/SABIT Program has a requirement for a contractor to be responsible for maintaining the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) Online Homepage. The contractor will be responsible for executing daily updates to place new informa- tion on BISNIS' home page, updating hypertext links, and tracking usage statistics. This work will involve formatting documents in HTML, development of graphic design elements, and scripting Java and search tools. The contractor will also work to add links to the BISNIS page on search engines and Web sites focusing on Russia and the (NIS). Finally, the incumbent will be responsible for light maintenance of the Web Server. Tasks: (1) Contractor will be responsible for daily fresh uploads and/or updates of BISNIS Internet home page of no less than (7) documents per day, with an average length of document of approximately (4) pages. (2) Contractor will be responsible for other updates and changes to the existing BISNIS home page as required. (3) Contractor will track usage statistics on BISNIS home page and maintain a summary of these statistics, available online for internal use. (4) Contractor will be responsible for maintaining and, as appropriate, updating the BISNIS Web Server, independent from, yet conversant with existing International Trade Administration servers/configurations, as dictated by BISNIS management on necessary hardware and software purchases. an Evaluation Criteria is available upon request. The period od performance will be for (12) months (on or about April 2000). BISNIS estimates that contract will require approximately (25) hours a week. Qualified applicants are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than (15) days from the date of this notice. All received responses will be evaluated on a "Best Value" basis giving due consideration to price, approach, and past performance. Award will be made under simplified acquisition procedures. (Reference No. 0A-3208). Posted 04/07/00 (W-SN442597). (0098)

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