U.S. Consumer Product Safety Comm, Division of Procurement Services, Rm 517, Washington, DC 20207-9932

R -- UPDATE THE GUIDELINES FOR RELATING CHILDREN'S AGES TO TOY CHARACTERISTICS SOL CPSC-Q-00-5200 DUE 080400 POC Contact Beverly Y. Wells, (301) 504-0444 x1156/Contracting Officer, Robert J. Frost, (301) 504-0444 x1142 WEB: CPSC Homepage, http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/contract.html. E-MAIL: g: users adcb rdwrite cbd 00-5200, W-338 SN008207. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission intends to procure the services of a qualified contractor to update the Guidelines for Relating Children's Ages to Toy Characteristics. The proposed procurement will require an expanded literature search that shall include, but not be limited to, locating and examining current toy catalogs (web-based and otherwise) from various toy manufacturers; research on the development of children's play activities and interests, including typical toy selections; and other relevant toy, child development, educational, marketing, advertising, and related literature, research, and information from 1985 through present. This is an unrestricted procurement. The SIC code is 8999 (services, not elsewhere classified) with a small business size standard of $5.0M. The small business size standard is provided so that interested sources can appropriately represent themselves as small or large. A firm-fixed-price, simplified acquisition is contemplated and will be processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act as implemented by Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. CPSC-Q-00-5200 will be released on or about July 5, 2000 with written quotations due on or about August 4, 2000. All responsible sources may request a copy of the RFQ by fax at (301) 504-0628 and submit a written quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone requests for copies of the RFQ will be accepted. The government will not pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quotation. The final award decision may be based upon a combination of price, demonstrated ability to perform the work, demonstrated ability to provide high quality work products, past performance in similar or related work, and other evaluation factors as specified in the RFQ. The award date will be on or about August 22, 2000 with a contract period of one year.***** Posted 06/15/00 (W-SN465093). (0167)

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