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R -- MOVIE THEATER OUTREACH FOR EPA'S EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT SOL RFQ-DC-98-00227 DUE 100598 POC John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756 WEB: Movie Theater Outreach for EPA's Emergency Planning, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9800227/index.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. The following constitutes Amendment number 01 to the synopsis and the Request for Quotation for RFQ# RFQ-DC-98-00227, entitled "Movie Theater Outreach for EPA's Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act." (1) All potential bidders should note the following change to the Statement of Work (SOW). Accordingly, Task 3 and Task 4 are hereby deleted from this requirement. Additionally, Task 2 has been edited to include specifics as to the placement and usage of the PSA. The revised SOW is as follows: STATEMENT OF WORK: Task 1: The contractor shall produce full color, quality PSA still-slides for projection on commercial motion picture screens that reflect a message(s) and format(s) to be developed by the EPA TRI program with direct input and approval from the EPA Project Officer. The slides shall also contain the following: (a) The TRI-US telephone number; (b) The Envirofax web page address; (c) The EPA emblem and TRI logo. Task 2: The contractor shall place the produced and approved still-slide PSA's in selected theaters releasing motion pictures containing themes involving toxic chemicals, public health and the environment. Placement of the PSA's shall be within markets and for time periods specified by EPA(see schedule for commencement date). The PSA's shall constitute part of the pre-feature program that precedes the feature films shown on each of the screens at those theaters -- whether each screen is showing the thematically specified film or not -- during the specified time period. At the beginning of, or within one week following the beginning of the specified time period when the slides shall be shown, each theater selected to participate in the PSA program shall have at least one screen showing a film with a theme involving toxic chemicals, public health and the environment. The slides shall be spaced among not more than ten other consecutive presenters on a single screen preceding a single viewing of any of the feature films within each of the selected theaters. The spacing of the PSA shall result in not less than 2 slide projections (and preferably more) prior to the screening of the feature presentation. The PSA's shall be shown over the course of four (4) consecutive weeks, coinciding with the opening of the toxic chemical, public health and environment theme film, in a minimum of 50 theaters before not less than 270 screens, with a minimum total audience exposure of 1,440,000 and minimum total impressions of 4,500,000. The contractor shall be able and prepared to show the PSA's in theaters which would reach an audience from the following communities (Note: Final decision on PSA placement among the listed communities will be determined by the Project Officer.): * Baton Rogue, LA; * Dearborn, MI; * Reading, PA; * Richmond, CA; * East Chicago, IL/Gary, IN; * Port Arthur, TX; * Camden, NJ; * Birmingham, AL; * Newark/Jersey City/Elizabeth, NJ; * Santa Clara County, CA. (2) Accordingly, the Schedule and Deliverables are amended as follows: III. SCHEDULE AND DELIVERABLES: Task 1: 1. Development of advertising slides. Begin within 2 weeks after award. Task 2: 1. Final selection of cities, communities and number of theaters in which EPA TRI PSA's shall be shown. Begin within 4 weeks after award. 2. Presentation of slides in theaters for four consecutive weeks. Begin December 25, 1998. (Not less than) 50 theaters = (not less than) 270 screens x avg. 3 movies/day = 810 minimum presentations per day; 810 presentations x 28 days = 22,500 minimum presentations of each of the three PSA's. (3) All potential bidders should take note that the official closing date for this RFQ is hereby changed to Monday, October 5, 1998 at 4:00 pm. Posted 09/23/98 (W-SN253130). (0266)

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