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R -- TALENT FOR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS SOL SSA-RFQ-99-3794 DUE 040199 POC BARBARA HANDS, 410-965-9517 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, BARBARA.HANDS@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a requirement for the services of a contractor to provide talent for the recording of SSA's Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for radio. Talent provided must be a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) or the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). The contractor shall use a paymaster to ensure the talent is paid in compliance with the AFTRA/SAG Radio Recording Contract. These services shall be provided on an as-needed-basis for a one year period from the date of contract award including four (4) one year options to extend the term of the contract. This acquisition has been determined to be subject to Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the acquisition of commercial items. This is a simplified acquisition under the test program for certain commercial items and a request for quotation, number SSA-RFQ-99-3794, is scheduled for release on or about March 11, 1999, with quotations due 21 days thereafter. Requestsfor the RFQ may be sent via telefax on (410) 966-9310 or mailed. Requests for the RFQ should be received no later than ten (10) days after the date of this publication. Requests received after this period will be filled on a first come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. All requests must be in writing and should cite the solicitation number SSA-RFQ- 99-3794. No telephone requests will be honored. Quotations from all responsible small business sources shall be considered by the agency. This requirement is a 100 percent small business set-aside. Quotations received for OTHER than a small business will be deemed unacceptable and given no further consideration. The solicitation will be available for downloading from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. Please note that the solicitation version on SSA's home page will not include the SF-1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items or any attachments. See Note 1. Posted 02/22/99 (D-SN300667). (0053)

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