Selective Service System, National Headquarters, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-2425

T -- ARTS GRAPHICS SERVICE SOL SSS-99-R-0002 DUE 052799 POC POC Pauletta Essiam, Contracts Specialist, (703) 605-4044, Calvin Montgomery, Contracting Officer, (703) 605-4038 E-MAIL: cmontgomery@sss.gov, cmontgomery@sss.gov. The Selective Service System (SSS) at Arlington, VA has a requirement for Electronic Publishing and Design Specialist from date of award for six months. This requirement is in support of the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs. The offeror shall serve as a principle designer and creator of Selective Service System materials which convey information by visual means. This includes responsibility for assisting Public Affairs Specialist with the layout and design of publications aimed at internal audiences and the public; accomplishing photography within the Agency; development of designs and coordination of content for all Agency electronic publishing via the Internet; assisting other Agency divisions with designs for Intranet pages; preparation of charts, diagrams and graphics for use in presentations; and design and creating of Agency representation materials, such as plaques and exhibits. The offeror shall be responsible for contacts with a variety of publics to explain or interpret materials produced as they relate to Agency policies and procedures. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities and unit issue are as follows: CLIN 0001, Electronic Publishing and Design Specialist, eight (8) hours a day one day-per week. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation SSS-99-R-0002 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. This action is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) code is 7336. The small business size standard is $5.0 Million. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered under authority of FAR clauses 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation will include the following: Knowledge of the principles, methods, practices and techniques of visual communication i.e., superior layout, design and illustration skills. Demonstrated skill in using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) authoring software to design complex and graphically pleasing Internet Web pages. Demonstrated skill in using desktop publishing software such as FrontPage, Freelance, Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, etc,. The offeror shall submit a sample copy or portfolio of work conducted from April 1, 1998 through April 1, 1999 with names and numbers that may be contacted. Offeror shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and submit a sufficient description of the items being offered in order to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including paragraph B, subparagraphs(6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35,(8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, and paragraph C, subparagraphs (1) 52.222-41 and (2) 52.222-42. Wage Determination Number 94-2103, Revision 17, dated July 9, 1998 is applicable to performance in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and is available upon request. Offers are due by 3 PM EST on May 20, 1999 and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.arnet.gov/far. All offers shall be sent to the Selective Service System, Contracts Division, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Faxed offers will be accepted. For more nformation, call the POC identified above. See Note(s)1 and 2. Posted 05/19/99 (W-SN333494). (0139)

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