U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

R -- TECHNICAL SERVICE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE SOL NA DUE 082200 POC Kathy Wilder WEB: Business Opportunities at U.S. Army Soldier & Biological, http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: To contact Contract Specialist, Kathy.Wilder@natick.army.mil. This is a combined /synopsis/solicitation for commercial technical services for the Public Affairs Office, at SBCCOM, Natick, Mass. prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. A Firm Fixed Price Contract based on 2000 hours is intended to be used for the procurement of these technical services for one year from the time of award with two Option years. The requirements are as follows: Contractor shall provide technical services critical to the data collection and analysis efforts of the Public Affairs Office during the period of 15 Sept. 2000 -- 14 Sept. 2001. Federal holidays are not part of the work schedule. Contractor shall provide, the following services: coordinate the organization's internal communications (Command Information (CI)) programs. Plan and develop story ideas and themes for the bimonthly Warrior and biweekly Bulletin. Coordinate electronic posting of these publications on the Internet and Intranet. Develop, write, and edit hard news and feature articles using a journalistic style for internal publications and for release to external print and electronic media (approximately 70 percent of the effort). Layout and design publications using desktop publishing (approximately 15 percent of the effort). Coordinate and execute other CI activities such as the annual Organization Day, and assist the Public Affairs Officer with execution of the Community Relations and Public Information programs (approximately 15 percent of the effort). The contractor shall also generate ideas and copy for news releases, fact sheets, brochures, video scripts, and other information products and assist with the dissemination of information materials generated by the Public Affairs Office. The contractor must have the ability to work accurately and quickly to meet deadlines, coordinate and conduct meetings relative to the production of CI products and the execution of the CI mission. Contractor shall collaborate with Command personnel, as appropriate, in the documentation of the product and service data. All information materials must be coordinated with Subject Matter Experts to ensure technical accuracy and appropriateness for public release, and with the Security Office to ensure Foreign Disclosure concerns are addressed. Contractor shall be supplied a government-owned computer for use during the course of business on-site, at Natick. The contractor shall have a working knowledge of a variety of software including word processing, desktop publishing, photo management, and electronic mail. All files, software and hardware, as well as general office supplies necessary for contract performance, shall be supplied by the government. All intellectual property, to include, but not limited to files, databases, articles, and photographs resulting from the contractor's performance of work under this Statement of Work and the applicable order, shall physically remain at SBCCOM, Kansas St., Natick, MA, 01760, and shall become the exclusive property of the US government, as represented by SBCCOM, pursuant to the "copyright" laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the regulations contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement. The Order of precedence for said laws and regulations shall be: the laws of the United States, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal Acquisition Regulations, and then the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations. The contractor shall be required to coordinate all activities, projects, and products with the chief, Public Affairs Office, or his designee. The contractor shall normally provide up to eight (8) hours of support per day, up to forty (40) hours per week, up to the total quantity of 2000 hours per year. In some instances the contractor may need to work more than eight (8) hours/day or more than forty (40) hours/week, subject to PAO approval. However, in no event shall this Statement of Work be construed as increasing the hours, or value, of the subject order over that reflected in the Schedule. On-site work shall be conducted between 0700 hours and 1730 hours Monday -- Friday, unless otherwise arranged with the PAO. Contractor shall submit a certified (signed) invoice for actual work performed (hours expended) in direct support of the PAO and consistent with this Statement of Work. Invoices may be submitted every two weeks. Payment shall be issued for gross pay, with no deductions. The contractor shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes, and any other deductions. In addition, the contractor shall not be entitled to any benefits or other form of compensation. The contractor shall provide documentation of procedures used and data files created in the performance of the work required by this Statement of Work, as well as a hard copy of all data incorporated into the database by the contractor. All travel, if any is required, shall be subject to prior approval by the Government. Travel shall not commence until such time as the cost therefore is negotiated between the Contracting Officer and the contractor, and incorporated into the contract by modification. In no event shall travel costs be negotiated that exceed those allowable under the DoD Joint Travel Regulations. This Statement of Work contains no requirement for the provision of "personal services." Accordingly, technical services provided hereunder will not require continuous direction from the PAO but there shall be guidance on work to be performed. This acquisition document incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18 as applicable. FAR Provision 52.212-1 applies. FAR Provision at 52.212-4 applies and DFARS clauses listed in 252-212-7001 are attached as addenda; and 52.212-5 applies and includes the additional FAR clauses: 52.219-14, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52-222-37, 52.232-33, DFARS Provision 252.225-7000; DFARS Clauses: 252.206-7000; 252.225-7012; 252.225-7001 applies. FAR Provision at 52.212-2 applies and in accordance with paragraph A of that clause, the following evaluation factor shall be used to evaluate offers in descending order of importance: 1. Contractor must have qualifications and previous experience required to complete tasks. Submit portfolio of previous work to include resume, three examples each of hard news stories, feature stories, and publications (newsletters/brochures/flyers, etc) using desktop publishing. 2. Price. Following the evaluation of all proposals, the Government will select the lowest price proposal that meets the government's needs. Written proposals required. Response time is 22 August, 2000 at 15:00 P.M. EST. for submission of proposal to the above contracting office. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 with their offers and certification. The applicable SIC code for this effort is 8743. For the purpose of this requirement, any concern having annual receipts under $5.0 is considered a small business. Firms responding shall indicate whether or not they are a small or small disadvantaged business concern. This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. E-Mail address for Kathleen Wilder, Contract Specialist, Kathy.Wilder@natick.army.mil. Posted 08/08/00 (W-SN483460). (0221)

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