Purchasing And Contracts Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Fairchild Building -- 7th Floor, 499 S. Capitol Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20024

76 -- DISTRIBUTION OF APPROXIMATELY 500,000 COPIES OF AN EPA BROCHURE ON DRINKING WATER SOL CSA003 DUE 031297 POC -- Melissa Revely-Brown, 202/260-1225 WEB: NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVAILABLE. E-MAIL: NOT AVAILABLE, revely-brown.melissa@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipate award of a firm fixed price contract using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13 to: Snyder Communications, Inc.; 2500 West Chester Avenue; Suite 209; Purchase, NY 10577. The EPA is FACNET certified. Any contractor/vendor able to meet requirement must demonstrate in writing by closing date. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive or negotiated procurement. The solicitation identifies the office where addition technical information can be obtained and you my e-mail the contracting officer at revely-brown.melissa@epamail.epa.gov. (The 202/260-1225 number listed is a fax number.) NO phone calls accepted. All questions must be addressed in writing and will be answered in writing to all interested parties. All proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis or NLT March 12, 1997, will be considered by the Government. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or manufacturer meets qualification requirements at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The following is the entire statement of work -- no other information or forms are necessary. Please deliver two (2) copies of your proposal to the following NLT March 12, 1997, 2:30pm EST: US EPA; 401 M Street, SW; BID AND PROPOSAL ROOM; 3RD FLOOR FAIRCHILD; Mail Code 3803F; Washington, DC 20460; Attn: Melissa Revely-Brown, or you may HANDCARRY TO: US EPA; 499 South Capitol Street, SW; BID AND PROPOSAL ROOM; 3RD FLOOR FAIRCHILD; Mail Code 3803F; Washington, DC 20460; Attn: Melissa Revely-Brown. The offeror shall display and distribute in the manner described below no fewer than 500,000 copies of a brochure titled "Water on Tap" on display racks in supermarkets throughout the United States as hereafter indicated. 1. Period of Performance:The offeror shall for a period of no fewer than 180 consecutive days stock on display racks known as "Good Neighbor Bulletin Boards" a total of 500,000 copies of "Water on TAP" in at least 7,000 supermarkets. A list of the supermarkets in which the brochure is to be distributed must be presented to and approved by the project officer. The 180 days of display shall begin no later than 15 days after delivery of the brochures to the locations specified by the offeror. 2. Display Rack Locations: The display racks used by the offeror shall be located in supermarkets throughout the country, a list must be made available to the Project Officer for inspection and verification of service. 3. Publication Supply: Approximately 50 copies of the brochure shall be supplied for distribution in the designated supermarkets in which the brochure is to be displayed. Each display rack is to be stacked with no fewer than 25 copies of the brochure and resupplied periodically as required. The exact number of brochures to be displayed at each location will be determined by the contractor to ensure distribution of 500,000 copies and to permit varying amounts per location based on demand. 4. Publication Delivery: The Project Officer shall have 500,000 brochures delivered to the contractor's distribution center at: First Fulfillment; 8600 Brooks Drive; Easton, Maryland 21601. Boxes should be marked to the attention of Tracy Harding, phone number (410) 819-0250. Delivery should occur no later than April 7, 1997. 5. Excess Publications: If the offeror is unable for any reason to distribute all 500,000 copies of the publication within the 180-day distribution period, the offeror will deliver all remaining copies, at no additional cost to the Federal Government, to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCDPI); 11029 Kenwood Rd., Bldg. 5; Cincinnati, OH 45242. 6. Extended Service: At the discretion of the Project Officer, if the offeror is unable to distribute all 500,000 copies of the publication within the 180-day period, the Project Officer may permit the offeror to continue distributing the remaining publications until the supply is exhausted. This extended service shall be at no additional charge to the Federal Government. 7. Progress Reports: The contractor shall provide the Project Office with monthly progress reports on the distribution of brochures. In addition, if the contractor believes that the original supply of 500,00 brochures will be depleted before the end of the 180-day distribution period, the Project Officer will be notified so that additional brochures can be printed by the Federal Government. (0050)

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