Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

T -- NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT A-76 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES. SOL N66604-97-R-6273 POC Bonnie Stevens at (401) 841-2442 X268 WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Bonnie Stevens, Negotiator, stevens@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is conducting a cost comparison study in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, Commercial Activities Study to determine the most efficient and cost effective method of providing Technical Information Services. The services to be performed are Technical Publications Services, Visual Information Services, Imaging Services, and Administrative/Managerial services necessary to support the Technical Information Services Department located at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Technical Publications Services include author coordination, publication research, production and publication cost estimating, writing, editing, reviewing, distribution routing, and printing coordination, together with overall publication coordination of a wide range of informal and formal technical publications associated with undersea warfare RDT&E. In addition, Technical Publications includes all the above services for administrative and special-purpose publications, as well as conference papers, symposia proceedings, and other documents ( such as white papers, management planning documents, and/or recruiting, outreach, and technical services marketing publications. All production is in an undersea warfare RDT&E environment using multi-platform, multi-network systems, working with both unclassified and classified materials. Visual Information Services include design, illustration, and layout of original artwork intended for reproduction; research, design, illustration and production of posters, signs, and displays of a wide variety and degree of technical complexity; design, illustration, coordination, and production of computer-generated presentations materials in a variety of media; creation and coordination of a wide range of multimedia products, including interactive displays, CD-ROM presentations, and original technical information communication products in a variety of electronic media; World-Wide-Web Internet and Intranet "pages," (Web Site development and maintenance); as well as traditional graphic arts production in all media; development and maintenance of electronic archive and retrieval systems in a multi-platform, multi-network, undersea warfare RDT&E environment working with both unclassified and classified materials. Imaging Services includes traditional "wet lab" photographic services, operating process labs for both black & white as well as color; still photography services in documentation of undersea warfare RDT&E in studio, field(including aerial) or aboard ship; high-speed motion photography (16mm movie no sound); videography services (field -- including aerial -- studio, or aboard ship) including editing and media transfers; digital imaging services including scanning, image manipulation, digital photography, and electronic image database archive system development and maintenance. The anticipated contract type is a Firm Fixed Price type contract. The anticipated performance period is twelve months, with four (4) 12 month options. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. This synopsis is a Pre-solicitation notice to provide procurement information only. A formal synopsis will be issued by late September 1997. A draft Performance Work Statement will also be released by late September 1997. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued by late October 1997. A Site Visit and Pre-Proposal will be conducted in late November 1997. The formal synopsis will specify exact dates for these events. Source Selection Criteria will also be provided in the formal synopsis. (0254)

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