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M -- MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC SOL 52-EANE-8-00005 POC Lynne Phipps, Contract Specialist (757) 441-6881, Melvyn DesJarlais, Contracting Officer (757) 441-6647 WEB: 52-EANE-8-00005, www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: Lynne Phipps, Lynn.B.Phipps@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center (EASC), Norfolk, VA has a requirement to acquire mission support services under procedures for full and open competition for the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, NC. The service areas include the following: (1) Data Entry Services (keying of environmental and administrative data); (2) Mail Services (handling incoming, internal, and outgoing mail, as well as publications labeling and distribution); (3) Copy Service (operation of Copy Center and maintenance and supplies for all NCDC copiers and microform reader-printers); (4) Records Preparation for Filming (trimming and other page enhancements, as well as microfiche layout); (5) Maintain Small Computer Equipment (PC and workstation maintenance and parts and 8mm tape drive maintenance); (6) Computer Support (operate computer systems and maintain and operate digital media library); (7) Provide Miscellaneous Climate Services Division Support (deliver incoming fax orders to NCDC customer servicing personnel, fax products to customers, and maintain reference and customer correspondence files); (8) Process Subscription, Satellite, and Tailored Digital Orders (maintain subscription databases, perform browsing of imagery and retrieve satellite data and products from digital or hard copy files in filling satellite orders, produce runstreams to extract data in filling digital orders); (9) Fill Customer Standard Product Orders; Assemble and Package Orders for Mailing (fill orders for paper copies of environmental records, copies from microfiche, publication copies, and off-the-shelf products such as CD-ROMs); (10) Incoming Records Services (open record packages, check into automated inventory system, and process and file records); (11) Maintain Manuscript, Microfilm, Master Publication, and Station History Archives (update inventory management system that tracks record box location, maintain archival files and provide security for records, and monitor the environment in archival areas); (12) Photography and Photographic Processing (film records for microfiche production, produce film copies of roll film and microfiche, produce radar projection prints, provide photography for special events, groups, and individuals, and provide design support, publication composing, and associated products using NCDC's digital imaging system); and (13) Miscellaneous Technical Support Services (optional). The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, and management, as well as equipment and supplies (unless government furnished), required to perform the services on-site in Asheville, NC. This is a combination firm fixed price/indefinite quantity type contract for a base period of one year with options to extend for an additional four years. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will consist of a written technical, management, and cost proposal followed, after the first round of evaluations, by an oral technical presentation by those offerors in the competitive range. A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be scheduled and held at the NCDC. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. Only written, facsimile or e-mail requests for this solicitation will be honored. FAX requests to (757) 441-3786. E-mail requests to Lynn.B.Phipps@noaa.gov. (0329)

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