Minerals Management Service, Box 25165, Mail Stop 2730, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0165

T -- AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS SOL 1435-02-99-RP-40313 POC Mickey Lechuga, Contracting Officer (303) 275-7384 The Minerals Management Service/Department of the Interior AudioVisual Center (DOI/AVC) intends to acquire five years (base year and four one year options) of audiovisual services/products for its Government-owned Contractor-operated (GOCO) facility located in Lakewood, Colorado. The DOI AVC provides video, film and CD-ROM programs to ALL Federal Government agencies by entering into Interagency Agreements. This GOCO facility provides expert advice, oversight, coordination, quality control, and production management to the client agency while producing output such as Public Service Announcements, video walls, films (16 and 35 mm), interactive programs, CD-ROM programs, visitor center films and videos, Video News Releases, slide to video conversions, documentaries, training videos, 2-D and 3-D animation programs, outreach programs, and a variety of other types of programs for various Government purposes. The DOI AVC also provides dubs, special packaging of videos, taping of conferences, oral presentations, and audioscapes. The successful offeror is required to place three staff members, a producer/director, editor, and audio technician, onsite at the DOI AVC who will provide these employees with adequate office equipment and space to perform their duties. The DOI AVC also provides a 30x35 ft. studio will full light grid; Avid PCI based AVR 77 nonlinear edit suite including Avid FX, Adobe AfterEffects, and Photoshop 3.0, 93 GB storage capacity, and DLT backup; on-line composite BetaCam SP/D2 edit suite with DVE; Pro-Tools digital audio edit suite with full CD music and sound effects library; and, Sony 400A BSP camera and full lighting and audio gear for field production. The successfull offeror will utilize the DOI AVC facilities and equipment as needed for individual projects but shall also have the capacity to produce the types and ranges of programs stated above with his own facilities. Most shooting occurs in the United States but could also take place overseas. Frequent travel by onsite personnel, particularly the producer/director and audio technician are required. HOW TO RESPOND: If you are interested in competing for an acquisition resulting from this notice, you MUST demonstrate that you are qualified to perform the work by providing a Capabilities Statement by 2:00 p.m., on December 11, 1998. Submit an original and four copies of the statement which is no more that 30 pages long and describes Past Performance, Personnel Qualifications, and Offeror's Facilities. If submitting by express mail, etc., or hand delivering, please submit to the following address: Minerals Management Service, Procurement Branch, WASC, 12600 West Colfax Avenue, Suite C200, Lakewood, Colorado 80215. In the Past Performance section, describe three projects completed in the last three years, including the scope, length, and summary of the projects as well as the client names and their contacts' names, telephone and FAX numbers. Include a list of recent awards/certifications won in competitions such as film festivals, Telly Awards, or ITVA Awards. In the Personnel Qualifications segment, include resumes for each of the three employees proposed for the AVC operation. The Offeror's Facilities segment should consist of a description of the kinds of equipment, facilities and resources available to support the AVC projects. Brochures can be submitted but will be included in the 30-page restriction. The Government's evaluation of the Capabilities Statement will be based on the following: 1. Past Performance -- the offeror's qualifications to operate the GOCO in a responsive, economical and efficient manner and the degree of past success established by the offeror's references. 2. Personnel Qualifications -- the quality of the experience, training, and education of each proposed employee to ensure that professional broadcast quality video productions will be made at the AVC; the existence of communications skills, leadership, and the ability to adjust to diverse client profiles in the proposed personnel, especially the producer/director. 3. Offeror's Facilities -- ability of offeror to supply production and post production capabilities to the AVC of multiple productions simultaneously. Upon completion of the Capability Statement evaluations, the Government will advise each respondent that he will, or will not, be invited to participate in any resultant acquisition. All respondents are hereby informed that, notwithstanding advice provided by the Government in response to their submissions, any respondent, at his request, may participate in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to the RFP will consist of oral technical presentations, including samples of productions, written technical and price proposals. The release of the RFP and any contract award made pursuant to this solicitation is subject to receipt of the required administrative approvals. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 11/17/98 (W-SN272083). (0321)

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