The MICC - Fort Knox is conducting market research for the following requirement for a no cost contract (agreement) for the Public Affairs Office (PAO), Fort Knox, Kentucky. The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, labor, supplies, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to print and distribute a civilian enterprise guide for Fort Knox, Kentucky. The contractor shall print a minimum of 19,500 copies of the guide and shall deliver the copies to Fort Knox, Kentucky as designated by the PAO. The guide will contain maps of Fort Knox and surrounding communities. Approximately, 15,000 installation flat and fold maps as well as 5,000 historic driving trail maps will be provided in addition to the guidebooks. The contractor shall provide personnel who are fully competent in the following areas of duty assignment under the no cost agreement as follows: a. Advance design and planning. The contractor shall understand and implement modern design and techniques and shall plan for production requirements of future issues of the guide. b. Assist in the design of the guide. The contractor shall provide technical assistance in the design and layout of the guide to better communicate to the intended Fort Knox audience and shall design the guide to accomplish the internal communications and information needs the publisher desires. c. Paste-up final page proofs under the guidance and instruction of government representatives of the Fort Knox Public Affairs Office, hereinafter referred to as the PAO. The Publisher sets communication objectives. The PAO will determine final layout and design to communicate to the audience for which the publication is intended. d. Typesetter, to include all typesetting support. The contractor shall set copy at specifications designated by the PAO. The contractor shall proofread copy typeset by contractor personnel prior to paste-up. The contractor shall ensure that all typesetter personnel know the meanings of standard copy editing symbols. When work performance standards exceed the intended specifications on either part, the Contracting Officer will negotiate, with the contractor a change to the contract. e. Provide final color pagination for approval (when requested.) Color keys will be approved by both the contractor and the PAO. This synopsis is not a request for proposal. It is a market research tool being used to determine procurement strategy. Appropriate procurement strategy will be determined after consideration of industry response to this sources sought synopsis. The government is not obligated to, and will not, pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Responses to this announcement should be e-mailed to
[email protected] no later than close of business on 1 September 2015 and should include the following: 1. A statement of interest in services contained herein. 2. A synopsis of the contractor's capabilities. 3. Company size: small or large, HUBZone, 8(a), Service-disabled veteran-owned, SDB, Woman-owned 4. Contact information, to include name, e-mail address, phone number, and fax number. 5. Provide company's Dun and Bradstreet and Cage Code numbers