USEPA, Simplified Pur Sec.(3803F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460

99 -- SCANNING AND OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION SERVICES SOL W601931-B1 DUE 090596 POC Contact Point, Melissa Revely-Brown, (202)250-1225 Anticipate award to: US Department of Justice - UNICOR Federal Prision Industries; 320 First Stree, NW; Washington, DC 20534. The Environmental Protection Agency has projects that require documents in paper copy be converted to digital text format through optical character recognition (OCR). The purpose is to use the digital electronic versions in automated systems that search on text and allow retrievability of full text and images. Contractor shall provide text and image scanning services and rekeying services, if required, on an on-call basis from copies of typewritten work processed, or composed documents. The documents shall be returned in ASCII format on CDR. Pickup and delivery services are required. The documents provided by the EPA will vary in style, format, and quality. The documents shall consist of internally generated documents, e.g., site cleanup decisions documents, fact sheets, landscapes images and data tables, memorandum for record, Explanations of Significant Differences, ROD amendments, internal staff memoranda, and transcripts of community relations meetings. Sources of the single or double-sided copies for text or image scanning may be from the original, a first or second generation file copy. The EPA intends to make reasonable effort to provide the best copy available of the documents. Documents may be single or doubled spaced and the point size could range from 6 to 12 or larger. Any Committees for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disable able to meet requirements must demonstrate in writing by closing date. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets qualification requirements at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52-209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained. For a copy of the Statement of Work, please fax your request to 202/260-1225 - please include your name, fax number or email address-- NO PHONE CALLS. (0234)

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