U.s. Department Of The Treasury, Procurement Services Div., 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Room 1310g, Washington, Dc 20220

R -- ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF A REPORT SOL A-99-00020 DUE 082099 POC N. Dale Wakefield, Jr., (202)-622-9391, Contracting Officer The Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Procurement Service Division, Room 1310G, Suite 400E, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The contractor shall assist the Office of Personnel Policy (OPP), Department of the Treasury in the preparation of a report on Human Resource Initiatives. This report shall be prepared for the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Request for proposal number is A-99-00020. The incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 11. This solicitation is open to any responsible and responsive vendor. SIC code is 8748. STATEMENT OF WORK. 1.0. BACKGROUND. The Office of Personnel Policy (OPP) needs to acquire the services of a contractor to assist us in the preparation of a report (approximately 40-pages) to the Secretary on Human Resource initiatives. During the summer of 1998, the Secretary of the Treasury, his top policy officials, and Bureau Heads met as a corporate body to discuss human resource challenges and plans for change to ensure that the Department recruits, develops and retains key talent needed to build a strong institution as we enter the 21st century. This corporate body identified the following key initiatives: 1) personnel flexibilities; 2) developing people internally; 3) dealing with poor performers; 4) communication and inclusion; 5) marketing and recruiting; 6) quality of work life; 7) alternate career strategies; 8) tying values and performance together. The report shall highlight progress to date on these initiatives and discuss "what's on the horizon". We are seeking expert assistance in preparing a "cutting-edge" dynamic report. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK. To complete this report, the contractor shall execute the following tasks. 2.1. The contractor shall meet with representatives of Treasury's Office of Personnel Policy (OPP) to discuss the design and content of the report. 2.2. Using source material provided by OPP and notes from interviews with OPP staff members, the contractor shall create a 17,500-word draft (approximately 40 finished pages) of the report, with suggestions for graphics. OPP will review the draft, make revisions (up to 25 percent) and finalize the copy and graphics. 2.3. The contractor shall copyedit the report and submit it to OPP with any queries. OPP will review the final draft and respond to the queries. Simultaneously, the contractor shall create two comps (each comp includes a front cover and a two-page text spread). OPP will choose the design it prefers, and the contractor will refine the cover (up to 25 percent revisions) and create a template in a desktop publishing program for the text pages. 2.4. The contractor shall flow the approved text and graphics into the design template and proofread the pages. OPP will review the final page proofs and cover. 2.5. The contractor shall make minor final revisions, conduct a quality control review of the document, and prepare files for the printer. 2.6. The contractor shall prepare a Laser output of the final approved version. This output shall show bleeds, colors and all final corrections. 2.7. For all print jobs furnished on electronic media (regardless if they are a 3-1/2" floppy, ZipDisk, SyQuest or CD-Rom), the contractor shall complete Form GPO 952, which will be provided by OPP. The contractor shall include fonts (screen and printer) and artwork linked to the page layout template on the disk. If photos have been scanned into the disk, the prints shall be available when submitted for printing. 2.8. The contractor shall be available to correct problems or provide missing files through the proof stages. The contract will be awarded using the "Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Offer" method. The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; Mail three copies of your technical and price proposal to: Department of the Treasury, Procurement Services Division, RM 1310G, Suite 400E, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20220, ATTN: Mr. N. Dale Wakefield, Jr. (202) 622-9391, or hand deliver to 1310 G Street NW, Suite 400 E, Washington DC. All responses must be received by 4:00 PM, EDT, August 20, 1999. Posted 08/10/99 (W-SN365752). (0222)

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