Civilian Enterprise Newspaper - Cannoneer, for Army Post, Fort Sill, OK

Services to prepare, produce and publish a weekly civilian enterprise newspaper known as the Cannoneer for an Army Post, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. This is a no cost contract. The requirement for this newspaper shall be for the period of October 1, 2009 September 30, 2010 with 4 twelve year option periods. This request for the proposal is the publication and distribution of a weekly base newspaper for the Army Post, Fort Sill, OK. The purpose of this requirement is to carry news, features, supplements, factual information and other information of member of the Army Post, Fort Sill, Oklahoma community. The civilian enterprise newspaper shall be prepared, published and distributed at no cost to the Government, however, the contractor shall receive all revenue accruing from the sale of advertising carried within the publications. The standard North American Industry 511110 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. All offerors shall be required to submit a technical proposal in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation. The solicitation will be forthcoming within 1 to 2 days from the posting of this synopsis. Contractors interested in doing business with the government are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database (CCR). The closing date for this requirement is August 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. CST.

The Government will issue a 100% set-aside for small business Request for Proposals (RFP) for a weekly civilian enterprise newspaper. The Government will evaluate offers in response to this request and award a purchase order/contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this request, and will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors (e.g., past performance, delivery, socio-economic status and/or quality).

The entire solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/and the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil Requests for copies of the solicitation package by any other means will not be honored.

Pursuant to FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Also, Pursuant to FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database.

This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any bid/proposal preparation costs.

Contracting Office Address:
1803 Macomb Road
PO Box 33501
Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503

Point of Contact(s);
Mae Snyder 580-442-8895
Karen Warner 580-442-3904