CAPTION EDITORS

This acquisition is for a Firm Fixed-Price contract to provide copy editing imagery captions and other metadata in support of the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC)-Riverside at Riverside, CA. The applicable NAICS is 512191 with a size standard of $29.5 million. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract with a basic year period of 12 months, with a two 1-year option periods. The solicitation and all attachments will be electronically issued and may be accessed for viewing and downloading on the Government Electronic Posting System (EPS) site at www.fbo.gov. Once the solicitation is posted, it is the responsibility of all interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments that may occur during the solicitation process. The solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 23 Jan 2009 with a closing date on or about 23 Feb 2009. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation package nor planholder list. Fax, telephone, written or email requests for the solicitation package and planholder will not be honored. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most current information about this acquisition. All questions concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing 10 calendar days prior to the RFP closing date. Questions regarding this solicitation may be answered by sending an e-mail to the contracting point of contact. No telephone or facsimile requests will be honored. Questions received less than 10 days prior to the closing date of the RFP may not receive a response. NOTE: The solicitation issuance date is an estimate, not an actual, and the actual can be before or after the stated date. The response date cited above does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The Government reserves the right to cancel this procurement/ solicitation either before or after the RFP closing date, with no obligation to the offeror by the Government. All prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for contract award. For registration, go to www.ccr2000.gov and follow the instructions.