R -- United States Mint Education Initiative Support

The United States Mint is seeking qualified companies for the purpose of support services for its Mint Education Initiative (MEI). The support requires the contractor to provide technically skilled personnel to update existing projects and add new features and projects to the Mint's H.I.P. Pocket Change (HPC) web site (www.usmint.gov/kids) and to provide educational lesson plans and other educational and promotional material for the MEI. The HPC is targeted for school children from Kindergarten through grade 12 , although most material is targeted for school children from Kindergarten through grade 8. The support will include but is not limited to, research and writing content, graphic design and illustration, Flash design and development and development of educational materials and community outreach. At present, the support for MEI, is being satisfied by the use of four (4) full time Contractor support personnel working in office space and with equipment provided by the Mint at the Mint's Washington, DC, headquarters facility. Any contract as a result of this sources sought notice would be performed on a firm fixed price basis as a Performance Based Services Contract (PBSC). The anticipated period of performance is for a base period of one (1) year with four (4) options of one (1) year each. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the requirement listed above for a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued at a later date. No proposals are being requested or accepted under this synopsis. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond with capabilities and experience as it relates to web design and management as well as examples of past performance. United States Mint personnel will assess the ability of any company to meet the stated requirement above. Interested sources are encouraged to submit company literature in response to this notice. Any submission of such material will be treated separate from, and will have no bearing on, any subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting future formal RFP. No basis for claim against the United States Mint shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or United States Mint use of any information provided. The United States Mint will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. The anticipated NAICS code for this acquisition is 541511 and the size standard is $21.0M in annual revenue. Interested sources should state their business size classification as it relates to the above stated NAICS code. Please note, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. - 5136, no provisions of law governing procurement or public contracts are applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary for carrying out United States Mint programs and operations. This synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the United States Mint. Companies interested in responding to this notice should submit their information via e-mail to Sascha Gordon, Contract Specialist, at sgordon@usmint@treas.gov or via regular mail at United States Mint, 801 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20220. All attachments should be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. Please send responses no later than April 1, 2005 at 12:00 PM EST. Please refer to this notice. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this source sought notice.