R -- APHA Exhibit Design Servcies

Notice of Intent: Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements", the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intend to negotiate and award on a sole-source basis, a firm fixed price contract to Skyline Southeast, Inc for APHA Exhibit Services for the 2005 APHA conference. These services will be 120 calendar days from award date of the contract. Skyline Southeast, Inc shall work with the design concept produced in-house at CDC to manufacture and deliver the actual exhibit. Skyline Southeast, Inc. have worked with APHA and created products for the agency as a whole. Skyline Southeast is the only organization with intimate knowledge of CDC’s reorganization and could effectively assist CDC in communicating to the public about its goals and objectives. Because of Skyline’s work in 2004, their in-depth knowledge of CDC’s goals is essential to the success of this year’s presence. Skyline is also very familiar with the conference requirements and owns proprietary materials that are necessary for the development of the exhibit. The North American Standard Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for action is 541850 – Display Advertising. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHERMORE, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Interested parties having all the capabilities to provide the APHA exhibit services described above are requested to submit capability statements, by E-mail to the Original Point of Contact listed in this announcement. Parties must submit information within five days of publication of this notice. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation results.