Luke AFB, is requesting proposals from interested publishers desiring to compete for a (one or two)-year contractual agreement with renewal options of one or two years for up to a total of six years to publish the Thunderbolt, beginning with the 16 Feb 2009 issue. Publisher to produce weekly newspaper to be known as the Thunderbolt, a civilian enterprise newspaper published to provide news and command information to personnel of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This publication is subject to the requirements of DOD Instruction 5120.4, AFI 35-101, and the regulations and instructions incorporated therein by reference and the conditions and agreements as contained herein. The standard North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) for this requirement is 511110 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted. The publication shall be prepared, printed, and delivered at no cost to the government; however, the Contractor shall receive all revenue accruing from the sale of advertising carried with the publications. The contractor will also be required to provide manpower in the way of, not limited to, an editor, and production assistant to write, edit, photograph and lay out the newspaper to work in the public affairs office located on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. These requirements are further outlined in accompaning Statement of Work.

If your firm wishes to compete for the opportunity to publish the Thunderbolt, please submit a written technical proposal and completed Statement of Work, not later than 4:30 pm on 19 Jan 2009 to:

56 Contracting Squadron
Attn: Mrs. Liz Hanson
14100 West Eagle Street
Luke AFB, AZ 85309-1217
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 623-856-7179 E-233