SOURCES SOUGHT
T -- JOURNALISTS FOR ENGLISH, SHONA AND NDEBELE LANGUAGE NEWS BROADCASTING
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Associate Director for Management, Voice of America, Africa Division (VOA/A), VOA/A, Room 1728, Cohen Bldg. 330 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC, 20237
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- VOA-02-05
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Geraldine Scott, Project Coordinator, Phone (202) 401-7025, Fax (202) 205-2803,
- E-Mail Address
-
gpscott@voanews.com
- Description
- VOA is seeking qualified sources for the following types of free-lance assignments in the English, Shona and Ndebele languages: Radio Broadcast Announcers, Writers; Editors; Production Specialists. General Information on these assignments follows: 1) Free-lance assignments are performed on contract basis. 2) Most assignments require working in Washington, D.C. at the International Broadcasting Bureau studios. 3) Sources may be required to undergo a background security investigation and successfully pass the security clearance process in order to receive work assignments. Non-citizens must have current valid work permit. 4) Contractor candidates must be willing to work on an "as-required" basis. Some broadcasting activities require working irregular hours - such as very early in the morning or late into the evening - depending on the broadcast schedule. 5) Free-lance assignments are requested as needed. The International Broadcasting Bureau makes no guarantees on the amount of work contractors can expect to receive. 6) The Government is obligated to inspect all contractor performed work to insure that it fully satisfies the Government's requirements. The Government is further obligated to reject all work that fails to meet Government-specified requirements. The following criteria, depending on the type of contract services, will be used to evaluate prospective contractors: 1) Radio or television broadcast or internet news experience, including translating and adapting broadcast scripts. (Note: For broadcasting work, VOA requires that prospective contractors take a voice test. For translation VOA requires that contractors take a translation test.) 2) Extensive knowledge of the target broadcast language and the ability to adapt English material into the target language. 3) Ability to produce work that demonstrates a keen knowledge of national and international issues. 4) Ability to explain complex issues in clear, logical terms that can be understood by VOA Africa audience. 5) Highly developed production skills, such as: assembling/coordinating material, monitoring program segments for proper sequencing and integration, ensuring continuity, editing broadcast scripts as necessary, etc. 6) Knowledge of principle and practices of journalistic writing and Internet publishing 7)Typing/word-processing skills. 8) Ability to operate a wide variety of broadcast equipment, including reel-to-reel recorders, audio consoles, disc turntables, cartridge machines, etc. Individuals having the ability to furnish any of the above-stated services should write and request additional information from: International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Voice of America, ATTENTION: Project Coordinator, Geraldine P. Scott, VOA/A, Room 1728, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20237.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 330 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
- Record
- SN00194606-W 20021030/021028213036 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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