SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- BROADCAST NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)
- Notice Date
- 11/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- ESC/MI4K, Networks Information & Integration Terminals Program Office, 5 Eglin St, Hanscom AFB, MA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA8726-05-M0001
- Response Due
- 12/17/2004
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award Sole Source to Turner International Inc. The period of performance is for one year beginning 01 January 2005 through 31 December 2005 for the base period and two follow on option years for FY 06 and FY07. The Air Force, Global Broadcast Service (GBS) currently uses Turner Broadcast Service/CNN for Broadcast of CNN Domestic (CNND), CNN International (CNNI), and CNN Headline News (CNNHLN). USCENTCOM, its combined-joint task forces, its combined task forces, its component commanders, and assigned war fighters rely heavily upon continuous, 24X7, CNN domestic news feeds over GBS. CNN live and headline news broadcasts give commanders, Intel, public affairs, and information operations officers' invaluable insight and global perspectives on global war on terrorism developments. Such geo-political awareness is essential in shaping our Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) strategic Information Operations (IO) campaign at all operational levels. Our forces in the field require the geo-political situation awareness that the continuous CNN news feeds provide, and they need it via satellite over a portable, flexible, and tactical GBS Receive Suites. CNN provides superior internationally recognized coverage of global events and is therefore of greater operational intelligence and information operations value than other news services available over GBS. CNN has demonstrated an ability to deliver breaking news, and offers more international correspondents and greater breadth of international coverage than the other news services. Further, CNN coverage tends to be the most international in flavor making it an essential consideration in the essential consideration in the shaping of our strategic GWOT IO campaign. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals: however, all proposals received within 15 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the agency. The proposed procurement will be conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).
- Web Link
-
ESC Business Opportunities Web Page
(http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00714501-W 20041202/041130211922 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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