SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Voice Coaching and On-Air Presentation Skills Coaching
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-R-13-0003
- Archive Date
- 4/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Myria Carpenter, Fax: 2023827870, Herman P Shaw, Fax: 202-382-7870
- E-Mail Address
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mecarpen@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(mecarpen@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (i)THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6 AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (ii) Solicitation No. BBG50-R-13-0003 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) and a contract will be awarded using the contracting by negotiation procedures in FAR Part 15. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect from the Federal Acquisition Regulations 2005-065, dated January 29, 2013. (iv) This is a total small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 611430 and the small business size standard is $10.0 M (v) The contractor shall be required to provide the following Contract Line Item: conduct voice coaching and on0air presentation skills in coaching professional broadcasters. (vi.) The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Bureau of Broadcasting, (BBG/IBB) has a requirement for a contractor to conduct voice coaching and on-air presentation skills coaching for Voice of America (VOA) and other international broadcasters at IBB headquarters in Washington, DC. The requirement is for an expert consultant to develop, implement, and evaluate one-on-one and small group coaching sessions for international broadcasters on voicing and on-air presentation skills. The selected contractor shall have demonstrated experience in coaching professional broadcasters on voicing techniques, vocal health, and vocal quality improvement exercises as well as on-air presence and presentation skills for radio and television. The desired contractor will have experience working with a widely diverse ethnic population and dealing with the accents and idiosyncrasies of broadcasters whose broadcast language is other than English. The contractor shall: 1) Design a protocol for one-on-one and small group coaching sessions on broadcast voicing and on-air presentation skills. 2) Implement and evaluate one-on-one and small group coaching sessions on broadcast voicing and presentation skills and on-air presentation and appearance for audio and video reporting. 3) Prepare and present to the Training Development Division a report on the progress of the one-on-one sessions and group workshops. The development and delivery of the coaching sessions shall be coordinated with in-house BBG/IBB training specialists. The Training and Development Division will monitor all work under resultant contract. The Contractor shall supply all personnel, materials, equipment, and transportation, etc. required to perform work described herein. The Contractor shall prepare an overall plan of performance for the services to be delivered. The plan shall include how the Contractor shall provide the one-on-one and small group sessions, including assessment and corrective feedback plans. The plan shall outline how international broadcasters will learn to improve on-air delivery skills. The coaching sessions shall focus on improving the person’s on-air presentation skills with emphasis on effectively using the voice in broadcast presentations and/or appearance, style, and reading technique on camera. The Contractor shall analyze each participant's vocal ability to determine if they have problems with or need to improve their vocal abilities, or on air presence. The Contractor shall identify areas for improvement and develop a strategy to coach the participant on how to improve their deficiencies and maximize their best qualities in voicing and on-air presentation. After identifying the areas of improvement, the Contractor shall provide the participant with exercises, advice, practice drills, techniques, and routines that will assist the participant in improving their vocal abilities and/or how to appear as a news reporter, anchor, talk show host, or other on-air talent. The Contractor shall also provide handouts and other material that the participant may use for future reference. The typical requirement, for comparative purposes, is for the vendor to deliver 3 days of coaching sessions a month. A day of coaching sessions is defined as four, one hour sessions conducted at IBB’s Washington, DC headquarters during normal business hours. Please note that there is the possibility that the contractor may possibly be requested to providing coaching session after normal business hours. Occasionally, the vendor may be asked to conduct sessions via the telephone, Skype©, video conferencing, or other electronic means. Delivery of services is always at the discretion of the agency and is based on need for the services and availability of funds. Reporting Requirements The following reports shall be prepared and submitted to the Training and Development Division in accordance with each specified requirement below: 1. Contractor shall submit a draft Report Format within two weeks after award of the contract by the Government. The Training and Development Division will review and recommend changes to the draft format. After the requested modifications have been made, the Training and Development Division will approve the report format for use during the performance of the contract. 2. A formal quarterly report shall be submitted within ten days after each quarterly period following the effective date of the contract. Using the approved report format, the quarterly progress report shall state the progress made, difficulties encountered during the reporting period and remedial action taken. (vii) The period of performance will be for one year from the date of award. The Contractor shall submit an invoice electronically, for services provided the preceding month. (viii) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. FAR provisions and clauses may be obtained from the Internet Web address at: http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html. Interested contractors who are capable of providing these services should submit a proposal identifying capabilities as noted below. The contractor shall demonstrate the ability and experience in providing the required services. Interested contractors must provide in their proposal a resume from all prospective coaches which demonstrates their education and experience in providing the services needed under this requirement. The selected contractor shall have qualifications for and experience in providing professional broadcast voice training and video presence lessons to on-air talent at professional news organizations. This includes an in depth understanding of professional voicing standards and practices as well as overcoming learned patterns and physical barriers to effective speech. Experience is accent reduction is also important in helping foreign broadcasters transitioning to English. The ideal contractor shall have experience in working with talent that broadcast in languages other than English and who speak English as a second language. The ideal contractor shall be able to work with clients on technical aspects of voice, breathing techniques, delivery pace, enunciation, and techniques for developing an interesting and effective vocal delivery. The contractor should also have experience working on the visual aspects of presence for television on-air talent. Offerors responding to this solicitation shall submit the following items to the contracting officer :[1] Narrative describing their process for evaluating and determining a client’s specific vocal and on-air needs. Describe how strategies for improvement are determined and if self-directed exercises are provided. This section should include a description of their strategy for facilitating improvement when only occasional (once or twice a month) sessions are possible. [2] Detailed information on past performance, including recent (within last 3 years from date of this notice) and relevant contracts for similar services and other references including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, email addresses and other relevant information; and [3] Prices for all of the listed CLINS must be provided in English and United States dollars (ix) The Government will award a Commercial Item, Firm-Fixed-Price, contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP will be most advantageous to the Government, based on price, technical, past performance, and other factors in the solicitation. When combined, technical evaluation factors are significantly more important than cost/price. Contractors will be evaluated on 1) education and training in professional broadcast voice training and/or the component aspects of voice coaching. (Education); 2) actual experience providing voice lessons to professional news originations on-air talent, with special emphasis working with multi-cultural groups, multilingual news organizations, and work with speakers of English as a second language. (Experience – Voice Coaching); 3) Evaluation of contractors will also include training and experience in coaching visual on-air presence including appearance, presentation style, and prompter reading technique on camera. (Experience – On-Air Presence); 4) Detailed information on past performance and relevant contracts for similar services with a minimum of three (3) references including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, email and other relevant information (Past Performance); and 5) A separate Price Proposal showing a breakdown of the price for the above CLIN (Price). Prices for the listed CLIN must be provided in English and United States dollars. Offerors are cautioned that failure to address each of the above factors may deem their proposal unacceptable. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its offer. Proposals must also include contractor’s DUNS Number, prompt payment terms, and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. The contractor must be registered on-line with the System for Award Management (SAMS) Web site at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The successful Offeror will be required to complete and submit an ACH form, for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), to the Contracting Officer before submitting their first invoice. (xi) The FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with addendum to the clause. The addendum is as follows: CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE: The Contracting Officer will appoint by letter a Contracting Officer Representative of the (COR), who will have the responsibility of ensuring that the work conforms to the requirements of the contract and such other responsibilities and authorities as may be specified in the letter of authorization or this contract. It is understood and agreed, in particular, that the COR shall not have authority to make changes in the scope or terms and conditions of the contract unless and only to the extent that such authority is specified in the letter of authorization or the contract. THE RESULTANT CONTRACTOR IS HEREBY FOREWARNED THAT, ABSENT THE REQUISITE AUTHORITY OF THE COR TO MAKE ANY SUCH CHANGES, IT MAY BE HELD FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES NOT AUTHORIZED IN ADVANCE, IN WRITING, BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, MAY BE DENIED COMPENSATION OR OTHER RELIEF FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WORK PERFORMED THAT IS NOT SO AUTHORIZED, AND MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT, TO TAKE ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION NECESSITATED BY REASON OF THE UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation by reference and proposed subsequent contract as well as the following clauses contained within FAR clause 52.212-5: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Aug 2012); 52.209-6 Protecting the Government Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Dec 2010); 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012); 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (Nov 2011); 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2012); 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212) and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332) (xiii) Additional FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and applicable to this solicitation and the proposed subsequent contract are: 52.237-3 Continuity of Services. There are no additional contract requirement(s) necessary for this acquisition other than those consistent with customary commercial practices. (xiv) A Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Failure to provide any of the above-required CLIN may result in the rejection of your proposal. Full text of all FAR clauses and provisions are available electronically at the following Internet address: (http://www.arnet.gov/far). Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. Oral proposals will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist at the email address provided at the end of this notice. Please note that the deadline for submission of questions is March 6, 2013, by 12:00PM, Eastern Time. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to: mecarpen@bbg.gov. Proposals shall be submitted is an original and one copy must be sent via courier or overnight delivery prior to the deadline. Proposals are due at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 4007B, Washington, DC 20237 on March 14, 2013, at 12:00PM, Eastern Time. (xvi) Contact: Myria Carpenter, email: mecarpen@bbg.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency.
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