SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Television Programming - Notice to Sole Source - JOFOC
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 512120
— Motion Picture and Video Distribution
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Media Activity, DMA Acquisition and Procurement CA, 23755 Z Street, Riverside, California, 92518-2031, United States
- ZIP Code
- 92518-2031
- Solicitation Number
- HQ003030360008
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2013
- Point of Contact
- Kathryn Maurais, Phone: 9514132502, Jessie Feliciano, Phone: 951-413-2406
- E-Mail Address
-
kathryn.maurais@dma.mil, jessie.feliciano@dma.mil
(kathryn.maurais@dma.mil, jessie.feliciano@dma.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the Sole Source of a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. a. Solicitation number HQ003030360008 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) b. Provisions and clauses are those in effect through both Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66 effective 01 APR 2013 and DFARS Change Notice 20130328 c. Commercial Item Test Program: This acquisition was accomplished under the authority of the test program for commercial items "Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996," and "Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2013" as implemented by FAR 13.5. d. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 512120, "Motion Picture & Video Distribution", with a small business standard of $29.5 million. e. DESCRIPTION: CLIN 0001 (Base Period): TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - FFP The contractor shall provide administrative effort required to broadcast rights of PBS Distribution (PBS) programming for the American Forces Network Broadcast Center to reproduce and distribute television programming, and provide AFN-BC digital file transfers, satellite feeds, or hard media copies of authorized programs produced by PBS. AFN will distribute the programming by encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission system (currently Cisco's PowerVu Plus (MPEG-4)) and/or by mail to authorized AFN television outlets outside the contiguous United States for their non-commercial distribution/presentation via television broadcast frequencies, encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission, and/or limited closed-circuit distribution systems. License Period: July 1, 2013 through June, 2014 CLIN 0002 (Option Year 1): TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - FFP The contractor shall provide administrative effort required to broadcast rights of PBS Distribution (PBS) programming for the American Forces Network Broadcast Center to reproduce and distribute television programming, and provide AFN-BC digital file transfers, satellite feeds, or hard media copies of authorized programs produced by PBS. AFN will distribute the programming by encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission system (currently Cisco's PowerVu Plus (MPEG-4)) and/or by mail to authorized AFN television outlets outside the contiguous United States for their non-commercial distribution/presentation via television broadcast frequencies, encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission, and/or limited closed-circuit distribution systems. License Period: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 CLIN 0003 (Option Year 2): TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - FFP The contractor shall provide administrative effort required to broadcast rights of PBS Distribution (PBS) programming for the American Forces Network Broadcast Center to reproduce and distribute television programming, and provide AFN-BC digital file transfers, satellite feeds, or hard media copies of authorized programs produced by PBS. AFN will distribute the programming by encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission system (currently Cisco's PowerVu Plus (MPEG-4)) and/or by mail to authorized AFN television outlets outside the contiguous United States for their non-commercial distribution/presentation via television broadcast frequencies, encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission, and/or limited closed-circuit distribution systems. License Period: July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 CLIN 0004 (Option Year 3): TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - FFP The contractor shall provide administrative effort required to broadcast rights of PBS Distribution (PBS) programming for the American Forces Network Broadcast Center to reproduce and distribute television programming, and provide AFN-BC digital file transfers, satellite feeds, or hard media copies of authorized programs produced by PBS. AFN will distribute the programming by encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission system (currently Cisco's PowerVu Plus (MPEG-4)) and/or by mail to authorized AFN television outlets outside the contiguous United States for their non-commercial distribution/presentation via television broadcast frequencies, encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission, and/or limited closed-circuit distribution systems. License Period: July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 CLIN 0005 (Option Year 4): TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - FFP The contractor shall provide administrative effort required to broadcast rights of PBS Distribution (PBS) programming for the American Forces Network Broadcast Center to reproduce and distribute television programming, and provide AFN-BC digital file transfers, satellite feeds, or hard media copies of authorized programs produced by PBS. AFN will distribute the programming by encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission system (currently Cisco's PowerVu Plus (MPEG-4)) and/or by mail to authorized AFN television outlets outside the contiguous United States for their non-commercial distribution/presentation via television broadcast frequencies, encrypted, digitally compressed satellite transmission, and/or limited closed-circuit distribution systems. License Period: July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 f. Delivery and acceptance will be made at: American Forces Nework - Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) 23755 Z Street, Riverside, CA 92518-2031 g. FAR Provision 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items) (Feb 2012) applies to this acquisition. Para (k) requires current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)) database at https://www.acquisition.gov. h. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Commercial 5-Year Contract as a Sole Source Procurement to contractor PBS Distribution (Brighton, MA) in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) & FAR Part 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements) for their exclusive rights television programming. The Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition is attached. i. Quotations must include completed copy of FAR provision FAR 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) (Dec 2012) or indication that reps and certs are in the System for Award Management (SAM) (formerly ORCA). j. This order will include the following referenced clauses which may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.212-4: Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) FAR 52.212-5: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order - Commercial Items (Jan 2013) (Deviation) FAR 52.217-8: Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) FAR 52.217-9: Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) FAR 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) FAR 52.252-6: Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984) DFARS 252.212-7001: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Dec 2010) (Deviation) DFARS 252.227-7021: Rights in Data - Existing Works (Mar 1979) DFARS 252.232-7003: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Jun 2012) k. The DPAS rating is C9 l. Responses must be received No Later Than (NLT) April 22, 2013; 2:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time). Forward responses by e-mail to kathryn.maurais@dma.mil or fax to 951 413-2432. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: 23755 Z Street, Riverside, California, 92518, United States
- Zip Code: 92518
- Zip Code: 92518
- Record
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