SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- VOA Thai Service - Multimedia Production Combination Services (Webmaster/Web Editor) - Statement of Work and Clauses
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- 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-Q-14-0043
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Patrice Abner, Phone: 2023827837
- E-Mail Address
-
pabner@bbg.gov
(pabner@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Instructions to offerors Clauses and VOA Journalistic Code FAR 52.212-4 Commercial Clauses Statement of Work (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. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) to establish a Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA). There will be no guaranteed minimum quantities purchased and the Government will be obligated only to the extent of authorized calls placed against the resulting Agreement. The Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement. Any resultant Blank Purchase Agreement will be for one year. (ii) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C. anticipates establishing a Blank Purchase Agreement for Multimedia Combination Services (Webmaster/Web Editor) described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for the Voice of America's East Asia and Pacific Division -Thai Service, in Washington, DC. This acquisition is being issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. (iii) The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 519130, 711510 with a small business size standard of $7,000,000 in average receipts for the past three (3) years. This is 100% total small business set-aside. (iv) The period of performance will begin on or about March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 (one year from date of award). (v) 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. (vi) The Government will award a Commercial Item, Firm-Fixed-Price, Blank Purchase Agreement resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the RFP will be most advantageous to the Government, based on technical, past performance, and price in the solicitation. When combined, technical evaluation factors are significantly more important than cost/price. Proposal Submission: Interested contractors are required to submit two (2) separate written documents (proposals) to the BBG. 1) Technical Proposal - The Offeror shall provide their resume/Curruliam Vitae that includes work experience, education and specialized training. The Offeror must be able to demonstrate proficiency in writing and speaking Thai and English within the technical proposal. The technical Proposal (resume) includes the Offeror's resume/curriculum vitae and evidence of the Offeror's pertinent past performance that can be easily and quickly validated by the BBG. Dates (months/years) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. a) Past Performance References - The Offeror is required to provide no more than three (3) references from previous customers for same or similar services to the requirement. Offerors shall provide the references with the following information: (i) reference's name and address, email and telephone number of contact person Pursuant to FAR 15.305(a) (2) (iv), in the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance 2) Price Proposal : Offeror shall provide a Price Proposal that states the Offeror's proposed annual Total Price based on a 960 hours work-year that will be negotiated with the BBG. 3) Copy of US Citizenship, work permit, photo ID and/or visa. 4) Copy of active CCR Registration in SAM. HTTPS://www.sam.gov a) In the event offerors did not complete the responsibility and certification portion of the SAM registration they shall include completed copy of the provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) with its offer. This provision can be found at the following website https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/; if requested by an offeror, a copy of FAR subpart 52.212-3 can be obtained by contacting the Contracting Officer. In addition, the offeror must agree to undergo a security background check. If the contractor fails to pass a security background check, the contract shall be terminated. To ensure consideration for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on each of your proposals. The contract labor categories are considered professional labor and creative services and generally exempt from the Service Contract Act. EVALUATION FACTORS Used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified applicants in comparison to other applicants. The factors are listed in priority order from highest to least. Factor #1 - Technical ability to include work experience, education and specialized training Factor #2 - Price Factor #3 - Past Performance Basis for Award The procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13. Best value is defined as the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement, in accordance with FAR 2.101. The Government reserves the right to make a selection based upon the initial proposal submissions so the offeror should submit its best terms in the initial proposal. The Government may also determine to make no award. A single offeror will be selected who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104-1 and whose offer provides the Government with a best value solution. 52.252-1 -Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Questions must be submitted in writing and only via email to Patrice Abner at pabner@bbg.gov. Written questions must be submitted before February 12, 2014 at 12 Noon PM (EST) Responses to questions will be posted on February 12, 2014 by 5PM (EST) ALL TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BEFORE THE CLOSING DEADLINE to: Patrice Abner at pabner@bbg.gov. Proposals are due to Patrice Abner, Contracting Officer, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW Suite 4300 Washington, DC 20237 CLOSING DEADLINE: February 14, 2014 5PM (EST )
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 330 C Street, SW, Suite 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- Zip Code: 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
- Record
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