SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Web Editor/Producer African Division, Angola Call In Show - Journalist Codes - Clauses - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2014
- 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
- R215-14-IQ-00001
- Point of Contact
- Seneca B. Belinfontie, Phone: 2022034944, Rachel Johnson, Phone: 2023827847
- E-Mail Address
-
sbelinfo@voanews.com, rjohnson@bbg.gov
(sbelinfo@voanews.com, rjohnson@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- S.O.W. Journalist Codes Journalist Codes Solicitation for Services Support (Hourly) Broadcasting Board of Governors African Division, Producer BBG50-Q-14-00001 Web Editor/Producer (Hourly) Solicitation Number: R215-14-IQ-00001 •(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and subpart 13.3 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposal being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. •(ii) This solicitation No. R215-14-IQ-00001 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and a contract will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in FAR Part 13. • (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect from the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-07172, dated January 30, 2014. •(iv) This is 100% total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 519130 with a small business size standard of $7.0M. •(v) The contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price Quote showing an assignment for a base period of 1 year and two (2) option years. Multiple awards will be considered for this requirement at the discretion of the Government. •(vi) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C. anticipates establishing Non-Personal Services Purchase Orders with Independent Contractors for Web Editor/Producer (Hourly) for Angola Call-in Show services as described in the attached. Statements of Work (SOW) for the Voice of America, Portuguese Service of the African Division, Washington, D.C. Fluency Speaking and Writing in the Portuguese Language. (iv) The period of performance is April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. The Contractor shall submit a monthly invoice electronically for services provided the preceding month. •(vii) 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. Offeror qualifications shall include but not be limited to: 1) A separate Price Quote showing a breakdown of price by the following price factors: a) 8-hour assignment b) 4-hour assignment, and c) other costs, if applicable to the requirement. Prices for all of the listed CLIN shall be noted in English and United States dollars. 2) Contractor Qualifications - The Offeror shall provide their resume that includes work experience, education and specialized training. The Offeror must be able to demonstrate Proficiency in writing and speaking English; 3) Past Performance - 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 three (3) references with the following information: reference's name and address, email and telephone number of contact person; (i) dollar amount of the contract; (ii) term of the contract; and (iii) brief description of the work performed. 1. Technical Qualifications (Resume) that states the Offeror's resume/curriculum vitae and evidence of this Offeror's pertinent past performance that can be easily and quickly validated by the VOA/LA. Dates (months/years) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. 2. Contractors shall submit their price quote for base and option years on an hourly basis. Assignments will be equivalent to either four (4) or eight (8) hours of work. Price proposals should include pricing for both timeframes. Assignments will be on an as-needed basis, subject to availability of funds and mission consideration. (ix) The Government will award a Commercial Items, Firm-Fixed-Price, Non-Personal Services BPA resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFQ 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. The following factors listed in order of importance shall be addressed in the technical proposals and shall be used to evaluate proposals: •1. Pricing •2. Qualifications •3. Past Performance The procurement is being conducted under FAR Subpart 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 quote submissions so the offeror should submit its best terms in the initial quote. The government may also determine to make no award. 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 unfavorable on past performance, and 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. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which is completed by registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) Website at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Quotes must also include contractor's DUNS Number, prompt payment terms, and correct remittance address, if different from mailing address. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH SAM PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD. (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 (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. (End of Clause) (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; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set (15 U.S.C. 644); 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 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); 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging with Driving; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 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: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 52.237-3 Continuity of Services; and, 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work. A Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) Failure to provide any of the above-required Request for Quote 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). Quotes shall be in writing and must be signed by an official who is authorized to bind the organization. Oral proposals will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted in writing and only via email to Seneca Belinfontie at sbelinfo@voanews.com. Written questions must be submitted before 5 :00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 28, 2014. (xv) ALL PRICE QUOTES, QUALIFICATIONS AND PASTPERFORMANCES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO sbelinfo@voanews.com BEFORE THE CLOSING DEADLINE BELOW. Requests for Quotes are due to Seneca Belinfontie, Contracting Specialist, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of Contracting, 330 C Street, SW. Washington, DC 20237 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 31, 2014. (xvi) Contact: Seneca Belinfontie, Contracting Specialist, email: sbelinfo@voanews.com. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Applicable Clauses: **52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by reference (Feb 1998) This Request for Quote 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 the 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. Also, the full text of a solicitation provisions may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es):http://acquisition.gov/far/indexhtml. 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses(es):https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/ Classification Code: R - Professional, administrative, and management support services NACIS - 519130 Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action? No Response Date: March 31, 2014 Primary Point of Contact: Seneca B. Belinfontie Contract Specialist sbelinfo@voanews.com Phone (202) 203-4944 Fax: (202) 382-7854 Secondary Point of Contact: Rachel E. Johnson, Contracting Officer rjohnson@bbg.gov Phone: (202) 382-7847 Place of Contract Performance Broadcasting Board of Governors 330 Independence Ave., S.W., Room1740 Washington, D.C. 20237 Africa Division, Portuguese Services
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Broadcasting Board of Governors, African Division, Portuguese Services, 330 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 1740, Africa Division, Portuguese Services, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- Zip Code: 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
- Record
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