MODIFICATION
R -- VOA Tibetan Service - Multimedia Combination Svcs- Multiple listings (NYC and Wash. DC) - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 711510
— Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- 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-14-0025
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2014
- Point of Contact
- Patrice Abner, Phone: 000-000-0000, Alisa Martine, Phone: 000-000-0000
- E-Mail Address
-
pabner@bbg.gov,
(pabner@bbg.gov, ontract)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Modification #1:Modified Multimedia Combination Services (Broadcaster/Radio Producer/TV News) (New York City, NY) Modification 1: May 7, 2014 The Statement of Work: #1 Multimedia Combination Services (Broadcaster/Radio Producer/TV News) (New York City, NY) Is hereby modified to change hours under the seection on the Statement of Work labeled "Blanket Purchase Agreement Duration" from 2080 hours to 1000 hours. Amended Statement of Work is Attached under Attachment section of this solicitation as "Modification #1: Modified Multimedia Combination Services (Broadcaster/Radio Producer/TV News) (New York City, NY) ". ALL Else remains the same _____________________________________________________________________ Non Personal Service Broadcasting Board of Governors #1 Multimedia Combination Services (Broadcaster/Radio Producer/TV News) (New York City, NY) #2 Multimedia Combination Services (Webmaster/TV and Radio Host/Radio Producer) (Washington, DC) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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 Blanket Purchase Agreement. 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 two Blanket Purchase Agreements; however, the Government reserves the right not to award any Blanket Purchase Agreement. Any resultant Blanket Purchase Agreement will be for one year. The Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of Contracts intends to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement for Multimedia services as described in further detail below for the Voice of America East Asia and Pacific Division (Tibetan Service) in Washington D.C. (see attachments). This acquisition is being issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. SAM: System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. You must be registered in SAM in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM database prior to award. Lack of registration in SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. CONTRACTORS MUST COMPLY WITH FAR 52.204-99 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration (August 2012) (DEVIATION). NAICS Code: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 711510 with a small business size standard of $7,000,000.00 in average annual receipts for the past 3 years. Please identify your business size in your response based upon this standard. This requirement will be a 100% Total Small Business. Period of Performance: One year from date of award to commence. Approximate award dates are listed on the attached Statements of Work Contract Type: Firm- Fixed Price Applicable Clauses: **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. 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. 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. 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: I. 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. 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-Aside (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 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (31 U.S.C. 3332) Additional FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and applicable to this solicitation and the proposed subsequent contract are: 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Proposal Submission: Interested independent contractors are required to submit two (2) separate written documents (proposals) to the BBG. Items to submit are as follows: •1. 1. A Price Proposal that states the Offeror's proposed annual Total Price based on the number of hours listed in the Statements of Work under the section "Blanket Purchase Agreement Duration " that will be negotiated with the BBG. •2. 2. Technical Proposal - The Offeror shall provide their resume/Curruliam Vitae that includes work experience, education and specialized training. Please refer to the attached Statements of Work (SOW) for the Scope of Work description and the expertise sought. 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 3. Eligibility to work in the United States : copy of US Citizenship, work permit, photo ID and/or visa. 4. Copy of active CCR Registration in SAM. HTTPS://www.sam.gov 5. 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. Important : To ensure consideration for the intended position, please reference both: -The solicitation number(#BBG50-R-14-0025) with the proper SOW Number (#1 or #2) on your proposal AND -The position name that appears atop on the individual Statement of Work the offeror is responding to. If responding to multiple statements of work, separate proposal packages are required for each statement of work offeror is responding to. Provision at FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation - Commercial Items. (Jan 1999) The Government will award a Blanket Purchase Agreement resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: EVALUATION FACTORS (The following factors are used to determine the competitive ranking of qualified potential contractors in comparison to other contractors. 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. Multiple offerors 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. INQUIRES: Questions must be submitted in writing and only via e-mail to Patrice Abner at pabner@bbg.gov Note: In-Person inquires and Telephone inquires will not accepted and no response to telephone nor in-person inquires will be returned Written questions must be submitted before May 9th, 2014 at 1PM Responses to questions will be posted by May 12th, 2014. Proposal Submission : NO ORAL OR FAXED PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED All TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE CLOSING DEADLINE EITHER: - Electronically (via e-mail) to pabner@bbg.gov.Please post the solicitation number (BBG50-R-14-0025) on the subject line of the electronic submission. -OR Hand Carried/Delivered or via Courier to the address below: Patrice Abner, Contracting Officer Broadcasting Board of Governors Office of Contracts 300 C St. SW Switzer Bldg. Rm. 4007 Washington DC 20237 CLOSING DEADLINE: MAY 14, 2014 at 2PM
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 330 C Street, SW, Suite 4007, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- Zip Code: 20237
- Zip Code: 20237
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