SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- PBS Newshour - Justificaton
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- 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-15-06302015MD
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Herman Shaw, Phone: 202-382-7856
- E-Mail Address
-
hshaw@bbg.gov
(hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for other than full and open competition THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT. The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C. intends to negotiate and award a non-competitive contract to NewsHour Productions, LLC. 3939 Campbell Avenue Arlington, VA 22206-3440 for PBS Newshour "Newshour", a daily television news program, produced Monday through Friday in the United States of approximately one hour in length and PBS Weekend Newshour "Weekend", a television news program produced Saturday and Sunday in the United States of approximately one half-hour in length for the Voice of America Language Programming Directorate/TV Program Acquisitions Branch to air on VOA's satellite system. The anticipated period of performance is July 17, 2015 through July 16, 2016. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) which is implemented at FAR Subpart 6.302-1 as follows: "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. NewsHour Productions LLC is the only vendor with the capability and expertise to provide. See attachment titled "Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition" for more details. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive price proposals. Interested firms must submit a written response that demonstrates their ability to provide for the required services. The written response received from interested firms shall provide sufficient detail to allow for an evaluation by the Government without the need for the submission of additional information. The written response must be submitted to Malita Dyson, Administrative Officer, by Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:00pm EDST via email at mdyson@bbg.gov. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Telephone or faxed responses are NOT acceptable and will NOT be considered. Any questions regarding this Notice of Intent shall be in writing and submitted to Malita Dyson, Administrative Officer, via e-mail to mdyson@bbg.gov and must include the solicitation number in the subject line. Any determination to compete or not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Public Notice is not an RFP, IFB, or RFQ.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/BBG/ADM/MCONWASHDC/BBG50-R-15-06302015MD/listing.html)
- Record
- SN03780808-W 20150702/150630235120-ab1ba11a0e216f7c69e3540797429283 (fbodaily.com)
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