SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- VOA Programming in Ukraine - Sources Sought Ukrainian Programming English
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 515120
— Television Broadcasting
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Eurasia Office of Strategy and Development, Vinohradska 159a, 100 00 Prague 10, Non-U.S., Czech Republic
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IBB-PRAGUE-16-OSD-005SS
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Adam Gartner, Phone: 420221123773, Dominika Porkertova, Phone: 420221123780
- E-Mail Address
-
atgartne@bbg.gov, porkertovad@bbg.gov
(atgartne@bbg.gov, porkertovad@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- VOA Ukrainian TV Programming -Sources Sought -Ukrainian VOA Ukrainian TV Programming -Sources Sought -Russian VOA Ukrainian TV Programming -Sources Sought -English SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) - Office of Strategy and Development (OSD) in Prague, Czech Republic is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the placement of BBG VOA Ukrainian TV content on the TV broadcaster within Ukraine. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 515120. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort (with appropriate documentation supporting current and/or relevant past performance history), and organizational and staff capability. Proposals will be accepted from prime contractors only. The government shall evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with broadcasting licenses, program schedules and cost management. The Government shall use responses to this Sources Sought Notice to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the below-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by......, 2016. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to IBB-OSD Prague Director Adam Gartner at atgartne@bbg.gov. Please include the following in the subject line - Sources Sought Response BBG-OSD Ukraine. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact IBB-OSD Prague Director Adam Gartner at atgartne@bbg.gov APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Strategy and Development (OSD) in Prague, Czech Republic, is seeking a nationwide cable, digital terrestrial and/or analogue terrestrial TV channel that has a reputation for producing respected, credible news programming with the ability to reach mass audiences within the BBG's desired coverage areas in Ukraine which shall include but is not limited to the following: Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsya, Zaporizhzhya, Cherkassy, Poltava, Lutsk, Uzgorod, Lviv, Kirovograd, Rivne, Odessa, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Mykolayiv, Chernigiv, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk. (Cities covered should be detailed in capability statement.) The company shall have expertise in international broadcasting and display a history of delivering agreements to clients. The desired Network shall broadcast original airings of VOA TV Ukrainian, 15 minute show, "Window on America" program on Saturdays between 9 and 10pm local time, VOA TV Ukrainian, 15 minute show, "Chas-Time" on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun between 9 and 10pm local time, with the airing not varying more than two minutes from the time agreed upon. Repeat airings should also be a part of the offer. Samples can be found here: •https://www.bbgdirect.com/ukrainian/facet-search?f[0]=field_network%3A15&f[1]=field_programs%3A442 •https://www.bbgdirect.com/ukrainian/facet-search?f[0]=field_network%3A15&f[1]=field_programs%3A439 The Network shall also advertise VOA programming at no cost to the government. The Network shall receive and broadcast VOA provided programming promos pursuant to the schedule detailed in the agreement. The schedule may be amended in writing with both parties consent. Network shall broadcast the programs in their entirety, without alteration, abridgement or excerption. However, Network shall have the right to determine whether the program is in accordance with the laws of Ukraine. Program shall be transmitted by BBG via satellite or Internet/FTP - with technical details of the transmission to the Network(s) and feed transmission times to be mutually agreed upon.
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