SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- RFE/RL Ukrainian Vasha Svoboda Radio Program - BBG-73-R-16-0014 - Attachment A - Price Schedule - Attachment B Past Performance
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 515111
— Radio Networks
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 4360, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG73R160014
- Archive Date
- 6/23/2016
- Point of Contact
- Cheryl Peters, Phone: 202-382-7866, Alisa Martine, Phone: 202-203-4176
- E-Mail Address
-
cpeters@bbg.gov, amartine@bbg.gov
(cpeters@bbg.gov, amartine@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Attachment B - Past Performance Attachment A - Price Schedule RFE/RL Ukrainian Vasha Svoboda program General Information Document Type:Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number:BBG-73-R-16-0014 Posted Date:May 24, 2016 Original Response Date:June 8, 2016 Contracting Officer Address: Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Attn: Cherylynn Peters, Contract Officer 330 Independence Avenue, SW Suite 4360 Washington, DC 20237 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 separate WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number BBG-73-R-16-0014 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for the acquisition of Broadcasting Services, in support of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 330 Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20237. SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Strategy and Development (OSD) in Prague, Czech Republic, is seeking serious news radio Network with nationwide coverage in Ukraine that has a reputation for producing respected, credible news programming and that has the ability to reach mass audience in Ukraine. The Network shall broadcast RFE/RL Ukrainian Vasha Svoboda program from Monday to Friday from 15:40 - 16:00 local time, with the airing not varying more than two minutes from the time agreed upon. Samples can be found here: http://www.rferl.org/howtolisten/UK/ondemand.html BBG is authorized to produce program in any way it sees fit, so long as it does not violate the laws of Ukraine. Network shall broadcast the program in its 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. Each party shall identify points of contact to discuss any alteration of the program's scheduled playback, or other technical or administrative details in advance. PAYMENT AND BILLING Payment from BBG shall be in arrears in United States Dollars (USD), net 30 days upon proper invoice. The broadcast fee to be paid to the Network shall be reduced for failure to broadcast the BBG provided programs. No invoices shall be paid for the period when the Network does not broadcast the provided programs. BROADCAST EFFECTIVE DATES Effective date for this procurement shall be August 2, 2016. Duration of this procurement shall be twelve (12) months ending August 1, 2017, with four (4), one-year option year periods available to be exercised partially or in full subject to the availability of funding. EVALUATION CRITERIA: INTERESTED OFFERORS RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER: (i)Price proposal for base period and four option years periods. Proposals that do not include pricing for the option period shall be deemed incomplete and will not be eligible for review. The Price Proposal must contain a copy of (Attachment A) entitled "Price Schedule" which must be filled out by the interested contractor as well as either a copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items or a statement that FAR 52.212-3 has been completed in the System for Award Management website (www.SAM.gov). (ii)Technical Proposal which addresses the technical factors described below in (ii). The technical and price proposals must be submitted separately. No price information should be contained within the technical proposal. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i)Price (for the base period and four option year periods) •August 2, 2016 - August 1, 2017 •August 2, 2017 - August 1, 2018 •August 2, 2018 - August 1, 2019 •August 2, 2019 - August 1, 2020 •August 2, 2020 - August 1, 2021 (ii)Technical Proposal a.Experience - 5 years minimum in radio broadcast programming b. Capability - to reach mass audiences located in Ukraine - the mass audiences have been identified as the potential to reach a significant portion of the Ukrainian population. The selected vendor should be a Network with nationwide coverage in Ukraine. The Network should cover the cities described in Annex I. - Distribution of the FM programs (please see pages 54-57 of this document). Offers will not be accepted from agents; from principals only. BASIS FOR AWARD This procurement will utilize the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-2, as supplemented. This is a competitive LPTA source selection in which price is considered the most important factor. By submission of its offer, the Offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. All technically acceptable offerors shall be treated equally except for their prices. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The Government reserves the right to make a selection based upon the initial proposals submissions and make award without discussions -the offeror should submit its best terms in the initial proposal. For the purpose of award, the government shall evaluate offers based on the evaluation factors described below: Factor 1Price Factor 2Technical Capability (Meets/ Does Not Meet) The Government shall select the source based upon the evaluation of the offeror's price and technical acceptability. The government shall choose the lowest realistically priced and technically acceptable offer for award. Rejection of Unrealistic Offers The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low in cost/price when compared to Government estimates, or are unbalanced, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program. BASE PERIOD: Effective date for this procurement shall be August 2, 2016. Duration of this procurement shall be twelve (12) months, ending August 1, 2017 with four (4) additional, one year- periods. OPTION PERIOD(S): Prior to the end of the Base Period, this agreement may be extended, confirmed in writing, for four (4) additional, one-year periods under the same terms and conditions as the Base Period. The total duration of the Agreement including extensions shall not exceed five (5) years or through August 1, 2021. Option Year 1: August 2, 2017 - August 1, 2018 Option Year 2: August 2, 2018 - August 1, 2019 Option Year 3: August 2, 2019 - August 1, 2020 Option Year 4: August 2, 2020 - August 1, 2021 The Parties agree that BBG may partially exercise any option and may do so multiple times up to the point that the option has been fully exercised. Broadcasting Entity, however, will not be entitled to any compensation beyond the total amount of the option exercised. If BBG partially executes an option, Broadcasting Entity's sole obligation is to provide the ordered portion and BBG's sole obligation is pay for the ordered portion. If BBG partially executes an option, BBG's partial execution will not imply BBG will execute the remainder of the option. If BBG partially executes the option and does not execute the remainder of the option, BBG will have no further obligation under the contract to Broadcasting Entity, that is, BBG's entire obligation to Broadcasting Entity will be to pay for the ordered portion (and any previously ordered portions). The option year period is subject to the availability of funds per FAR 52.232-19.
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