MODIFICATION
R -- RFERL SSL - Solicitation 1
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 515111
— Radio Networks
- 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
- BBG-73-R-16-0020
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2016
- Point of Contact
- Adam Gartner, Phone: 420221123773, Dominika Porkertova, Phone: 420221123780
- E-Mail Address
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atgartne@bbg.gov, porkertovad@bbg.gov
(atgartne@bbg.gov, porkertovad@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Modified/Amended Solicitation Description (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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 document will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation No.BBG-73-R-16-0020 is issued as a request for proposals (RFP) that will result as a single firm-fixed price contract award as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-089 effective July 14, 2016. (iv) This acquisition is unrestricted. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 515111, with a small business size standard of $38.5 million. (v) The Broadcasting Board of Governors is seeking to purchase broadcasting placement of programming for the below services. All interested offerors shall provide proposals for the following: (vi) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Strategy and Development (OSD) in Prague, Czech Republic, is seeking a news Radio Network provider (offeror) with nationwide coverage in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has a reputation for producing respected, credible news programming and that has the ability to reach mass audience in Bosnia and Herzegovina (please refer to Annex I for audience coverage). The Network (offeror) shall broadcast RFERL Radio SSL program from Monday to Sunday from 15:00-15:30 and Monday to Friday from 18:00-18:30 local time with the airing not varying more than two minutes from the time agreed upon. Samples can be found here: http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/z/15727.html BBG is authorized to produce program in any way it sees fit, so long as it does not violate the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Network (offeror) shall broadcast the program in its entirety, without alteration, abridgement or excerption. However, the Network (offeror) shall have the right to determine whether the program is in accordance with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Program shall be transmitted by BBG via satellite or Internet/File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - with technical details of the transmission to the Network(s) (offeror) 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. (vii) The anticipated effective date for making an award under this Solicitation shall be September 16, 2016. Duration of this proposed award shall be twelve (12) months ending September 15, 2017. The Place of Performance for the services will be performed at the contractor's facility/site. (viii) The provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR Subpart 52.212-2 (Evaluation of Commercial Items) is hereby incorporated by reference into this combined synopsis/solicitation and the following evaluation procedures will be used for this acquisition. FAR provisions and clauses may be obtained from the Internet Web address at: https://www.acquisition.gov/. This requirement will be evaluated on lowest price/technically acceptable as follows: 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: (i)Technical Proposal a.Experience - 5 years minimum in radio broadcast programming b. Capability - to reach mass audiences located in Bosnia and Herzegovina - the mass audiences have been identified as the potential to reach a significant portion of the B&H population. The selected vendor should be a Network with nationwide coverage in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Network shall cover at least the cities described in Annex I. - Distribution of the radio programs. The offerors shall submit a measured audience reach research info from the last 6 months. Annex I. - Distribution of the radio programs: 1Bihac 2Brcko 3Capljina 4Doboj 5Gorazde 6Mostar 7Neum 8Sarajevo 9Travnik 10Trebinje 11Tuzla 12Zenica (ii)Price (for the base period and four option year periods) •Base Period: September 16, 2016 - September 15, 2017 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. (x) Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its proposal which is completed by registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) website at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. This provision can be found at the following website: https://www.acquisition.gov/; if requested by an Offeror, a copy of FAR Subpart 52.212-3 can be obtained by contacting the Contracting Officer. Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to award. (xi) FAR 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with addendum to the clause. (xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation by reference and the proposed subsequent contract as well as the following clauses contained in FAR clause 52.212-5: _X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). _X_ (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). _X (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). _X_ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). _X_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). _X_ (54) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). Additional FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference and applicable to this solicitation and the proposed subsequent contract are: FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984); and52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Oct 2015); 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013); and 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sept 2006). (xiii) 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 (contractor) does not broadcast the provided programs. (xiv) A Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) All offerors shall submit the following: (i) One technical Proposal which addresses the technical factors described and one price proposal. The technical and price proposals must be submitted separately. No price information should be contained within the technical proposal. To facilitate the award process, all proposals must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the requirements of the solicitation. Failure to comply with all the requirements of the solicitation may result in the offer being considered unacceptable for award. Submission shall be received not later than 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday, September 2, 2016 at BBG, Vinohradska 159a, Prague 10, 100 00, the Czech Republic or via email to: atgartne@bbg.gov and porkertovad@bbg.gov. No FAX PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Offers will not be accepted from agents; from principals only. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing by Friday, August 26, 2016 via e-mail to Adam Gartner, Contracting Officer at atgartne@bbg.gov or Dominika Porkertova at porkertovad@bbg.gov. Questions which are not submitted in writing or are submitted after 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, August 26, 2016, will not be addressed. Responses to the questions submitted, if/as appropriate, will be responded to via an amendment to the solicitation only, which will be posted to FEDBIZOPPS (www.fbo.gov). (xvi) Point of Contact: Adam Gartner, Contracting Officer at atgartne@bbg.gov or via phone +420 221123773. Dominika Porkertova at porkertovad@bbg.gov or via phone +420 221123780.
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