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99 -- SPORTS FEED SOL IA-2105-S823-4786 POC Herman Shaw, Tele.: (202) 205-5414 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN 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 WRITEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. SOLICITATION NO. IA2105-S8234786 IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND A CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED USING THE CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-03. The Standard Industrial Classification is 7812. The U.S. Information Agency, Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) has a requirement, subject to availability of funding, for a Contractor who can provide access to sports footage for on-air broadcasting to Cuba. The sports footage shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 1. Minimum of six (6) Major League Baseball Games per day with at least one minute of highlights each game which includes the All-Star Game, the Play-Offs, League Championship and World Series. 2. Minimum of four N.B.A. Basketball Games per day with at least one minute of highlights per game which includes the Play-Offs and the Final Series. 3. Professional Boxing at any level. 4. Highlights of the World Cup 98 in France this summer. 5. A combination of at least four (4) Spanish league or Spanish Cup Soccer Games per week. 6. International Soccer Games; specially the European, UEFA Winner's Cup and Champion League Competition and; 7. Tennis at a Grand Slam Level. The sports feed shall be daily, seven days a week. The sports feed shall be delivered via fiber optic line, satellite or mocrowave to Miami, Florida. Delivery system will be decided by Agency. Delivery terms and point: Miami, Florida. Technical proposals shall include one sample feed with support material of feed rundowns, scripts, ID super information and timing of stories and adaptation must be submitted with technical proposal. Contract performance period: date of award through September 30, 1998 with option to extend three 1-year periods. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items and FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items appplicable to this acquisition. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, including subparagraphs (b)(3,6,7,8 and 9); and FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. The Government will award a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP will be most advantageous to the Government, based on price and past performance. NOTE: Offerors responding to this solicitation shall submit the following items to the contracting office: 1. Technical proposal with sample videotape sports feed as noted above. 2. Narrative with detailed information on past performance explaining ability to meet this requirement. 3. Price for the above. 4. A completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offer Representatives and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Proposals must also include prompt payment terms and correct remittance address if different from mailing address. Failure to provide any of the above items may result in the rejection of your proposal. A company not in possession of the above referenced clauses in full text, may contact the contracting office for a copy of the clauses which will be faxed to you. Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization. Oral or faxed proposals will not be accepted. Written proposals are due at the U.S. Information Agency, Office of Contracts, 301 4th Street, SW., Room M-22, Washington, DC 20547 on April 10, 1998 at 11:00 A.M., Eastern Time. All responsible sources may sumit an offer for consideration. (0085)

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