U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Personnel and Administration, Contracts and Procurement Division, B/PA/AC, Room 1645, 330 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20547

B -- AUDIENCE SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS IN KINSHASA, ZAIRE SOL B/PA-99-12 DUE 031999 POC Contracting Officer, Gloria Sweetney, B/PA/AC, Tele.: (202) 619-1623, Fax.: (202) 205-1921 The U.S. Information Agency's International Broadcasting Bureau (USIA/IBB), Contracts and Procurement Division (B/PA/AC), has a requirement, subject to the availability of funds, for a contractor to provide: (1) quantitative data on the size, composition, and media habits of the audience for Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts in Kinshasa, Zaire; and (2) qualitative evaluations of VOA broadcasts by listeners in Kinshasa, Zaire. The USIA/IBB anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract (purchase order), utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 13, to the responsible quoter (offeror) whose price quotation conforming to a forthcoming RFQ is most advantageous to the USIA/IBB, based on the quoter's: (a) Technical Capabilities/Experience in conducting audience surveys and focus groups; and (b) Price Quotation. Of these two selection criteria, the Technical Capabilities /Experience criterion is significantly dominant over the Price criterion. Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. B/PA-99-12 is scheduled for release by B/PA/AC on February 26, 1999. Responses to this forthcoming RFQ (i.e., Technical Capabilities/Experience information, and Price quotation) are due to B/PA/AC by the close of business (5 p.m. EST), Friday, March 19, 1999. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the RFQ must request such receipt in writing to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Gloria Sweetney, via facsimile at (202) 205-1921 or E-mail at gjsweetn@ibb.gov. All written requests for copies of the RFQ must be received by March 1, 1999; and such requests shall include the RFQ number, the requestor's company name, mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number. No telephone requests for this RFQ will be accepted by B/PA/AC. The Contracting Officer has found and determined that this proposed work is appropriate for an "unrestricted" procurement, pursuant to FAR Subpart 19.502 (Setting Aside Acquisitions). All responsible sources may request a copy of the forthcoming RFQ upon its release by USIA/IBB. This Notice is not an IFB, RFP, or RFQ. Posted 02/22/99 (W-SN300631). (0053)

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