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B -- NATIONAL AUDIENCE SURVEY IN LAOS SOL B/PA-99-19 DUE 062899 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Lesley D. Isaac Jr., Contracting Officer, (202) 619-1623 (Voice)/(202)205-1921 (FAX). E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, lisaac@ibb.gov.. 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 obtain: (1) quantitative data on the size, composition, and media habits of the audience for Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts in Laos; and (2) qualitative evaluations of VOA broadcasts by listeners in Laos. 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 (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-99-19) is scheduled for release by B/PA/AC on Friday, May 28, 1999. Responses to this forthcoming RFQ (i.e., Technical Capabilities/Experience information, and Price quotation) are due to B/PA/AC by close of business (5 p.m. EST), Monday, June 28, 1999. Firms interested in the receiving a copy of this RFQ must request such receipt in writing to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Lesley D. Isaac, Jr., via facsimile at (202) 205-1921 or E-mail at lisaac@Ibb.gov. All written request for copies of the RFQ must be received by Friday, May 28, 1999 and such request 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 an "restricted" 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 05/25/99 (W-SN335409). (0145)

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