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 -- NATIONAL AUDIENCE SURVEY IN BRAZIL SOL B/PA-22 DUE 072399 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Lesley D. Isaac Jr., Contracting Officer, (202) 619-1623 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 quantitative data on the media habits of adults (15 and older), and in particular on the size and composition of the direct and indirect audience for Voice of America and other international radio programming in metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and S o Paulo Brazil. 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 dominate over the Price criterion. Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. B/PA/-99-22 is scheduled for release by B/PA/AC on Wednesday, June 23, 1999. Responses to this forthcoming RFQ (i.e., Technical Capabilities/Experience and Schedule information, and Price quotation) not later than the close of business (5 p.m. EST), Friday, July 23, 1999. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the 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 June 23, 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 "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 06/04/99 (W-SN339386). (0155)

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