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B -- AUDIENCE SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS IN VIETNAM SOL CON-00-0014 DUE 031600 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Lesley D. Isaac, Jr., Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 205-5337; Facsimile: (202) 205-1921 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, lisaac@IBB.GOV. The Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisition Branch (CON/SA), 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 major Vietnamese cities; and (2) qualitative evaluations of VOA broadcasts by listeners in Vietnam. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract (purchase order), utilizing Simplified Acquisition as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13, to the responsible quoter (offeror) whose price quotation conforming the RFQ is most advantageous to the Government based on the quoter's Technical Capabilities/Experience in conducting an audience survey and focus groups as outlined in the RFQ and the quoter's Price quotation. Of the two Selection Criteria, Technical Capabilities/Experience is the significantly dominant criterion over the Price criterion. Request for Quotation No. CON-00-0014 is scheduled for release February 17, 2000. Responses to the RFQ (i.e., Technical /Capabilities/Experience information, and Price quotation) are due by the close of business (5 p.m. EST), March 16, 2000. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the RFQ must respond in writing to the Contracting Officer, Lesley D. Isaac via facsimile at (202) 205-1921 or e-mail at lisaac @ IBB.GOV. All written requests for copies of the RFQ must be received by February 17, 2000 and shall include the RFQ number; your company name, mailing address, telephone number and facsimile number. No telephone requests for this RFQ will be honored. 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 this RFQ. Posted 02/02/00 (W-SN421118). (0033)

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