B -- STUDY TO ESTABLISH A MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING SERVICE

Notice Date

July 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 2500, Washington, DC 20237

ZIP Code

20237

Solicitation Number

CON-01-0066

Response Due

August 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Gloria Sweetney, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 619-1623; Facsimile: (202) 205-1921.

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (gjsweetn@IBB.GOV)

Description

The Broadcasting Board of Governors' International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisitions Branch (M/CON/SA), has a requirement for a contractor to conduct a study to establish a broadcasting service, in Arabic, for countries in the Middle East. Some of the key issues to be explored in the study shall include: Development of a brand identity for the service; Development of a name for the service; Characteristics of the target audience, especially with respect to media consumption, music preferences, and informational interests; Audience preferences regarding news and feature content; Preferred presentation style, including use of language (varieties of Arabic), presentation style, other production elements. The contractor shall explore these and other topics through both qualitative and quantitative research. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract (purchase order), utilizing "Simplified Acquisition Procedures" specified in Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to the responsible quoter (offeror) whose price quotation conforming to the RFQ is most advantageous to the Government based on the quoter's Technical Capabilities/Experience in conducting a study as outlined in the RFQ and the quoter's Price quotation. Of the two Selection Criteria, Technical/Experience is the significantly dominant criterion over the Price criterion. Request for Quotation No. CON-01-0066 is scheduled for release on July 18, 2001. Responses to the RFQ (i.e., Technical Capabilities/Experience statement, and Price quotation) are due by 12 Noon.EST, Friday, August 17, 2001. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the RFQ must respond in writing to the Contracting Officer, 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 July 18, 2001 and shall include the RFQ number; your company name; mailing address; e-mail 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.

Record

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