SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Radio Programming
- Notice Date
- 8/11/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 515111
— Radio Networks
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Media Activity, DMA Acquisition and Procurement CA, 23755 Z Street, Riverside, California, 92518-2031, United States
- ZIP Code
- 92518-2031
- Solicitation Number
- HQ0028-FY15-0022
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2015
- Point of Contact
- Kathryn Maurais, Phone: 9514132502, Susan M. Madrid, Phone: 951-413-2371
- E-Mail Address
-
kathryn.a.maurais.civ@mail.mil, susan.m.madrid.civ@mail.mil
(kathryn.a.maurais.civ@mail.mil, susan.m.madrid.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Defense Media Activity (DMA) is seeking authorized commercial subscription sources to provide the unique and exclusive AFN Legacy "Rock Radar" feature program and "AFN Legacy" liners, imaging, and ID's specifically produced for the AFN Broadcast Center "AFN Legacy" classic rock radio service. Procurement of this commercial subscription will enable the DMA AFN-BC to meet and support the American Forces Network (AFN) mission. This mission is to provide a balanced representative selection of popular radio and television information and entertainment programs of particular interest to both the primary AFN audience of DoD personnel stationed overseas and their family members. The production material is also required to ensure the accomplishment of the AFN mission to effectively brand "AFN Legacy" and to communicate command information to DoD personnel stationed overseas and their family members, while simultaneously providing the level of entertainment needed to make a positive impact on their morale. It will also provide the most efficient medium to ensure the effective communication of information messages inserted within the program as spot announcements in support of DoD internal information themes, goals and objectives. DMA AFN-BC mission tasking per DoD Instruction 5120.20 is to support the Internal Communications mission of the Department of Defense by providing a broad range of information and entertainment programming to DoD personnel and their family members CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DMA Contracting Office - West 23755 Z Street, Bldg. 2730 Riverside, CA 92518-2031 INTRODUCTION: This is a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services. The American Forces Network - Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) is seeking a contract with a Base Year + four (4) option years for the following items. CLIN 0001: Contractor provided subscription service for a 90 second customized American Forces Network (AFN) radio feature for AFN's Classic Rock station titled "AFN's Rock Radar" seven days a week and provide radio voice work that includes producing and delivery to the American Forces Network- Broadcast Center (AFN-BC), via secure FTP, "Classic Rock" imaging for American Forces Network (AFN) Radio to include up to fifty (50) produced liners, imaging, and ID's for the AFN-BC Classic Rock station at lengths of up to 60 seconds each (50 each x 60 seconds = 3,000.00 seconds) to the American Forces Network- Broadcast Center (AFN-BC), via Secure FTP in an industry acceptable audio file format. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: Contract Number: HQ0028-10-C-0021 & HQ0028-11-C-0009 Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price Incumbent and their size: Tony Scott Productions/Small Business Method of previous acquisition: Sole Sourced Provide Brief description of the current program/effort: Contractor subscription service to provide unique and exclusive AFN Legacy "Rock Radar" feature program and "AFN Legacy" liners, imaging, and ID's specifically produced for the AFN Broadcast Center "AFN Legacy" classic rock radio service. List Anticipated Time Frame: 1 January 2016 through 31 December 2016 + four (4) one-year options List Place of Performance: 23755 Z Street, Riverside, CA 92518 REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: Contractor shall be authorized to provide unique and exclusive AFN Legacy "Rock Radar" feature program and "AFN Legacy" liners, imaging, and ID's specifically produced for the AFN Broadcast Center "AFN Legacy" classic rock radio service. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: N/A SOURCES SOUGHT: The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541511 - Radio Networks with a size standard of $27.5M. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code. To assist DMA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement. In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company's ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14). SUBMISSION DETAILS: Responses should include: 1) Business name and address; 2) Name of company representative and their business title; 3) Type of Small Business; 4) Cage Code; 5) Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE II, General Service Administration (GSA), GSA MOBIS, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) 6) Certification that the vendor is an authorized provider of these services including technical software and hardware support through Tribune Media Services. Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT August 26, 2015, 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to kathryn.a.maurais.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 23755 Z Street, Riverside, California, 92518, United States
- Zip Code: 92518
- Zip Code: 92518
- Record
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