SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Healthy Moments
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 515112
— Radio Stations
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Library of Medicine6707 Democracy BoulevardSuite 700Attn: V. L. GriffinBethesdaMD20892-7511
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7511
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2011154
- Response Due
- 7/2/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- GRIFFIN, VERNE L +1 301 594 7730, griffinv@mail.nih.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
GRIFFIN, VERNE L
(griffinv@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing radio on air time for the Healthy Moments (HM) reports given by the NIDDK Director. NIDDK Healthy Moments will feature healthy lifestyle tips and other important health information. NIDDK will convey consistent, reliable, and authoritative health information and tips to African Americans, who are disproportionately affected by diabetes, kidney and digestive diseases. These Health Moments broadcast messages will air several times per week (Monday Thursday). Additional Health Moments broadcasts will air five days per week during the evening drive time. Other announcements will air Monday-Sunday (6: am midnight) promoting listeners to tune into the Health Moments report. Contractor will also develop a customized webpage featuring the Health Moments report and video of the NIDDK Director and the previous health topics and tips that have been aired. This should include a link to NIDDKs website and live streaming. Contractor will secure and deliver Healthy Moments reports on-air and via the web, with five radio stations that target adult African American listeners in local areas. Requirements include broadcasting and streaming a designated number of Healthy Moments audio reports; providing announcements throughout the week to promote those on-air and streaming reports; designing and maintaining accurate, customized, Healthy Moments web pages for each stations website; creating and displaying web promotions and advertisements for Healthy Moments; building and maintaining a Healthy Moments survey for each stations website; and sponsoring, implementing and promoting an annual contest to promote the Healthy Moments survey. Contractor will also provide consistent feedback to NIDDK on audience impressions and quality control by providing NIDDK with monthly survey results and Arbitron ratings data for each Arbitron book. To ensure quality control is on target, contractor must supply weekly air checks for each broadcast and offer make-good time for any audio reports or web components that are delivered outside agreed-upon parameters. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 515112 with a size standard of $6.50. All respondents are requested to identify their firms size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 15 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 15 pages, should include references. A copy of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by no later than 10 days prior to close of business (12:00 P.M. local time at designated location). Response by fax WILL BE ACCEPTED. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response to a solicitation.
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