SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition(JOFOC) - (Draft)
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541910
— Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-1052-14-00068
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2014
- Point of Contact
- ADRIENNE R. WASHINGTON, Phone: 202-382-7867, Herman Shaw, Phone: 000-000-0000
- E-Mail Address
-
awashington@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(awashington@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- ' JUSTIFICATION for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for Eurodata TV THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT. The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C. intends to negotiate and award a non-competitive purchase order to Mediametrie, in Levallois Cedex, France to provide required supplies of bulk data units sufficient to allow IBB to acquire spot ratings data to inform decisions on placement and measure the reach of specific TV programs in each market on an ad hoc basis, as required and in a timely fashion. From audience data from TV ratings, provided by Eurodata TV from some or all the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Macedonia, Mexico, Peru, Serbia, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela. The anticipated period of performance is September 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015 with one(1) six month option period (March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015 The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) which is implemented at FAR Subpart 6.302-1 as follows: "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. BBG/IBB, Office of Contracts (CON) plans to make an award to Mediametrie on a sole-source basis for bulk data units. The bulk purchase of data units, sufficient to allow IBB to acquire spot ratings data to inform decision on placement and measure the reach of specific TV programs in each market on an ad hoc basis will be procured within the next 15-days. This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotes. Interested firms must submit a written response that demonstrates their ability to provide data units sufficient to all of the countries listed above at the same time on the same frequency. Interested firms must state how they would facilitate the above and include appropriate documentation describing the number of years they have been providing such services, and their demonstrative experience in the broadcast communication field, including a brief company history. The written response received from interested firms shall provide sufficient detail to allow for an evaluation by the Government without the need for the submission of additional information. Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, DC 20237 by August 25, 2014 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, Washington, DC time.. The written response must be submitted to the attention of Adrienne R. Washington, Contracting Officer, office phone: 202 382 - 7867, office fax: 202 382 7870 email: awashington@bbg.gov. Telephone, email or faxed responses are NOT acceptable and will NOT be considered. No telephone responses of an interested firm's statements of interest, capabilities, and pertinent experience will be accepted by BBG. Any questions regarding this Notice of Intent shall be in writing and submitted to Adrienne Washington, Contract Specialist, by facsimile at (202) 382-7870 or by e-mail to awashington@bbg.gov. Any determination to compete or not to compete this proposed purchase order is solely within the discretion of the Government. All written expressions of interest shall specifically reference this Notice by its title and date of publication. This notice is not a RFQ, RFP or an IFB.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/BBG/ADM/MCONWASHDC/BBG50-1052-14-00068/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 70, rue Rivay - 92532 LEVALLOIS - France, Levallois Cedex, France
- Record
- SN03463101-W 20140815/140813235336-d0d541fcb34e7edfa5eab81b83b5c06d (fbodaily.com)
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