Virginia Contracting Activity, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563

D -- NEWSFEE SERVICES SOL 615/0003Z/00 DUE 122199 POC Contract Specialist, Sharon Stewart, (202) 231-2825 The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to solicit and negotiate with Reuters America, Inc. on a sole source basis to award a follow-on service contract for 24-hour video newsfeed service consisting of international video news reports, raw or rough cut video, and English text scripts with foreign language translation and rundowns associated with the video news products which would be produced by the contractor and/or his suppliers. The newsfeed service shall provide DIA up to the minute reports of world wide events via K-band video satellite link and accompanying electronic message system. The newsfeed service shall provide global coverage with demonstrated reporting capabilities from every country consistent with DIA's areas of interests and timeliness requirements. The newsfeed service shall deliver audio and video with scripts covering a wide range of international subjects of interest to the DIA, including but not limited to, current social, political, governmental, economic, and military organizations, capabilities and operations encompassing international relations, national elections, crises, coups, revolutions, terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime, and advancements in science and technology. The majority of the material shall relate to persons, places and issues of concern to DIA, DIN, and the larger intelligence community. The service shall focus on information gathering outside of the United States. The contract will be awarded for a base year plus three (3) option years. Other sources capable of satisfying this requirement are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to satisfy this requirement. All responses should reference PR 615/0003Z/00. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/ capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full andopen competition basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Oral communications are not acceptable to this synopsis. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this synopsis is solely within the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity. Please indicate business size. Posted 12/06/99 (W-SN406030). (0340)

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