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Publish various ads for various concert dates for United States Marine Band

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M5490012SUWPOFederal

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The Department of Defense intends to award a sole source contract to The Washington Post for advertising space to promote performances of the United States Marine Band for fiscal year 2012. This contract will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13, with The Washington Post chosen as the sole source due to its unmatched reach and cost efficiency in the Washington metropolitan area, which is critical for generating public interest and maximizing audience attendance at band, orchestra, and chamber ensemble events. The contract involves publishing various ads for concert dates spanning from December 18, 2011, through October 24, 2012. This notice is informational only and not a solicitation or request for quotations; no offers will be accepted or contract awarded based on responses to this notice. The agency has determined that no other recruiting medium or combination of media can match the effectiveness of The Washington Post for this purpose, justifying the sole source approach under FAR 6.302-1. The contract will be managed by the office located in Quantico, Virginia, under NAICS code 511110 for Newspaper Publishers. No competition will be held, and all inquiries by phone, fax, or email regarding this notice will not be entertained.

General Info

Department of Defense awards sole source contract to The Washington Post for Marine Band advertising.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Commander

NAICS

511110 - Newspaper Publishers

Place of Performance

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PostedNov 17

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Commander

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeQUANTICO, VA, 22134, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Commander

Office AddressQUANTICO, VA, 22134, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT using the simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13 to acquire ad space and publications in support of United States Marine Band for FY2012. The Government intends to award a sole source contract for the above services to a large business the Washington Post, 1150 15th Street NW, Washington DC 20071 under NAICS 511110, Newspaper Publishes. The Government intends to solicit only one source the Washington Post because no other recruiting medium or combination of media can approach this high reach with the same cost efficiency as the Washington Post to meet the Governments need (FAR 6.302-1). Timely pre-performance publicity in local area newspapers has proven to be one of the most effective methods of generating public interest and maximum audience attendance at band, orchestra, and chamber ensemble performances presented each year in the Washington metropolitan area. These various ads will be published for various concert dates from 18 Dec 2011 through 24 Oct 2012. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request for quotation. No solicitation document is available and telephone, fax, or email request will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government.