T -- Air Force News Program Production

The 37th Contracting Squadron intends to award a sole source contract to KENS-TV, San Antonio TX, for Air Force News Television productions in accordance with FAR Part 6.302 and FAR 13.5. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request For Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-15 and DFARS Change Notice 20030722. Standard Industrial Code 4833, North American Industry Classifiation System Code 515120, and Size Standard not to exceed $12.5M apply to this procurement. A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated for a basic 1 year period with four (4) one-year option periods. The anticipated award date is 1 Oct 04.The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, a permanent production studio, and other items and services necessary for unrestricted and uninterrupted production of 26 biweekly productions, their related promos, and any required emergency or special edition productions on demand. Production shall take place in Bexar County, Texas. Each production includes all pre-production, production, and post-production activities and supplies to create a 28-minute, 26-second live-to-tape - Air Force Television News (AF TV News) program (in both bugged and un-bugged versions), a 28-second promo, and a 13-second promo, with time code, in Beta SP and Beta SX formats, to include the following in accordance with accepted commercial television industry standards: proper audio and video levels; accepted vector scope and waveform monitor levels; SMTPE accepted bars and tone; zero tape drop-outs; proper framing and composition of on-camera images; correct character generation to include composition, spelling, identities and proper graphics formats; and mixed audio, slate, and proper labeling, as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), using the Ultimatte System 6 system or equivalent and Abekas A51 equipment or equivalent, and produced from a permanent, sound-proofed studio location using a television news set conforming to the AFNEWS-established design and structure. Contractor personnel (the director or alternate) shall be available during all normal business hours, after hours as needed, and within 2 hours for emergencies. All products used for broadcast (3/4 inch, DVCPRO and BetaSP) must be closed captioned for the hearing impaired using the iNEWS programming production system. The contractor will provide secure and climate-controlled storage of AFNEWS set, and be responsible for safeguarding all government furnished property provided for contractor use, as applicable. This includes all videotapes and other property brought into the contractors building. At the close of each work period, government videotapes and materials shall be secured, including the set. The contractor shall establish and maintain a complete Quality Control Plan to ensure the requirements of the contract are provided as specified. One copy of the contractor's Quality Control Plan shall be provided to the contracting officer not later than the pre-performance conference. An updated copy must be provided to the contracting officer as changes occur. The plan shall describe the method(s) for identifying and preventing defects in the quality of service performed before the level of performance becomes unacceptable. End item acceptance is subject to government verification. Specific items or subjects that will be inspected are (but not limited to) tape dropouts, on time delivery, jumpcuts, audio levels, video levels, and overall presentation of products to include pacing, lighting, and video quality. A designated contractor technical representative may be required to meet weekly with the QAE and the contracting officer during the first month of the contract. Meetings will be as often as necessary thereafter as determined by the Government. On occasion, services may be required to produce special editions of AF TV News in support an activation or exercise of contingency plans outside the normal business hours; total production time for special editions will be severely affected, and program completion and delivery must be accomplished more quickly than usual. Special editions of AF TV News will have the same format and length as the regular editions of AF TV News, but may not require as sophisticated effects as regularly scheduled program production, however, the final product in an emergency response may require rapid movement of the completed show to the Pentagon for airing on the - Pentagon Channel. This will require satellite uplink using C Band Analog Uplink. Upon notification by the Air Force News Agency, the contractor shall establish a shooting and editing schedule at the earliest time that is available. The contractor shall ensure the government a higher scheduling priority than its non-government clients in all emergency scheduling matters. Contractors will submit quotes for the following items: CLIN 0001 All pre-production, production, and post-production of twenty-six 28:26 AFTVNews programs, 26 second promos, and 13 second promos as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 04 - 30 Sep 05 CLIN 0002 All pre-production, production, and post-production of emergency or special AFTVNews programs as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 04 - 30 Sep 05 CLIN 1001 All pre-production, production, and post-production of twenty-six 28:26 AFTVNews programs, 26 second promos, and 13 second promos as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 05 - 30 Sep 06 CLIN 1002 All pre-production, production, and post-production of emergency or special AFTVNews programs as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 05 - 30 Sep 06 CLIN 2001 All pre-production, production, and post-production of twenty-six 28:26 AFTVNews programs, 26 second promos, and 13 second promos as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 06 - 30 Sep 07 CLIN 2002 All pre-production, production, and post-production of emergency or special AFTVNews programs as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 06 - 30 Sep 07 CLIN 3001 All pre-production, production, and post-production of twenty-six 28:26 AFTVNews programs, 26 second promos, and 13 second promos as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 07 - 30 Sep 08 CLIN 3002 All pre-production, production, and post-production of emergency or special AFTVNews programs as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 07 - 30 Sep 08 CLIN 4001 All pre-production, production, and post-production of twenty-six 28:26 AFTVNews programs, 26 second promos, and 13 second promos as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09 CLIN 4002 All pre-production, production, and post-production of emergency or special AFTVNews programs as stated in the PWS. 1 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09 For questions regarding this acquisition, e-mail them to leeann.white@lackland.af.mil. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, apply to this solicitation. The provisions at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-- Commercial Items, apply to this solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government. For evaluation purposes, past performance will be significantly more important than price. The clause at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation and the offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their quote. FAR 52.222-41, The Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended applies to this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. Specifically, the following clauses, cited are applicable to this solicitation: DFARS 252.225- 7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisitions applies to this solicitation. To be awarded a contract, an offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Quotes must be mailed to POC: Lee Ann White at 37 CONS/LGCC, 1655 Selfridge Avenue, Lackland AFB TX 78236-5253, faxed to (210) 671-1199 or E-mailed to leeann.white@lackland.af.mil. Department of Labor Wage Determination 94-2521, Revision 27, for Bexar County, Texas applies and can be accessed through the Internet at https://www.ceals.usace.army.mil/netahtml/srvc/html. Quotes are required to be received no later than 4:00 P.M. CST, 20 Sep 2004 and quotes must be valid for 90 days.