Video Chat-Driven Interactive Television Pilot Program

i. This is a combined synopsis/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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. ii. The solicitation number is 951700-19-Q-0048 and a statement that the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). iii. This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through the most recent Federal Acquisition Regulation amendments which can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. iv. This procurement is a total small business set aside for U.S. Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR part 19.5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 512110 - Motion Picture and Video Production, and the size standard is $32.5M. v. A hybrid contract type award is contemplated to include Labor Hour (LH) and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) CLINs. An estimated price schedule is included in Attachment B - Price Schedule of this solicitation. vi. The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM or - Government) seeks to pilot content ideas and test platforms/technical solutions for interactive video chat-driven television and social video programs, as defined in Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement. vii. The period of performance is one-year Base Period and three (3) one-year Option Periods. The Contractor shall perform all services at the USAGM facilities in Washington, DC and remotely as necessary at Contractor's facility/site viii. The provisions at FAR clauses 52.212-1 through 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition. A full list of applicable FAR provisions and clauses is included in the solicitation. The provisions of applicable FAR clauses can be obtained from the Internet web address at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. ix. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. x. The Government intends to award a contract on a best value basis to the offeror that is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors are cautioned that an award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offeror. However, if non-price factors are evaluated as comparatively equal between two or more offerors, price may become a determinative factor. xi. Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to the Government to its central repository location for receipt of questions by 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 9, 2019, at the following email address: contact@example.gov market for attention to Ms. Olena Evans. Response to questions will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/ Offers are due no later than 12:00 PM EDT on August 22, 2019. To be considered timely, all responses must be received by the government at this central repository location for receipt of offers at the following email address: contact@example.gov market for attention to Ms. Olena Evans.