Language services obtain journalist stringers daily to produce and report breaking news stories features longform documentaries and radio programming both domestically and across the globe.
Ended Awarded
- Contract number
- 95170026K0005
- Awardee
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Paydesk LIMITED UEI X1CXFNEKVBN8
- Awarding agency
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US Agency for Global Media
- Obligated
- $125,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $125,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Voice of America US Agency for Global Media
- NAICS code
- 519110 News Syndicates
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Great Britain, United Kingdom
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Voice of America (VOA), a civilian federal agency under the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call order valued at $125,000 to Paydesk LIMITED, a London-based media services company, on January 28, 2026. This firm fixed-price contract, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026, was awarded without set-aside designation through open competition. The contract calls for language services encompassing the procurement of journalist stringers and the production and reporting of breaking news stories, features, long-form documentaries, and radio programming for both domestic and international audiences. Place of performance is identified as Great Britain, United Kingdom.
Paydesk LIMITED serves as a critical platform connecting VOA with a global network of freelance journalists, photographers, and videographers, enabling the agency to access specialized reporting and production capabilities across multiple languages and geographic regions. This call order operates under Paydesk's broader single-award BPA with VOA valued at $250,000 (awarded September 1, 2022, with ultimate completion August 31, 2027), which has facilitated repeated procurements of multimedia journalism support across VOA's diverse language divisions and regional operations, including Persian, Somali, Swahili, Hausa, Portuguese, French, Creole, Afghan, Urdu, Turkish, Mandarin, Indonesian, and other language services. The company's work directly supports VOA's mission of distributing news in over 40 languages to global audiences and has previously included coverage initiatives such as the Ukraine conflict and on-the-ground stringer services across Africa and the Horn of Africa region.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 95170026K0005?
95170026K0005 was awarded to Paydesk LIMITED by US Agency for Global Media on January 28, 2026.
How much is contract 95170026K0005 worth?
The government has obligated $125,000 on 95170026K0005.
Which agency awarded contract 95170026K0005?
US Agency for Global Media awarded 95170026K0005, with funding from Voice of America (US Agency for Global Media).
Is contract 95170026K0005 an order under another contract?
Yes. 95170026K0005 is a BPA call under 95170022A0349, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 95170026K0005 competed?
The extent of competition for 95170026K0005 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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