Journalistic talent for VOA's persian division
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 95170025K0025
- Awardee
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Glimmer Technologies Inc. UEI MTRYZE7KPGD5
- Awarding agency
-
US Agency for Global Media
- Obligated
- $175,918
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $175,918.40 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
- New York, NY 10018, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$74,082 | |
| Terminate for Convenience | $0 | |
| Original award | $250,000 |
About this award
The Voice of America (VOA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call to Glimmer Technologies Inc., operating as Storyhunter, for journalistic talent services supporting VOA's Persian Division. This recurring monthly requirement, valued at $175.9K with a completion date of July 31, 2025, procures freelance journalist stringers on a daily basis to produce and report breaking news stories, features, long-form documentaries, and radio programming for both domestic and international audiences. The contract employs a firm fixed-price model and was awarded competitively without set-aside designation on December 16, 2024, with performance based in New York, NY.
Storyhunter, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, operates as a key supplier of flexible media production and journalistic talent to federal agencies through an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity BPA established in September 2022 with a $250K ceiling valid through August 2027. The company maintains a global network of freelance journalists, videographers, editors, and media professionals who support VOA's international broadcasting mission across multiple language divisions and geographic regions. This BPA call represents a task order leveraging Storyhunter's established relationship with USAGM to meet VOA's ongoing content production needs in regions with limited independent media infrastructure, supporting the agency's mission to deliver fact-based reporting and promote freedom of expression worldwide.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 95170025K0025?
95170025K0025 was awarded to Glimmer Technologies Inc. by US Agency for Global Media on December 16, 2024.
How much is contract 95170025K0025 worth?
The government has obligated $175,918 on 95170025K0025.
Which agency awarded contract 95170025K0025?
US Agency for Global Media awarded 95170025K0025, with funding from Voice of America (US Agency for Global Media).
Is contract 95170025K0025 an order under another contract?
Yes. 95170025K0025 is a BPA call under 95170022A0352, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 95170025K0025 competed?
The extent of competition for 95170025K0025 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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