Adding funds to continue news wire services

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
BBG50C170028
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$19,502,334

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 51% obligated
$38,554,833.98 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
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
New York, NY 10281, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00018 $972,500
Funding Only Action P00017 $972,500
Exercise an Option P00015 $1,646,440
Funding Only Action P00016 $614,894
Funding Only Action P00014 $586,320
Exercise an Option P00013 $3,303,680
Funding Only Action P00012 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00011 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00010 $36,000
Funding Only Action P00009 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00008 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00007 · MOD 007 $947,500
Other Administrative Action P00006 $947,500
Other Administrative Action P00005 $947,500
Other Administrative Action P00004 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00003 · Add funds on line 1002 in the amount of $947,500.00. $947,500
Other Administrative Action P00002 $947,500
Funding Only Action P00001 · The modification is hereby executed to add funds in the amount of $947,500.00 on said order. $947,500
Original award $947,500
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Voice of America to The Associated Press (AP), a not-for-profit news cooperative. The $38,554,833.98 Firm Fixed Price contract provides multimedia news content and services, including wire stories, news images, videos, and access to AP's digital news databases. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Through this and other federal contracts and grants, AP supports U.S. government agencies such as the Departments of State and Defense, and the Smithsonian Institution, by supplying news and content for public diplomacy and information programming. AP has also received grants from the Department of State to distribute its news to media outlets in the Pacific region to counter Chinese influence and support an independent press.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract BBG50C170028?

BBG50C170028 was awarded to The Associated Press by US Agency for Global Media on September 28, 2017.

How much is contract BBG50C170028 worth?

The government has obligated $19,502,334 on BBG50C170028. Its current value, with exercised options, is $38,554,834.

Which agency awarded contract BBG50C170028?

US Agency for Global Media awarded BBG50C170028, with funding from Voice of America (US Agency for Global Media).

Was contract BBG50C170028 competed?

The extent of competition for BBG50C170028 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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