BPA for journalistic services needed
Active Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 95170022A0349
- Awardee
-
Paydesk LIMITED UEI X1CXFNEKVBN8
- Awarding agency
-
US Agency for Global Media
- Task orders
- 158 $24,611,401 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $25,012,338 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 83% complete
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- Voice of America US Agency for Global Media
- NAICS code
- 519110 News Syndicates
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Pricing
- Time and Materials
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Paydesk LIMITED, a London-based media services company, holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) valued at $250,000 with the Voice of America (VOA), a civilian component of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). This indefinite delivery vehicle, awarded on September 1, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027, was issued without set-aside designation through open competition. The BPA serves as an umbrella contracting mechanism enabling VOA and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting to procure on-demand multimedia journalism support services across multiple language divisions and geographic regions. Paydesk operates as a platform connecting international broadcasting organizations with a global network of freelance journalists, photographers, and videographers, facilitating access to specialized reporting and production capabilities worldwide.
Under this BPA vehicle, Paydesk delivers a comprehensive range of journalistic and multimedia services supporting USAGM's mission to distribute news and information in over 40 languages to global audiences. Services encompass reporter and stringer recruitment and management, breaking news reporting, feature writing, long-form documentary production, radio programming, video production, photography, interpretation, translation services, specialized payment processing for international journalists, and journalism training. Task orders issued through March 2025 addressed language-specific reporting for numerous VOA divisions, including Persian, Somali, Swahili, Hausa, Portuguese, French to Africa, Creole, Afghan, Urdu, Uzbek, Kurdish, Turkish, Indonesian, Mandarin, Azeri, and English services, as well as geographic initiatives such as Ukraine conflict coverage, East Asia Division operations, Horn of Africa reporting, and Central News Division support. All work is performed from Paydesk's headquarters in Great Britain, United Kingdom. A termination for convenience action executed on March 25, 2025, resulted in partial deobligation of certain task orders, though this action did not constitute full contract closeout; complete closure procedures remain pending.
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Terminate for Convenience | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 95170022A0349?
95170022A0349 was awarded to Paydesk LIMITED by US Agency for Global Media on September 1, 2022.
How much is contract 95170022A0349 worth?
Orders under 95170022A0349 have obligated $24,611,401. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $25,012,338.
How many orders have been placed under contract 95170022A0349?
158 orders have been placed under 95170022A0349, the latest on October 27, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 95170022A0349?
US Agency for Global Media awarded 95170022A0349, with funding from Voice of America (US Agency for Global Media).
Who can order from contract 95170022A0349?
95170022A0349 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
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