BBG Television and Radio Program Systems

The US Agency for Global Media (Voice of America) established this Master IDIQ for television and radio broadcast systems modernization at its Washington DC headquarters on September 29, 2016, with a shared ceiling of $25 million. Ordering closed on September 29, 2021, and no new task orders may be placed against this vehicle. The vehicle is no longer active for pursuit.

Over its five-year ordering period, the IDIQ generated 71 task orders with combined potential value of $22.4 million, of which $22.2 million (99%) has been obligated. Order volume peaked in 2017 and 2019 (20 and 21 orders respectively), then declined to single digits in the final three years. The most recent task order was awarded September 28, 2021.

Work contracted spans studio set design and fabrication, lighting design, broadcast equipment acquisition and integration, and ongoing technical support. Representative orders cover studio upgrades, network control center support, equipment purchases (amplifiers, Chyron systems, Tektronix monitoring gear), software-as-a-service subscriptions (Zeus Professional, Amagi cloud services), and telecommunications specialist services. The vehicle also funded specialized systems: radio master control equipment, transmission line upgrades, media logging systems, and studio automation platforms.

Ha Design Group LLC dominates the vehicle, holding 58 of 71 orders (82%) and $19 million of the $22.4 million combined potential value. Communications Engineering, Inc. is the distant second with 8 orders and $2.9 million. The remaining two primes each hold fewer than five orders and minimal value. Task orders are predominantly unrestricted (89%), with 11% designated for small business.

Voice of America places roughly 70% of orders ($17.7 million); the remainder distribute among the Office of Technology Services and Innovation and broader USAGM components. Pricing is firm-fixed-price across nearly all awards. Task order values range from under $10 thousand to approximately $2.6 million, with typical orders in the $300 thousand to $1 million range.

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) are continuing the process of modernizing and upgrading its television and radio broadcast and production systems in its Washington DC headquarters. The BBG requires support from contractors specializing in all aspects of television and radio broadcast systems, studio set design and fabrication and lighting design; and acquisition, installation and technical integration services.