Remote Broadcast Transmission Engineering and Production Services 2010-2015 (RB TEPS 2015)

FEMA's Office of External Affairs established a Master IDIQ on March 23, 2010, to procure remote broadcast transmission engineering and production services for deployment to emergency response locations across the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwells of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. Ordering under this vehicle closed on September 22, 2015, and the vehicle is no longer active for new task orders.

The vehicle is fully set aside for small business, with all three awarded task orders designated Total Small Business. Only two prime contractors received awards: Production And Satellite Services, Inc. (2 orders totaling $46 thousand in potential value) and Mobile Video Services LTD (1 order, $7 thousand). All task orders were placed by FEMA Incident Support Section.

Activity was modest and sporadic. Three task orders were awarded across a four-year span: one in August 2012 for Hurricane Isaac remote broadcast transmission support ($33,718.15 obligated), one in May 2013 for option-year broadcast transmission and engineering services ($12,490.96 obligated), and one in July 2015 for broadcast engineer support to FEMA headquarters personnel ($6,541.60 obligated). All work was performed on a time-and-materials basis.

The vehicle's combined potential value was $53 thousand, with all funds obligated. Given the closure of the ordering period over a decade ago and the minimal historical activity, this vehicle offers no current pursuit opportunity. The small dollar volumes and infrequent task orders suggest FEMA's broadcast transmission and production needs were either episodic and emergency-driven or subsequently consolidated into alternative contract vehicles.

FEMA's mission encompasses the centralized direction of emergency management in both peacetime and war, for emergencies ranging from natural to man-made disasters. FEMA's Office of External Affairs (OEA) has awarded a Master IDIQ for on-demand services of professional media services companies with experience and reliability in the deployment and delivery of professional broadcast transmission equipment and crews to various locations throughout the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.