19RB1024P0304_Questions and Answers.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 19RB1024Q0304
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Department of State US Embassy Belgrade
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This document is a combined synopsis and solicitation from the U.S. Department of State for media monitoring services for the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. The U.S. Embassy intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures for media monitoring services including a searchable database of transcripts from Serbian news programs, a daily digest of top stories from primetime news, and daily news clipping reports delivered seven days a week. Responses are due by March 20, 2024. The solicitation is not set aside for small businesses and pricing will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable basis. The incumbent contractor was Nina Media d.o.o. under purchase order 19RB1024P0162. All questions must be submitted by March 13, 2024 and will be answered on the web page listed in the solicitation.
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U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Serbia
Solicitation 19RB1024Q0304
Media Monitoring Services
Questions & Answers
As of March 18, 2024
1. Question: Are U.S. firms eligible to participate in this opportunity, considering that we plan to utilize a local payroll agency for our local analysts pay on this project?
Answer: Yes U.S. companies are eligible to participate in this solicitation.
2. Question: Is this the first time this program is running? If not, who is the current incumbent?
What was the previous contract value?
Answer: This is a new solicitation for services previously provided under Purchase Order
19RB1024P0162 Nina Media d.o.o.
3. Question: Is there a contract maximum budget?
Answer: No.
4. Question: How many people are currently performing the work?
Answer: This is a performance-based contract, there is no requirement for a particular number of staff to be working on the execution of the work.
5. Question: Does the location of the individuals performing the work matter? Can they be located outside of Serbia?
Answer: No, but we expect contract staff to be available during normal business hours in the
Central European time zone.
6. Question: Section I. F. Scope of Services mentions that non-Serbian companies can provide quotes and be paid in USD which indicates that non-Serbian companies are eligible for award.
However, Section 3 – Solicitation Provisions, A.2.2 says that offerors must provide evidence of an established business in Serbia. Can you please advise regarding this contradiction? Can non-
Serbian companies use a local Employer of Record to meet the requirement under Section 3?
Answer: Prime contract awardee must be registered and licensed in the country of performance in accordance with the DOSAR clause 652-242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE
(AUG 1999). The place of performance stated on SAM.gov is “Place of Performance: RS-00
11040, SRB” i.e., the Republic of Serbia
7. Question: Our understanding is that the Scope of Work requires three services/deliverables:
1. a searchable database with transcripts from all newscasts, morning shows, and talk shows; 2.
digest of top stories from primetime news programs; 3. daily news clipping services/reports delivered 7 days per week. Can you please confirm if our understanding of the deliverables is correct?
Answer: The scope of work fully and accurately describes the required deliverables.
8. Question: Should transcripts in the database be in English or Serbian?
Answer: Transcripts must be in Serbian.
9. Question: Please provide the list and number of primetime news programs between 17:00 and
20:00 to be covered in the digests? Should transcripts of these shows also be included in the database?
Answer: Required programs are listed in Appendix 1 to the Statement of Work (SOW).
(End of Questions & Answers)
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