SOW_Multimedia_Reporter_Erbil-FBO_BBG50-R-17-0004.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Multimedia Reporter (Erbil) VOA Persian Division

Introduction The Office of VOA Persian Division (VOA/LNN) has a requirement for a Multimedia Journalist (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) to provide non-personal services as described below. The work shall be performed and remunerated on an assignment basis. The work shall be performed on an Assignment basis. In addition, the Government will reimburse the Contractor for actual expenses as stated below. Contractor must provide the Division with an estimate prior to starting the work and must get pre-approval on all actual expenses before proceeding.

The Contractor’s assignment rate will be inclusive of all associated cost to include overhead (e.g. health insurance), G&A (General and Administrative cost), and profit. Contractor shall be responsible for meeting all obligations under the term of this purchase order (PO). (1)Contractor shall at all times adhere to the standards and principles in the Voice of America “The VOA Journalistic Code” and “Best Practice Guide” and The VOA Charter. The Contractor shall request pre-approval before engaging in outside speaking and writing that might give rise to an actual or perceived violation of the Code.

The contractor agrees that no employer-employee relationship exists between the contractor and the Voice of America. For the purpose of this contract, an assignment is defined as:

· Researching and collating evidence and information to support a story by following leads (from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences, etc), traveling to the scenes of news events.

· Writing factually correct, creative and concise scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports which adhere to the principles of accuracy, fairness and balance, while observing legal and contractual guidelines.

· Adapting TV reports for online publication.

· Preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both prerecorded and live pieces;

· Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews.

· Translating data from Arabic/Turkish/Kurdish to Persian and back. The Contractor must understand the subject matter of documents in order to translate information to other languages. You need to manipulate sentences and ideas to have the same coherence of the source language text.

Scope of Work The Contractor shall perform the following work for BBG/IBB/Voice of America, in Erbil and surrounding areas unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Contracting Officer. Contractor shall perform the following services upon direction of the Contracting Officers Representative (COR). Job duties could include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) On a daily basis, the Contractor shall report to the COR or Coordinating Producer for direction on day’s work or check work email for any editing that may have been assigned.

(2) Contractor shall pitch ideas for stories and features to editors and News Managers.

(3) Contractor shall select appropriate locations, pictures and sound according to VOA editorial guidelines on the best angle to approach a story.

(4) Contractor shall identify necessary resources and deploying/directing technical crews for location shoots, and sometimes sound operators and camera crew

(5) Contractor shall develop and maintain local contacts and expanding VOA Persian’s database.

(6) Researching and collating evidence and information to support a story by following leads ( from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences, etc.), traveling to the scenes of news events

(7) Writing factually correct, creative and concise scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports which adhere to the principles of accuracy, fairness and balance, while observing legal and contractual guidelines

(8) Adapting TV reports for Online publication

(9) Preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both prerecorded and live pieces;

(10) Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews

(11) Contractor shall revise work as directed by COR to ensure accuracy, completeness.

Contractor Qualifications Contractor shall be fluent in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, and Farsi languages with a working command of English. Contractor shall have at least 2 years of experience in TV reporting. Contractor must have the ability to translate from Arabic to Persian and back. The Contractor must understand the subject matter of documents in order to translate information to other languages.

Samples of work product maybe requested for submission and researched online via YouTube and other similar internet portals.

Security If the contractor fails to pass a security background check, the contract will immediately terminated.

Time of Performance VOA is a 24/7 news/program operation and the schedule will vary depending on the need of the government. Contractor shall provide daily report to COR on completed assignments.

Place of Performance The Contractor shall perform the following work for BBG/IBB/Voice of America, in Irbil and surrounding areas unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Contracting Officer.

Period of Performance The period of performance is anticipated to start July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 with (add number of options here) options to extend services for one year from date of award.

Submission of Deliverables

(a) The Contractor shall be responsible for delivering stories at the time established by the COR (on Deadline)

(b) The Contractor shall ensure that all material uploaded into PEACH to be played on DaletPlus is approved by the managing editor prior to transfer the final product to Persian Service in Washington, DC.

(c) The Contractor shall ensure that they are providing the highest level of quality without errors (such as show timing issues, graphics errors, Chyron misnames and typos and use of “out of date” promos, A through C must be met in order for work to be approved or accepted.

(d) The contractor shall provide a daily report of the Show production including both problems faced and solutions found.

(e) The Contractor shall submit assignments to the COR at the address listed below:

Voice of America Cohen Building 330 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20237

Submission of Invoices 1952.232-91 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2016) Payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Payment Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice (CO to edit and include the documentation required under this contract):

The Contractor’s monthly invoice including the number of hours submitted and accepted, the Work Certificate and if applicable, any reimbursable expenses.

Acceptance The Contractor shall maintain a log of all assignments submitted and accepted by the COR. A copy of this Assignment Deliverable Log shall be attached to the Contractor’s invoice.

Government Furnished Property, Facilities, Services or Information The Government may furnish contractor with broadcast equipment solely for the Contractor’s use while performing the work prescribed herein. Personal use of the Government equipment is prohibited.

Reimbursable Items

(a) Travel and Per Diem - The terms and conditions of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) shall apply to all travel and travel-related matters authorized herein. The Contractor shall be reimbursed at cost for travel-related expenses upon submission of properly substantiated invoices.

(e) The Contractor shall obtain prior written approval from the Contracting Officer Representative identified in the Contract before incurring any of the above reimbursable expenses.

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