E20 JnA_Redacted.pdf

Gaumont Television, LLC

Limited Sources/Sole Source Rationale

For All

Requirements under Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve this sole source justification for the proposed contract action pursuant to the authority cited above as the Narcos: Mexico is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' products or services do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs.

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Requiring Agency:

American Forces Network - Broadcast Center 23755 Z Street Riverside, CA 92518

Contracting Activity:

Defense Media Activity Acquisitions and Procurement 6700 Taylor Avenue FtMeade,MD 20755

2. Procurement Title: Gaumont Funding Document Number: HQ0516323223 Purchase Request Number: HQ0516323223 Contract / Purchase Order Number: HQ0516-23-P-0010 Task/Delivery Order Number: NI A Estimated Value (No options): $17,440

3. Regulatory Authority: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13 .106-1 (b )(1 ). (Open Market Purchase Order) Soliciting from a single source (Gaumont Television). The order may be solicited from one source if the contracting officer determines that only one source is reasonably available.

4. Description of Action: This sole source firm fixed price purchase order is to acquire the broadcast distribution rights for Narcos: Mexico television programming rights for American Forces Network (AFN) outlets worldwide. The rights will enable the American Forces Network- Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) to support the AFN mission. This mission is to provide balanced representative selection of popular television information and entertainment programs of particular interest to both the primary AFN audience of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel stationed overseas and their family members. This programming has been selected in response to requirements established by the military services and AFN survey data on interest/trends/likes/dislikes. It is also required to ensure the accomplishment of the AFN mission to effectively communicate command information to DoD personnel stationed overseas and their family members, while simultaneously providing the level of entertainment needed to make a positive impact on their morale. It will also provide the most efficient medium to ensure the effective communication of information messages inserted within the program as spot announcements in support ofDoD internal information themes, goals, and objectives. AFN's mission tasking per DoD Directive 5120.20 is to support the Internal Communications mission of the Department of Defense by providing a broad range of information and entertainment programming to DoD personnel and their family members overseas, thus attracting an audience for Internal Communications messages placed within AFN programming.

5. Proposed Sole Source Contractor:

Gaumont International Television 750 N San Vicente Blvd, 1550 - East Tower West Hollywood, California 90069 Cecelia Rossignol/+33 146 432 023

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