FBO Write up for PR 68313 Subscription Access.pdf

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to issue a sole source firm fixed priced purchase order award to procure subscription access to an online database from Getty Inages. The Division of

Communication Services (DCS), Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC) wishes to obtain subscription access to an online subscription database (Getty Images Premium Access Signature), which shall include 13,000 downloads, Basic rights, over a one year term, and (Getty Images Premium

Access Elite) which shall include 500 downloads, basic rights, with editorial RM licensed material over a one year period, subscription access to an online subscription database (Getty Images Custom Content) which shall include up to 3 briefs of up to 75 pieces of content each solicited and curated according to specific themes outlined by DCS.

DCS supports CDC’s mission by providing the visual content necessary to communicate scientific information, and document CDC activities. These efforts are sustained through a combination of inhouse talent and online resources. Due to Getty’s capacity and its recent acquisitions of all other major stock image repositories, Getty is the only vendor that provides both unlimited downloads (which enables us to service client requests without extensive prohibitions) and a photo and image database with the breadth and depth necessary for service to CDC. Getty has an archive of 80 million images and 50,000 stock films. It provides historic, scientific, editorial, and creative graphics that allows DCS to provide visual communication beyond our physical capacity to travel, document, and create. Getty is also unique in that it allows clients (not just license holders) to identify images to 'boards' that can then be accessed by license holders which significantly expedites the development process, essential when time is limited in development of materials. These include 41premium royalty free collections and 2 user-generated collections via the subscription service. Collections include: Ablestock.com, BananaStock, Best View

Stock, Brand XPictures, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, Design Pies, Digital Vision, Darling

Kindersley, Eyecandy Images, Flonline, FogStock, Fuse, GeoNova Maps, Glow Images, Goodshoot, Image Source, lmagebroker, ImageRite, Ingram Publishing, Keith Levit Photography, Lifesize, liquidlibrary, Lite Productions, MIXA, Photodisc, PhotoObjects.net, Photos.com, Pixland, Polka Dot

Images, Purestock, Realistic Reflections, Ron Chapple Studios, Stockbyte, Stocktrek lmages, TongRo

Image Stock, Top Photo Group, Valueline, VStock, Wavebreak, Zoonar; and Hemura and iStockphoto as user-generated collections. Getty provides the necessary metadata (on a monthly basis) which indicates which images have been downloaded by which user. Finally, and most important, because the images downloaded and used in projects during the subscription period shall be used in projects after the term expires it is imperative that all artists have access to these images- even after a year when the subscription is not renewed. Getty images is the only vendor that allows CDC to retain the rights to all downloaded images.

CDC believes that this requirement is met by only one provider. This procurement will be processed under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and 6.302-2. Only one responsible source and no other sources will satisfy agency requirements.

However, interested parties who believe they can offer an identical product that is also compatible may send an expression for our consideration. Any response should be emailed to contract specialist Paula

Taylor at Vga8l@cdc.gov within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of this notice Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

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