MAS - Argentine Productions Inc. - GS07F298BA

COMPANY DATA

• DUNS: 838098762

• NAICS Code 512110 – Motion Picture & Video Production

• GSA Schedule 541-4B – Video & Film Production – Contract GS07F298BA

• Pennsylvania State Vendor – Creative/AV/Production Services – Vendor 401330 – Contract 4400008677

• Self-Certified Small business

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Core Competencies Argentine Productions designs and produces extraordinary media experiences. Our work includes informational and training films, PSA’s, web videos, profile videos, and complete media projects. From multi-screen and large screen signature films to media kiosks, web-based media, and complex multimedia interactives, years of experience in every format and technology give us the unique ability to create a consistent production experience. We know how to tell a story and convey your message in a way that engages, educates, and inspires.

Full film and video production services include:

• Production Planning

• Scriptwriting and storyboarding

• Location, green-screen & studio filming

• In-house Avid Media Composer HD edit suite

• Sound design and mixing

• Archival footage & photo research & licensing

• DVD design, duplication, and replication

• Accessibility compliance, including audio description and captioning

• Interactive media design, programming, and implementation

Differentiators

• Award-winning media, including 3 Remi Awards in

2014 and a 2012 Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award for Best Youtube Video for Little Things: Big Problems

• Proven schedule and budget performance

• Outstanding testimonials from clients

• Experience working in sensitive, remote, complex, fragile, and/or dangerous environments

• Outstanding safety record

Past Performance

• GSA Schedule 541-4B: Film & Video Production

• National Park Service audiovisual contractor

• Pennsylvania State Video Production vendor

• Multiple projects with White House Historical

Association and taping with two Presidents in Oval Office

• Award-winning web series for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative & National Park Service

• Multiple projects for national non-profit organizations

• National Programming for PBS!

• 20 years experience!

111 Mayfair Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15228 ph: 412.341.6448 | peter@argentineproductions.com www.argentineproductions.com

Contractor:)Argentine)Productions,)Inc.

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Labor)Category Hourly)Rate Animator 2D 139.04$&&&&&&&&&&&&& Animator 3D 186.40$&&&&&&&&&&&&& Assistant Editor I 27.20$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Assistant Editor II 35.26$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Assistant camera 45.34$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Assistant director 45.34$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Associate Producer 38.29$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& AV hardware systems designer 86.65$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& boom/jib op 67.51$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& casting director 40.30$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& colorist, with suite 125.94$&&&&&&&&&&&&& costume director 42.32$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Director 75.57$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Director of Photography 62.47$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& DVD author 95.72$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Editor 51.39$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Gaffer 57.43$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& graphic designer 72.54$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Grip 45.34$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& image scanning 22.17$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Makeup Artist 49.37$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Media Logger 22.17$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Producer 57.43$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Producer-Director 66.50$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Production Assistant 20.00$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Production Manager I 40.30$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Production Manager II 46.35$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Project Manager 37.28$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& prop master 34.26$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Researcher I 25.19$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Researcher II 40.30$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& script supervisor 22.17$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& sound recordist 63.48$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& writer 55.42$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& sound designer, stereo 144.08$&&&&&&&&&&&&& sound mixer, stereo 267.00$&&&&&&&&&&&&& sound mixer, surround 312.34$&&&&&&&&&&&&& Teleprompter 60.45$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

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Experience/Education/Substitutions/

High(School(Diploma(with(4(years(additional(experience(equals(Bachelor’s(degree(

Bachelors(degree(with(2(years(additional(experience(equals(Masters(degree(

Labor/Category/Descriptions/ Animator/2D/ Works(with(the(client(and(Producer(to(creatively(develop(needed(2D(animations,(come(up( with(art(styles,(design(movement,(and(render(final(outputs.(

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Animator/3D/ Works(with(the(client(and(Producer(to(creatively(develop(needed(3D(animations,(come(up( with(art(styles,(design(movement,(and(render(final(outputs.(

Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(4(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(1(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(4(

Boom/jib/op/ Operates(specialty(cranes(and(jibs(under(the(direction(of(the(Director(of(Photography.(

Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(2(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(4(

Costume/Director/ Responsible(for(researching(and(purchasing(any(needed(costumes(and(clothing(during(the( preOproduction(phase,(and(for(maintaining(and(clothing(actors(during(production.(

Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(2(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(5(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(1(

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Project/Manager/ Manages(organizational(and(logistical(aspects(of(a(project,(to(include(budgeting,(scheduling,( contracting,(and(coordination(with(subcontractors.(

Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(2( Prop/Master/ Researches(and(acquires(accurate(props(for(use(on(location.(

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Script/Supervisor/ On(location,(the(script(supervisor(makes(sure(that(continuity(is(maintained(between(shots( and(scenes,(and(that(no(moments,(lines,(or(shots(are(skipped.(

Minimum(Education:(High(School(Diploma( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(2( Sound/Recordist/ Using(a(professional(sound(kit,(the(recordist(captures(dialogue(or(natural(sound(on(location.(( Must(have(a(good(ear(and(knowledge(of(acoustics.(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(5(

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Minimum(Education:(Bachelors(Degree( Minimum(Years(of(experience:(5( Teleprompter/ Using(a(teleprompting(system,(the(teleprompter(inputs(the(script(and(maintains(reading( speed(for(the(onOscreen(talent.(

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