PWS.pdf

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Attached to: Intent to Sole Source
Solicitation number: PANNGB25P0000006597
Issued by: Department of the Army

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This document details a partnership agreement between the Montana Army National Guard (MANG) and the Frontier Conference, outlining six primary elements of collaboration. The partnership provides MANG with multiple marketing and recruiting opportunities across Frontier Conference sporting events, including access to recruiting tables at championship events for various sports, verbal recognition during athletic contests, and an annual in-person meeting with Athletics Directors.

Key benefits for MANG include logo placement on tournament plaques, the conference website, and mobile app, exclusive rights to the weekly FC Update radio interview, and the ability to recognize one student-athlete per team based on leadership and resiliency. The partnership also includes social media engagement, YouTube and radio advertising, ten All-Event passes per armory location, and media releases highlighting student-athletes across fall, winter, and spring sports. These comprehensive marketing and recruiting opportunities are designed to enhance MANG's visibility and engagement with college athletes and communities across Montana.

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Principal elements of a traditional Frontier Conference partnership:

(1) Access to one recruiting table at all conference championships events o The Montana Army National Guard will have the opportunity to set up at any/all of the events.

o The Frontier Conference will provide a minimum of 30 days advance notice to confirm all pertinent information to the Montana Army National Guard for each championship event and associated event planning pertaining to the partnership.

▪ Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

▪ Volleyball -

▪ Men's and Women’s Indoor Track & Field

▪ Men's and Women’s Basketball

▪ Baseball

▪ Softball

▪ Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

(2) Recognition as a partner, sponsor or similar of the Frontier Conference to be shared verbally as part of the pregame announcements at all Frontier Conference athletic contests -both regular season and postseason.

(3) Access to one annual in-person meeting in Montana with the Athletics Directors of the Frontier Conference.

o All remaining partnership inventory to be included as value-adds to the in-person AD meeting:

▪ Regular use of the Montana Army National Guard logo and/or recognition of this partnership will be featured across the social media apps controlled by the Frontier Conference. Member schools will be asked to engage with these posts.

▪ Via YouTube live streaming, the Frontier Conference will play a 30-second video ad provided by the Montana Army National Guard a minimum of two times on each live stream broadcast of a conference championship event.

▪ Via GameTime Radio or similar, the Frontier Conference will play a 30-second audio ad provided by the Montana Army National Guard a minimum of two times over the public address system or similar at each conference championship facility for each of that championship event.

▪ Logo placed on all team championship tournament plaques to be displayed at winning schools.

▪ Prominent position of your logo on the Frontier Conference website with a direct link to a website of your choice - e.g. your recruiting website https://nationalguard.com/montana.

▪ Ten Frontier Conference All-Event passes per armory location connected to a Frontier

Conference community - Billings, Butte, Dillon, Great Falls, Havre, and Helena.

● Projected 60 passes but additional passes provided upon request

● Montana Army National Guard logo featured on each All-Event pass.

▪ Recognition of Appreciation with Partner Award presentation at a designated conference championship event.

(4) MANG will honor one student-athlete per Frontier Conference team as selected by his/her coach based on demonstrated leadership and resiliency during the respective sport season based on criteria approved by the Montana Army National Guard in consultation with the Frontier Conference Commissioner. This will be an exclusive recognition program.

○ One news release per sport will be distributed to members of the local/regional media for the recipients of this award. The news releases will also be posted on FCsports.org and all associated social media platforms controlled by the Frontier Conference.

■ Fall Sport student-athletes in Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball to be recognized in November

■ Winter Sport student-athletes in Basketball and Indoor Track & Field to be recognized in late February/early March.

■ Spring Sport student-athletes in Baseball, Golf, Outdoor Track & Field, and Softball to be recognized in late April/early May.

(5) MANG will receive preferred logo placement for the Frontier Conference mobile app.

○ The Montana Army National Guard will be featured in a minimum of two locations on the new Frontier Conference app. Both locations will be linkable to the URL designated by MANG. For example, https://nationalguard.com/montana could be linked per confirmation by MANG staff.

(6) MANG will receive exclusive rights to the FC Update with Rocky Erickson Sports - Weekly Wednesday interview that goes out over 40 radio stations in Montana as well as via Frontier Conference social media platforms - Facebook, X, and LinkedIn.

https://nationalguard.com/montana https://nationalguard.com/montana

○ The Montana Army National Guard will be recognized as the presenting sponsor of the FC Update on the radio segment and tagged in corresponding social media posts each week.