Sole Source Notice - Music and Distro Svs.pdf

07 April 2021

This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) – This is a notice of intent. The Government’s intent to issue a sole source award contract to Radio Programming Management, Incorporated to provide regular and consistent access to Top Hits USA Direct Download for newly released current music for replay on, and distribution to, Radio outlets of the

American Forces Network in accordance with the PWS. Music shall be encoded with

ID3V2 tagging, recorded in full 320K MP3, and classified among the five major music formats and the major subgroupings commonly associated with those major formats. This acquisition will enable the American Forces Network – Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) to support the American Forces Network (AFN) mission to provide a balanced representative selection of popular audio information and entertainment programming of particular interest to both the primary AFN audience of 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. This acquisition will allow AFN to provide the most efficient medium to ensure the effective communication of information messages inserted around the programming as spot announcements in support of DoD 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.

The Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Media Activity (DMA) intends to award a sole source contract under the statutory authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) ‘Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized’. DMA intends to issue a sole source contract to Radio Programming Management, Inc. 1133 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. The total period of performance is date of award, estimated 01

September 2021, through 31 August 2025. The Government anticipates a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract, plus four option years.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the

Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement via email in

Microsoft Word format with a file size less than 5MB to Shevonn Moore, Contract Specialist, via email:

shevonn.l.moore.civ@mail.mil, Subject Line: Response to Sole Source Notice Of Intent – Music and

Distro Services; no later than 3:00 pm Pacific, 26 April 2021.

All information submitted should support the offeror’s capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror’s bona fide capability to provide these services.

Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 512250 – Record Production and Distribution (250 employees as small business size standard) and NAICS code 512230 – Music Publishers (750 employees as small business size standard). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within seven (7) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response should be emailed to Shevonn Moore, Contract Specialist, via email: shevonn.l.moore.civ@mail.mil.

APPROVED FOR POSTING AT FBO:

Jesus Feliciano

Contracting Officer

Defense Media Activity mailto:shevonn.l.moore.civ@mail.mil mailto:shevonn.l.moore.civ@mail.mil