Revised_STATEMENT_OF_WORK_NY_ANCHOR_2019.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

ANCHOR/WRITER/REPORTER

VOA Persian Division – New York, NY

1.0 Introduction

The Office of VOA Persian Division (VOA/PNN) has a requirement for an Anchor/Writer/Reporter (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) to provide non-personal services as described below. The work shall be performed on an assignment basis. The contractor shall be paid on an assignment basis. In addition, the Government will reimburse the Contractor for actual expenses as stated below. The Contractor’s assignment rate will be inclusive of all associated cost to include overhead (e.g. health insurance), G&A (General and Administrative cost), and profit. Contractor shall be responsible for meeting all obligations under the term of this award.

2.0 Scope of Work

2.1 Contractor shall perform the following services upon direction and approval of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and shall be fluent in speaking Farsi and English as well as being able to write and read the languages:

(1) Anchoring, Writing and Reporting news stories for a VOA Persian Television and Internet entities shall include but not be limited to the following:

a. The Contractor shall originate program ideas, Scripts, reports, and interviews that are integrated, highly targeted to the audience, and well-balanced.

b. Upon completing the script for package/news stories/interviews, Contractor shall track the script.

c. The Contractor shall research relevant video/archive footage/b-roll, and work closely with the assigned video editor to produce the piece.

d. The Contractor shall produce a web-friendly version of the package scripts, write up a headline and a sub-headline for it and submit it to the web for approval and publishing.

e. The Contractor shall prepare to appear on set to read News, host VOA Persian TV shows, gives interviews/commentaries/toss to packages as deemed necessary by the editor of the day and/or the assignment desk.

f. A story or article must be a minimum of 95% accurate; containing no significant slips of fact or meaning and requires only minor editing. Any work meets VOA standard for accuracy, grammar, style, Journalistic Code and adaptation and work is completed with sufficient time for checking, rehearsal and timing. Contractor regularly checks developing stories and updates the script accordingly. Incumbent corrects work as soon as errors are discovered. Credits are given where appropriate and copyright laws and guidelines, as well as contractual usage rights agreements, are followed carefully. Work requires only minor revision.

g. Revise work as directed by COR to ensure accuracy and completeness. The contractor shall meet deadlines as assigned by the COR.

h. Assignment schedule will be coordinated by the COR or the Assignment Desk. Contractor may be asked to work federal holidays and weekends.

1. Additional assignments outside of the given schedule must be requested 24 hours in advance.

2. Contractor is to inform the COR if they are unable to perform assignments via e-mail.

COR information will be given to contractor upon award.

Time of Performance: VOA is a 24/7 new/program operation and the schedule will vary depending on the need of the government.

i. All work submitted must be suitable for broadcasting. Quality, content, adaptability according to VOA editorial and production standards and approved by COR.

j. The Contractor shall at all times adhere to the standards and principles in the Voice of America “The VOA Journalistic Code “and The VOA Charter (see attached). The https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html and VOA Best Practices.

k. The Contractor shall request pre-approval from the service and VOA Public Relations before engaging in outside speaking and writing that might give rise to an actual or perceived violation of the Journalistic Code.

l. The Contractor agrees that he/she is solely responsible for his/her use of any content or program materials that he/she access through VOA News and Information Websites, including any copyrighted portion(s) of those materials. The Contractor further agrees that he/she shall secure all necessary licenses from VOA AND FROM all persons or organizations that hold a copyright in any portion of program materials he/she access through VOA News and Information Websites before making any use of those program materials, except uses of program materials permitted by the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended.

The contractor agrees that no employer-employee relationship exists between the contractor and the Voice of America.

Provide a list of relatives working for VOA. Please indicate if any relatives currently work with VOA: Yes ___ or No ___: If yes, please list the relatives below:

3.0 Qualifications:

a) Contractor shall have at least 3 years of experience in the same field.

b) Contractor shall be fluent in speaking Farsi and English as well as being able to write and read the languages.

c) Three samples of recent work product must be submitted to the agency. Required samples of anchoring, writing and reporting are to be submitted.

d) Resume must reflect the scope of work and expertise

4.0 Place of Performance

https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html

Contractor shall perform the services at USAGM/IBB/Voice of America Headquarters Building 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY or another mutually assigned area. Location assignment will be designated by the COR or the Assignment Desk.

If the contractor fails to pass a security background check, the contract will immediately terminated.

Contractor must have a valid registration in SAM.Gov in order to provide services to the federal government.

5.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 20120 with an option to continue services for one additional year through June 30, 2021 subject to the availability of funds.

6.0 Government Furnished Property, Facilities Services or Information

The Government will furnish office space, expendable supplies, and equipment (e.g., PC with LAN connection, camera, laptop, fax and telephone) if necessary solely for the Contractor’s use while performing the work prescribed herein. Contractor shall maintain equipment that is loaned out for editing, report and document all broken/lost/stolen equipment to COR. Contractor will have access to Government studio and equipment, therefore, Government space and equipment will be provided

7.0 Submission of Deliverables:

(a) The Contractor shall be responsible to research and find all relevant material, such as video, audio, graphics of the story assigned.

(b) The Contractor shall submit edited material at least two hour prior to when the material is intended for broadcast use. For example, material to be used at the 10:00am broadcast must be submitted to the COR by 8:00am.

(c) The Contractor shall insure that they are providing the highest level of quality (95%) without errors (such as wrong format or file type, color imbalances (color correction), audio errors, jump cuts, flash frames, missing video or missing audio for submission or use) in order for work to be approved or accepted.

(d) The Contractor shall maintain all folders of accessible agency servers that they are using to insure that their folders and system is clean of clutter and unneeded material.

(e) The Contractor shall submit assignments to the COR at the address listed below:

US Agency for Global Media

Cohen Building - Room 1458

330 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20237

Attn: Reza Allahyari

Clarity Deliverables and technical content shall be relevant and unambiguous, and shall adhere to accepted elements of style. Presentations, if any, shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

Adherence to Requirements All deliverables must satisfy the requirements of this statement of work and must contribute to the overall success of the tasks.

Format Deliverables shall be submitted in the format specified in the task order (if applicable), or as specified by the COR. If format is not specified in the task order, the Contractor shall submit all work products in formats compatible with BBG system format.

Completeness Deliverables shall be comprehensive and entirely developed (i.e. have all required parts and elements).

Timeliness –Deliverables shall be submitted to the COR at the time required (as specified in the task order) and generated on or before the specified the due date.

Significant Deficiencies - Deliverables shall be free of significant deficiencies. Significant deficiencies are findings by reviewing officials of serious omissions, inaccuracies, noncompliance with contract requirements and standards.

The Contractor shall provide deliverables that are responsive to the statement of work and/or specifications described in each individual task order. The Contractor shall submit all deliverables to the COR identified herein for dissemination to BBG subject matter expert(s) for review and comments. Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed and deliverables will be performed by the COR. The following deliverables are required for the successful completion of this contract. The Contractor shall submit the required deliverables to the COR in accordance with the following schedule:

DELIVERABLES RATE PER

ASSIGNMENT($)

QUANTITY/DELIVERY CYCLE

Complete Video Packages- Features (15 min in length)

14 Packages per month

8.0. Deadlines

All work performed under this contract shall be completed and delivered within the established due date as started in the above table or as specified in each individual task order. The Contractor shall advise the Ordering Office and COR of any anticipated delays within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of an order.

9.0 Submission of Invoices:

The Contractor shall submit an original monthly invoice of detailed work completed and accepted by the Government to the COR. The Contractor’s monthly invoice shall list: (a) the days for which assignments/hours are being billed for work performed, (b) the programs produced, (c) reimbursable expenses, if any, and (d) comply with 1952.232-91 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements clause (below).

1952.232-91 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements

- Invoice Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2016)

Payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Payment Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

10.0 Reimbursable Items

(a) Travel and Per Diem - The terms and conditions of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) shall apply to all travel and travel-related matters authorized herein. The Contractor shall be reimbursed at cost for travel-related expenses upon submission of properly substantiated invoices. There shall be no profit allowed on these expenses in connection with authorized travel.

(d) The USAGM will not reimburse costs associated with “Local Travel” to/from the Contractor’s office to/from USAGM Headquarters or for parking at USAGM Headquarters. Neither will the USAGM reimburse the Contractor for his “travel time”. However, the USAGM will reimburse the Contractor for costs associated with “Local Travel” to/from the Contractor’s office to/from locations to cover stories if applicable. This reimbursement will include mileage (at FTR rates), tolls, and hourly parking.

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

(e) The Contractor shall obtain prior written approval from the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) identified in the Contract before incurring any of the above reimbursable expenses.

End of Statement of Work— https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

Price Quote:

Base Year

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

DELIVERABLES RATE PER

ASSIGNMENT($)

QUANTITY/DELIVERY CYCLE

Complete Video Packages- Features (15

Option Year (Subject to the availability of funding)

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

DELIVERABLES RATE PER

ASSIGNMENT($)

QUANTITY/DELIVERY CYCLE

Complete Video Packages- Features (15