THIS_IS_A_NOTICE_OF_INTENT_BBG50-SN-19-0002AM.pdf

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT:

USAGM-SN-19-0002AM

VOA Persian Special Event Programming

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Contracts (CON) located at 330

Independence Ave, SW Washington, D.C. 20237, intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis under FAR 13.5 with Abstraction Media Inc. to organize a concert celebrating the 2019 Iranian

New Year, Nowruz.

The concert shall be held in Los Angeles, California no later than March 07, 2019 and broadcasted in the Persian language. The Contractor shall provide a professional, broadcast-ready video production of the concert conducted. The contractor shall provide all services and materials necessary to plan, organize, facilitate, manage and host the 2019 Nowruz Concert.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel in connection with the concert planning, facilitation, management, conduct, and hosting including but not limited to, scheduling and administrative, camera, lighting, audio personnel, marketing, graphic artists, post-production editors, finishing editors, graphic designers, writers, copy editors, producers, and segment producers sufficient in number and experience to produce the broadcast ready video production of the concert.

The Contractor shall use its own resources, equipment, vehicles, and insurance for all aspects of concert planning, facilitation, management, conduct, hosting and video production, including but not limited to on-location or in-studio video production and post-production video editing. The

Contractor shall secure any and all needed permissions for any elements of music, text, illustrations/graphics, photos, videos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork that are included in planning, advertising, and conducting the concert. The Contractor shall provide a copy of all permissions, releases, and clearances to VOA upon request.

The Contractor shall be responsible for all of the production costs including travel and miscellaneous costs for all concert participants as well as all efforts required to write, acquire musicians, rehearse, conduct concert, record, produce, edit, translate, create graphics, and delivery of the required video program. All travel costs must be within the rates established by the General

Services Administration Federal Travel Regulations https://gsa.gov/portal/getMediaData?mediaId=149442.

The value of the firm-fixed price award is $170,000.00 USD.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive price proposals.

Alisa Martine

Contract Specialist amartine@usagm.gov https://gsa.gov/portal/getMediaData?mediaId=149442