MultiMedia_Producer_SOW-final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Central News Multimedia Producer Services

C.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Broadcasting Board of Governor (BBG) has a requirement to acquire a Contractor to provide Voice of America (VOA) with the services of a Multimedia Producer to create and edit video and audio, delivering content on time and in multiple formats. The specific amount of hours and services performed will be included in the Call Orders issued under the Blanket Purchasing Agreement (BPA).

C.2 BACKGROUND

The BBG is an Executive Branch Federal Government agency that oversees U.S. broadcasting of news and information to audiences around the world. BBG includes the Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (VOA), as well as grantee entities Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and the Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN). Together BBG and VOA distribute programming in English and 42 other languages to an estimated weekly audience of 175 million people.

The News Center is a multimedia news room providing 24/7 content and editorial guidance and direction for all VOA language services and English platforms. This material includes TV reports, stand-ups, web and digital vids, radio and web reports, photo content and animated explainers. This position is needed in the Production unit of the VOA News Center to support the production of video/audio projects for VOA.

C.3 CONTRACTOR’s RESPONSIBILITIES

C.3.1 TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) General Responsibilities of Contractor.

The contractor shall be responsible for the following specific tasks:

-Ability to professionally edit sound and video. Completes radio or TV correspondent reports by combining all necessary elements and process sound and video to maximize quality.

-Has the ability to edit audio/video projects and bring them to completion, while meeting broadcast quality standards. Must have the ability to meet deadlines.

C.3.2 SPECIFIC SKILLSETS

(2) Required expertise.

-Creating/shooting/editing highly nuanced video and digital packages.

-Creating products with refined aesthetics and various design styles that enhance presentations.

-Proficiency in the use of Premiere but not limited to this editing format to log and capture images, editing them using color correction and being able to export files, selecting the correct method, depending on final destination and format needs.

-Proven experience with journalistic principles, practices and ethics.

-Handles incoming feeds so that reports are successfully ingested for distribution throughout VOA.

-Familiarity with file transfer systems over the internet, including ftp and other htttp: file transfer tools such as “dropbox” and “weTransfer,” etc…

-Adapting TV audio for radio formats

-Creating, editing and publishing muli-media content for both web and other social media platforms.

-Must be able to use all Dalet technology VOA has available. Work side by side colleagues, assuring that they are up to speed in recording and editing from the Dalet system.

-Work as part of a broadcast team, cooperating with other team members to ensure deadlines are met and assignments completed in a constructive manor.

C.4 VOA CONTROL OF THE WORK

VOA follows Voice of America journalistic guidelines and standards available at https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html and VOA Best Practices. The Contractor and those reporting stories are responsible for errors or material breaches of these journalistic guidelines.

Material errors or breach are grounds for VOA to refuse to provide further work to the persons breaching these standards and can be the basis for a termination for default of the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) in whole or part. The remedies in this clause are cumulative and do not restrict any other actions VOA may have under the BPA, at law or in equity. VOA and Contractor shall communicate directly.

VOA has complete editorial control over the content of stories VOA publishes in any form or media. Vendors who object to VOA editorial decisions shall present their objections to the COR who can determine whether and how to pursue the matter with VOA. Editorial decisions concerning the content or presentation of stories shall not be subject to the disputes clause of the BPA. Those decisions are solely within the discretion of VOA.

VOA is not responsible for the safety or health of the Contractor when pursuing any story. The Contractor must determine on their own the risks and are at liberty to stop and exit any story or situation when they reasonably believe they are at risk of injury, particularly if any person or persons, known or unknown, are reasonably believed to be seeking to inflict harm on journalists.

If VOA does not accept a deliverable from the Contractor due to inferior quality, errors, etc., the Contractor may, depending on the type of deliverable, be entitled to resubmit the deliverable at VOA’s sole discretion. For example, if the item submitted was a breaking news item and its publication is time sensitive, VOA will not accept resubmission of that breaking news item. In any event, the Contractor must obtain approval in writing from VOA before resubmitting a deliverable that VOA deemed unacceptable.

C.6 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance of this BPA is five years, consisting of a one (1) year base period and four (4) consecutive twelve-month ordering periods.

C.7 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Central News Center VOA 330 Independence Ave S.W.

Washington D.C. 20237

C.8 DELIVERABLES

DELIVERABLES, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE, AND PAYMENT TERMS

DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide deliverables that are responsive to the statement of work / specifications described in the task order and that conform to the Deliverables Inspection and Acceptance Criteria section of this 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 essential to the successful completion of this contract:

1. Packages for all formats

2. Edited video/audio products of broadcast quality

3. Edited video/audio products delivered to proper destinations on deadline

C. 8.1 DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

The Contractor shall submit the required deliverables to the COR in accordance with the following schedule:

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverables Due Date

Packages for all formats As agreed at assignment

Edited video/audio products of broadcast quality

As agreed at assignment

Edited video/audio products delivered to proper destinations on deadline

As agreed at assignment

C. 8.2 PLACE OF DELIVERY FOR DELIVERABLES

Item(s) to be delivered under this contract shall be delivered in Dalet or CMS to:

Deliverable Item #

# of Copies Address

All items 1 COR and HUB Shift editor VOA News Center 330 Independence Ave SW

The COR will specify the place of delivery for items to be delivered under this contract that have not been listed in the preceding table upon their assignment.

DELIVERABLE INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Inspection The COR will review at the time of submission, for completeness and quality, all deliverables submitted by the Contractor, and may return them to the Contractor for correction. The Contracting Officer may delegate responsibility for review to other employees with appropriate expertise. Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of the contract. Final approval and acceptance of deliverables will be provided to the Contractor in writing by the COR. The COR will to inspect deliverables and return them to the Contractor for correction within 1 hour.

Acceptance Criteria All contractor-produced reports, CNVO/CNPK, voice overs or newscasts (‘deliverables) shall meet the following general acceptance criteria. Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and other deliverables, will be performed at the place of delivery by the BBG’s COR.

• Clarity − Deliverables and technical content shall be relevant and unambiguous, and shall adhere to accepted elements of style.

• 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 on the Deliverables section of the contract (if applicable), or as specified by the COR for scripts in News Center content systems.

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

• Timeliness –Deliverables shall be available at the time required and generated on or before specified and mutually agreed to due dates or in accordance with a later mutually agreed to scheduled 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.

C.9 PAYMENT

The Contractor shall submit invoices only for work that has been submitted to the COR, and inspected and accepted by the COR.

C.10 SECURITY

All staff must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust background investigation. (If applicable).

SUBMISSION OF INVOICES

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.