London_UK_Booker_SOW-Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Guest Producer/Booker

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Voice of America News Center requires a guest producer/booker to book high-level television interviews for flagship VOA programs and arrange for necessary production support and provide necessary background information.

BACKGROUND

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) General Responsibilities of Contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for the project design and execution, including the following specific tasks:

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. High-level signature interviews

2. Panelists/Analysts to analyze issues

3. Pre-interviews and research

4. Production support for interviews

DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

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

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverables Due Date High-level signature interviews As assigned Panelists/Analysts to analyze issues As assigned

Pre-interviews and research

Production support for interviews

As assigned As assigned

Required Expertise:

• Knowledge of international journalism laws and practices and a thorough familiarity with libel laws and other national and international laws governing investigative journalism.

• Superb writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.

• Expert knowledge of best practices for securing and booking high level guests, experts and panelists for news shows

• Knowledge of balance and fairness in journalism and how it applies to creating an expert panel

• Knowledge of current events, U.S. and international news, and how U.S. politics and policies impact other countries

F.4 PLACE OF DELIVERY FOR DELIVERABLES

Item(s) to be delivered under this contract shall be delivered electronically to:

Deliverable Item #

# of Copies Address

All items 1 COR or alternate COR or editor, VOA NEWS CENTER, 330 Independence Ave SW DC 20237

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, 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 have up to two hours to inspect deliverables and return them to the Contractor for correction.

Acceptance Criteria All contractor-produced documents and documentation (‘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.

• Scope and Clarity − Deliverables shall be interviews with but not limited to Cabinet secretaries and executive branch leaders; congressional committee chairmen/women and ranking members; other congressional leaders and voices; foreign policy and legal experts; business titans and labor organizers; religious and civil rights leaders; renown musicians artists, actors, authors, and American heroes. Panels will contain a pair of experts or analysts who can responsibly represent perspectives from various sectors of American society

• 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. If format is not specified in the Deliverables section of the contract, the Contractor shall submit all work products in formats compatible with Microsoft.

• 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.

PAYMENT

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

SECURITY

All staff must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust background investigation. (If applicable). All candidates must pass an initial background clearance to start work

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract will commence on or about __April 15, 2019____, with work described concluding on or about __April 14, 2020______.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work on this contract shall be conducted at the VOA London News Center 167 Fleet Street, 6th floor.

CONTRACT TYPE/VEHICLE

Firm Fixed Price _ to be awarded under a commercial contract.

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.