Advertising in Newspapers

USDA Rural Development (RD) in the State of Missouri has a backlog of real property accounts which have been accelerated in accordance with the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. §1480(d), 7 C.F.R. §3550.211(a) and (c), as well as §3560.456, and HB-3-3560, Chapter 12. As a result, USDA RD seeks to retain the services of an established vendor to place advertisement notices in newspapers in the city and county in which the real property is located. USDA plans to award a single BPA for this requirement to a small business individual or firm capable of providing these services.
Pricing must be firm fixed pricing as EITHER a percentage OR fixed amount discount from or surcharge to each newspaper's standard commercial rate card. The successful vendor must be in good standing with the State of Missouri, be a member of the National Newspaper Association, and have existing contractual arrangement with every newspaper published in the County Seat of each County in the State of Missouri, and must provide proof thereof.

Place of Performance: The successful vendor will place advertising orders in required newspapers published in the State of Missouri.
Please refer to the attachments for standards and requirement for a detailed explanation of the BPA terms and conditions, and then complete and return the following on or before 2:00 PM CST on Tuesday, March 17, 2015:

1. Items 17a & b, and 30a-c, as applicable on Standard Form 1449;
2. Information indicated under Item 4.0 (Standards) on Page 2;
3. Price proposal as indicated under Section 3 on Page 5;
4. Technical Capabilities/Qualification Statement information under Section 3 on Page 5;
5. Prompt Payment information on Page 6;
6. Complete the applicable information on the BPA Signature Block on Page 7
7. Check the applicable blocks under FAR Clause 52.219-1 (Item 4.0) on Pages 10 - 12; and
8. Initial and check the applicable blocks under Item 5.0 on Pages 12 - 13.

Interested vendors should review and respond to the attached solicitation as no further mailing of the solicitation will occur. 

Electronic submissions will be accepted.

Please note: In order to be eligible for an award, vendors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), which was previously known as the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and On-line Representation and Certification Application (ORCA). Please refer to Attachment A of the BPA Solicitation for the SAM Quick Start Guide and also www.sam.gov for additional requirements and information.