Alaska Broadcasting Services

Objectives: The Alaska Army National Guard contracting office is looking for information on local businesses that can provide Non-commercial Sustaining Announcement (NCSA), and Public Education Partnership (PEP) program through radio and television.

1. NCSA/PEP Program. The Association represents (a) that it has established an NCSA/PEP Program whereby the Association distributes the NCSA/PEP Announcements to all member and non-member commercial radio and television broadcast stations within the State and participating stations voluntarily donate air time and related services to the Association with the intent that the Association may make available such goods and related services to Federal, state and local governmental entities and non-profit entities; (b) that the Association may retain all proceeds from such goods and related services for the Association’s tax-exempt purposes; and (c) that while station participation in its NCSA/PEP Program is voluntary, the Association’s experience demonstrates that its NCSA/PEP Program generally affords statewide coverage of NCSA/PEP Announcements over radio and television broadcast stations within the State.
2. Local vendors that can provide radio and television Broadcasting service announcements within government agency standard.
3. Identify multiple qualified service providers to allow increased competition.
4. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 813910. The small business size standard is 15.5 in millions of dollars.

5. Period of Performance: 12 months advertising services

6. This is a firm fixed price (FFP) opportunity to deliver radio/television broadcasting services.

7. This is not a request for quotes/proposals. Potential sources who believe they can provide the service listed above are invited to submit a capability package, and response in writing to victor.a.mejia4.civ@army.mil no later than 17 August 2023.

   Information received will be only considered solely for the purpose of determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The Government will not cover any costs for any information or inquiry submitted as a result of this notice.  

   This RFI is governed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5- Simplified Procedures of Certain Commercial Items, and FAR part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.