Mechanical Licenses for Phonorecords

The 11th Contracting Squadron has a requirement for mechanical licenses authorizing the government to make and distribute phonorecords of copyright protected musical compositions of which contractor is either the copyright owner of or is the authorized agent of the copyright owner to administer mechanical rights on his/her behalf. Distribution of said phonorecords is limited to within the United States (including its territories and possessions). This will be an unrestricted requirement. A sole-source, firm-fixed price contract is anticipated. It is intended that this requirement will be awarded to the Harry Fox Agency as this agency represents the publishers and copyright owners of more than 90% of the musical compositions under copyright protection in the United States. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 512210 with a size standard of $7,000,000. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 7389. If you have a GSA schedule, please cite your GSA schedule number. It is anticipated that a solicitation shall be posted on or soon after January 23rd, 2009. The solicitation will be posted at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/ amendments to any and all documents. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning CCR registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Registration Center at 1-888-227-2423. The government reserves the right to evaluate and give evaluation credit for proposed features that exceed either the stated thresholds or objectives. The lowest price may not necessarily receive the award; likewise, the highest technically rated offer may not necessarily receive the award. Point of contact for further information: Lt. Chaudhry, Contracting Specialist: (202) 767-8039, usmaan.chaudhry@afncr.af.mil. 11th Contacting Squadron, 20 MacDill Blvd, Suite 400, Bolling AFB, DC 20032-0101. Contracting Officer: Valerie Gaines, (202) 767-8105.