Media Monitoring Canberra AUS

The U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia, through the Department of State, is soliciting quotations for comprehensive media monitoring services covering print, radio, television, online news, and social media outlets. Key service requirements include daily briefings delivered at 6:30 AM AEST with standardized formatting (10 sections and 80 clip limits), breaking news alerts, support for at least 15 account holders, unlimited distribution capabilities to U.S. Government users, downloadable multimedia content with transcripts, customized quarterly training, and dedicated customer service with response times within 4 hours. Offerors must demonstrate established business operations in Australia or plans to establish within 30 days of award, maintain an up-to-date media contacts directory with focus on Australian and Pacific Islands outlets, and implement accountability mechanisms for missed stories. The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest acceptable quotation based on initial submissions, with potential discussions only if competitive range evaluation is necessary. Critical deadlines include March 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM AEST for contacting the procurement office with questions, a pre-quotation conference on March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM AEST, and quotation submission by March 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM AEST.

This procurement includes no set-aside designations and carries no identified incumbent or current contractor information in the solicitation materials. The contract will be awarded for an initial one-year term with an optional six-month extension. Pricing must be submitted excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST), with GST calculated separately at 10 percent on all contract line items; U.S. firms may submit prices in U.S. dollars while foreign firms must submit in Australian dollars. Offerors must register in SAM.gov prior to submission, complete SF-1449, provide pricing in Section 1, submit Section 5 representations and certifications, and respond to the C-SCRM questionnaire. The place of performance is Harman ACT 2600, Australia, and all submissions must be made electronically to CNBGSOProcurement@state.gov in MS-Word 2007/2010, MS-Excel 2007/2010, or Adobe PDF format not exceeding 30 MB per file.