Music Library Licenses for the Communication and Education Division in Silver Spring, MD

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks a firm fixed price contract for music library licenses serving the Communication and Education Division in Silver Spring, Maryland, with quotes due August 18, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The procurement is set aside 100% for women-owned small businesses under NAICS 512230 (Music Publishers).

Place of performance is Silver Spring, Maryland. The contractor must provide a web-based music and sound effects library accessible to up to 20 named users across multiple NOAA Video Group locations, including Communications and Education Division, NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Ocean Today, and NOAA TV Studio. The library must offer unlimited downloads and unlimited use of music and sound effects during the contract term via a secure, password-protected website available 24/7/365. NOAA will receive non-exclusive rights to use downloaded music in non-broadcast productions, digital/online/streaming/social media (organic non-paid), broadcast television worldwide (subject to broadcaster performance licenses), productions for sale (up to 1,200 units per production), film festival releases (up to 25 theatrical screens), and sound effects. Products will be developed in the United States but disseminated globally via public websites, museums, aquariums, film festivals, and other venues. The contractor must submit quarterly usage reports listing downloaded titles within five business days after each quarter-end.

The base contract term runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods extending through August 31, 2029. All respondents must be registered in SAM at time of quote submission and provide small business status certification under NAICS 512230. Evaluation will use best value considering price and non-price factors including past performance on related contracts. Questions are due within five days of solicitation issuance.