News Clip Services - Amendment 00002
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693JK426R500002
- Agency
- Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20590, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Robin Denise Golden robin.golden@dot.gov (202) 366-1408
- Melinda Riddick melinda.riddick@dot.gov (202) 366-7058
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs seeks a contractor to provide news clips and media monitoring services with proposals due June 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST. This is a full-and-open competitive acquisition; questions are due May 22 at noon EST.
Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contract is Firm Fixed Price, five years (one base year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, plus four one-year option periods). Award is based on best value, where technical capability is weighted more heavily than price. DOT reserves the right to establish a Competitive Range or Limited Competitive Range.
The contractor must deliver two daily analyst-written news briefings at 4:45 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. EST, Monday through Sunday excluding federal holidays, covering DOT and its ten agencies. Required services include monitoring at least 4,500 print publications and 20,000+ internet sources; real-time social media monitoring across Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube; a comprehensive North American and U.S. territories media database with journalist contact information; platform access for 15 users with at least five dedicated social media tracker licenses and capability to create 1,000+ distribution lists; and analytics encompassing sentiment analysis, influencer identification, narrative trend analysis, and cross-channel reporting. The contractor must provide 24/7/365 staff availability for urgent requests and transition support with service commencement no later than July 1. Services are delivered electronically off government premises. All contractors must complete background investigations and sign non-disclosure agreements; Section 508 accessibility compliance is required. The NAICS code is 519290 with a small business size standard of $25.5 million. Technical proposals are limited to 50 pages. Amendments 00001 and 00002, both dated June 2, 2026, post Q&A responses.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Amendment 00002
Date of Amendment:
06/02/2026
Description:
The purpose of this amendment is to post the Q&A attachment that was accidently not attached in Amendment 00001.
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Amendment 00001
Date of Amendment:
06/02/2026
Description:
The purpose of this amendment is to post the answers to questions.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Attn: Potential Offerors,
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is seeking a Contractor to provide News Clips Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
This is a full-and-open-competitive requirement. The Request for Proposals, numbered is 693JK426R500002, for commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), which was prepared by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Senior Procurement Executive in accordance with the format specified in FAR Subpart 12.6 - but which is supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.
Accordingly, this Solicitation, while pertaining fundamentally to commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), also has certain features typically associated with FAR Part 15 acquisitions, including: (a) specified Evaluation Criteria; and (b) a specified “Best Value” selection-process, in which each offeror’s overall attained technical standing will be more important than the offeror’s total proposed price; and (c) a reserved right for DOT to establish a Competitive Range or a Limited Competitive Range pertaining to the proposals received by DOT in response to this Solicitation.
The DOT anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract from this RFP. The resultant award shall consist of five years: one (1) base period and four (4) one year option periods. The basis for award is Best Value.
The NAICS Code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Small Business size standard is 1000 Employees.
DOT invites your company to submit a proposal in accordance with your established rates for the above support Services.
Please submit questions by Friday, May 22, 2026, at noon EST. Proposal submissions are due no later than Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 10 AM EST via email to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov with a cc copy to Robin.Golden@dot.gov. Please submit questions and proposal to the aforementioned email addresses.
Please reference: “RFQ: 693JK426R500002 (News Clip Services)
Thank you in advance for your interest in the Department of Transportation and its Programs.
Sincerely,
Melinda Riddick, Contracting Officer
Office of the Senior Procurement Executive
See attached:
Update #2 ·
Amendment 00001
Date of Amendment:
06/02/2026
Description:
The purpose of this amendment is to post the answers to questions.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Attn: Potential Offerors,
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is seeking a Contractor to provide News Clips Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
This is a full-and-open-competitive requirement. The Request for Proposals, numbered is 693JK426R500002, for commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), which was prepared by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Senior Procurement Executive in accordance with the format specified in FAR Subpart 12.6 - but which is supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.
Accordingly, this Solicitation, while pertaining fundamentally to commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), also has certain features typically associated with FAR Part 15 acquisitions, including: (a) specified Evaluation Criteria; and (b) a specified “Best Value” selection-process, in which each offeror’s overall attained technical standing will be more important than the offeror’s total proposed price; and (c) a reserved right for DOT to establish a Competitive Range or a Limited Competitive Range pertaining to the proposals received by DOT in response to this Solicitation.
The DOT anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract from this RFP. The resultant award shall consist of five years: one (1) base period and four (4) one year option periods. The basis for award is Best Value.
The NAICS Code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Small Business size standard is 1000 Employees.
DOT invites your company to submit a proposal in accordance with your established rates for the above support Services.
Please submit questions by Friday, May 22, 2026, at noon EST. Proposal submissions are due no later than Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 10 AM EST via email to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov with a cc copy to Robin.Golden@dot.gov. Please submit questions and proposal to the aforementioned email addresses.
Please reference: “RFQ: 693JK426R500002 (News Clip Services)
Thank you in advance for your interest in the Department of Transportation and its Programs.
Sincerely,
Melinda Riddick, Contracting Officer
Office of the Senior Procurement Executive
See attached:
Update #1 ·
Attn: Potential Offerors,
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is seeking a Contractor to provide News Clips Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
This is a full-and-open-competitive requirement. The Request for Proposals, numbered is 693JK426R500002, for commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), which was prepared by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Senior Procurement Executive in accordance with the format specified in FAR Subpart 12.6 - but which is supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.
Accordingly, this Solicitation, while pertaining fundamentally to commercial items (“News Clips Services for DOT”), also has certain features typically associated with FAR Part 15 acquisitions, including: (a) specified Evaluation Criteria; and (b) a specified “Best Value” selection-process, in which each offeror’s overall attained technical standing will be more important than the offeror’s total proposed price; and (c) a reserved right for DOT to establish a Competitive Range or a Limited Competitive Range pertaining to the proposals received by DOT in response to this Solicitation.
The DOT anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract from this RFP. The resultant award shall consist of five years: one (1) base period and four (4) one year option periods. The basis for award is Best Value.
The NAICS Code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Small Business size standard is 1000 Employees.
DOT invites your company to submit a proposal in accordance with your established rates for the above support Services.
Please submit questions by Friday, May 22, 2026, at noon EST. Proposal submissions are due no later than Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 10 AM EST via email to Melinda.Riddick@dot.gov with a cc copy to Robin.Golden@dot.gov. Please submit questions and proposal to the aforementioned email addresses.
Please reference: “RFQ: 693JK426R500002 (News Clip Services)
Thank you in advance for your interest in the Department of Transportation and its Programs.
Sincerely,
Melinda Riddick, Contracting Officer
Office of the Senior Procurement Executive
See attached:
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Answers.pdf | ||
| Amend 00001.pdf | ||
| RFP 693JK426R500002.pdf |
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