Providing Televised Media Monitoring Services

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
191N6526Q0110
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Delhi Delhi 11002 India

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of State seeks televised media monitoring services for the American Embassy in New Delhi, India, with quotations due August 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM India Time and questions due August 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM India Time. This is an unrestricted RFQ with no set-aside.

Place of performance is New Delhi, India. The contractor must monitor primetime news coverage (9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily) from eight major English- and Hindi-language Indian television channels—Times Now, NDTV, Republic TV, CNBC-News 18, India Today, Aaj Tak, ABP, and Doordarshan News—and deliver daily summary reports five days per week (Monday through Thursday and Sunday, including holidays) by 11:00 p.m. via email. Reports must include headlines, synopses, excerpted transcripts with key arguments, tone and target assessments, and hyperlinks to full clips when available. The contractor must demonstrate a minimum of five years of demonstrated experience in televised media monitoring and analytics, maintain lawful access to all media sources, and provide a sample report prior to award.

The contract structure is firm fixed-price with a one-year base period and two one-year option periods. Pricing will be submitted in Indian Rupees, with GST shown as a separate line item. Invoices are submitted electronically to MissionIndiaPayments@state.gov. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, acceptable, responsible offeror based on initial quotations. The contractor must obtain all necessary local permits and licenses at no additional cost to the Government and register in SAM prior to submission or within 30 days after award, whichever is earlier. NAICS 516, Broadcasting and Content Providers; PSC R499, Support—Professional: Other.

Notice text

Enclosed is a request for quotations (RFQ) for “Providing Televised Media Monitoring Services” for the American Embassy in New Delhi (India). The complete requirement is detailed in the statement of work at Annexure-A. If you are interested in participating, please carefully review the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete all required sections, and submit your quotation to the address indicated on the Standard Form (SF‑1449) accompanying this letter.

All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing via email to mehtan@state.gov by 1400 hrs (India Time) on August 17, 2026. Responses will be provided to all contractors who express interest in doing business with the U.S. Government. Questions received after the deadline will not be answered.

Quotation Submission:

  • Deadline: On or before 02:00 PM, 25th August 2026 (India Time). All quotations must be received by this deadline. No quote will be accepted after this time.
  • Submission Method: Your quotation must be submitted electronically at  newdelhibids@state.gov. Quotation submitted to any other e-mail address will not be considered for evaluation. Please refer to the solicitation for complete details.
  • Email Subject Line:

            “Solicitation-191N6526Q0110 for “Providing Televised Media Monitoring Services”

  • Important: 
  • The file size must not exceed 10MB.
  • If the file size exceeds 10MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 10MB each.
  • Do not send quotation via courier or to any other email address.
  • Quotations that are incomplete, submitted incorrectly, or received after the given deadline will be rejected and handled in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-1(f).

Questions/Clarifications:

All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing to mehtan@state.gov..

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible offeror submitting an acceptable quotation at the lowest price. An award may be made based on initial quotations without discussion; however, discussions may be held if determined necessary.

To be considered for award, offerors must submit the following:

  1. SF‑1449
  2. Section I – Pricing
  3. Additional information required in Section 3
  4. Section 5 – Representations and Certifications
  5. Proof of SAM Registration

Offerors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) at https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting and offer. If registration cannot be completed before award, the contractor must be registered within 30 days after award or at least three days prior to submission of the invoice, whichever occurs first.

Offerors are strongly encouraged to register immediately if they intend to respond to this requirement.

Files

File Type Posted
Annexure-A-Statement of work).pdf PDF
Cover Note-191N6526Q0110.pdf PDF
SF 1449 Cover page.pdf PDF
QA Sheet.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Solicitation-191N6526Q0110 (Televised Media Monitoring Services).pdf PDF

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