THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (II) SOLICITATION NO. IBB-OCB-2011-PF IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND A CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED USING THE CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES IN FAR PART 15. (III) THIS SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AND INCORPORATED PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE THOSE IN EFFECT FROM THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS 2005-53, EFFECTIVE 04 AUG 2011. (IV) THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS 541990 AND THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $7.0M (V) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT LINE ITEMS AS SHOWN IN THE UPLOADED ITEM DESCRIPTION PRICING.(VI.) THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS, INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU (BBG/IBB), OFFICE OF CONTRACTS (CON) LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING, LOCATED IN MIAMI FLORIDA REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING:

TV MARTI HARD SET DESIGN
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

SUMMARY: THE OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING (OCB) REQUIRES TURNKEY SERVICES TO OBTAIN A PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A TELEVISION BROADCAST STUDIO HARDSET THAT FULFILLS THE SPACE, BUDGET AND BRANDING REQUIREMENTS CITED HEREIN. THE TELEVISION SET DESIGN AND THE RELATED FABRICATION SHALL CONFORM TO BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND QUALITY STANDARDS.

THE AGENCY CONTEMPLATES THE WORK TO BE EXECUTED UNDER THIS CONTRACT IN A TWO STEP PROCESS AS SUMMARIZED BELOW:

STEP ONE: THE FIRST STEP INVOLVES THE CONTRACTOR PRODUCING A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A STUDIO HARDSET TO BE MADE PART OF THEIR INITIAL CONTRACT PROPOSAL. THE PROPOSED PRICE SHALL INCLUDE ALL PROJECT COSTS INCLUDING ANY RELATED TRAVEL TO THE OCB FACILITY, PRODUCING THE FINAL DESIGN, AND FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE HARDSET.

UPON CONTRACT AWARD, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PRODUCE AND PRESENT TO OCB A FINAL DESIGN FOR THE HARDSET WHICH SHALL MEET ALL THE FUNCTIONAL, COST AND CREATIVE REQUIREMENTS CITED HEREIN AND THOSE PRESENTED TO THE CONTRACTOR BY OCB.

STEP TWO: AFTER OBTAINING APPROVAL FROM OCB, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL WORK DILIGENTLY TO FABRICATE THE HARDSET PER THE APPROVED STEP ONE FINAL DESIGN. IN THIS SECOND STEP THE CONTRACTOR WILL ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGE ALL FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION ACTIVITIES.

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO VISIT THE OCB FACILITY PRIOR TO PROPOSAL SUBMISSION TO BE GIVEN MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE DESIRED CREATIVE NEEDS AND NECESSARY ELEMENTS TO FIT OUR SPACE AND BUDGET LIMITATIONS.

THE PROPOSED HARDSET DESIGN SHALL SERVE A VERSATILE SPACE THAT CAN OPERATIONALLY PERFORM AS A PLATFORM FOR THE RECORDING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS. THE SET SHALL BE ABLE TO MIX MULTIPLE TALENT LOCATIONS AND VARIOUS LOOKS WITHIN ONE SPACE.

THE PROPOSED HARDSET DESIGN SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A SET WITH AN INNOVATION AND FUNCTIONALITY THAT CAN INTERACT WELL WITH CAMERAS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT THE OCB NEWSROOM LOCATION.

THE PROPOSED HARDSET SHALL BE DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE CHROMAKEYS, VIRTUAL ELEMENTS, VIDEO WALLS OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS TO SHOW A TOP-NOTCHED PROFESSIONAL LOOK. THE SET SHALL APPROPRIATELY FEATURE THE MARTI LOGO.

THE STUDIO DIMENSIONS ARE 36 FEET BY 29 FEET. THE AREA TO BE USED FOR THIS SET IS 15 FEET DEEP WITH A BACK WALL LENGTH OF 26 FEET. HEIGHT TO LIGHTING GRID IS 14 FEET. THE STUDIO NORMALLY ACCOMODATES TWO STUDIO PEDESTAL CAMERAS ALONG WITH ONE STUDIO CAMERA ON A 12 FOOT JIB.

OTHER CREATIVE SPECIFICATIONS:

1. CREATES A NEWSROOM-SET LIKE DESIGN
2. TO BE INNOVATIVE, CLEAN AND MODERN LOOKING.
3. TO BE BUILT AROUND A VIDEO WALL WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED
TO THE SET DESIGNER AS "GOVERNMENT FURNISHED."
4. TO BE ABLE TO FIT ONE CENTER ANCHOR AND VARIOUS ANCHOR
SETTINGS.
5. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC LOOKS TO SERVE OUR
AUDIENCE.
6. USE LED LIGHTS TO ADJUST AND CHANGE THE MOOD AND
AMBIANCE OF THE SET.
7. ABLE TO ADJUST TO THE COLORS AND ESTABISHED TV MARTI
LOGO.

OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON THEIR PROPOSED ITEMS (IF OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIC MODEL ITEMS LISTED HEREIN) MAY DEEM THEIR PROPOSAL UNACCEPTABLE. THE AGENCY WILL AWARD A FIRM-FIXED PRICE (FFP) CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS RFP TO THE RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR WHOSE OFFER CONFORMS TO THE SOLICITATION'S REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON PRICE, TECHNICAL, AND ANY OTHER FACTORS LISTED IN THE SOLICITATION. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(S) NECESSARY FOR THIS ACQUISITION OTHER THAN THOSE CONSISTENT WITH CUSTOMARY COMMERCIAL PRACTICES. ALL FIRMS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION DATABASE AT HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. FULL TEXT OF ALL FAR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS ARE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET WEBSITE ADDRESS: (HTTP://WWW.ARNET.GOV/FAR). PROPOSALS SHALL BE IN WRITING AND MUST BE SIGNED BY AN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO BIND THE ORGANIZATION. QUOTES WILL BE EVALUATED AND AWARDED TO THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD ON A MULTIPLE AWARD OR AN ALL OR NONE BASIS. ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SENT TO MS. MARY ANN AMPS, [email protected]. ORAL QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES TO THIS RFP MUST BE RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL, BY SEPTEMER 7, 2011, 4:00PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

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