Live Open and Closed Captioning Support

Background
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires live open and post captioning of FCC open agenda meetings, press conferences, public workshops, field hearings, En-Banc hearings, public and internal training programs, and other events, over the course of the fiscal year. These events vary in requirements, length, geographic locations, and correlating FCC events. The FCC sponsors approximately 200 events annually. These programs take place at the FCC HQ Building in Washington, DC and other locations throughout the United States. The FCC will procure the services under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a multiple award with two (2) vendors whose quotes are determined to be the lowest price technical acceptable (LPTA) in accordance with the requirements of this Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Work Details
The vendors shall provide live open and closed captioning services to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This effort will be a Federal Communications Commission multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) issued to two (2) vendors. The BPA will be used to establish the under which the FCC will purchase Captioning Services. The BPA will not obligate any funds. All work shall be performed IAW the attached statement of work. BPA calls in support of this effort will be issued on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis with fixed labor hour rates. All travel cost will be at a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount.

Period of Performance
The BPA period of performance is a multiple award BPA; comprised of two (2) vendors for a five-year base period; lasting from date of award thru to year 2029.

Place of Performance
All work for the BPA shall be stipulated in each BPA Call. Locations shall vary from FCC sites/locations to Third Party venues located anywhere in the Continental United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.