R--Customized Media Monitoring and Analysis Service

This is a Request for Information/Sources Sought (RFI). The purpose of this notice is to obtain information for planning purposes only. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does it in any way restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This RFI/Sources Sought is to determine interest and capability of small businesses. The Government encourages all responsible small businesses, including all socio-economic small businesses, to respond to this RFI; however, the Government is not liable for any costs incurred by any respondent to prepare and/or submit its response to this RFI. The US Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) is conducting market research to determine potential sources with systematic capabilities, staffing, and management experience to (a) aggregate news from national and regional print and broadcast media outlets; (b) apply human judgment in reviewing those stories to isolate information DOI should be made aware of each morning; and (c) weave those story elements together into new multi-source stories that inform completely but in a fraction of the page count represented by the original full-text articles or broadcast transcripts. The contractor must be extremely flexible in its operations; able to change the types of stories included in the daily briefings, the length and format of the briefings, even the daily delivery time on short notice. The daily briefings will be produced by the contractor at its own site, delivered electronically to DOI Monday through Sunday, including the following observed Federal holidays: New Year¿s Day, President¿s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are excluded. See attachment for further details.