T -- Administrative Effort for Television Programming For International Broadcast Rights

This requirement is for Administrative Effort required to authorize Broadcast Rights for the American Forces Radio and Television (AFRTS), allowing them to reproduce and distribute television programming; provide AFRTS to obtain live transmission (feeds) or videotape copies for authorized programs; provide continuing service/lease terminal equipment and interconnection, providing AFRTS with the network affiliate information wire service. The contract shall include a Basic Year plus four Option Years. The solicitation, for commercial items, shall be prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12. The solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-07 (effective date 30 APR 2002.) The NAICS Standards is 512120. The contractor is to be solicited on a sole source basis with ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPN Regional Networks and ESPN Classic Sports, for which ESPN holds the International Distribution Rights to the programs to be acquired. Other than full and open competition is based on only one responsible source and no other services provided by another source will satisfy agency requirements. The proposal is due on or before 29 AUG 2002 at 1400 hours (Pacific).