Performing Rights License Management
ID: HQ0516-FY-25-0009Type: Sources Sought
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY (DMA)HQ DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITYFORT MEADE, MD, 20755, USA

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International Affairs (928120)
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    The Department of Defense, through the Defense Media Activity (DMA), is seeking industry partners to manage performing rights licenses for the American Forces Network (AFN) in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal. The objective is to identify a single service provider capable of maintaining and managing agreements with specific Performing Rights Organizations, ensuring compliance with the Berne Convention, which requires payments for broadcasting copyrighted works. This initiative is crucial for delivering valuable content to U.S. military personnel stationed overseas. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit their capabilities and budgetary estimates by May 9, 2025, with questions accepted until May 2, 2025. For further inquiries, contact Anthony Leander at anthony.m.leander.ctr@mail.mil or Nathan Mack at nathan.e.mack.civ@mail.mil.

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    The Defense Media Activity (DMA) is conducting a Sources Sought Notice to gather industry information for potentially managing broadcast performing rights licenses for the American Forces Network (AFN) across Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The goal is to acquire a single service provider to maintain and manage agreements with specific Performing Rights Organizations, ensuring compliance with the Berne Convention, which mandates rights payments for broadcasting copyrighted works. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit their capabilities, itemized budgetary estimates, and relevant qualifications by May 9, 2025. Additionally, questions are welcomed until May 2, 2025. The document outlines the importance of maintaining broadcasting rights to provide valuable content to U.S. military personnel overseas, emphasizes the need for detailed proposals, and clarifies that this notice does not constitute a formal solicitation but serves purely for market research and planning purposes. The government retains the right to use any information provided without obligation to feedback or follow-up.
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