Message Development Government Bids & RFPs

The idiq ceiling amount will be 984m.

The campaign launch is scheduled for August 6, 2026, and the campaign conclusion is November 9, 2026. Campaign launch: August 6, 2026 and Campaign conclusion: November 9, 2026.

Standard payment terms are net 30. Invoices must be submitted within 30 calendar days of service completion or every 30 days for progressive payments. Standard payment terms are net 30.

The RFP will be awarded to the lowest priced proposal that is also the most responsive and responsible. This RFP will be awarded to the lowest priced proposal with the most responsive, responsible proposal.

Service providers must demonstrate a minimum of five years of successful experience completing similar projects and scopes of work. Service provider must have and be able to demonstrate a minimum of five 5 years of successful experience completing the same or similar projects and/or scopes of work.

It is the service provider's responsibility to visit the site and examine conditions if necessary. Providers needing site access should contact the procurement officer to schedule a time and date. It is the service provider's responsibility to study all specifications and provided documentation and drawings and visit the site and examine conditions if necessary to correlate site observations with the requirements of this RFP.

Questions should be submitted to the procurement officer via email a minimum of four days before the due date and time. Questions should be submitted to the procurement officer via email a minimum of four 4 days before the due date and time.

Service providers may be excluded if they are suspended, excluded, or debarred by any federal, state, or local government agency, or if they are an Iran-linked business. Exclude any service provider if the service provider is suspended, excluded, or debarred by any agency of any federal, state, or local government.

The contractor shall begin performance within calendar days and complete it within 150 calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory.

Contractor shall provide minimum one 1 year warranty on workmanship and materials. Contractor shall provide manufacturer warranties for asphalt/concrete mix, striping paint, and signage.

The government requires performance of the work described in these documents. Bids providing less than 120 calendar days of government acceptance after the date bids are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

In order to be eligible for award, contractor must be registered in sam www. ***. *. * with a unique entity identifier and are verified/visible/certified as SDVOSB in the small business search at www. ***. *. * at the time bid/offer submission and before award of this procurement. Offerors must submit their annual **** report.

A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for Monday 7/20/2026 at 10:00 AM. Prospective bidders shall meet at JAMES J. PETERS VAMC, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY **** Building 100 and Room Number GC100. Note: No other site visits will be allowed.

RFIs must be received no later than 7/24/2026 at 2:00 PM EST.

Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR ****, and may be cause for rejection even then.

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All work for CY 2026 activities must be completed by December 31, 2026.

Submissions will be evaluated based on related experience, staffing, and qualifications (40%), project approach and management philosophy (30%), proposed budget (15%), and references (15%).

Respondents must be qualified firms or individuals skilled at providing public speaking coaching for professionals in high profile and TEDTalk type environments, with a proven track record of coaching C-suite executives and preparing leaders for high-stakes public addresses.

Late proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances. Proposals submitted by any method other than electronic submission through the ARC procurement website may not be accepted.

The performance for task orders under the base requirements contract shall end on or before July 20, 2031. The base requirements contract may be extended to January 20, 2032.

The contractor must submit their invoice monthly, including the usage in terms of the number of messages sent for that month per MTF and contract line item number (CLIN).

Noncompliance with HIPAA and privacy regulations, or failure to report breaches, may subject the contractor to termination.