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Po AG3A94P070153BUSINESS WIRE, INC.

Overview

Award facts

Period of performance
Dec 28, 2009 to Dec 28, 2009
Ended
Modifications
2
Latest action Mar 18, 2010
Contract type
Po
PIID AG3A94P070153

Description of requirement

NEWS DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

Dates and value

Award date
Earliest action recorded: May 7, 2008 (the base award is not in the records GovChime holds)
Potential end of performance
Dec 27, 2009

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Mar 18, 2010. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameBUSINESS WIRE, INC.
LocationARLINGTON, VA
UEID7V9HQQFDDC6
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Parent companyBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Agriculture
  2. Food Safety And Inspection Service
  3. FSIS 3A94
Funded by
  1. Department of Agriculture
  2. Food Safety And Inspection Service
  3. FSIS 3A94

Place of performance

Place of performance
Beltsville, Prince George's County, Maryland 20705-5000
Congressional district (place of performance)
MD-04As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

Product or service (PSC)
R708PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competitionA
Solicitation procedures
Simplified acquisitionSP1
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
7

Contract details

Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Latest action
Mar 18, 2010 — CloseoutModification 2; obligation change -$743; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
May 7, 2008 — Option exercisedModification 1; obligation change +$13,750
Actions by type
  • Option exercised1
  • Closeout1
2 actions recorded, May 7, 2008 to Mar 18, 2010; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No
Latest action: change in base and exercised options
-$743
Latest action: change in base and all options
-$743

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability incluC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
PoB
Awarding agency code
1200
Awarding sub-tier code
12G2
Contracting office code
3A94
Transactions recorded under this award key
2

Funding

Funding agency code
1200
Funding sub-tier code
12G2
Funding office code
3A94