Consulting

NextGen TV Transition and Broadcast Engineering Expert

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of an expert(s) (Expert) knowledgeable in television broadcasting technology, spectrum, business operations and policy to advise CPB on issues relating to market transition considerations for NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0), FCC’s TV spectrum repack, 5G wireless technology, and other NextGen TV and spectrum related issues as it relates to public broadcasting as described in more detail in Section IV of the RFP, Work Scope. In addition, CPB seeks the Expert to provide strategic planning assistance through multiple forms such as authoritative, technical reports and presentations.

Public Media Strategic Advisor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”) seeks an entity or individual (“Strategic Advisor”) to design and facilitate sessions with CPB management that will assist in the development of best practices, and measurements of their success, in diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) in CPB’s business operations and position DEI as an essential and sustainable pillar for corporate success.

COVID-19 Workplace Preparedness Planning and Reentry Consultation Services

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks to solicit proposals for consultation services by experts in the fields of public health and workplace safety to develop a plan for protecting CPB employees against the risk of exposure to the coronavirus while allowing CPB’s management and staff to make a safe and effective return to work in its offices.

Public Media Strategic Advisor

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking the services of a strategic advisor ("Consultant") to provide advice to the organization, and through it, to other public media organizations or partners, as part of CPB's effort to support new opportunities and meet emerging needs of education, workforce, and civil society as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monitoring Audit System of Quality Control

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking a contractor to monitor the OIG’s system of quality control for audits performed under the Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

Strategic Education Consulting Services

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeks proposals from individuals or firms to provide strategic education consulting services to expand and advance CPB's overall education mission and goals, as well as to provide strategic advice and research services.

Survey of Public Media Station Education Strategies and Programs

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a qualified researcher (“Contractor”) to conduct a study of local public media stations’ education strategies and programs, to assess stations’ needs, capacities, and current strategies. CPB’s objective in commissioning this survey is to inform its strategic planning around station education programs and to share survey outcomes with stations. Contractor must create a brief (approximately 30 questions) survey, in consultation with CPB, that uses branching questions to capture the respective data of public television, public radio, and joint public television/radio licensee stations. Contractor must also manage the process of data collection, analyze the resulting data, and provide a complete data set to CPB. CPB expects Contractor to provide CPB with a full set of survey findings in an electronic format such as PowerPoint, and to create a publication-quality report with a detailed analysis of the data that CPB may use to share key findings with stations and key stakeholders.

Assessment of Public Media’s Interconnection Systems

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a contractor(s) (“Contractor”) with expertise in evaluating interconnection services for television and radio.

Facilitator for Radio Community Service Grants Systems Consultations

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”) is requesting proposals from a firm or individual to facilitate a minimum of three and a maximum of five two-day in-person meetings in Washington, D.C. and a kick-off webinar. The goal of the meetings is to solicit input and recommendations from approximately 20 representatives of public radio stations and national organizations on possible changes to CPB’s Radio Community Service Grant (“CSG”) program.

Data and Policy Analyst for Radio and Television Community Service Grants System Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks to engage an Analyst to assist and advise CPB with a review of its Community Service Grant (CSG) programs for public television and radio stations.