Consulting

Education Sector Trends and Policy Consultant

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks services from individuals or firms with expertise in federal and state education policy priorities, drivers in education policy considerations, promising programs and practices that achieve educational impact, and established subject matter knowledge on these topics. The consultant will provide strategic advice, guidance, and research services to inform CPB’s response to an anticipated U.S. Department of Education Request for Proposals for a new round of Ready To Learn grants and for other CPB education priorities.

Data-driven Storytelling Consultant

CPB seeks a consultant to develop and provide training on data-driven storytelling for leaders and staff from up to 20 public media stations.

Broadcast Engineer, Technical and Regulatory Consultant

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a broadcast engineering consultant knowledgeable in television and radio broadcasting technology, broadcast spectrum, business operations, and policy to advise CPB on technical and regulatory issues relating to market transition considerations for NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0), broadcast spectrum allocation, content distribution interconnection systems (Interconnection), 5G, emergency alerting technology, FCC matters, and other similar issues as they relate to public broadcasting technology.

Public Media Meeting Facilitation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”) is requesting proposals from a firm or individual (“Contractor”) to facilitate a minimum of one and a maximum of five in-person meetings in Washington, D.C., each lasting one to two days, with public media general managers and system leaders.

Technical Advisement on The Future of Content Distribution for Public Media

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a contractor or contractors (“Contractor”) with comprehensive expertise in broadcast, broadband, and wireless technologies for television, radio, and digital media content distribution to provide guidance on the future of content distribution for public media.

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.

Measuring & Evaluating CPB’s Collaboration Initiatives

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of an organization or individual (“Consultant”) to measure and evaluate CPB’s support for strategic collaborations among public television and radio stations, its impact on the public media system’s sustainability, and the retention or expansion of public media services. Additionally, the consultant will analyze the effectiveness of CPB’s Collaborative Operations and Services (COS) grant program and provide recommendations on how to enhance it based on the consultant’s findings.

SABS-SAS Survey Administration & Management Project

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”) seeks a consultant to provide administrative, operational, and analytical support for CPB’s online survey modules. In providing administrative and operational support to grantees for the online survey modules, the key components will be updating, launching, and managing the surveys; providing customer support to CPB and participating stations; as well as providing CPB with ad hoc analysis of the data collected, as detailed in the work scope. These services will be required year-round and will necessitate increased staffing support during peak activity times. Additional details on the level of staffing required during peak times will be located in the RFP’s work scope as well.

Broadcast Engineering Consulting Services RFP: Coverage Area Population and Contour Overlap Analyses

CPB is seeking proposals from broadcast engineering consulting firms (Consultant) with public television and radio expertise to provide coverage area analyses, contour overlap data, and demographic population analyses for public broadcasting stations receiving or applying for Community Service Grant (CSG) funding from CPB.

Digital Infrastructure Strategy Expert

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“CPB”) seeks the services of an expert (“Expert”) to provide digital strategic planning expertise, business and financial analysis, guidance, and recommendations to advance the long-term strategic initiatives and projects in CPB’s Digital Strategy and Innovation portfolio.