Consulting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking a consultant to facilitate a meeting with CPB personnel and general managers of up to 23 African American public radio stations (AAPRS).  The objective is to assist these stations in: identifying shared goals and ideas; exploring ways to better identify and meet the needs of their audiences and communities; identifying ways they might work collaboratively to improve operational efficiencies; and developing specific strategies each station may implement to meet these goals.

The Federal Communications Commission will hold a voluntary auction of spectrum currently held by television stations, and has encouraged stations to participate in the auction by surrendering all of their spectrum, sharing spectrum with another station, or moving to a less desirable portion of the spectrum. Once the auction is over, many television stations will be forced to change channel assignments during the channel repacking. It is possible that this process will create areas that are no longer able to access public television, as the contours of stations change, and as station translators are forced off the air.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a consultant(s) (Consultant) knowledgeable in television broadcasting technology, business operations and policy to assist CPB with: 1) identifying areas where there may be a potential loss of public television service after the auction and the resulting channel repacking, and providing CPB with a detailed report and recommendations on how to restore service to those areas, and 2) research and prepare scenarios/solutions for potential issues stations may face in the channel repacking following the auction, and 3) after completing the report, provide assistance to CPB and stations on an as-needed basis with issues resulting from the auction including the repacking. The Consultant will work closely with CPB throughout the process and in determining the parameters of the report, keeping CPB apprised of any issues as they arise.

This Request for Proposals ("RFP") seeks 1) an assessment of CPB's current compensation and benefit programs, 2) a market analysis of compensation and benefit programs in the not-for-profit sector with a primary focus on public media or public media related organizations, and 3) information about other benefit programs that would be suitable for CPB and consistent with CPB's statutory limitations. 
 

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks a highly respected, independent children's media scholar to write a policy brief that objectively analyzes and summarizes the overall results, findings, and collective lessons learned from the three U.S. Department of Education 2010 - 2015 Ready To Learn awards.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks to contract with a travel management company (TMC) that can provide a complete range of travel management services to meet the needs of CPB's travelers. The contract will extend for a period of three years, with the option, at CPB's sole discretion, to extend the term for two additional one-year terms.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks a consultant ("Consultant") to facilitate a first-ever meeting of local/regional editorial leaders ("Editorial Leadership Meeting") to drive the momentum of collaboration to the next level: building a neural network of public media journalism. The Consultant must be a facilitator with significant experience facilitating large groups of 30 or more managerial-level participants with a wide range of differing views.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) requests proposals from qualified and licensed construction general contractors to manage and complete the building of a new corporate meeting room for CPB.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's ("CPB") System Development and Media Strategy (SDMS) seeks a financial analyst ("Consultant") to review public television and radio station Annual Financial Reports (AFRs), Financial Summary Reports (FSRs), and Audited Financial Statements (AFS).

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks the services of a consultant(s) ("Consultant") who possesses expertise in evaluating satellite and fiber interconnection services for television and/or radio networks and the ability to provide a financial, business and engineering analysis of a proposed plan for future delivery of interconnection services to the public broadcasting system. Knowledge of the public broadcasting system is preferred.

CPB seeks to engage a qualified researcher (Contractor) to conduct a study that will include:

1. a brief (20 questions or fewer) survey of approximately 172 public television stations about their education services (Station Survey), in order to update public media's knowledge and understanding of stations' education services, which were last measured by a station survey conducted in 2007;
2. case studies investigating how eight stations participating in the American Graduate initiative changed their internal practices or approach as a result of their participation (Case Studies); and
3. an environmental scan to determine community needs and the services that public media can provide to meet those needs (Environmental Scan).