OCTFME

Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment

Intelligence profile based on DC contracts, purchase orders, and live solicitations

Total Spend
$2.9M
Contracts
4
Purchase Orders
0

What is Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME)?

Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is a District of Columbia government agency. Cable franchise oversight, film production support, and media services contracts. Based on DC PASS procurement records, OCTFME has processed $2.9M in payments across 4 contracts. The agency has 4 contracts on file. Recent procurements include administrative staffing services, fy24 - captioning services, fy 25 octfme) legal and consulting services.

Total PO Spend
$53.6M

All-time purchase orders

FY 2026 YTD
$1.9M

DC fiscal year (Oct–Sep)

Same-Period YoY
+54%

First 6 months vs same period last FY

Active Solicitations

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Spending Seasonality

Monthly PO spend — prepare outreach before peak months

Peak: Jul · Peak spending in Jul and Oct — prepare outreach 60–90 days before.

Intelligence Brief

How to position for this agency

Best Time to Target
Q1 based on historical award patterns
Largest Recent Award
$975K
Administrative Staffing Services
Procurement Activity
4 contracts + 0 POs on record
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What This Agency Buys

Common purchases and procurement codes

Common Purchases
administrative staffing services
fy24 - captioning services
fy 25 octfme) legal and consulting services
engineering maintenance services

At a Glance

Spend breakdown and patterns

Contracts
$2.9M
100% of total
Purchase Orders
$0
0% of total
Peak Spending Quarter
Spends most in Q1, approximately 0% above quarterly average.
Market Type Distribution
Open5 (83%)
Set Aside1 (17%)

Top 10 Suppliers — Last 3 Years

Highest-paid vendors by purchase order spend

#SupplierTotal Spend% of Agency
1ALL PRO ALL SERVICESCBE$1.4M
14.8%
2HUMAN CIRCUIT INC.$1.3M
13.9%
3CAPITOL SERVICES MANAGEMENT IN$803K
8.5%
4CAPITAL BUSINESS SOLUTION$572K
6.1%
5Forte Management ServicesCBE$552K
5.9%
6CHAISE MANAGEMENT GROUP$510K
5.4%
7National Captioning Institute Inc$405K
4.3%
8PARAMOUNT OVERSEAS PRODUCTIONS$325K
3.4%
9Changeup Productions LLC$300K
3.2%
10BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP$270K
2.9%

Recent Purchase Orders

50 total

Latest POs by date — vendor, requester, and category

DateVendorAmountCategoryRequester
Mar 16, 26
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
FY26-CI0-REGULATORY-CABLE FRANCHISE LEGAL SUPPORT
$75KLegal ConsultingRobin Yeldell
Feb 13, 26
Moneywise Energy, LLC
FY26-CI0-PROGRAMMING-DCE STREAMING NETWORK
$38KMaintenance, Telecommunications Network SoftwareRobin Yeldell
Jan 14, 26
CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES
FY26-CI0-OPERATIONS-COPIER SERVICES-CANON-imageFORCE C5140
$13KParts And Accessories, Audio Visual EquipmentRobin Yeldell
Dec 12, 25
Starpower Communications, LLC
FY26-CI0-PROGRAMMING-1 GB DEDICATED INTERNET ACCESS AND 8 IP DEDICATION (STARPOWER COMMUNICATIONS/RC
$17KWeb Access - Internet Service ProviderRobin Yeldell
Dec 9, 25
Starpower Communications, LLC
FY26-CI0-PROGRAMMING-48 IP ADDRESSES (STARPOWER COMMUNICATIONS)
$11KWeb Access - Internet Service ProviderRobin Yeldell
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Annual Spend History

Purchase order spend by DC fiscal year (Oct–Sep)

Contract Intelligence

Updated Mar 11, 2026
📖FY26 DC Green Book
Planned Acquisitions
$1.1M
SBE Goal
$0.5M

Product/service categories this agency plans to procure in FY26, per the DC DSLBD Green Book.

MEDIUM
Media production services
NIGP 9680000
MEDIUM
Event planning and management services
NIGP 9630000

FY26 Planned Acquisitions

15 projects$1.5M total
FY26-CI0-FILM-DC FILM REBATE FUND
$841K
DC Film Rebate Fund
NIGP 946-25-20 — AUTOMATED FUND TRANSFER SERVICESFinancial Services
FY26-CI0-OPERATIONS-EQUIPMENT (Various)
$300K
Equipment for the Office
NIGP 838-85-21 — PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, TELECOMMUNICATION , BRAND LISTED OR EQUALEquipment
FY26-CI0-Office Supplies
$55K
Office Supplies
NIGP 615-33-01 — ACCESSORIES, DESKSupplies: Office Supplies
FY26-CI0-Various
$50K
Cable Programming Specific Field/Studio Equip. (DKN, DCN, DCC)
NIGP 840-50-28 — CARTS, VIDEO, STEELEquipment
FY26-CI0-Facilities Signage
$50K
Building Signage, Floor Mats, Infrastructure Lights
NIGP 050-10-50 — INKS, BLOCK PRINTING, WATER BASEDArts And Entertainment
FY26-CI0-Programming-Show Upgrades Hardware
$50K
Studio Upgrades for Shows - Hardware Upgrades
NIGP 910-62-27 — BUILDING STRUCTURES, SECURING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND ATTACHMENT DEVICES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS WORKFacility Maintenance
FY26-CI0-Regulatory CPA Services
$30K
CPA Services
NIGP 946-31-00 — Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ServicesFinancial Services
FY26-CI0-Various Acquisitions
$25K
Film & Regulatory Specific IT Acquisition: Salesforce, etc.
NIGP 204-53-27 — COMPUTER SYSTEM (CPU, MONITOR, AND KEYBOARD)Technology
FY26-CI0-Reel-Scout
$17K
ReelScout, ReelMusic
NIGP 915-67-00 — Monitoring Services, Critical Equipment and Site, Wireless, Web-basedMonitoring Services, Critical Equipment And Site, Wireless, Web-Based
FY26-CI0-Starpower/RCN
$12K
48 IP Addresses
NIGP 915-51-89 — WEB ACCESS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERTechnology
FY26-CI0-Tecknomic
$10K
Cable Installation Support
NIGP 915-24-35 — CABLE INSTALLATION FEES, TELEVISIONCommunications
FY26-CI0-Strategic Impact Advisors
$10K
Economic Impact Consultant For Film Rebate Fund
NIGP 917-39-00 — Contracted Services, Travel, TransportationContracted Services, Travel, Transportation
FY26-CI0-Various Training
$10K
Training
NIGP 715-90-20 — EDUCATIONAL/TRAININGSupplies: Textbooks, Publications, And Training Manuals
FY26-CI0-Various Moving Services
$8K
Moving Services
NIGP 962-56-75 — MOVING SERVICES, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENTEquipment
FY26-CI0-Professional Printing
$5K
Digital Services Printing
NIGP 966-84-29 — PRINTING, SILK SCREENDocument Management
Total FY26 planned: $1.5M across 15 projects

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