SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT AV SBO Revised.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for The Audio and Visual (A\V) department (FE21).

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DISA

6910 Cooper Avenue Ft. Meade, MD 20755-7087

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and/or services.

The Audio and Visual (A\V) department (FE21) at DISA Headquarters is seeking information for potential sources to provide a full range of A\V services to DISA Headquarters and the COOP sites. Additionally, provide engineering, design, installation, and Tier 3 support to 4th Estate (4E) Information Technology (4ENO) agencies and DISA field sites. The A\V department is requiring expert level experience providing operational, engineering, architectural, design, sustainment, maintenance, and repair services to support A\V, Video Tele Conferencing (VTC), conference rooms and Visual Information (VI) services. 4ENO and DISA field site locations are expected to be added throughout the lifecycle of this contract. Places of performance are listed in the attached draft PWS and the anticipated start of the contract is late November 2020.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

FE21 requires technical support to manage AV, VI and VTC systems through planning, engineering, integration, installation and implementation services. The contractor shall manage, operate, and support a large and complex A\V environment and to be versatile enough to provide A\V support to 4ENO agencies and DISA field sites located around the world. This effort is considered a new requirement.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

1) FE21 requires Audio and Visual engineering, architectural, technical, installation, implementation, and design services to provide support to organizations at DISA Headquarters, 4ENO and DISA field sites. Describe your capabilities in engineering, designing, programming control units, configuring, installing, and testing large scale VTC and AV systems, complex watch floors, intricate large conference rooms and conferencing centers.

2) FE21 requires the contractor to provide daily operational support to a compound of over 4500 users, 450 seat conferencing center, 100 conference rooms, 10 training rooms and 30 other types of rooms that have AV equipment. The contractor will be required to frequently interact with customers, coach them on how to use the technology in the conference rooms and provide desktop support for AV related software. Describe your capabilities in providing daily AV operational support in a complex AV environment and how you provide outstanding customer support.

3) FE21 provides support for the VI department and provides graphic design, print layout design, and multimedia activities to create high quality printed materials, such as newsletters, posters, signs, brochures, booklets, and interactive projects, supporting video production, TV broadcasting, post production projects to produce high quality video and multimedia products. Describe your capabilities in creating high quality video production, managing a TV studio, creating professional printed materials and multimedia products.

4) FE21 requires Information technology and information assurance support for a small MAC network, 20 AV servers in an active directory environment and a small TV studio. Describe your capabilities in supporting servers, workstations, AV infrastructure devices and providing information assurance.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have Top Secret Facility Clearance. Please provide your current Facility Clearance level.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541519 (https://www.naics.com/search/), with the corresponding size standard of $30 million (https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards).

To assist DISA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering. Please outline how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses shall be in a word document and include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Type of Small Business;

4) CAGE Code;

5) Your contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and/or service, to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH, NASA SEWP, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS, STARS II, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT 2:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), July 23, 2020, to ahsan.h.mohammad.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package addressing the specific questions (no more than five pages) and demonstrating ability to perform the services listed under Required Capabilities.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

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