SOW and Installer Qualifications.docx

U.S. District Court – St. George, UT AV Systems

SCOPE OF WORK

Audio Systems:

Furnish, install, configure, and test complete and operational audio, video and control systems (AV) systems in the U.S. Federal Courthouse in St. George, Utah. Full AV systems will be furnished and installed in one District Courtroom and one Magistrate Courtroom. Basic video systems only will be furnished and installed in one Grand Jury Room and one Trial Jury Room. Refer to drawings, specifications and schedule B’s for specific individual room AV system requirements.

BIDDER QUALIFICAIONS

All bidders/installers must be engaged in a current, signed and fully executed Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for audio-visual installation services, or must have successfully completed a full 5-year term under a previously active Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract for audio-visual installation services with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts within the last 10 years. In addition, bidders/installers must have a minimum of 5 years of successful installation experience of Federal Courthouse A/V system projects similar to that required for this project. In addition, installers must have successfully completed a minimum of 3 Federal Courthouse AV system installations over a period of 2 years prior to the date of the bid opening for this project. System installations must have included similar automatic mixers, matrices, digital signal processors, and echo cancellor hardware and software. To qualify as similar, audio systems must have included complete installation, set up, programming, balancing, and equalization of automatic mixers, matrix routers, echo cancellors, and digital signal processors. All such installation, set up, programming, balancing, and equalization work must have been completed by a factory trained and certified technician of the specified mixer, matrix, echo cancellor, and digital audio processor manufacturer. The certified technician must have successfully completed all relevant training courses recommended by the manufacturers of the above referenced equipment for proficiency in these skill sets. In addition, the certified technician must have been, and now be, a direct employee of the installer, in a permanent office staffed with factory qualified technicians, working for a minimum of 40 hours per week as a direct employee of the installer. The certified technician and factory trained installers must be the direct employees of the installer; sub-contracted, third-party maintenance agreements, or similar arrangements are expressly prohibited, and do not qualify. The certified installer must hold a CTS certification from InfoComm/AVIXA. Upon request, submit evidence of such qualifications to the Designer/Engineer. All of the above requirements must be complied with prior to the bid opening for this project.