Draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for the Video Archiving Services Contract

The Regional Contracting Office (RCO) Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba, has issued a draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for the Video Archiving Services Contract. The RCO GTMO is planning to issue a solicitation in the December 2015 timeframe. This acquisition is not a set-aside.

For operational security reasons, the Government will only grant access to the SOO to companies that submit a capability statement demonstrating that their main line of business is video editing, archiving and post-production services. Interested vendors are required to submit a capability statement with the request for access to JTFGTMO-410thContracting@jtfgtmo.southcom.mil

The draft SOO is being issued to encourage and promote early exchanges of information for this requirement as a part of the RCO GTMO's acquisition streamlining initiatives. The Government is seeking comments by interested companies relating to the draft SOO, such as reasonableness of requirements, pricing implications and risk of performance. Companies are requested to discuss appropriate contract types, and any other questions or concerns companies may have with the overall procurement.

The Government is requesting companies to provide any comments or questions in writing via electronic mail at JTFGTMO-410thContracting@jtfgtmo.southcom.mil no later than close of business, Friday, 7 August 2015. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All communications with prospective offerors regarding this procurement will be conducted through the ASFI and FedBizOpps websites.
This preliminary information is being made available for planning purposes only. Release of this draft SOO does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this draft SOO is preliminary, subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government.
The requested comments are for information purposes only. There will not be a formal posting of any comments received, but they will be considered by the Government and may be incorporated in the draft RFQ. Respondents are advised that the RCO GTMO is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. This is not a solicitation announcement. When a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) websites. It is the responsibility of potential offeror's to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.