Upgrade of Digital Signage and Audiovisual Equipment

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.
THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).
DISCLAIMER
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers, and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION
This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought/RFI only. The purpose of this Sources Sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications relative to the North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing with a size standard of 750 employees. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 21 Network Contracting Office (NCO), is seeking sources that can provide Brand Name or Equal items for an Upgrade of Digital Signage and Audiovisual Equipment, which at a minimum, meets the following salient characteristics:
All items must be compatible with the existing Creston command post audiovisual system that is currently in place at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS),
All items must be compatible with LG televisions, Crestron, Hubbel, Spinetix player, and Fortinet system/hardware and software,
The HDR network audio/video encoder/decoder must be more than a standard one (1) Gigabyte,
Must not require annual, recurring license(s),
Must be compatible with existing DMTS network, and
Must have TV Pro:Idium encryption, which is required for the interface of the nurse call system and for receiving the hospitality motel zone from the cable service.
Salient characteristics specific to each item are listed below, and the following list of items and quantities are provided to facilitate pricing information only:
1. LG Commercial 555UV560H or equal item
Must be at lease a 4K, UHD, TV; and
Size must be 55 inches.
179 EA
2. Crestron DM-NVX-350 or equal item
Must be a video matrix, digital media, HDR network, audio/video encoder/decoder, 4K60, and 4:4:4
77 EA
3. Crestron DM-XiO-DIR-80 or equal item
Must be a digital media, Xio Director, virtual switching appliance.
1 EA
4. Fortinet FS-548D-FPOE or equal item
Must be a switch with at least forty-eight (48) ports, managed, and rack mountable.
1 EA
5. Crestron CP3N or equal item
Must be a 3-series control system.
1 EA
6. Ipad with case and stand for Crestron Control or equal item
2 EA
7. AudioQuest HDMI/Ipearl 2.0M HDMI cable or equal item
16 EA
8. Crestron CBL-VGA-AUD-12 or equal item
Must be certified computer VGA interface cable with audio,
12 ft.
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16 EA
9. Hubbell C6RPB Cat-6A Cabling (7,500Ft) or equal item
Must be Nextspeed category 6, plenum/Reelex blue cable.
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7,500 Ft
10. Hubbell HJ6ABK25 Cat-6A Jacks or equal item
Must be jack, keystone, cat 6A, universal, black.
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1-25 PK
11. Hubbell HJ6AW25 Cat 6A Jacks or equal item
Must be keystone, cat 6A, universal, white
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1-25 PK
12. Hubbell HP648 Cat 6 48 Port Patch Panel or equal item
Must be a nextspeed, category 6, 48 port patch panel
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1 EA
13. Hubbell IF12W or equal item
Must be for phone/data/multimedia faceplate, face plate, rear-loading, 2-port, single-gang, white.
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16 EA
14. Hubbell SP6 or equal item
Must be a wiring field terminating plug, sp6.
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16 EA
15. Ice Cable Cat5E Patch Cable White or equal item
Must be a cat 5e patch cable, white 2M, 24awg, and 4 pair, stranded.
Â
48 EA
16. Volta Systems Wire management package for AV/IT cables or equal item
Must be designed for AV and/or IT systems.
1 EA
17. Omni Mount ULPC-X TV Mounts or equal item
Must be a full motion TV mount that fits TVs that are 42 90 and supports at least 250 lbs.
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14 EA
18. Planar EP5814K 58" diagonal Led display or equal item
Must be 58 inches, have a diagonal screen, UHD, LED ULSLIM, and be at least a 4K.
Â
6 EA
19. Planar QE7550 4K LCD display or equal item
Must be an interactive display, and have at least a 4K LCD.
Â
8 EA
20. Crestron CP3 with PW-2420RU included or equal item
Must be digital signage, and be a CP3 3-series control system.
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1 EA
21. Crestron DM-DGE-200-C Digital Graphics Engine or equal item
Must have a pinpoint UX, 4K DM 8G plus input.
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2 EA
22. Crestron DM-NVX-351 Digital Media network encoder/decoder or equal item
Must have a 4K60 4:4:4 HDR network audio/video encoder/decoder with downmixing.
1 EA
23. Crestron DM-XiO-DIR-ENT or equal item
Must be a director virtual switching appliance.
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1 EA
24. Covid CSP3200-22 Audio Cable equal item
Must be an audio cable, 22 AWG, shielded twisted pair, plenum rated cable.
500 FT
25. DB9 Easy Adapters FDB9-TB5+ female adapter or equal item
Must be an FDB9-TB5+-, female, DB9, 5 position adapter.
Â
45 EA
26. Crestron DMF-CI-8 Digital Media SFP+ 4K or equal item
Must be a 4K fiber extender card chassis.
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1 EA
27. Crestron DM-NVX-350C or equal item
Must be a 4K60, 4:4:4, HDR network, audio/video, encoder/decoder card.
8 EA
28. Spinetix Elementi Standard Software or equal item
Must be a 4K60, 4:4:4, HDR network, audio/video, encoder/decoder card.
Â
1 EA
29. Spinetix HMP300 or equal item
Must be standard software.
Â
8 EA
30. Systems mounting hardware for OFE mounts or equal item
Must be designed for digital signage, HTML5, HDMI, 1080P, 8GB.
Â
1 EA
Turnkey installation, integration, and programming of all equipment and software into the existing system will be required. Shipping will be F.O.B. Destination.
The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications.
If you are interested, and are capable of providing the sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:
Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.).
Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI?
Are you the manufacturer or authorized distributor/reseller of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)?
What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?
If you re a small business, and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?
Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC, or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.
If you are an FSS, GSA/NAC, or NASA SEWP contract holder, or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?
Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes, and state whether the pricing is from an FSS, GSA/NAC, or NASA SEWP schedule/contract or is open market pricing.
Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics provided for the item(s) to establish capabilities for planning purposes. Submissions shall show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that all item(s) meet all required salient characteristics.
Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Susanne.Christen@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than August 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list, or to receive a copy of the solicitation..