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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 11, 2015 FBO #4827
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D -- TAC-15-21493 APBI Live Streaming Support - RFI - Attachment

Notice Date

2/9/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11815R0132
 

Archive Date

5/10/2015
 

Point of Contact

Kimberly Flynn
 

E-Mail Address

5-1108<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Introduction This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this RFI will be the outcome of a competitive process. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is seeking potential sources to enter into a contract for Live Streaming Conference Support. The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified contractors who are able to meet VA's requirements, determine if commercial items are available or could be modified to meet VA's requirements, determine the appropriate contract type i.e., firm fixed-price or cost-reimbursement or time and material, understand commercial pricing practices and other market information readily available. Background The VA TAC sponsors an Advanced Planning Brief to Industry (APBI) one-day (8 hour) conference on a yearly basis. The objective of the APBI is to brief industry on information technology (IT) acquisition opportunities and Department initiatives. This conference is held at an off-site location which limits the amount of attendees. The Live Streaming Conference Support project will utilize available tools that will enable the VA TAC to improve attendance through live streaming of the event through a website. The VA will capture the video via Cisco TelePresence TC7 Model 800-36554-01 (SX20) via H323 or SIP. This can be sent directly to the vendor using IP or through the VA Cisco VCS expressway. The off-site venue will provide a wired connection with at least 10Mbps/10Mbps bandwidth. *Please address whether a temporary data connection can be coordinated to provide the vendors minimum bandwidth requirements. Please address the cost in the ROM. Requirements A live-streaming solution that will accept the video feed and allow for 1,000 online viewers of the event. The live-streaming solution shall be viewable via Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome browsers. Viewers shall not be required to download client software. The live-streaming solution shall require viewer registration (Name, Company) to provide for viewer accountability prior to the event. Additionally, if the event link is forwarded to another participant, they shall be required to register. Registration form fields shall be customizable. The live-streaming solution shall provide a method for collecting questions from online viewers. Contractor shall provide Tier 1 Help Desk Service for virtual users having issues accessing the live-stream. After the event has concluded, the stream shall be available for 60 days. ***Please address whether or not the following requirement is feasible, if so please address in the ROM: The live-streaming solution shall provide 5 separate "chatrooms" for viewers to enter and chat online amongst themselves. These will be monitored by VA personnel. These rooms shall be named by the event administrator. Chat logs shall be downloadable after the event concludes. Submittal Information It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 5 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. In response to the RFI, interested contractors shall submit the following information by February 18, 2015. 1.Capabilities/Qualifications - Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform the work. 2.Teaming Arrangements - Description of Teaming Partners, Joint Ventures that your company would consider to perform the work. 3.Commercial availability - Description of the length of time your product/solution has been commercially available or, if necessary to modify your commercial product/solution, what is the impact to the commercial price, availability and magnitude of modification. 4. Socio-Economic Status - Indicate whether your company, subcontractors, teaming partners, joint ventures have a Federal Socio-Economic status, e.g., Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Disadvantaged Small Business, and Hub Zone. If Service-Disabled or Veteran Owned Small Business, is your company and or partners registered in VA's VetBiz repository? 5.Price information - Provide your commercial price history and rough order of magnitude for the same or similar products/solutions. 6.Other Market Information - Provide any other relative information, however this information shall be included within the 5 page limitation. Responses are requested via email to: Point of Contacts: Carol Newcomb, Contracting Officer, VA TAC, Carol.Newcomb@va.gov, and Kimberly Flynn, Contract Specialist, VA TAC, Kimberly.Flynn1@va.gov
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-15-R-0132 VA118-15-N-0132.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1856515&FileName=VA118-15-R-0132-000.docx)

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Record

SN03637348-W 20150211/150209234836-a1bdf3583116a4be3362e55ecfbb7ab1 (fbodaily.com)
 

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