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This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued by the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Office of Military Commissions (OMC). Note that this is not a request for offers. A determination by the Government not to issue a solicitation based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This RFI seeks industry comments to assist the Government in locating potential sources with the ability to satisfy its requirement. The critical elements of this RFI are: 1. A company that possesses an active Top Secret facility clearance, in addition to the ability to provide personnel with an active Top Secret Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance. 2. Ability for the company to provide 2 full-time Audio/Video Operator/Installers onsite in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for the duration of the contract. 3. Ability for the company, on an as needed basis, to provide a pool of at least 2 Audio/Video Operator/Installers and Broadcast Audio/Video Engineers, in addition to Remote Help Desk support. 4. Ability for the company to provide Audio/Video Operator/Installers with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in audio/video operation or installation and the use of audio/video hardware and systems in a U.S. federal, military, or state court, in addition to a minimum of three (3) years of experience working with the following vendors' equipment: Crestron, Biamp, Extron, Tandberg, For The Record, Diamante Writer and all commercially acquired equipment used by courtroom translators. 5. Ability for the company to provide Broadcast Audio/Video Engineer with a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Broadcast Audio/Video Engineer in implementing commercial audio/video hardware and systems in a U.S. federal, military, or state court, in addition to three (3) years of experience working with the following vendors' equipment: Crestron, Biamp, Extron, Tandberg, and For The Record. Small businesses including businesses in all socio-economic categories that are certified and qualified as a small business under NAICS code 517919: All Other Telecommunications with a size standard of $25.0 is encouraged to respond. RFI Guidelines: Please note that this synopsis is for INFORMATIONAL and PLANNING purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this RFI will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not pay for the information solicited nor recognize any costs associated with the submission of this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is to provide an opportunity for industry to enhance the success of any future procurement to meet this requirement. Any information obtained as a result of this RFI is intended to be used by the Government on a non-attribution basis for program planning and acquisition strategy development. Providing data/information that is limited or restricted for use by the Government for that purpose would be of very little value and such restricted/limited data/information is not solicited. By submitting the information in response to this RFI, submitters of such information consent to the release and dissemination of submitted information to any Government or non-Government entity to which WHS releases and disseminate the information for review. As such, to the extent that any information submitted in response to this RFI is marked as or construed to be proprietary or business-sensitive, submitters are hereby notified (a) about the potentiality that such information may be disclosed to third parties and (b) that submission of information in response to this RFI constitutes consent to such handling and disclosure of submitted information. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Potential small business sources are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement addressing the ability of their company to address the five critical elements listed above. Responses shall not exceed five (5) pages maximum, as described above, to the "Office of Military Commissions, Courtroom Technology Support." All responses should be an attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence. WHS will not acknowledge receipt of responses to this RFI. If you would like to arrange an alternate delivery methods please send an email to the above address. Please NO PHONE CALLS