5836--Salt Lake City (SLC) Remote Editing Equipment

Page 20 of 20 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Health Administration Program Contracting Activity Central St. Louis 4401 Meramec Bottom Road, St. Louis, MO 63129 May 12, 2020 **IMPORTANT: Please read this email notice in full BEFORE responding! ** THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS OF ANY KIND. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 36C77620Q0095 THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFQ), BUT AN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). There is no commitment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) to issue a solicitation, make an award, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of this effort. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither committed nor obligate to pay for information provided, and no basis for claims against VA shall arise as a result of a response to this request

for information. 1. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) has a requirement for providing Virtual Edit Workflow (Remote Editing Equipment) for its Salt Lake City, UT office. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supervision, training, and other resources required to deliver and provide remote editing furniture necessary to accommodate agency s editing equipment. 2. The purpose of this notice is to determine interest and capabilities of potential qualified SDVOSB and VOSB concerns relative to the North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 333316 (Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing. To be considered a SDVOSB/VOSB concern offerors shall be registered and verified in www.vip.vetbiz.gov. 3. Final statement of capability response submissions and this form must be submitted via email no later than 1:00 p.m. CST, Monday May 18, 2020 to shaunte.chandler@va.gov. Please include Virtual Editing Workflow in the subject line of all correspondence. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only and to find interested and capable vendors. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. No Fax/Facsimile Submissions will be accepted. A complete response satisfies the information requested below. Interested and capable firms are requested to provide the following data/information. a) Company s name: b) Company s address: c) Company s point of contact name: d) Company s phone, fax, and email address: e) Company s Tax ID Number: f) Company s DUNS number and Cage Code: DUNS: CAGE CODE: g) Type of business, e.g. Small Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) Firm, SBA Certified HUBZone Firm, Women Owned Small Business, SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Small Business, or Other than Small Business, relative to NAICS code 333316. h) Federal Supply Schedule number (if applicable). NAICS code connected to the Federal Supply Schedule number: i) Statement of Capability, to include salient characteristics, that demonstrates your business s capability and past performance in providing and meeting the type of service/supply requirement; to include the data and information stated herein. 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. 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. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. NOTE: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Announcement. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a Pre-Solicitation Notice and Solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website or GSA E-buy. It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and GSA E-buy for release of any future solicitations that may result from this Sources Sought Announcement. However, responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. 1. Title of Project: Virtual Editing Workflow 2. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Employee Education System (EES), through the Broadcast and Video Division, (EES B/V) provides pre-production, production and post-production video support to customers throughout the VA system. EES leadership has determined that Salt Lake City Broadcast and Video employees will become virtual before June 30, 2020. The remote editing equipment is needed for staff to perform their duties as virtual employees. 3. Objective: To have three remote editing suites and all necessary equipment for functional video editing systems. 4. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supervision, training, and other resources required to deliver and provide virtual editing necessary to accommodate the workflow. 4.1. Specific Salient Characteristic Traits of Remote Editing Equipment: The Contractor shall provide Remote Editing Equipment, Brand Name or Equal, in order to meet the existing government environment: HPZ4 GZ (AVID Certified) 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon W-2145 Eight-Core, 4 X 8 GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC Registered RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Graphics Card (5GB), Win 10 Pro 64bit, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Part No. Z4G4AVID-1 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: HPZ4 GZ (Avid Certified) 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon W-2145 Eight-Core, 4 X 8 GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC Registered RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Graphics Card (5GB), Win 10 Pro 64bit Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Crucial Part No. CT16G4RFD8266 Quantity: 2 Salient Characteristics: 16GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM Crucial 32GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Crucial Part No. CT32G4RFD4266 Quantity: 2 Salient Characteristics: 32GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM Thunderbolt 3 PCIe 2-Port I/O Card, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: HP Part No. 3UU05AA Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Thunderbolt 3 PCIe 2-Port I/O Card G-Technology 5TB ArmorATD USB 3.1 Gen 1 External Hard Drive, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: G-Technology Part No.: 0G10478-1 Quantity: 22 (8 for STL) Salient Characteristics: 5TB ArmorATD USB 3.1 Gen 1 External Hard Drive G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 56TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 14TB), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: G-Technology Part No. 0G10401-1 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: G-SPEED Shuttle 56TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 14TB) mLogic mTape LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Archiving Drive, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: mLogic Part No. MTAPE-TB3-LTO8 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: mTape LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Archiving Drive Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks (Download), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Magic Bullet Looks Part No. MAGIC-LOOKS-F Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Downloadable Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks NewBlueFX TotalFX 7 - Perpetual (Download), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: New Blue Part No. SKUTFX7-PERPETUAL Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Downloadable NewBlueFX TotalFX 7 - Perpetual iZotope RX 7 Advanced - Audio Restoration and Enhancement Software (Download), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: iZotope Part No. 10-RX7ADV Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Downloadable iZotope RX 7 Advanced - Audio Restoration and Enhancement Software Boris FX Sapphire 2019 + Continuum 2019 + Mocha 2019 for Avid Bundle (with 1 Year of Upgrades and Support, Download), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Boris FX Part No. BCCSMAVX Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Downloadable Boris FX Sapphire 2019 + Continuum 2019 + Mocha 2019 for Avid Bundle Final Draft 11 Screenwriting Software (Download), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Final Draft Part No. FD11-DIG Quantity: 2 Salient Characteristics: Downloadable 11 Screenwriting Software Acronis True Image 2020 (3 Computers, Perpetual, Retail Box), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Acronis Part No. TI33B2ENS Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Acronis True Image 2020 MacDrive 10 Standard MacDrive, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: MacDrive Part No. MacDrive 10 Standard Quantity: 3 Salient Characteristics: MacDrive 10 Standard Marquis Solo Parking + Annual Support, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Marquis Part No. Chesapeake Quantity: 3 Salient Characteristics: Marquis Solo Parking + Annual Support Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 (3-Year Subscription), Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Norton Part No. 666624 Quantity: 3 Salient Characteristics: Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 ShotPut Pro Windows, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: ShotPut Pro Part No. N/A Quantity: 3 Salient Characteristics: ShotPut Pro Windows Add on to existing Cloud UX System, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. 9920-65025-00 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Cloud UX System Media Composer | Cloud Remote 10, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. 9935-72199-00 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Media Composer Cloud Remote 10 MediaCentral | Deliver 10 Manufacturer: Avid Part No. 9935-72189-00 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Media Central Deliver 10 Dell R640: 32GB MediaCentral Production Management Engine Dell PowerEdge R640 XL, Win Server 2016 Standard, Single Intel Xeon Silver 4116 2.1Ghz 12core Processor, 32GB RAM, 2x480GB SSD RAID 1, 3yr 7x24 ProSupport w/ NBD Onsite after diagonal, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. 9635-70310-00 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Dell R640: 32GB MediaCentral Production Management Engine Dell PowerEdge R640 XL, Win Server 2016 Standard, Single Intel Xeon Silver 4116 2.1Ghz 12core Processor, 32GB RAM, 2x480GB SSD RAID 1, 3yr 7x24 ProSupport w/ NBD Onsite after diagonal Optional Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for all Dell R640 configurations, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. 9635-70438-00 Quantity: 1 Salient Characteristics: Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for all Dell R640 Avid Professional Services, Project Management, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. ST-CI-6005 Quantity: 2 Salient Characteristics: Avid Professional Services, Project Management Avid Professional Services, System Commissioning, Brand Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. SM-C-DM Quantity: 4 Salient Characteristics: Avid Professional Services, System Commissioning Avid Professional Services, Workflow Services, Brane Name or Equal Manufacturer: Avid Part No. FP-STX Quantity: 4 Salient Characteristics: Avid Professional Services, Workflow Services 0.5 x 12" Touch Fastener Straps (Black, 10-Pack), Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Pearstone Part No. PES051210B Quantity: 6 Salient characteristics: 0.5 x 12" Touch Fastener Straps (Black, 10-Pack) H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Recorder Home Studio Kit (Black), Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Zoom Part No. ZOH4NPROBLKC Quantity: 1 Salient characteristics: H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Recorder Home Studio Kit (Black) PCH-4n Protective Case, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Zoom Part No. ZPCH4N Quantity: 1 Salient characteristics: PCH-4n Protective Case for Zoom H4n Handy Recorder AES/EBU Snake, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Hosa Technology Part No. AES-803T Quantity: 1 Salient characteristics: AES/EBU Snake - DB25 Connector to 4x XLR3M and 4x XLR3F 39 USB 2.0 Extension Cable with Booster (Black), Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Pearstone Part No. USB-AFAM39A Quantity: 6 Salient characteristics: 39' USB 2.0 Extension Cable with Booster (Black) 35 Active HDMI Cable with RedMere Chipset, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Pearstone Part No. HDA-A435 Quantity: 3 Salient characteristics: 35' Active HDMI with RedMere Chipset DisplayPort Cable, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Kramer Part No. C-DPM/DPM-35 Quantity: 6 Salient characteristics: DisplayPort Male to DisplayPort Male Cable (35') 3U FULL RACK SHORT DEPTH f/1-2 WFM4/5x500, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Tektronix Part No. TEWFMRACKS2 Quantity: 3 Salient characteristics: 3U FULL RACK SHORT DEPTH f/1-2 WFM4/5x500 SM Series XLR M to XLR F Microphone Cable - 30' (9.1 m), Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Pearstone Part No. SM-30 Quantity: 2 Salient characteristics: SM Series XLR M to XLR F Microphone Cable - 30' (9.1 m) Standard Series 1/4" TRS to 3-Pin XLR Female Cable (6 ), Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Comprehensive Part No. XLRJ-SPPS-6ST Quantity: 4 Salient characteristics: Standard Series 1/4" TRS to 3-Pin XLR Female Cable (6') Stereo 1/4" Phone Male to XLR Male Cable (24-Gauge) - 30', Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Pro Co Sound Excellines Part No. BPBQXM-30 Quantity: 4 Salient characteristics: Stereo 1/4" Phone Male to XLR Male Patch Cable (24-Gauge) - 30' Microsoft Office, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Microsoft Part No. MIOHAB2019 Quantity: 4 (STL) Salient characteristics: Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 (1-User License, Download) 16GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz 260-pin SODIMM Notebook Memory - 900853, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: VisionTek Part No. 900853 / A8781366 Quantity: 4 (STL) Salient characteristics: 16GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz 260-pin SODIMM Notebook Memory G-SPEED Shuttle 24TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 6TB), Band Name or Equal. Manufacturer: G-Technology Part No. 0G10072-1 Quantity: 2 Salient characteristics: G-SPEED Shuttle 24TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 6TB) Z27 27" 16:9 4K UHD IPS Display, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: HP Part No. 2TB68A8#ABA Quantity: 2 Salient characteristics: Z27 27" 16:9 4K UHD IPS Display 8010 Studio Monitor Kit with 7040 Subwoofer and Stereo Volume Control, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: Genelec Part No. GE8010APSK Quantity: 1 Salient characteristics: 8010 Studio Monitor Kit with 7040 Subwoofer and Stereo Volume Control Level Pilot X Desktop Speaker Volume Controller with XLR Connectivity, Brand Name or Equal. Manufacturer: TC Electronic Part No. LEVELPILOTX Quantity: 1 Salient characteristics: Level Pilot X Desktop Speaker Volume Controller with XLR Connectivity 5. Applicable Documents: N/A. 6. Mandatory Tasks and Deliverables: The Contractor shall perform the mandatory tasks and provide the specific deliverables described below within the period of performance stated in this Statement of Work (SOW). If, for any reason, any deliverable cannot be delivered on time according to the below schedule, the Contractor shall provide a written explanation to the Program Manager (PM)/Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) three days prior to deliverable due date. This written transmittal shall include a firm commitment of when the work shall be completed. This transmittal to the PM/OR shall cite the reasons for the delay and the impact on the overall project. The Contractor shall not commit or permit any act that interferes with the performance of work awarded to another Contractor or with the performance of Government employees. In any case where, in the course of fulfilling the contract requirements, the Contractor disturbs any work guaranteed under another separate contract, the Contractor must restore such disturbed work. Task 6.1: The Contractor shall deliver items: 1 42. Deliverable 6.1: The contractor shall provide all deliverables as defined in Table 1. Table 1, Mandatory Deliverable Table Deliverables Description Quantity Due Date 6.1A HPZ4 GZ (AVID Certified) 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon W-2145 Eight-Core, 4 X 8 GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC Registered RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Graphics Card (5GB), Win 10 Pro 64bit 1 Within period of performance. 6.1B Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM 2 Within period of performance. 6.1C Crucial 32GB DDR4-2666 RDIMM 2 Within period of performance. 6.1D HP Thunderbolt 3 PCIe 2-Port I/O Card 1 Within period of performance. 6.1E G-Technology 5TB ArmorATD USB 3.1 Gen 1 External Hard Drive 22 Within period of performance. 6.1F G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 56TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 14TB) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1G mLogic mTape LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Archiving Drive 1 Within period of performance. 6.1H Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks (Download) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1I NewBlueFX TotalFX 7 - Perpetual (Download) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1J iZotope RX 7 Advanced - Audio Restoration and Enhancement Software (Download) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1K Boris FX Sapphire 2019 + Continuum 2019 + Mocha 2019 for Avid Bundle (with 1 Year of Upgrades and Support, Download) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1L Final Draft 11 Screenwriting Software (Download) 2 Within period of performance. 6.1M Acronis True Image 2020 (3 Computers, Perpetual, Retail Box) 1 Within period of performance. 6.1N MacDrive 10 Standard MacDrive 3 Within period of performance. 6.1O Marquis Solo Parking + Annual Support 3 Within period of performance. 6.1P Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 3-Year Subscription 3 Within period of performance. 6.1Q ShotPut Pro Windows 3 Within period of performance. 6.1R Add on to existing Cloud UX system 1 Within period of performance. 6.1S Media Composer | Cloud Remote 10 1 Within period of performance. 6.1T MediaCentral | Deliver 10 1 Within period of performance. 6.1U Dell R640: 32GB MediaCentral Production Management Engine Dell PowerEdge R640 XL, Win Server 2016 Standard, Single Intel Xeon Silver 4116 2.1Ghz 12core Processor, 32GB RAM, 2x480GB SSD RAID 1, 3yr 7x24 ProSupport w/ NBD Onsite after diag 1 Within period of performance. 6.1V Optional Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for all Dell R640 configurations 1 Within period of performance. 61W Avid Professional Services, Project Management 2 Within period of performance. 6.1X Avid Professional Services, System Commissioning 4 Within period of performance. 6.1Y Avid Professional Services, Workflow Services 4 Within period of performance. 6.1Z Pearstone 0.5 x 12" Touch Fastener Straps (Black, 10-Pack) 6 Within period of performance. 7.1A Zoom H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Recorder Home Studio Kit (Black) 1 Within period of performance. 7.1B Zoom PCH-4n Protective Case for Zoom H4n Handy Recorder 1 Within period of performance. 7.1C Hosa Technology AES/EBU Snake - DB25 Connector to 4x XLR3M and 4x XLR3F - 9.8' (3m) 1 Within period of performance. 7.1D Pearstone 39' USB 2.0 Extension Cable with Booster (Black) 6 Within period of performance. 7.1E Pearstone 35' Active HDMI with RedMere Chipset 3 Within period of performance. 7.1F Kramer DisplayPort Male to DisplayPort Male Cable (35') 6 7.1G Tektronix 3U FULL RACK SHORT DEPTH f/1-2 WFM4/5x 3 Within period of performance. 7.1H Pearstone SM Series XLR M to XLR F Microphone Cable - 30' (9.1 m) 2 Within period of performance. 7.1I Comprehensive Standard Series 1/4" TRS to 3-Pin XLR Female Cable (6') 4 Within period of performance. 7.1J Pro Co Sound Excellines Stereo 1/4" Phone Male to XLR Male Patch Cable (24-Gauge) - 30' 4 Within period of performance. 7.1K Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 (1-User License, Download) 4 Within period of performance. 7.1L VisionTek 16GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz 260-pin SODIMM Notebook Memory - 900853 4 Within period of performance. 7.1M G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 24TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 6TB) 2 Within period of performance. 7.1N HP Z27 27" 16:9 4K UHD IPS Display 2 Within period of performance. 7.1O Genelec 8010 Studio Monitor Kit with 7040 Subwoofer and Stereo Volume Control 1 Within period of performance. 7.1P TC Electronic Level Pilot X Desktop Speaker Volume Controller with XLR Connectivity 1 Within period of performance.