Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, Boulder, CO Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase - Audio Visual (AV) Services/Rental for Annual Public Saf... National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, Boulder, CO Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase - Audio Visual (AV) Services/Rental for Annual Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting in Chicago, IL from July 8-11th, 2019 Specifications/Requirements The Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, the below rental equipment and AV services in support of the Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting, July 8, 2019 through July 11, 2019. A. Rental Equipment to be made available from setup, July 8, 2019, through close of meeting, July 11, 2019. The below quantities are notional. As the expert, the Contractor may suggest alternative quantities. 1. 1 x 4 VGA Video DA: qty 8 2. 12 Channel Mixer (8 Mono 2 Stereo): qty 2 3. 4-Speaker Sound System: qty 4 4. 7'6"x13'4" Fast Fold Screen Package - Front Screen: qty 11 5. 8X1 Seamless Switcher: qty 7 6. Confidence Monitor Package: qty 4 7. Drape and Uplighting Package: qty 4 8. Gooseneck Microphone: qty 2 9. House Sound System: qty 2 10. Ki-Pro Video Recording Package: qty 6 11. Laser Pointer: qty 12 12. Lenovo T430: qty 8 13. Passive Direct Box: qty 6 14. Signal Cue Light: qty 4 15. Speaker Timer with Large Display: qty 1 16. Stage Wash - Truss Towers: qty 4 17. Wireless Handheld Microphone: qty 11 18. Wireless Lavaliere Microphone: qty 11 19. Wireless Mouse: qty 3 B. AV Services to be made available from setup, July 8, 2019, through close of meeting, July 11, 2019, for the following labor categories. The Contractor may suggest alternative labor categories. 1. Projection Operator 2. Audio Engineer I. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE No later than 15 days after the date of Award through close of business, July 11, 2019. II. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The Westin Michigan Ave 909 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 312-756-0774 Fax: 855-821-6542 This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify small businesses with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirement (see Technical Specifications above), NIST may conduct a small business set-aside competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition will be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible small business sources (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 561920 (Convention and Trade Show Organizers), Size Standard $11M. Interested small business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to three (3) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research. Any proprietary information should be clearly marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than 1:00 pm MST, Thursday May 9, 2019. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send emails and any inquiries to Michael Fredericks, Contracting Officer, at michael.fredericks@nist.gov