What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking to acquire video teleconferencing equipment for the Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce Directorate at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. This opportunity is open to all businesses, as there is no set-aside for small businesses. The notice is a Sources Sought, indicating that the government is gathering information and not currently soliciting bids, which means interested vendors should track this opportunity for future developments rather than submitting proposals at this stage.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
STATEMENT OF WORK
U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce Directorate
Acquisition of Video Teleconferencing Equipment
I. Overview: The Army’s Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (AECW) Directorate has
a requirement for the supply, delivery, assembly, and arrangement of various video
teleconferencing (VTC) equipment for a newly built building located at Camp
Atterbury, Indiana.
II. Background: AECW is responsible for the readiness, training, mobilization, and
reintegration of expeditionary civilians who deploy in support of military forces
conducting Joint or U.S. Army-centric operations. Its administrative offices are
located in Camp Atterbury, Indiana. AECW is in the process of expanding its office
space and has recently completed constructing a building (Building 367) that
requires VTC equipment.
III. Objective: The objective of this requirement is to equip Building 367 with VTC
equipment no later three (3) months after award so that it is fully and seamlessly
operational for instructional purposes, presentations, and video Teams meetings
by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2026.
IV. Scope: The contractor shall supply, deliver, assemble, and arrange various
equipment in one (1) room of Building 367 at Camp Atterbury.
The list of the equipment to be acquired is shown in ‘A. Building 367 Deployment
Classroom’. Additional requirements related to the post-installation requirements
are shown in ‘B. Post-Installation Requirements.
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A. Building 367 Deployment Classroom (CLIN 0001)
Equipment and installation requirements for the Deployment Classroom are below.
Equipment described below are the minimum specifications acceptable for the equipment
required. Provided equipment shall meet or exceed these requirements. A floorplan of
Building 367 Deployment Classroom can be located in Appendix A.
Equipment Required:
Qty Item Description
2 12x Optical Zoom PTZ Network
Camera
Pan, Tilt, 12x Zoom Capable to
provide a wide area coverage and
detail. Intelligent features and can
move between pre-set positions and
zoom automatically in response to
detected events. With mounting
bracket.
1 20X Optical Zoom PTZ Network
Camera
Pan, Tilt, 20xZoom Capable to
provide a wide area coverage and
detail. Intelligent features and can
move between pre-set positions and
zoom automatically in response to
detected events. With mounting
bracket.
10 Ceiling beam forming microphone
array
Ceiling Array Microphone combined
with Audio Network Interface
delivers premium conferencing audio
with flexible signal routing and
versatile connectivity options.
16 6" Coaxial Speaker 60W in ceiling Speaker; Wide
dispersion angle; magnetically
attaching grill with security tabs; front
mounted tap selector.
1 Control System A rack-mountable control system that
can control audio and video for
presentations and Video Teams
meetings.
1 Table-top touch screen controller A tabletop touch screen featuring
web browsing, custom-
programmable icons, streaming
video, and PoE+ (Power over
Ethernet Plus) network power.
Built-in applications are provided for
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room scheduling, conferencing, and
home control. Color Graphite
1 Network Server Rack Approximately
Height 38 in
Depth 27 In
Width 31 in
Power supply
Back-up power supply
Surge Protector
37U
Black
Front door and Rear Door Vented
Casters. Must fit in Podium
1 Net Gear Switch At least 24 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
Energy Efficient Ethernet for
maximum power savings Fanless
and silent Desktop, wall or rack
mount
5 AV Bridge Driverless USB 2.0 connections, Built
for BYOD/BYOM, resolution up to
1080p, emulates webcam video and
AEC speakerphone audio over single
USB connection, emulates computer
soundcard, bridges audio and video
over Q-LAN to USB, route USB HID
events across Q-LAN networks,
external power supply
1 Multimedia Presentation Podium Wood Grain
Walnut colored
Approximately
Height 38 in
Depth 27 In
Width 31 in
Various Cables and Wires Required cables and wiring to make
equipment operational.
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Camera Equipment Installation:
- Provide and install one (1) 20x PTZ camera. The camera will point to the instructor
podium.
- Provide and install two (2) 12x PTZ cameras. The cameras will be directed at
quadrants in the rear of the room.
Beamforming Microphone Array Equipment Installation:
- Provide and install 10 recessed ceiling beams forming microphone arrays in the
space. One (1) microphone array will be placed near the front of the room to
cover the instructor’s area. The other nine (9) will be placed in the room to cover
the quadrants in the audience portion of the room.
Speaker Equipment Installation:
- Provide and install 16 recessed ceiling speakers in the room. The speakers to
be configured in four zones to allow for mix minus voice lift in the room. The
microphones in the zone will not be heard from the zone speakers.
- Provide and install one (1) four-channel amplifier.
Classroom Equipment Installation:
- Provide and install one (1) audio video DSP mixer to route the microphone arrays
and cameras to the far end user.
- The camera and audio will connect to a BYOD in the room.
- The system will automatically select a camera and camera preset that will go to
the far end user with the room audio.
- The camera selection will happen from the audio picked up by the microphones in
the room.
- The mic that picks up the most audio will trigger the preset to cover that area.
- Provide and install one (1) touch panel to allow engaging and disengaging the auto
camera.
- Provide manual controls on the touch panel for allowing fine tuning a set camera
selection if desired.
- Connect system to the 4 TV’s that are mounted on the walls.
- Install Cat 6e wire and data ports to accommodate TV Positions for the 100” TVs.
Power will be installed by Camp Atterbury prior to equipment installation.
- Provide Podium
- Touch screen panel and BYOD device will be located at the podium.
- Network rack shall be installed into the Podium.
Cable and Wire Inst…
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