IDIQ Audio Visual (AV) Equipment and Installation

The purpose of this solicitation is to pre-qualify one or more contractors who can provide for the purchase, installation and test of Audio/Visual (A/V) equipment. As services are needed task orders will be competed among all contractors that have been pre-qualified. The task orders will include detailed task order statements of work describing the specific work, background, prior related work, known problems, timing requirements, and deliverables. The CAO provides non-legislative support services to approximately 10,000 people located in the U.S. Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), Member district offices, and the five House office buildings, Cannon, Longworth, Rayburn, O’Neill and Ford. The House Recording Studio (HRS), as part of the CAO organization, is tasked with: a. Broadcasting Committee hearings; b. Upgrading the audio-visual equipment in hearing rooms; c. Providing video and audio programming, radio and television studios, editing, duplicating and media distribution services. This statement of work establishes the level of effort and sample deliverables needed to provide HRS with specified A/V assistance in support of planned and future installation efforts. HRS is seeking contractors experienced in the construction of audio/video facilities, to upgrade the audio-visual equipment in House Committee hearing rooms on an as needed basis. To be considered qualified for this effort; contractors must possess sufficient experience, past performance, personnel capabilities, computer capabilities, and financial stability. In addition, firms must demonstrate detailed knowledge and experience in each of the following areas: 1. Firm shall have audio systems installation experience to include: a. QLAN/AES67/Dante audio networks; b. QSC Audio QSYS Software; c. The use of steerable loudspeakers/arrays; d. Amplifier control and monitoring; and e. Proper installation and testing procedures for audio systems cabling. 2. AV system installation experience including: a. Use of various display technologies (projection, flat screen monitors, etc.); b. Broadcast quality camera systems; c. "Virtual monitor wall" configuration for production displays; d. Serial digital interface (SDI) signal distribution; e. Video over twisted pair; and f. Proper installation and testing procedures for AV system cabling. 3. Control systems installation experience including: a. General AMX system programming; and b. Customized AMX programming to allow control of non-standard devices via AMX/Crestron. c. Knowledge of creating and modifying graphics using Photoshop CS6 5. Experience with "speaker timer" system integration e.g. D’San. 6. Experience integrating all of the above disciplines into a single cohesive system. 7. All project leads and foreman assigned to House of Representative projects must have recent InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist-Installation (CTS-I) certifications.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Audio-Visual Equipment.
Division 27 -	Communications, Common Work Results for Communications.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security.