This sources sought announcement is for information and planning and market research purposes only; it is not a commitment to the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this sources sought announcement. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Belvoir (MICC), on behalf of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (USAMDW), intends to procure services to provide and operate the high definition video equipment and control center technician services to broadcast the entire 238th Army Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony that will be held at the Father Duffy Plaza, Times Square, NY, on 14 June 2013. Broadcast must be displayed on a 20'x 40' digital video screen in Time Square and must be within 500 feet of the ceremony to simulcast the ceremony to the Times Square's visitors who cannot see the ceremony from where they are standing. Using small business set-aside procedures in accordance with FAR Part 19 or under full and open competitive procedures. If at least two small business concerns are determined by the Government to be capable of performing this requirement based on the evaluation of the capability packages submitted by 10:00AM, 7 June 2013, the requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for small business concerns in accordance with FAR Part 19. If capability packages are not received from at least two responsible small business concerns in accordance with FAR Part 19 by the response date or if the Government determines that no small business concerns in accordance with FAR Part 19 are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability packages submitted; this requirement will be solicited under full and open competitive procedures.

Only small businesses are to submit capability packages. Interested small business concerns in NAICS code 541850 with a size standard of 7.M are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The capability packages for this source sought is not a proposal, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified above. Capability packages must not exceed three (3) pages and must be submitted via e-mail to Haydee L. Soto-Carreras, at [email protected] at no cost to or obligation to the government.

Areas or tasks where a contractor does not have prior experience should be annotated as such.

To assist us in maintaining a list of small business interest concerns for this procurement, please provide your company's name, point of contact (POC), address, phone number, and business size under the above NAICS code to Haydee L. Soto-Carreras, Contract Specialists, for this procurement.

All amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. quote mark Responses to the Sources Sought must be submitted by email to the POC identified below. No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. No phone calls will be accepted. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. POC is Ms. Haydee L. Soto-Carreras, at [email protected].

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