Audiovisual Support Services

The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) requires comprehensive instructional support services through its Audiovisual Facility (AVF). This requirement encompasses graphics, still photography, video production, classroom audiovisual technical support, electronic publishing, and printing and document reproduction services. Work also includes support for the TechLab and Immersive Training programs, as well as the management of projects and resources within the on-campus eLearning and Innovation Lab. The AVF utilizes a television studio, editing suites, and a videoconferencing studio to maintain the campus closed-circuit television system and facilitate technology-enabled instructional practices.

Solicitation SFSIAQ17R0005 is a combined synopsis/solicitation for these services, which take place in Arlington, Virginia. The procurement is classified under NAICS 512110 for Motion Picture and Video Production and PSC R. This opportunity is designated as an SBA (SBA) Total Small Business set-aside. Administrative updates via amendments included the addition of an ePublication Technical Manager role, adjusted effective dates for contract line items, and the removal of specific clauses and redundant sections within the solicitation documents.

Responses for this solicitation are due by June 16, 2017. Jonathan A. Elsasser serves as the primary point of contact for the acquisition. The notice includes 23 attachments, such as the Performance Work Statement, proposal instructions, evaluation factors, a price matrix, and formal question and answer documentation. These materials provide the framework for the professional staff of graphic artists, technicians, videographers, and photographers required to execute the mission of the Foreign Service Institute.