Professional Video Production and Photography Services for the U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi

The U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi is soliciting professional video production and photography services under RFQ PR16146906 to support social media outreach for U.S. Mission activities, with work primarily conducted in Abu Dhabi and Dubai across the United Arab Emirates. The contract requires the selected contractor to deliver twelve full-scale video productions with a three-person crew, twelve edited videos from government-provided raw footage, twenty-four small-scale mobile-optimized videos captured by a single content creator, and up to one hundred photography service days, each yielding at least ten professionally edited high-resolution images. All work must comply with strict technical standards, including Arabic-English translation, subtitle inclusion, and format optimization for platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp, with deliverables produced within 24 to 48 hours of filming and subject to up to six rounds of revisions. The contract is awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, where quotations must pass ten mandatory technical criteria and achieve an Acceptable rating for past performance to be considered—failure on any single criterion renders a bid ineligible. Pricing must be submitted in AED, and the period of performance is twelve months, beginning September 9, 2026, or on the award date if later. The contractor must be actively registered in SAM with a valid UEI and CAGE code, possess a commercial license from the UAE, maintain a permanent business presence in the country, and provide proof of insurance covering equipment and Defense Base Act compliance. Personnel must comply with Department of State identification policies, clearly disclose contractor status in all communications, and refrain from using U.S. government logos. Security requirements mandate adherence to safeguarding standards for information systems, prohibition of FASC-controlled unmanned aircraft systems and covered telecommunications equipment, and implementation of a written quality assurance plan. Invoices must be submitted electronically to USMissionUAEInvoices@state.gov, itemized by CLIN, include VAT as a separate line, reference the purchase order number, and report photography service days claimed; payment is made via EFT within 30 days of acceptance. Quotations must be submitted as PDFs under 10 MB via email to AbuDhabiContracts@state.gov by August 10, 2026, with mandatory attachments including a signed SF-1449, proof of SAM registration, work samples, insurance documentation, business credentials, and a QA plan. No subcontracting is permitted, and all content produced becomes the sole property of