Streaming Media Hosting, Management, and Distribution Services

The Administrative Offices of the U.S. Courts is soliciting proposals for a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) streaming media hosting, management, and distribution platform. This requirement is for a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution and is being conducted in accordance with the Judiciary Guide for Small Purchase Procedures. The procurement is unrestricted and does not include a small business set-aside. Interested vendors must submit their responses via email to the designated points of contact, David Kelley and Kelly Weidner, by the deadline of 2:00 PM EST on September 21, 2026. Any inquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted no later than 2:00 PM EST on September 10, 2026. The evaluation process includes a technical approach assessment that requires a live product demonstration conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. Vendors must adhere to specific instructions regarding scheduling, time limits, and presentation constraints during this demonstration. Additionally, the solicitation includes a comprehensive requirements checklist that outlines mandatory platform capabilities. These technical requirements cover user account controls, content management, media upload and ingest methods, transcoding and encoding, integrated player features, hosting availability, storage scalability, and rigorous security and access controls.