Transcription and real-time Captioning services

Special Notice THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This is a Special Notice that includes a request for submission of a Statement of Capability (SOC) addressing the capability to provide both transcription and real-time captioning services for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Office of Public Affairs. Transcription and captioning services fall under the following NAICS codes: 561410: Document Preparation Services and 561492: Court Reporting and Stenotype Services. This Special Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals for the work described in the attached documents. Responders are advised that the DLA will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice. REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES The propose of issuing this Statement of Capabilities is to identify potential contractors and assess their capability to provide transcriptions of video interviews, stream video events, and provide real-time captioning of live events via a remote captioner, in compliance with ADA Section 508, to DLA- Office of Public Affairs. Please see the Performance Work Statement (PWS), for a complete breakdown of specific requirements. The following summary is meant to provide a general overview of this requirement. DLA requires that all interested parties address all requirements within this notice by posted deadline. DLA requires responders address all PWS requirements in this Notice by posted deadline of Not-Later-Than (NLT) August 18, 2014 at 12:00 P.M. local Fort Belvoir, VA time. The SOC shall provide the following: To Interested Vendors (1) A brief narrative discussing your capability to perform the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Responders shall not simply restate or rephrase the Government's requirements provided in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), but rather provide a convincing rationale explaining how the offeror intends to provide those services. (2) A brief narrative discussion of your previous experience with Government contracting and doing business with the Government. Include contract numbers and contact information (Organization, Representative's Name, mailing, address, telephone, and e-mail) for each experience cited. (3) Responder's Business size, CAGE code, NAICS code applicable to this requirement, TIN, DUNS number, GSA Contract Number (if the company has a GSA Schedule), and Point of Contact Information. (4) Responses shall be provided based on the following limitations and format requirements: - o No more than five pages for each narrative response focus area - o Font is Times New Roman, 12 point. - o White space and conventional paragraphing are required for readability - o The deadline for submission is Not-Later-Than (NLT) Friday August 18, 2014 at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time. THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This Special Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.