This is a sources sought notice for specialized esports stage automation equipment for the U. S. Army Esports team at Fort Knox, KY. The project involves procurement, delivery, installation, and integration of a broadcast, audiovisual, and stage lighting system. The facility requires modernization to a standardized, high-production value broadcast system. Work hours are strictly **** to ****, Monday through Friday. Vendor personnel must comply with Fort Knox security and access control procedures. A 5-year warranty is applicable to specified automation equipment. Responses are due by August 14, 2026, 10:00 AM ET.
Phase 1: Procurement Logistics must be completed within 30 days of contract signature. Phase 2: First Fix Cabling within 15 days of site delivery. Phase 3: Hardware Integration within 10 days of first fix. Phase 4: Programming Tuning within 7 days of hardware deployment. Phase 5: Final Acceptance within 5 days of tuning.
A comprehensive 5-year warranty is applicable to all central automation, matrix switching, software layers, hardware control interfaces, and network processing elements specified under the signal processing automation systems classification, covering component defects, hardware failure, and firmware bugs from the final system acceptance date.
The U. S. Government is seeking information from qualified small businesses, including those in the 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business categories.
The penalty for non-compliance with limitations on subcontracting is the greater of $500,000 or the dollar amount spent in excess of permitted levels on subcontractors.
Failure of vendor personnel to obtain base access will not relieve the vendor from meeting the project schedule timelines.