CSO- CMH Oral History Transcription Services IDIQ - AOI 008

Federal Agency: Army
Office: Army Contracting Command — Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) AoI Title: The Center of Military History (CMH) – Oral History Transcription Services CSO AoI Number: AoI 008
AoI Release Date: 13 May 2026
Responses: See W912CH-25-S-C001 for Procedure Details

1. General Information

1.1Introduction
This Area of Interest (AoI) is issued utilizing the ACC‑DTA Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) W912CH-25-S-C001. The Center of Military History (CMH) seeks proposals for oral history transcription services to provide interviews conducted by Army historians. This procurement requires the contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform transcription services. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers. Offerors shall provide a detailed narrative demonstrating their organizational capacity and a proven record of delivering effective, efficient transcription services comparable in scope of this requirement. The narrative must include specific examples of transcription service samples showing past performance and expertise in this area. This CSO AoI seeks to solicit innovative solutions that meet the objectives detailed in Sections 1.2 and 1.3. The term innovative is defined as any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of proposal submission, or any new application of an existing technology, process or method as of the proposal date. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple options. ACC-DTA is not obligated to extend a request for proposal or make an award as a result of this CSO AoI; all awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations. This CSO AoI is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any costs incurred by the Offeror associated with developing a Response. Prior to commencement of any activities associated with performance under this CSO AoI, the Government will issue a written directive or contractual document signed by the Contracting Officer with appropriate consideration established. ACC-DTA reserves the right to modify the requirements of this CSO AoI. The authority to issue this CSO AoI is derived from ACC-DTA Commercial Solutions Opening W912CH-25-S-C001, dated 10 July 2025. The CSO authority is Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, Public Law 117-807, and Class Deviation 2022-O0007.