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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 11, 2009 FBO #2723
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- Notice of Intent for Teleprompter for Office of Communications

Notice Date

5/9/2009
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

512191 — Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
 

Contracting Office

1st Floor, Rear Entrance 7111 Security Blvd. Baltimore MD 21244
 

ZIP Code

21244
 

Solicitation Number

SSA-NOT-09-1610
 

Response Due

5/13/2009
 

Point of Contact

Ed Casswell, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659490, Fax 4109659560, - Christopher D Mettee, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-965-9486, Fax 410-965-9560
 

E-Mail Address

ed.casswell@ssa.gov, christopher.mettee@ssa.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Notice of Intent - SSA Office of Communications needs to replace its 20-year-old studio and field prompter systems in SSA's Broadcast Studio at SSA Headquarters, Baltimore Maryland. The currently-installed prompter system contains many features that are out of date, or broken and not repairable. There are newer, easier to use and energy efficient systems available with multiple features that will facilitate the needs of the studio and field production. The newer systems use less energy and at the same time provide more prompter text visibility in the studio and on location. For SSA, a critical feature is the ability to import documents and data from various Windows Office formats in multiple languages. SSA's current prompter system does not contain character sets for any languages other than English. As SSA's outreach efforts to non-English speaking groups increases, this feature will be quite valuable to the agency in the near future. SSA intends to negotiate with the York Telecom Corporation of Eatontown, New Jersey for a replacement teleprompting system that meets SSA’s requirement. York Telecom is uniquely qualified in that SSA currently has a maintenance contract with them for SSA studios. The Teleprompter system requested will be an integral part of the Broadcast Center’s Studio and Field Production Units. This system is used to display scripts through the lens of the camera and will be used by all levels of on-camera talent from the Commissioner to professional talent who are paid for their time. This equipment is installed on the front of the camera. If a Third Party were to install this equipment on the cameras, it could void the on-going maintenance agreement for the cameras which York Telecom Corporation now maintains. If the teleprompter failed to function properly, it would be difficult to assess the responsibility. This could lead to significant downtime which is unacceptable to the Office of Communications and its clients. See Note #22. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (09-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-NOT-09-1610/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD

Zip Code: 21235

Country: US
 

Record

SN01813373-F 20090511/090509233006 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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