SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Stereo Pair Satellite Services
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (M/CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-R-11-0009
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2011
- Point of Contact
- Wayne D Greene, Phone: 202-382-7860, Herman P Shaw, Fax: 202-382-7870
- E-Mail Address
-
wgreene@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(wgreene@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Governors has a requirement, requires the lease of a stereo pair on the Intelsat 7 or Intelsat 10 satellites located at 68.5 Degrees East Longitude. Service must be on a Ku-Band South Africa beam transponder on the Intelsat 7 Satellite or a Ku-Band Europe/South Africa beam transponder on the Intelsat 10 Satellite. Intelsat 7 South Africa Beam Intelsat 10 Europe/South Africa Beam. The stereo pair must be Free-To-Air (FTA) on an MPEG2/DVB compliant transmission system. The data rate of the stereo must be a minimum of 128 kb/s for the pair. The BBG/IBB Technical Services and Innovation (TSI) Satellite Division will work with the Intelsat 7/Intelsat 10 provider to determine the best BBG/IBB feed source. The options will include the: (1) Intelsat 332.5 Degree East satellite C-Band Right Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP) Down. (2) Eutelsat Hot Bird (HB) 13 Degree East satellite Ku-Band Linear Vertical Polarization Down. (3) Asiasat-3A 105.5 Degree East satellite C-Band Linear Horizontal Polarization Down. (4) NewSkies 57 Degree East satellite C-Band Right Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP) Down. The Start of Service (SOS) date will be determined based on the availability of funding and mutually agreed between the selected provider and the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer -AR/CO. The Base Year of the contract will be from the SOS Date and continue for 365 days (366 days in the event of a leap year). The subsequent Option Years will follow sequentially for a total contract duration not to exceed 7 years. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 517410. No Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) rating assigned. The Solicitation is attached hereto. Proposals shall be in writing and must be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. Faxed or emailed proposals will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at the email address or facsimile number provided at the end of this notice. Please note that the deadline for submission of questions by 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time on March 23, 2011. Questions must be submitted in writing by email to: wgreene@bbg.gov. Proposals shall be submitted as an original and two copies must be sent via courier or overnight delivery prior to the deadline. Proposals should be addressed to ATTN: Wayne Greene, Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 4007, Washington, DC 20237 by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on April 22, 2010. The point of contact for this requirement is Wayne Greene, Contract Specialist who can be reached via email at wgreene@bbg.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency.
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- Record
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