Department of Defense, Television-Audio Support Activity (T-ASA), Contracts Division, 3116 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan AFB, CA 95652- 1068

58 -- TELEVISION BREAK-AWAY/AUTOMATION SYSTEM SOL 5R4-BB POC Brigitte Bryant, Contract Specialist, (916) 643-4896 or Richard H. Talbert, Contracting Officer, (916) 643-4896. The Television Audio Support Activity (T-ASA) will be conducting a pre-solicitation conference IAW FAR 15.404. Tentative date of the conference is scheduled for 29 Aug 95 at T-ASA, Mather, CA. Purpose of the conference is to discuss the following requirement: Requirements contract for Television Break-away/Automation System. One base year and two option years. Estimated quantity for base year is 15 each; 1st option year is 10 each; and 2nd option year is 10 each. The system shall provide spot insertion into network programming streams and provide programming if network feed is lost. Basic system will consist of a windows based open architecture control system with 6 each machine control interfaces, optional 20-input channel routing system, an open architecture 2 channel Digital Disk Recorder (DDR) with simultaneous record/playback capability, media database and control software, and bypass switch to route network feeds around system in the event of system failure or power loss. Each system input/output will consist of Betacam quality video and 2 each channels of audio. System must be expandable in increments to 12 each machine control interfaces, 4 each output channel. DDR capable of simultaneous playback of full motion video on all channels, additional disk media, workstations, TCP/IP network interfaces, and telephone interfaces to be ordered, as options, with or separate from basic system. A detailed description of the item will be provided in the solicitation. FOB destination, estimated solicitation issue date is Oct 95. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Prospective contractors who are interested in attending the conference must submit the request in writing no later than 21 August 1995. Facsimile requests are acceptable. FAX number is (916) 643-4032 or 4730. (0216)

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