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

58 -- BROADCAST AUTOMATION SYSTEM SOL BC-2000 POC Brigitte Bryant, Contract Specialist, (916)643-4446, Contracting Officer, Janet Lopez (916)643-0283 17. The Television Audio Support Activity proposes to procure a Broadcast Automation System that supports the following: television program planning, program scheduling, media inventory management, program preparation, spot scheduling, signal acquisition, recording and on-air playback. This acquisition is for a five year Requirements Contract, one base year and four option years. The Broadcast Automation System consists of five major subsystems: the Automation Subsystem (hereafter referred to as the "Automation Subsystem"), MPEG2 video servers, Routing Switchers DC to L-Band RF Matrix Routing Switcher and a Digital Film Library with a capacity of storing (20K) twenty thousand hours of MPEG 2, 4.2.0, 4.2.2, variable GOP, and selectable compression from 4 to 48MB/s compressed video (hereafter referred to as "the On-Line Archive Library) with hardware and software; integration with existing hardware, software, and furnishing of spares. The Automation Subsystem shall be the primary control and data entrypoint of all subsystems for the purpose of originating and monitoring 6 video with stereo audio on-air channels, scaleable to 8 channels. Also, the Automation Subsystem shall have the capability of 15 simultaneous recordings (stereo audio with video), scaleable to 24, to the Near Line video server and/or the On Line Archive Library, user selectable. The Automation Subsystem shall maintain a central database (hereafter referred to as the "Database") of all required data for maintaining and instantly updating Programming, Contracting, Traffic sections, active play lists, and record lists with real time-critical information. The Automation Subsystem shall be capable of inserting 15 separate GPI/O's into individual record and playback list with a variable offset of +/- one-hour in single frame intervals. The MPEG 2 Video Server Subsystem/s shall provide a tapeless, hard drive based video file storage system, which shall include the capability to record, store, and playback television programming material. The Online Archive Library shall provide a long-term file storage system with the capability to record, store, and playback (if data tape, it is understood playback is through a video server) television programming material. The playback from the On Line Archive Library shall be an automated function, for example, if an event is in an on-air playlist, the automation system will identify the location of the file, request it from the On Line Archive Library, load it to the on-air server and play it to air. Where reference is made to all, or any combination of the major Subsystems (Automation Subsystem, Servers, Switchers or On Line Archive Library) hereafter will be referred to as "the System". The System shall have a Browser that is capable of communicating to the a Central Database and the Browser function shall be accessible over the local area network for media preparation, such as marking in and out points and viewing media within the System. The System shall have machine control of all devices used in the media capture and acquisition function. Machine control will make possible for the acquisition person/s to perform all adjustments and settings for recording and making level adjustments from any single PC connected to the system. Machine control will be serial control of satellite receivers, frame synchronizers, audio DA's, and a RF Matrix Switcher. A Request for Inforamtion (RFI) package that contains detail description of the Broadcast Automation System will be provided upon request. FOB destination March ARB, CA, estimated solicitation issue date is Feb 99. A pre-proposal conference will be scheduled on/about March 99 at the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service-Broadcast Center (AFRTS-BC), March ARB, CA. Prospective vendors are required to conduct an oral presentation of the system offered; tentative schedule for the presentations will be in the month of May 99 at McClellan AFB, North Highland, CA. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Prospective contractors who are interested in obtaining the RFI shall submit a request in writing no later than 20 Nov 98. Facsimile requests are acceptable. FAX number is (916) 643-4032. Date of delivery is within 180 days after contract award. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this solicitation, contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, NO EXCEPTIONS. In order to register, you may apply through the internet at "http://ccr.edi.disa.mil", you must include your Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number in order to apply. All responses to this notice should make reference to Request for Proposal #BC2000. Point of contact in this office is Brigitte Bryant, (916) 643-4446, or email address bryant@tasa1.army.mil. Posted 11/04/98 (W-SN268595). (0308)

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