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D -- SATELITE TIME SOL A71734-99 DUE 021799 POC Ida Cofield, Contract Specialist, 301/827-7156 Fax 301/827-7039 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to issue a purchase order for seventy-five (75) hours of uplink service, domestic analog C and Ku Band transponder time and international Ku Band transponder tine for the distribution of televison programming. The FDA will delliver its signal to the Bell Atlantic AVOC Switching Center, Washington, D.C. The contractor must secure the signal for uplinking at that location. The schedule for the service is as follows: thirty (30) hours of uplink and C Band transponder time on a U.S. domestic satelite; thirty (30) hours of uplink and Ku Band transponder time on a U. S. domestic satelite; and fifteen (15) hours of uplink and Ku Band trasponder time on an international satilite, such as intelsat K for a feed to Western Europe (NTSC only). Dates are as follows; April 20, 1999 C, Ku, and International 11:30AM-4:30PM . April 21, 1999 C, Ku and International 11:30AM- 4:30PM, April 22, 1999 C, Ku and International 11:30AM- 4:30PM, May 1, 1999 C and Ku 10:00AM -- 5:30PM, and May 2, 1999 C and Ku 10:00 AM -- 5:30PM. All times are Eastern. Specification for the service are as follows; International service (NTSC) only on April 20-22, 1999; Satelites used for April 20, 21, and 22 must be the same three satelites each day. Transponders can be different. Satelites used on May 1st and 2nd must be the same two satelites each day. Transponders can be different. There can be no hot switching within a broadcast day. Domestic satelites used must have enough of a western orientation so the footprint is accessible in Hawaii and Alaska, as well as the continental 48 states. All responsible sources who can provide and meet the above requirements shall submit written quotations by February 17, 1999. No solicitation will be issued, therefore such request will be considered non responsive. A fixed-price purchase order will issued to the offeror whose proposal meets all technical requirements and offers the most advantageous price to the government. Posted 02/01/99 (W-SN293156). (0032)

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