SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Satellite Services
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-R-15-0709
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2015
- Point of Contact
- Myria Carpenter, , Herman Shaw,
- E-Mail Address
-
mecarpen@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov
(mecarpen@bbg.gov, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supplies or services whatsoever. BBG is not, at this time, seeking proposals nor will it accept unsolicited proposals. All who respond are advised that the U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the Interested Party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if one is released. The BBG is conducting market research in anticipation of a future requirement. BBG is seeking to ascertain if there are firms available who are capable of broadcasting FTA (Free-to-Air) into China via Ku-band satellite. The BBG is requesting information that could lead to the procurement of services providing one video channel with associated audio and one audio stereo pair channel with accompanying low motion video. Firms who are interested are requested to respond to this RFI with a comprehensive written "Capabilities Statement," describing their approach to this Notice. The "Capabilities Statement" should include, at a minimum, the following: 1. Name of the firm; 2. State the business size of the firm (i.e., small, large, etc.); 3. Provide specific examples of the Firm's successful past performance in broadcasting FTA into China on a Ku-band; 4. Clearly specify satellite (It is preferred to broadcast on Telstar 18 on Vertical Polarization in an existing bouquet. Would be interested in alternative Ku-band satellite bouquets with high viewership numbers), transponder, footprint, frequency, polarization, modulation (DVB-S/DVB-S2), audience statistics, estimated time to implement and budgetary cost and 5. Provide information on the advantages and disadvantages of broadcasting with DVB-S2 modulation in that particular region. Note: Original programming feed is available on Asiasat 7, C-Band Global Beam. All responses consisting of the "Capabilities Statement" in response to this RFI notice, must be received by 12:00 p.m., EST, on July 27, 2015 via email at proposaquestionMEDC@bbg.gov. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE SENT IN “PDF FORMAT” AND THE TOTAL SIZE OF ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST NOT EXCEED 23MB. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER (BBG50-R-15-0709) IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. NO telephone, faxed or oral responses will be accepted. Those who respond to this Notice will be notified whether their written "Capabilities Statement," as verified by the BBG, is responsive to this Notice. If it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government, interested and qualified sources responding to this Notice may be requested to provide follow-up information. A determination to compete or not to compete in a future procurement will be based on the responses to this RFI notice, and is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Notice is not a RFP, IFB, or RFQ.
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