T-ASA, 3116 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan AFB, CA 95652-1068

58 -- STATEMENT OF WORK TO ACQUIRE DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR THE ARMED FORCES RADIO AND TELEVISION ICE (AFRTS) SOL MDA112-96-R-0031 DUE 030896 POC Contact Audrey A. McCoy, Contract Specialist, (916) 364-4223 or Steven A. Williams, Contracting Officer, (916) 364-4234. The contractor shall engineer, furnish, install and test all hardware, software and ancillary equipment to provide a real- time digital video compression and transmission system to the AFRTS for the delivery of: six (6) video channels with associated stereo audio, six (6) additional stereo audio channels; two (2) monophonic FM radio channels; one (1) DS-1 data channel; one (1) DS-0 data channel (user controlled cueing), one (1) 9.6-kbps data channel (internal information transmission) and one (1) electronic program guide over commercial 36-MHz satellite transponders to AFRTS downlink locations worldwide. The AFRTS SATNET signals are to be encoded and uplinked at the AFRTS Broadcast Center (AFRTS-BC) in March AFB, CA. There will be three relay sites, Brewster, WA, Whitinsville, MA and Usingen, Germany. The relay sites will provide FEC removal/regeneration and uplink to POR, AOR and Eutelsat transponders respectively. The video compression techniques shall be MPEG-2 based using the main level and main profile. The compressed video, audio and data transmitted by the system must be encrypted and controlled by equipment located at the AFRTS-BC. The signal must be capable of being decrypted only at authorized AFRTS receive locations and provide a level of security at least as good as the existing AFRTS B-MAC system. Each decoder must be individually addressable from the Broadcast Center with the capability to address video, audio and data channels collectively or individually. The level of addressability must include a tiered access capability of at least 500 tiers. The system shall provide security integrity by means of encoder controlled key changes or similar security techniques. The contractor shall engineer, furnish, install and test all hardware, software and ancillary equipment and identify any required modifications to existing transmission equipment for the Broadcast Center in March AFB, CA, the relay sites in Brewster, WA, Whitinsville, MA and Usingen, Germany. The offeror shall deliver 250 consumer set-top type IRD's (Integrated Receiver Decoders) capable of receiving any of the six video channels with associated audio, any of the additional eight audio services, and the electronic program guide (the remote control for the IRD must provide easy access to the program guide); 400 rack-mountable SRDs (Simultaneous Receiver Decoders) capable of receiving all video channels with associated audio, all eight additional audio services, and data channels including the electronic program guide. Subject to availability of funds, there is also the requirement for a Direct to Ship (DTS) video compression and transmission system. This optional requirement will be synopsized here and appear as a separate SOW in the solicitation. The contractor shall engineer, furnish, install and test all hardware, software and ancillary equipment to provide a real-time digital video compression and transmission system to the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) for the delivery of two separate services each consisting of: two (2) video channels with associated monophonic audio; two (2) stereo audio music channels; one (1) monophonic audio radio news and sports channel; one (1) 128-kbps data channel and one (1) electronic program guide through fiber optic links and over commercial INTELSAT 36-MHz C-band 29dBw Global satellite transponders to AFRTS 1.2 meter downlink locations on land and U.S. Navy ships at sea worldwide. The engineering principle in use takes advantage of full 36 MHz transponder bandwidth while through-putting a comparatively low information rate, (3.712 Mbps). The video compression techniques shall be MPEG. The compressed video, audio and data transmitted by the system must be encrypted and controlled by equipment located at the Armed Forces Radio and Television Broadcast Center (AFRTS-BC), March Air Force Base, CA. The contractor shall engineer, furnish, install and test all hardware, software and ancillary equipment and identify any required modifications to existing transmission equipment for the AFRTS-BC at March AFB, Ca and satellite relay sites uplinking to the Pacific Ocean Region (POR), Atlantic Ocean Region (AOR) and Indian Ocean Region (IOR) INTELSAT satellites. The installation of DTS will be accomplished in three phases based on satellite availability. These phases will be listed as options to the DTS SOW. The first option is the AFRTS-BC encoders and POR uplink. The second option is the AOR uplink and the third option is the IOR uplink. Signal transmission from the AFRTS-BC to the AOR/POR uplinks will be via fiber optic cable and transmission to the IOR uplink will be a relay of the POR transponder. This is a requirements type contract. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Only written or facsimile requests will be accepted. Send your fax requests to the attention of Audrey A. McCoy at 916-364-4210. (0023)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0381 19960124\58-0001.SOL)