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S -- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES Sol FA6648-97-RA001. Due 103196. POC John G. Marshburn (305) 224-7474. Seeking sources capable of providing for the design, development, furnishing of equipment and installation of a distributed cable television system for the 482 Fighter wing cantonment area by an authorized cable television systems provider. The CATV provider shall be authorized to access public and private utility systems to distribute the signal to all designated buildings located in the cantonment area (no family housing units). The CATV provider shall have experience in the installation of systems of similar design and size and meet or exceed FCC Regulations for cable systems. The CATV provider shall provide 365 days per year emergency service response for all aspects of the system. The CATV provider shall be responsible for all materials, equipment, accessories and supplementary equipment as well as basic cable programming for a complete and operational system. The CATV provider shall furnish and install all trunk and feeder cable to distribute the signal and furnish all drop cabling. The CATV provider shall be capable of meeting the operational parameters of the system which shall consist of the following: (1) distribute a minimum of 37 network/local broadcast stations/satellite broadcast signals from an off-site headend combining network to a minimum of 250 outlet locations throughout the cantonment area (2) The distributed cable system shall be capable of expanding to 55 channels as well as provide the following broadcast signals as part of the basic 37 channel programming lineup (CNN, CNN Headlines, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Weather, Discovery, A&E, MTV, VH1, History, Showtime). Intent is to eliminate the need for satellite dish, receiving system and related equipment in the cantonment area. This is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to pay for the information solicited or received. (267)

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