DISA/DITCO/DTS22 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225- 5406

D -- SPACE SEGMENT CAPACITY SOL DCA200-97-R-0049 DUE 011097 POC Dawn Underwood, Contract Negotiator, 618-256-9739; Ellen Womack, Contracting Officer, 618-256-9459 E-MAIL: womacke@ditco.disa.mil, womacke@ditco.disa.mil. DITCO intends to award a sole source contract to COMSAT World Systems, Broadcast Services Division, 6560 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, for seven years (84 months) of space segment capacity in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean Regions. This will be a multi-year contract with no option years. The acquisition which is not reserved for small business is placed under SIC code 4899 with a size standard of $7.5 million. Services required are one each 36 Mhz, full-time, 29 dbW Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) at beam edge -- premium, global-beam, station-kept, preemptible transponder covering the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans for a period of seven years starting on 1 December 1997. Preferred satellites by ocean are as follows: Atlantic -- INTELSAT 803 at 338.5 degrees; Pacific -- INTELSAT 701 at 180 degrees; and, Indian -- INTELSAT 801 at 64 degrees. The transponders are required to deliver full-time the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service-Digital Television-Direct to Ships (AFRTS-DTV-DTS) service consisting of a Scientific-Atlanta PowerVu digitally compressed signal carrying two full-time television services with associated audio consisting of: One, a full-time news channel with national and international news programs from major U.S. networks; and, Two, a full-time entertainment channel with entertainment, sports and limited news programming from major U.S. program producers, networks, and syndicators. Additionally, the AFRTS-DTV-DTS service will include in the digitally compressed signal three audio/radio services and one 128Kbps data service consisting of: Two full-time stereo music services provided by U.S. satellite radio music services; one monophonic radio service providing full-time national and international news and commentary from major U.S. radio networks; and, the data channel carrying daily a "Stripes Lite" newspaper, the Early Bird news, and U.S. Navy command/internal information printed products. Currently only nineteen of 350 U.S. Navy ships can receive live, satellite delivered television of some form in some areas of the world. However, except in the Mediterranean Sea, where a powerful European satellite delivers AFRTS-TV, none of the nineteen ships receives full-time, live U.S. news and entertainment on the high seas. In order to deliver live U.S. television services to a great majority of U.S. Navy ships (225 of 350)and the great majority of the deployed sailors and Marines, the satellite television signal must be delivered to a television receive-only (TVRO) antenna/terminal not exceeding one point two (1.2) meters. Services will incorporate, as an upgrade, the current AFRTS Digital Audio service transponder capacity (3 Mhz) contracted with COMSAT World Systems in the Atlantic on INTELSAT 601 at 332.5 and in the Pacific on INTELSAT 703/702 at 177 which will relieve the government of any termination liabilities for these two transponder capacities. A guaranteed reservation will be placed to hold the space until December 1, 1997. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as request for proposal DCA200-97-R-0049. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-42. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition with no addenda to this provision. All offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies, with the following optional clauses being applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Alt I; 52.203-10, 52.219-8; 52.219-9; 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-37; and 52.225-19. Additionally, the following contract clauses will apply: FAR 52.217-2, Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts; DOD FAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; DOD FAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items. The following clauses are part of DOD FAR 252.212-7001: DOD FAR 252.205-7000; 252.219-7003; 252.225-7012; 252- Offers are due at DITCO, Attention DTS22 (Dawn Underwood), 2300 East Drive, Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225-5406, not later than 10 January 1997, 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to Dawn Underwood at 618-256-9739. Award will be made after prices are determined fair and reasonable. (0358)

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