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W -- TO LEASE A VIDEO/AUDIO TRANSPORT SYSTEM SOL RFP-OO-97-R-35 DUE 091597 POC Victoria B. Milner 202/ 690-4358 No TELELPHONE REQUEST ACCEPTED. TO LEASE A VIDEO/AUDIO TRANSPORT SYSTEM (FIBR OPTIC OR MICROWAVE THAT WILL CARRY BROADCAST QUALITY SIGNALS (6 MHZ VIDEO BANDWIDTH +/-3DB, WITH SIGNAL TO NOISE NO LESS THAN 60 DB **55+). AUDIO SIGNAL SHALL BE 20 HZ -- 20,000 HZ+/-1DB WITH SIGNAL TO NOISE NO LESS THAN 60 DB= BALANCED. THE BROADCAST SIGNAL WILL BE CARRIED TO AND FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S TELEVISION STUDIO IN WASHINGTON, DC TO A SITE ACCESSIBLE BY MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR UPLINKING AND DOWNLINKING TO ALL MAJOR C AND KU-BAND SATELLITES SYSTEM MUST BE FULL DUPLEX TO PERMIT SIMULTANEOUS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FULL-MOTION VIDEO FOR TWO-WAY DISTRIBUTION OF BROADCAST SIGNALS. VENDOR MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF MAINTAINING THE ABOVE SYSTEM ON A 24-HOUR BASIS. THE CONTRACT WILL BE FOR ONE-YEAR WITH TWO OPTION PERIODS NOT TO EXCEED THREE-YEARS. THE AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSPORT SYSTEM MUST BE MAINTAINED, UPDATED AND OPERATED BY THE SUPPLIER. (0206)

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