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R -- INSTALLATION OF AUDIO AND VIDEO CABLING POC Technical Point Contact: Robert Page, Tele.: (202) 401-8712, Contracting Officer, Lorraine Mullen, Tele.: (202) 260-2933. R -- INSTALLATION OF AUDIO/VIDEO CABLING. This is a Request for Quotation No. B/PA-97-22 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. The United States Information Agency (USIA), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), WORLDNET Television, has a requirement for a Contractor to install audio and video cabling, subject to the availability of funds. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall install both audio and video cabling to complete the interconnection of the components constituting the WORLDNET Audio Mix Facility within the former Voice of America (VOA) "Studio 24", at the Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.) Contractor Responsiblities: The Contractor shall be responsible for the following work: 1) cutting to length all government furnished wire and cable; 2) Routing of the cables between the equipment to be interconnected; 3) Installation of all government furnished BNC type connectors on the coaxial video cables; 4) Stripping and other treatment of government furnished twisted pair and multiconductor audio cable to prepare it for "punching" onto government furnished punch blocks and audio patch panels; 5) Wiring of "XLR" and other standard audio connectors as needed; 6) Preparation and application of government furnished wire labels for identification of the various cables. In addition, the Contractor shall obtain the correct cable numbers from the detailed system interconnection drawings. Upon request, Contractor may obtain a copy of the drawings detailing equipment interconnections, equipment rack elevations, the relative location of the equipment racks and the cable routing between the racks. Contractor shall be responsible for the continuity testing of all installed cables and shall ensure their correct connection and proper preparation. This requirement addresses the cabling needed to return to service an audio mix facility in the former VOA "Studio 24". This facility was previously located in another building. The facility consists of seven (7) equipment racks, a large audio console, a digital audio workstation, numerous small video monitors, microphone cables, monitor speakers, and audio headset fe ed cabling. Where possible, the equipment racks and configurations were removed from their former location intact. However, some of the original cabling will have been removed or cut in disassembly and moving, so careful cable tracing by the Contractor will be required to ensure that the wiring configuration faithfully follows the supplied interconnecting diagrams. The Contractor shall continue to observe the plant color coding of audio and video cables (channel one audio -- white, channel two -- red). All work shall be performed in a professional manner and in accordance with industry standards, with special attention being given to the dressing and securing of cables within the area of concern. The Contractor shall coordinate all work with the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer (AR/CO). The contractor shall provide a twice weekly update of all work performed, so as to ensure reliable documentation of the project is carried out. At the completion of each workday, the contractor shall all ow sufficient time for cleanup and removal of all work considered scrap and detritus from the work area. The Contractor shall perform specific tasks in such a manner as not to present any threat to life or limb of Agency employees in the immediate work area. Award will be made based on price, experience and past performance to ensure that the purchase is advantageous to the Government. GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Competition is limited to firms located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. I nterested sources shall submit a firm fixed price quotation to Lorraine Mullen, Contracting Officer, no later than August 18, 1997. Price Quotations may be faxed to Ms. Mullen at (202) 205-1921 and shall reference this RFQ #B/PA-97-22. Any firm that previously submitted a price quotation for this requirement will be considered and need not respond to this RFQ. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: Award will be made before September 30, 1997 but exact performance period is unknown at this time. Please submit any technical questions to: Robert Page, Office of WORLDNET Television, International Broadcasting Bureau, U.S. Information Agency, Room 5416, Washington, D.C. 20547, Phone (202) 401-8712. Drawings are available from Ms. Mullen, Phone (202) 260-2933. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. (0216)

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