Department of Defense, Television-Audio Support Activity (T-ASA), March Contracting, 1363 Z Street, March ARB, CA 92518-2717

36 -- MASTER CONTROL SYSTEM SOL MDA113-98-0033 DUE 051809 POC Ruth Newton, Contract Specialist, (909) 413-2235 or Artimae Shepherd, Contracting Officer, (909) 413-2303 Television Master Control System, capable of delivering 4 separate TV channels or program streams to the AFRTS-DTS satellite transmission network. This system shall be comprised of 3 major subsystems, which include a Video File Server Subsystem that will provide a tapeless, hard drive based video storage system, a Switching Subsystem that will provide on-air control of the 4 program streams, and an Automation Subsystem which will be the main entry point for channel schedule information and the main control point for master control operations. 4 AFRTS network television program streams will be fed to the DTS control room and The System will interrupt these program streams on an individual channel basis and insert new programming. This system shall accept TV program material from the AFRTS-BC in the form of analog NTSC video and audio signals and togethter will network cue and program scheduling information from AFRTS-BC perform basic functions, such as; provide for play list creation and editing, generate an "as-run" log, allow for the building and editing of daily record schedules. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR, Subpart 12-6, as supplemented with addtional information included in this notice. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. This acquisition will be sole source to Philips Digital Video Systems Company, 10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610, Los Angeles, CA 90024. The Request for proposal document and contract incorporated provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-44. The SIC code is 3663 and the size standard is 750 employees. Installation and training, both at the Contractors facility and the Governments facility are included, plus travel expenses. Delivery requirements are 45 days or sooner after receipt of order. Contractor's standard commercial warranty is required for this system. Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. (0127)

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