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58 -- INTEGRATED DIGITAL AUDIO PRODUCTION SYSTEM (IDAPS)!! SOL IA-2102-S923-4922 POC Herman Shaw, Tele.: (202) 205-5414 The United States Information Agency (USIA), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), has a requirement for a contractor to install an Integrated Digital Audio Production System (IDAPS), which will replace the analog magnetic tape audio intake, editing, and playback equipment at its Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasting service. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive design, integration, and support of specialized computer hardware and software specifically designed and intended for digital audio intake, storage, editing, and playback, in the commercial radio broadcasting market; but adapted as necessary to facilitate the needs of VOA. The IDAPS shall utilize standard Personal Computer (PC) client workstations and high-capacity file servers, connected by IBB's high-speed Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) computer network. The Contractor shall provide IDAPS software, professional audio interface cards, computing hardware specifications, system design, integration, installation, training, and usersupport services in response to specific Task Descriptions identified in the forthcoming Statement of Work (SOW). It is anticipated that a negotiated Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation No. IA2102-S9234922 will be released in early January 1999 with a forty-five (45) calendar days closing date. The expected performance term will be three (3) years. The delivery point will be at IBB headquarters in Washington, DC with some work at VOA News Centers located in Hong Kong, London and New York. There is a technical IDAPS Summary of this forthcoming RFP procurement available on the IBB Website at http://www.ibb.gov/idaps.summary. Interested firms shall have experience and have supplied broadcast digital audio workstation and storage system within two (2) years prior to the release date of the pending RFP. Interested firms may request copy of the forthcoming solicitation and the IDAPS Summary by submitting a written request to the USIA contact noted above or via facsimile at (202) 205-5466. Questions which are specific to the pending solicitation must be submitted via facsimile or in writing to that USIA Contracting Officer within ten (10) calendar days after the RFP issue date. All responsible sources may submit an offer to the pending solicitation and all offers shall be considered. This is not a RFP or IFB. Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283019). (0357)

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