Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Division of Administration-Acquisition Services Branch, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room 1700PA-4139, Washington, DC 20429

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES DUE 041699 POC Delores Crank, Contract Specialist The FDIC is seeking sources to indicate interest in providing Satelite communications services and equipment for FDIC offices located throughout the United States. Services to be provided include a secure addressable full-time video/data high-speed satellite broacasting service supporting digital input sources. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The purpose of this notice is to develop a list of qualified firms that can provide satellite communications services and equipment. However, responding to this advertisement does not guarantee that the responding firm will be included on any future source list regarding this requirement. BACKGROUND: the FDIC is looking to provide video applications for educational instruction (i.e., computer-based training, distance learning, and corporate communications) to all FDIC Reqional and field offices. We are looking for an IP network to provide full-motion video to a user's computer. In addition to describing the offerors approach, services and equipment, responses to this request for information regarding satellite communication services and equipment should specifically address, but are not limited to, the following requirements: 1. The service must be a fixed monthly cost regardless of the number of hours used for broadcasting or the number of remote locations. 2. The service must have a reliability and availability factor (including backup capabilities) of 99.9% or higher 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year. 3. The vendor must provide 24 hours a day/7 days a week support with a single point of contact for all aspects of the service. 4. The vendor service should provide FDIC the ability to control which sites are to receive broadcasts, allowing regionalized and customized service when needed. 5. The vendor should provide one-way broacast on a domestic Multiple Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) service, covering all 50 states. 6. Minimum bandwidth requirement of 1.5 mb/sec. 7. Vendor provided service must be compatible with a WAN fully utilizing Cisco systems technology. 8. Vendor must utilize encryption protocols in the transport of all video/data across statelite broadcasting service. FIRMS RESPONDING TO THIS ANNNOUNCEMENT MUST RESPOND IN WRITING. FACSIMILE, E-MAIL AND TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Posted 04/06/99 (W-SN317036). (0096)

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