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K -- INTERFACE OF VOA'S AUDIO ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM SOL IA2102-S9234945-MB POC POC: Marlene Brooks, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 205-9664; Fax: (202) 205-5466. K -- INTERFACE OF VOA'S AUDIO ROUTER CONTROL SYSTEM. RFP IA2102-S9234945-MB. DUE DATE -- 8/20/99. POC: Marlene Brooks, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 205-9664; Fax: (202) 205-5466. The U.S. Information Agency (USIA) intends to negotiate a non-competitive contract with Lysis, S.A. located in Lausanne, Switzerland, to provide and install a hardware interface and suite of software applications to control and manage the Voice of America's (VOA's) in-house audio distribution router. It is required that the subject Selector Router control system interface seamlessly with the NVision 9303/9304 hardware control panels and database of the existing VOA Master Control routing switcher control system. The latter system was developed, delivered, and installed by Lysis, S.A. The configuration management applications (including automatic loading of mnemonics into control panels) and alarm/status monitoring must be identical to those features in the existing control system in order to maximize Master Control operational consistency and minimize system supervision error and training expense. Based on FAR Subpart 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements", no source other than Lysis, S.A., can satisfy the Agency's requirement without substantial development efforts which would unnecessarily increase acquisition costs. Period of Performance: 285 days after contract award. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 07/19/99 (W-SN355731). (0200)

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