Satellite Delivery

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT This notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 5.201 to notify the public of a proposed contract action. The North American Identification Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410, and the size standard is $32.5 M. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. - 3304(a)(1). The U.S Agency of Global Marketing (USAGM) intends to contract by means of other that full and open competition and enter into a sole source contract with United Teleports, Inc. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Description of the Services: This requirement is for a unique satellite service that will offer the Government access to distribute files and live video within the coverage of the satellite by integrating optionally data and video on the same carrier. In addition, the requirement is to provide Satellite Delivery of Linear/ Stored/ On Demand Content with the following delivery options: Connectivity: The Contractor shall be capable of receiving OCB's live broadcast feed programming from OCB Miami (primary) and NCC Washington, DC (secondary) via the public internet. Satellite Service: Transponder: 17 Downlink Frequency: 10.800 GHz FEC: - Symbol Rate: 30 MSym/s Network ID: 3 Downlink Polarization: Horizontal Video Format: NTSC In addition to the aforementioned, the Contractor shall provide: - MPEG2/DVB-S2 Compliant Digital Video/Audio Channels on a Multiple Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) System - Local cache for the following types of files, including mp3, mp4, html, pdf, and txt documents to be served locally. Downlink Power: Sufficient signal strength to be received by 46 cm or satellite antennas throughout Cuba Number of Channels: - One Video Channel @ 2Mbps, mpeg 4 - One Data Channel @ 1 mbps - NTSC Video Data Rate: 3.5Mbps - Number of Audio Channels: 2 AES Digital Audio Pair, MPEG1 Layer 2 - Audio Data Rate: 0.192Kbps each Encryption: Switchable Encrypted/FTA and Controlled by OCB. OCB requires the capability to encrypt programming at certain times. At other times, OCB requires Free to Air (FTA) programming . Contractor shall provide the ability for OCB to turn encryption on and off from the OCB program origin in Miami at its sole discretion. This signal shall pass through the Contractor's gateway facility and subsequently be uplinked without any intervention or disruption in the broadcast signal. Optional Capability: Two-way satellite return charge with minimal sized equipment using 90 cm antenna The total estimated cost of the service is as follows: Base Period : $111,600.00 Option Period 1: $111,600.00 Option Period 2: $111,600.00 Option Period 3: $111,600.00 Option Period 4: $111,600.00 Total $558,000.00 The only acceptable vendor for this service is: United Teleports, Inc. 19000 NE 5th Ave Miami, FL 33179-3907 Attn: Ricardo Dias Email: rdias@unitedteleports.com This notice of intent in not a request for capability statements or competitive proposals; however all capability statements received within eleven (11) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. For questions concerning this notice, please contact Natalie Y. Ellis; email: nellis@usagm.gov or Jacob Acosta at JacobAcosta@usagm.gov