Department of Defense, Television-Audio Support Activity (T-ASA), Contracts Division, 3116 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan AFB, CA 95652- 1068

58 -- RECORDER/PLACER & WORKSTATION SOL MDA112-98-Q-0106 POC Contact Carolyn Mallory, Contract Specialist, (916)364-4222 or Richard H. Talbert, Contracting Officer, (916)364-4213 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-3. This solicitation is a 100% for small business set-aside; the associated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3663 (Size: 750 employees). The Television-Audio Support Activity intends to procure the following items: CLIN 0001 -- 1 EACH RECORDER/PLAYER, AUDIO/VIDEO; MPEG-1 AND MPEG-2; MPEG-2 FULL RESOLUTION AND HALF-HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION RECORDING AND PLAYBACK W/FRAME-BASED PROCESSING AND MPEG-1 SIF RESOLUTION RECORDING AND PLAYBACK IN 625/50 (PAL) AND 525/60 (NTSC) FORMATS; INTEGRATED PRE-PROCESSING FOR MPEG-1 PICTURE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT; REAL-TIME ISO/IEC COMPLIANT ELEMENTARY, SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND TRANSPORT STREAMS; COMPRESSION: ISO/IEC 13818-2 MPEG-2 (FRAME ONLY); AUDIO: ISO/IEC 11172 3 LAYER II; MULTIPLEXING: ISO/IEC 11172-1 SYSTEM, ISO/IEC 13818-1 PROGRAM ISO/IEC 13818-1 TRANSPORT; PICTURE RATES (FRAME PER SECOND): 525/60 NTSC -- 29.97FPS AND 23.976FPS (FILM), 625/50 PAL -- 25FPS; VIDEO RESOLUTION (MAIN PROFILE): 704 H X 480 V @ 60HZ, 704 H X 576 V @ 50HZ; VIDEO SAMPLING FREQUENCY: Y -- 13.5MHZ, C -- 3.375MHZ; BIT RATES SUPPORTED (VIDEO/MUX): VARIABLE 2MBPS TO 15MBPS; SYMMETRY (AUDIO/VIDEO/MUX): 1/1 REAL-TIME; END-TO-END LATENCY (A/V MUX): <300MS; NTSC VIDEO INPUTS: COMPOSITE, COMPONENT Y/B-Y/R-Y, AND SERIAL D1; AUDIO INPUTS: STEREO, BALANCED, NOMINAL +4DBM, HIGH IMPEDANCE 20HZ TO 20KHZ FLAT (+/-1DB); INCLUDES PC-STYLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE, POWER CABLE, VIDEO CABLE (COMPONENT/COMPOSITE), 6-FT LONG 9-PIN VTR REMOTE CONTROL CABLE, 1 SET OF BALL BEARING SLIDE RACK EARS, 2-CHANNEL BALANCED INPUT AUDIO CABLE, 2-CHANNEL BALANCED OUTPUT AUDIO CABLE, 2EA 6-FT LONG UNBALANCED INPUT AUDIO CABLES, 2EA 6-FT LONG UNBALANCED OUTPUT AUDIO CABLES, 6-FT LONG BNC VIDEO CABLE, 9-FT LONG RJ45 NETWORK CABLE, INSTALLATION MANUAL, AND USER'S GUIDE; PWR RQMTS: 100-240VAC, 50/60HZ (AUTO-SWITCHING); Optivision Inc (Palto Alto, CA) P/N VS-40; CLIN 0002 -- 1 EACH WORKSTATION MPEG-2 PLAYBACK; RACK MOUNTABLE; FULL D1 RATE; STORE/FORWARD FILE RECEIVE PLATFORM; VIDEO OUTPUTS; COMPOSITE, COMPONENT Y/B-Y/R-Y AND SERIAL D1; AUDIO OUTPUT: BALANCED STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT (XLR CONNECTORS); AGGREGATE DATA STREAM RATE, USER SELECTABLE UP TO 15MBPS; VIDEO COMPRESSION STANDARD: ISO/IEC 13818 PT 2, VIDEO MULTIPLEXING FORMAT DETECTS FROM SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND TRANSPORT; VIDEO SAMPLING FREQUENCY: Y -- 13.5MHZ AND C -- 3.375MHZ; AUDIO COMPRESSION STANDARD: ISO/IEC 11172 PT 3 LAYER 2 W/MODE DETECT FROM MONO, DUAL, STEREO AND JOINT STEREO AND COMPRESSION RATES ACCEPTED FROM 384KBPS TO 32KBPS; AUDIO SAMPLE RATES DETECTED AT 32HZ, 44.1KHZ, AND 48KHZ; 16-BITS PER SAMPLE; C/O 166MHZ INTEL PENTIUM PROCESSOR, 32MB RAM, 4.3GB FAST WIDE SCSI HARD DRIVE W/CONTROLLER AND BUS (AUDIO/VIDEO RATED), 16X CD-ROM DRIVE, SPARE SCSI CONTROLLER CARD W/EXTERNAL JAZZ DRIVE PORT, 3.5-IN FLOPPY DRIVE, SVGA VIDEO CARD, 10BASE-T ETHERNET CARD, AND WINDOWS 96 AND FILE TRANSFER SOFTWARE (WIN95/NT V7.5 HOST AND REMOTE SINGLE 1-DOC), SOFTWARE PACKAGE W/MACHINE CONTROL CAPABILITY OF SONY/AMPEX BETACAM SP STUDIO-SERIES VCR'S W/FRAME ACCURACY USING TIME CODE REFERENCE (ALL SOFTWARE LOADED AND PASSED BURN-IN TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION), MIRANDA IMAGING QUARTET HOUSING UNIT W/POWER SUPPLY AND INTERCONNECTING CABLING, AND INSTALLED MARANDA SDM-101I 4:2:2 SERIAL DIGITAL-TO-COMPONENT ANALOG VIDEO CONVERTER; INCLUDES INTERCONNECTING CABLES, OPERATOR/SERVICE AND INSTALL MANUALS, USER'S GUIDE, AND ONE YEAR FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADES; PWR RQMTS: 100-240VAC, 50/60HZ (AUTO-RANDING); Optivision Inc (Palto Alto, CA) P/N (none); Standard commercial warranty isrequired. Date of delivery is 30 DAYS AFTER AWARD. Ship to East Kelly AFB, TX. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria for this solicitation is lowest priced, technically acceptable. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. The clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. DFARS 252.212-7001 and the following subclauses also apply: 252.225-7001; 252.225-7007. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions also apply: DLA 52.232-5111, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment, and DLA 52.233-5112, Agency Protests. Offers must be submitted not later CLOSE OF BUSINESS 1/20/98. Offerors must provide the manufacturer of the item being offered for each CLIN, including part number, with delivery time or the offer may be considered unacceptable. Any offeror who proposes to furnish an equal item must submit descriptive literature under separate cover by facsimile or mail to the POC listed which must be received prior to the closing date or the offer may be considered unacceptable. All offers must be submitted in writing by either mail, facsimile ((916)643-4032/364-4235), or e-mail (mallory@tasa1.army.mil). All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. ***** Richard H. Talbert Contracting Officer (0012)

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