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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 12-Aug-2010 12:00 AM to 27-Aug-2010 02:00 PM.

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0001

The CLIN extended description has changed from The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SEP 01, 2010 THRU AUG 31, 2011. to The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OCT 01, 2010 THRU SEP 30, 2011..

SUBCLIN 0001AA

The CLIN extended description has changed from DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVCAM TO DVD FORMAT. to DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVD MASTERS TO DVDS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 8,922.00 from 20,778.00 to 11,856.00.

SUBCLIN 0001AB

The CLIN description has changed from DVDCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS to DVCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS.

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVDCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS. to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 468.00 from 1,092.00 to 624.00.

CLIN 0002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SEP 01, 2011 THRU AUG 31, 2012. to The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OCT 01, 2011 THRU SEP 30, 2012..

SUBCLIN 0002AA

The CLIN extended description has changed from DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVCAM TO DVD FORMAT. to DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVD MASTERS TO DVDS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 8,922.00 from 20,778.00 to 11,856.00.

SUBCLIN 0002AB

The CLIN description has changed from DVDCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS to DVCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS.

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVDCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS. to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 468.00 from 1,092.00 to 624.00.

CLIN 0003

The CLIN extended description has changed from The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SEP 01, 2012 THRU AUG 31, 2013. to The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OCT 01, 2012 THRU SEP 30, 2013..

SUBCLIN 0003AA

The CLIN extended description has changed from DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVCAM TO DVD FORMAT. to DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVD MASTERS TO DVDS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 8,922.00 from 20,778.00 to 11,856.00.

SUBCLIN 0003AB

The CLIN description has changed from DVDCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS to DVCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS.

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVDCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS. to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 468.00 from 1,092.00 to 624.00.

CLIN 0004

The CLIN extended description has changed from The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the attached Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SEP 01, 2013 THRU AUG 31, 2014. to The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OCT 01, 2013 THRU SEP 30, 2014..

SUBCLIN 0004AA

The CLIN extended description has changed from DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVCAM TO DVD FORMAT. to DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVD MASTERS TO DVDS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 8,922.00 from 20,778.00 to 11,856.00.

SUBCLIN 0004AB

The CLIN description has changed from DVDCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS to DVCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS.

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVDCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS. to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 468.00 from 1,092.00 to 624.00.

CLIN 0005

The CLIN extended description has changed from The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SEP 01, 2014 THRU AUG 31, 2015. to The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material IAW with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OCT 01, 2014 THRU SEP 30, 2015..

SUBCLIN 0005AA

The CLIN extended description has changed from DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVCAM TO DVD FORMAT. to DUPLICATION OF TV PROGRAMMING FROM DVD MASTERS TO DVDS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 8,922.00 from 20,778.00 to 11,856.00.

SUBCLIN 0005AB

The CLIN description has changed from DVDCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS to DVCAM MASTERS TO DVD MASTERS.

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVDCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS. to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE DVD MASTERS FROM DVCAM MASTER IAW Paragraph 2.3 OF THE PWS..

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 468.00 from 1,092.00 to 624.00.

DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item for SUBCLIN 0001AA has been changed from:

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RIVERSIDE CA 92518-2031

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The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to SUBCLIN 0002AA:

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The following have been added by full text:

PWS (REV 1)

DVD DUPLICATION

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (revison 1)

1. SCOPE OF WORK

1.1. The Contractor shall perform duplication, quality control inspection, packaging, postage metering, mailing of Government-furnished Television program units in the quantities required for distribution to outlets of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) worldwide. The contractor shall perform all of these services so as to prevent any unauthorized use of the intellectual property owners’ copyrighted material.

1.2. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) will establish the requirements and specifications for the duplication of DVCAM into DVD format. Also included are services incidental to the duplication, packaging, sealing, metering and inventory managing of the completed, delivered products.

1.3. All references to DVD refer to High Grade, Professional Quality Maxell DVD-R or DVD of comparable quality.

2. DEFINITION OF PROGRAM UNITS AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS

2.1. A TV program unit is identified as "Television Weekly" (TW) and will consist of approximately 24 hours of recorded programming on DVCAM Masters.

2.2. Every week DVCAM Master cassettes will be provided to the vendor by Naval Fleet Liaison.

2.3 From these DVCAM Masters the contractor shall make master DVDs with Titles and Chapters. At a minimum the DVD Masters will have a menu option that allows for individual programming selection along with a “Play All” option.

2.4 The vendor will then duplicate each TW unit in DVD format in the sequences and number of copies stated in Duplication Packing List instructions.

3. DUPLICATION AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

3.1. The Contractor shall not commence duplication of any program unit without a written and properly signed "Call Order". The only signatures authorized on Call Orders are that of the Naval Fleet Liaison.

3.2. The "Shipping Date" on the Call Orders refers to the date the AFRTS masters are shipped from the Broadcast Center, Riverside, California, to the Contractor's duplication facility.

3.3. The "Delivery Date" refers to the date the completed (duplicated, inspected, packaged and metered) program units shall be delivered by the Contractor to the United States Postal Service.

3.4. Shipment of AFRTS masters to the Contractor, together with a Call Order and a "Duplicating/Packing List" (needed for detailed duplication/pairing information) will normally be made every Tuesday by the most expeditious means (e.g., overnight FedEx or UPS) at Government expense.

3.5. The Contractor's final delivery date will be no later then the “Delivery Date” located on the Call Order.

4. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED SOURCE MATERIAL (MASTERS)

4.1. The Government will furnish the source material recorded on two-hour Sony DVCAM videocassettes, hereafter referred to as "Masters".

4.2. Each DVCAM master will have a leader before the start of each program, consisting of 10 seconds of black, 30 seconds of color bars, 10 seconds of black, a station identification, if available, and two seconds of black before the start of each program.

4.3 The Contractor shall commence duplication 10 seconds prior to the start of each recorded program. Included in the 10 seconds will be the station identification, if available. Color bars located at the beginning of each program shall be used to establish a set up reference for proper duplication of the provided programming.

5. CONTRACTOR'S INSPECTION OF MASTERS

5.1. The Contractor shall conduct an inspection of all Government-furnished masters for physical or technical problems within one week of receipt.

5.2. If any problem is found lasting five seconds (or longer) or an aggregate of 10% of the program run time (as indicated on the Government-furnished Duplication/Packing List), the Contractor shall notify the Naval Fleet Liaison by telephone no later than the next working day.

5.2.1. If for any other reason the contractor has determined that duplication may result in a product that does not meet contract specifications as defined in section 10 entitled Duplication Specifications, the Government Naval Fleet Liaison shall be notified by telephone ASAP but no later than the next working day.

5.2.1.1. The Naval Fleet Liaison will decide what course of action shall be taken and notify the contractor within one working day. If, for any reason, the Naval Fleet Liaison’s decision contradicts the current orders or Duplicating/Packing List instructions, such orders or instructions shall be appropriately amended.

5.3. The Contractor shall furnish a "Master Discrepancy Report", outlining the reason for their determination. Two copies of the report shall be delivered to the Naval Fleet Liaison at the time the masters are returned to the Broadcast Center.

5.3.1. A sample copy of the Contractor's Master Discrepancy Report shall be submitted to the Naval Fleet Liaison within 10 days after contract award. The form will be subject to Government approval.

5.4. Examples of unacceptable discrepancies that shall cause rejection of a master include (but are not limited to):

1. Physical Discrepancies

(a) Creases.

(b) Edge Damages.

(c) Scratches.

2. Technical Discrepancies

(a) Improper audio/video levels.

(b) Tracking errors in playback.

6. CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION SYSTEM

6.1. The Contractor shall provide and maintain a quality control (QC) inspection system before, during and after duplication, covering the products and services under this contract.

6.2. The QC inspection procedures shall be outlined in writing and submitted to the Government for approval within 10 days after contract award.

6.3. At any time during contract period, the Government may request the Contractor to provide a representative sample of duplicated programming and/or specified programming for quality assurance purposes. Cost incurred to ship DVDs for Government inspection will be paid by the Government.

7. ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (DUPLICATED DVDs)

7.1. The Contractor shall meet an "Acceptable Quality Level" (AQL) wherein defective duplicated DVDs due to recording errors do not exceed 1/5 of one percent (.2%) of all DVDs duplicated over a period of twelve weeks.

7.1.1. An AQL of .2% means the Contractor shall provide a minimum of 99.8% of all DVDs duplicated without a discrepancy (e.g., if 1600 DVDs were duplicated, no more than three may have a problem requiring rejection).

7.2. A discrepancy is defined as a recorded DVD that does not meet the standards contained in section 10, Duplication Specifications.

7.3. The Contractor shall provide the Naval Fleet Liaison an explanation of any quality control problem when it arises and what changes and/or improvements have been or will be implemented.

8. PAIRING OF MASTERS FOR DUPLICATION

8.1. During the duplication process, programs recorded on different masters shall frequently be sequenced onto one DVD. Explicit instructions will be provided on the Duplication/Packing List accompanying each shipment of masters to the Contractor's duplication facility.

8.1.1. When programs on different masters are paired onto one DVD, the Contractor shall stop the recording at the end of the first program and commence recording each additional program at the beginning of the station identification.

9. CONTRACTOR-PROVIDED DVDs

9.1. Shipped throughout the world, these DVDs are subjected to extreme hot and cold climatic conditions. They are routed via the United States Postal Service and a variety of commercial and military means of transportation to U.S. Navy ships at sea for a period of up to several months. Therefore they must withstand high-impact handling in addition to exposure to extreme environmental conditions.

9.1.1. In order to provide consistently reliable broadcast quality TV programming and survive extensive playback under these conditions, therefore each DVD with be housed is a slim case protective covering conforming to high manufacturing standards shall be used.

9.2. The Contractor shall provide all required DVDs off-the-shelf (loaded by their manufacturer). The following products are acceptable: MAXELL DVD-R or DVD of comparable quality.

9.3. The legend "U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY" shall be embossed or permanently marked/stamped on all slim case in block-type letters (not smaller than 12-point). The color of the legend shall be white and in high contrast to the black shell.

9.3.1. The legend shall be visible on the outside of the slim case.

10. DUPLICATION SPECIFICATIONS

10.1. The DVD shall be free from loose metal particles or other manufacturing debris, scratches, and/or other irregularities.

10.2. Each duplicated DVD shall display a flat frequency response from 500 kHz to 3.5 MHz. "Flat" is understood to refer to continuous amplitude, plus or minus ten (+/-10) IRE units.

10.3. All audio signals shall be reproduced on the same channel they have been recorded on the masters. Source audio left channel shall be recorded on the left channel, and source audio right channel shall be recorded on the right channel of the DVD videocassettes.

10.4. All pulses, blanking and other timing factors shall meet ANSI/SMPTE 170M-1994 standards

(or the latest version in force).

10.5. Only new DVDs will be used during duplication process.

11. DISPOSITION OF OVERRUNS

11.1. The Contractor may duplicate DVDs in excess of the quantities ordered to serve as protection copies for covering quality control rejects.

11.2 Such "overruns" shall be destroyed within 24 hours after the corresponding program units have been delivered to the United States Postal Service.

12. PROGRAM LABELS (DVD PROTECTIVE COVER)

12.1. One Contractor-furnished "Program Label" shall be centered on top of each DVD plastic protective cover.

12.2. These labels shall be white and measure approximately two-and-a-quarter inches (2-1/4") in both length and width. They shall be pressure-sensitive with good adhesion.

12.3. Printing shall be in black ink that will not smear or become obliterated by moisture. Handwriting will not be acceptable.

12.4. When duplication requirements call for multiple programs to be paired onto one DVD, the required information shall be printed in numerical sequence; i.e., the information for the second program shall be printed below the first one, the information for the third below the second, etc.

12.5. The printed data shall contain the following information for each program:

12.5.1. The first line (on top of the label) shall identify the TW unit identification (week and year).

TW 20-01

12.5.2. The next line shall identify the line item for the first program in parenthesis, followed by the main title of the program in caps. This is followed by the run time (rounded-off) on the right margin; e.g.

(19.01) OPRAH RT: 60

12.5.3. Standard or easily recognizable abbreviations for the titles are permitted when necessitated by space limitation. If one or more words are omitted, the last complete word shall be followed by three periods (...).

12.6. The data required for printing the program labels shall be extracted from the Packing Lists furnished by the Government and sent with the DVCAM Masters.

13. DVD LABELS

13.1. A label furnished by the vendor shall be affixed or printed on to the DVD. The Naval Fleet Liaison shall provide the graphics to the vendor for the DVD Labels

13.2. The Label will include numbers and titles of the programming included on the DVD, these numbers and titles will match the TW units’ information.

14. SHIPPING CONTAINERS

14.1.

Standard brown boxes for the Contractor's biweekly deliveries will be furnished by the contractor.

14.2. A sample copy of the Container Inventory Report shall be submitted to the Naval Fleet Liaison within 15 days after contract award. The form will be subject to Government approval.

15. PACKAGING OF THE DUPLICATED PROGRAM UNITS

15.1. The DVDs shall be placed into their plastic protective containers prior to being packaged into the appropriate shipping containers.

15.2. The DVDs shall be collated and inserted in the shipping containers in numerical sequence by line item numbers.

15.3. The Contractor shall ensure that the TW unit identification number on the program labels of the DVD packed into each container are identical to the TW unit ID number on the Government-furnished mailing label.

16. MATERIAL FOR INSERTION INTO SHIPPING CONTAINERS

16.1. Incorporated into the biweekly DVCAM delivery the Government will furnish a copy of the TW packing list along with a memorandum of destruction for each ship.

16.1.1. The Contractor shall place the above mentioned documentation into the DVD shipping container prior to mailing out the shipment.

16.1.2. The Contractor shall ensure that the TW identification number on the cassette label corresponds with the TW identification number on the provided documentation, and that the Contractor attaches this Government-furnished mailing label to the correct container.

17. MAILING LABELS

17.1. The Government will provide pre-addressed, peel off, self-adhesive "DOD Mailing Labels" for each shipping container. The labels will be sent with the biweekly delivery of the DVCAM.

18. PROTECTIVE TAPE FOR MAILING LABELS

18.1. The DOD Mailing Labels shall be protected against exposure, moisture or any other condition that may obliterate the printed information by placing a protective tape over the labels.

18.2. This protective tape shall be provided by the Contractor and meet the following specifications: clear, pressure sensitive, adhesive plastic film. It must be of sufficient length and width to cover the mailing label and provide an overlap of no less than one-half of an inch (1/2") on all four sides onto the shipping container.

19. WARNING LABELS

19.1. The Contractor shall affix one Government "Warning Label" to the exterior of each shipping container prior to delivery. An example of the required “Warning label” shall be provided by the Naval Fleet Liaison.

20. PRIORITY MAIL STICKERS

20.1. The Contractor will apply one "U.S. Priority Mail Sticker" 107R or equivalent in a conspicuous location near the mailing label on all shipping containers.

21. POSTAGE

21.1. The Contractor shall weigh and apply Priority Postage to all containers before they are delivered to the United States Postal Service.

21.2. The Contractor shall be responsible for prepaying the postage and ensuring that adequate funds are available at all times for metering each shipment.

21.3. The postage will be a separate, reimbursable contract line item for billing purposes. The postage advanced shall be billed on the same invoice covering the duplication of the corresponding bi-weekly delivery.

22. DELIVERY OF FINAL PRODUCT

22.1. The TW program units are designed for shipment to AFRTS field outlets overseas. They provide news, sports, internal information and entertainment programming to U.S. Navy ships at sea in all parts of the world, including remote and isolated locations. Any interruption in service may have an adverse effect on the morale and well-being of our service men and women and, in turn, impact the readiness of our armed forces.

22.1.1. Therefore it is of utmost importance that delivery of the completed program units shall at all times be made no later than by close of business on the day specified by the Government.

22.2. In order to expedite distribution of this time-sensitive material and minimize handling during transit, the Contractor shall deliver all completed (duplicated, inspected, packaged and metered) program units to the nearest Distribution Center of the United States Postal Service (not a local Post Office).

23. DELIVERY DOCUMENTATION

23.1. The Contractor shall prepare a "Certificate of Mailing" a United States Postal Service Form 3606 or equivalent for each delivery.

23.1.1. These certificates must be stamped and signed by the accepting postal clerk at the time delivery is made. Since all containers are of the same size and weight, one single certificate will cover each biweekly shipment.

23.1.2. At the minimum, the identification of the two program units shipped (e.g., TW 19-01/20-01), the number of containers covered by the certificate and the total postage shall be clearly annotated on each mailing certificate.

23.1.3. The original stamped and signed certificate shall be retained by the Contractor as proof of mailing, and shall be sent to the Naval Fleet Liaison by Express Mail if requested.

24. RETURN OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED MASTERS

24.1. The return of all AFRTS DVCAM Master cassettes shall be provided by the Contractor at no cost to the Government.

24.2. The master for two TW units shall be returned on a biweekly basis on the first working day after delivery of the duplicated TW program units to the United States Postal Service. The masters shall be returned to the following address:

ATTN: MCC Cynthia Harris, Naval Fleet Liaison

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Media Center

23755 Z Street

Riverside, California 92518-2031

24.3. Regular UPS, USPS or any other appropriate commercial delivery option may be used for the Contractor's return shipment of the Government-furnished masters.

24.4. The return shipment shall be accounted for on a packing list accompanying the Contractor's shipment.

24.4.1. This requirement may be met by providing two copies of the Contractor's commercial packing/shipping list showing, at the minimum, the date of the shipment, the identification of the program units and the total number of masters returned.

25. PRODUCT SECURITY

25.1. The Contractor shall be responsible for the security of all Government-furnished property (GFP) for use under this contract.

25.2 The Government's legal agreements with commercial producers and vendors involving their copyrighted programming materials are sensitive issues. The contractor shall protect all Government-furnished masters and duplicated DVDs from any use, release, re-duplication, etc., not specifically permitted by the contract. The contractor shall perform this contract in a facility with anti-theft and anti-piracy controls, as well as procedures that would assure intellectual property owners that their property is safe from unauthorized use.

26. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

26.1. The following Government-furnished property (GFP) will be temporarily in the Contractor's custody throughout the contract period.

(a) Circuit Distribution Lists.

(b) Circuit Identification Labels.

(c) DOD Mailing Labels

(d) Recording/Duplicating/Packing Lists.

(e) Warning Labels Template

(f) Defense Media Center’s graphics label design

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