36C26319Q0799 S02.Cable and WiFi questions and answers.docx

Questions and Answers Cable TV Service Grand Island VA location only

• Who is your incumbent Internet service provider? Charter Communications

• Are you willing to accept satellite television service as an option? No

• Are you willing to consider directv as a service provider? No

• Are you willing to consider a headend distribution system? We currently have one big box through Charter

• Do you have a central location for which you can distribute the television signal to your service locations? Yes

• What is your current cabling infrastructure? RG59, RG6, etc? RG59

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Analog and digital

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? One brand

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Samsung, all different models because they are different sizes, main ones in patient rooms are 32”

• Does the current infrastructure contain any fiber optic cabling? Fiber optic to the big box

• If no fiber optic cabling, will this solicitation require fiber optic cabling? No more needed

• Do you require fiber optic transport equipment (i.e., transmitters, receivers, etc)? No

• Is this service for dormatory(ies)/Hospitality(ies) or for business office(s)? hospital

• Are all the service locations in one building or are they dispersed across a campus? Four (4) little boxes in the outbuildings and one big box in Building 1. Building 8, Building 5, and Building 3 have two.

• Are there access points (handholes, manholes) for pulling cabling to connect other facilities/locations? Yes

• Do you have a list of channels you wish to view? How many total channels do you need? Yes, 60 channels

• How many television service connections do you have at your location(s)? 100 tvs

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Answered above

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? Answered above

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Answered above

• Will you require an Emergency Alert System (EAS) as part of your requirement? No

• Do you need any spare/barker channels for other feeds (A/V feeds, etc)? Yes, we have other feeds but cable is not affected by them. We just use a channel the cable is not using.

• If other feeds, what other types of feeds do you need support for? Care Channel – no cable support needed.

• Are you interested in digital or analog tv service? If digital, HD or SD? Currently have digital and box changes it to analog.

• If needed, do you have floor plans/maps available to determine distances between buildings? Yes

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Answered above

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? Answered above

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Answered above

• Will you need a UPS for the rack system? All IT closets are already on UPS, so no.

Questions and Answers

Cable TV and WiFi Service

(all locations except Grand Island for Cable TV service as specified above)

1. Who is your incumbent Internet service provider? North Platte: Charter ; Shenandoah: Media Com ; Holdrege: Charter ; Norfolk: Cable One ; Victory Village: Cox ; Vet Center: Cox ; Omaha: Cox ; Lincoln: Charter

• Are you willing to accept satellite television service as an option? No

• Are you willing to consider directv as a service provider? Yes (Shenandoah) ; No remaining

• Are you willing to consider a headend distribution system? Yes

• Do you have a central location for which you can distribute the television signal to your service locations? At each site; yes.

• What is your current cabling infrastructure? RG59, RG6, etc? Mix RG59, RG6

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Capable of both

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? No

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, Sharp

• Does the current infrastructure contain any fiber optic cabling? Yes

• If no fiber optic cabling, will this solicitation require fiber optic cabling? No

• Do you require fiber optic transport equipment (i.e., transmitters, receivers, etc)? No

• Is this service for dormatory(ies)/Hospitality(ies) or for business office(s)? CBOCs (Community Based Out-Patient Clinic’s, services will be received by patients and staff inside of a clinic)

• Are all the service locations in one building or are they dispersed across a campus? Dispersed

• Are there access points (handholes, manholes) for pulling cabling to connect other facilities/locations? Yes

• Do you have a list of channels you wish to view? How many total channels do you need? 60 channels

• How many television service connections do you have at your location(s)? 5

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Answered above

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? Answered above

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Answered above

• Will you require an Emergency Alert System (EAS) as part of your requirement? No

• Do you need any spare/barker channels for other feeds (A/V feeds, etc)? 5

• If other feeds, what other types of feeds do you need support for? Care & Tiger channels

• Are you interested in digital or analog tv service? If digital, HD or SD? No; currently we have digital box that coverts to analog

• If needed, do you have floor plans/maps available to determine distances between buildings? Yes

• Is each television analog only, digital only, or analog and digital capable? Answered above

• Is there one brand of television or multiple brands across the facility/facilities? Answered above

• Can you provide the brand and model of the televisions at your facility/facilities? Answered above

• Will you need a UPS for the rack system? No