Attachment A - SOW.pdf

Attachment A

U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Office of Cuba Broadcasting

Statement of Work Digitization of the OCB Tape Library

GENERAL

BACKGROUND

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) oversees Radio and Television Martí at its headquarters in Miami, Florida. The Martí’s are a multimedia hub of news, information and analysis that provide the people of Cuba with interactive programs seven days a week through satellite television and shortwave and AM radio, as well as through emails, DVDs, and SMS text. Combined with the online platform, martinoticias.com, the Martí’s are a one-of-a-kind service that brings unbiased, objective information to all Cubans.

SCOPE

Under this contract, the Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and services necessary to perform the Digitization of the OCB Tape Library.

REQUIREMENTS

• OCB requires for its Archival Video Tape Library to be digitized o Types of Media in current Tape Library

Betacam SP 30 min and 60 min Betacam SX (Digital) 30 min and 60 min o OCB Requires the following format for digitized tapes Upconverted to HD with pillars

XDCAM 4:2:2

Bit Rate: 50 Mbps File Type: .mp4 Number of Pixels: 1920x1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Frame Frequency: 29.97 fps 2channel – stereo Audio Sample Rate: 48khz audio o OCB estimates there are about 5000 tapes o Digitize Video Tapes at OCB Headquarters – digitizing of video tapes will be performed on-premise o Ability to integrate with existing Media Asset Management System/Storage (Ross Streamline

Pro) once legacy media has been digitized o Vendor is responsible to deliver, install, commission, and operate digitization equipment.

o Once Digitization Project is complete, vendor is responsible to decommission and take the digitization equipment back.

o Require at most 8-week to 10-week turnaround

CONTRACT TYPE

Firm Fixed Price (FFP) https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/

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PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for this contract is 90 days from the date of award.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Digitize Video Tapes at OCB Headquarters – digitizing of video tapes will be performed on-premises

PROCURING CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO)

The procuring CO has overall responsibility for administering the contract. The procuring CO shall perform all contract administration. The name and contact information of the CO is:

Karoline E. Duffy Contracting Officer E-mail: KDuffy@usagm.gov

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY

The CO is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of the contract/task order.

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

COR APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION. Should the CO appoint a COR, it shall be in writing for any contract/task order issued under this RFQ. The COR provides technical review of deliverables, invoice servicing, and facilitating payment. The name and contact information of the COR is:

Name: Francisco Chong Contracting Officer’s Representative E-mail: fchong@ocb.gov

3.3 PAYMENTS

All payments under this contract shall be made in accordance with the Payments clause incorporated herein.

INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

To receive payment, the Service Provider shall submit monthly proper invoices (in arrears) through the Government’s invoice processing platform (IPP) at www.ipp.gov. The Service Provider shall submit a monthly activity report with each invoice. The report must show the level of effort the Service Provider devoted to the contract during the month and a description of the Service Provider’s activities.

http://www.ipp.gov/