REQUIREMENT_DESCRIP-TECH_SPECS-Rev2.pdf

Requirement Description/Technical Specs (Rev2)

Requirement is to design, equip, and provision two (2) each satellite production vehicles (SPV) with steerable KU satellite uplink capability. This requirement is a Turnkey build, to be inclusive of all design, integration, assembly, delivery, training, and commissioning. Hands on training provided for up to 10 personnel inclusive of the interoperability of the systems, and vehicle operations to be conducted on-site at Fort Meade, MD; systems shall incorporate to the maximum extent possible commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components/systems (see specs below).

VEHICLE REQUIREMENT: Sprinter style vehicle with diesel engine, global positioning system, high roof (able to stand up inside), must be able to be driven to location with all equipment and 2 personnel with personal baggage. Each vehicle will require 5 internal seating/operating positions during use and be fully self-contained for operation on either generator or shore power. The satellite production vehicles need to be able to conduct a live production with 5 fixed cameras and 1 roving wireless camera, as well as provide a KU satellite uplink capability. Satellite uplink shall be frequency agile and operate in the U.S. Domestic KU band satellite. The electrical power produced by the satellite production uplink vehicle can be switched between the generator and shore power. Shore power cable (50 foot) is required to be part of the vehicle’s inventory. The vehicles need to be a sprinter style vehicle that can support all required equipment features to perform the capabilities listed below, as well as transport and store an additional 1000 lbs for personnel and personal baggage. All supplies and provided equipment not mounted exterior or interior must be stored inside the vehicle and shall be secured for movement. The vehicle requires mounted external positional lighting for rear, right and left sides of vehicle. On site stabilization for the vehicle will include a 4 point stabilization system.

The vehicle will incorporate enough HVAC as detailed below. The vehicle will have floor tie down points, awning, weatherproof securable signal interface panel to interface internal and external signals, and two (2) 20 amp IPS65 weatherproof external A/C outlets.

The vehicle needs to be large enough to transport 2 personnel and support 5 working operational personnel positions when fully deployed and in use. The operations positions required are as follows: technical engineer, sound operator, video switcher operator, character generator, and producer. Vehicle engine and generator(s) must use Diesel fuel from a single common fuel tank with sufficient capacity for a vehicle range of 300 miles and 12 hours of continuous operation on generator power.

RF EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: Needs to be redundant consisting of: 2 Integrated DVB- S/S2 encoders, 2ea SSPA, 2 receivers 1 satellite modem (iDirect), One(1) 1.5 meter KU auto deployable/auto acquire vehicle mounted satellite dish with RF change over system and dummy load.

WIRELESS CAMERA SYSTEM: The wireless camera system will consist of one wireless camera with wireless transmission system and related receiver on vehicle. The system must transmit 1080i at very low latency; have camera control capabilities from the vehicle and intercom integration. The transmission system is required to be used up to 3000 ft. from production truck. This roving camera system requires a battery system capable of supplying a minimum sustained operational use of 90 minutes and include charger.

COMMUNICATIONS: At a minimum of 4 multi-line digital hybrid for use with the integrated intercom system and interruptible fold back system, 4 wireless interruptible fold back system, intercom system to each camera, each work station and Input/output panel, Internal network (wireless capable), and wireless phone/data service with one year contract included at time of delivery.

AUDIO EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: 32 channel audio mixer, Electronic News Gathering (ENG) microphones (3 each wireless and wired), lavalier microphones (3 each wireless and wired), CD/DVD player, and dual-channel phone hybrid.

VIDEO EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: Instant replay video system that is capable of replay of up to 18 hours of content, 5 camera systems using 110 Series SMPTE 304M compliant connectors and cable; camera control units able to white balance, black balance, shade, control iris and black level and able to run cameras off power from the truck with cable runs of 1000 feet. Each of the 5 cameras will have a seven (7) inch viewfinder, 5 fluid head tripods with mid-level spreader and transport case (support 45lb and adjust to a height of 66 inches), the ability to individually recorded each cameras content and the program output of the system on solid state storage capable of recording 24 hours of 1080i HD/SDI video, 2-M/E switcher, character generator capability, standalone graphic capabilities, capability to record content output to Blu-ray and XDCam formats.

TEST EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: Rack mounted HD/SD-SDI Rasterizer, portable audio analysis, portable test signal generator, monitor and digital analytics workstation and rack mounted spectrum analyzer.

DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: The ability to route any audio or video signal within the system to the video switcher or the audio board and 2 frame syncs for integration of external signals

OTHER SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT: Vehicle shall have capability to operate from generator or shore power with supplied shore power cables. Capacity of generator shall be sufficient to meet surge requirement for powering on of all equipment and have a 20% reserve capacity under normal operating conditions. HVAC shall provide both AC and heat for vehicle area where equipment and personnel will be working. HVAC shall be capable of maintaining a constant inside temperature of 65 Fahrenheit when external temperature ranges between 10 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

Satellite production vehicle shall have a GPS driven master clock system with a wall mounted clock for operators use and system timing.

Vehicle shall have graphic wrap on the front, rear and sides that will display the DMA logo.

• Sprinter-type vehicle with a minimum of 170” wheel base with extended body and dual rear wheels o Vehicle 'Sprinter' type with a minimum of 170” wheel base with extended body and dual rear wheels Usable Interior height (floor to ceiling) of vehicle open floor space (areas of vehicle other than drivers area that do not have equipment or rack obstructions) shall be 72 inches

Drivers accessible instrumentation shall include: Integrated GPS System and Rear view (back-up) camera system

Have a Backup alarm annunciator Have a Diesel Powertrain with an internal fuel capacity to travel no less than 300 mile When fully outfitted, be capable of Transporting two personnel in driver & passenger configuration with all required motor vehicle safety equipment and be capable of storing and transporting an additional 1000 pounds of ancillary equipment.

Have a designed and integrated 'General Cargo Securement' solution for all equipment not mounted or compartment stored.

When fully outfitted the Satellite Production Vehicle shall provide five 'Broadcast Operations' operating positions when deployed

Have a primary Fuel Storage system that supplies fuel for both the truck and the vehicle systems electrical generator

Be equipped with Dimmable interior working lights, dimmable range user controllable from 0 to 100%.

Be adorned with customer approved Graphic wrap; applied to the front, rear, driver and passenger sides of vehicle that displays the Government Furnished DMA logo o Exterior Features Dual 20 amp IPS waterproof AC Outlet Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior Passenger Side of the vehicle Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior Drivers Side of the vehicle Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior rear of the vehicle Passenger Side Step for entry into the working are of the vehicle 4 point electrical or hydraulic operated automatic Operated Leveling Jacks Waterproof input output panel Mounted Ladder system to allow access to vehicle roof Awning on passage side of vehicle shall be fully retractable and extend out from the vehicle to provide, at a minimum, 13 ft. x 8 ft. coverage Roof fall restraint system consisting of two tie point and one two point miller safety harness to be compliant with OSHA standards for working on roof o Interior Features Stowed, Deployable table what is high enough for that the passenger seat will swivel under with a top no less than 2 ft. x 2 ft.

Cable storage space capable of storage of the cables needed to fully deploy the capabilities of the satellite production vehicle Camera storage space capable of housing the 6 camera systems. Needs to be either in hard cases or other method that will prevent the camera from being damaged during transport

Minimum of 5ea dual AC Outlets o Environmental Features HVAC shall provide both AC and heat for vehicle area where equipment and personnel will be working. HVAC shall be capable of maintaining a constant inside temperature of 65 Fahrenheit when external temperature ranges between 10 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit with a maximum of ~58% humidity.

o Transmission support

Antenna up warning system for driver alerting Antenna flood light system and antenna mounted Warning lighting o Electrical

Standalone System power provided by an internally Mounted electrical generator system that runs on the shared diesel vehicle powertrains fuel for 12 hour. The power requirement shall be 20% higher than required at power up

Same fuel system should supply both the truck and the generator 50' AC Shore Power Cables Waterproof Shore Power Outlets Power distribution panel. Include AC and DC breakers for all branch circuits, digital meter for voltage, current and frequency. Power selector for generator or shore power

Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior Passenger Side of the vehicle

Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior Drivers Side of the vehicle

Mounted LED Work lights for use illuminating the exterior rear of the vehicle Battery Boost System will be provided to momentarily allow the Vehicle and

Generator batteries to be paralleled. This will protect vehicle in the event one of the batteries runs down and the generator or vehicle need to be started

Battery Charger, 40Amp for vehicle and generator batteries Dual external 20 amp IPS waterproof AC Outlet Interior LED dimmable lighting Fire and CO2 alarm o RF Equipment

2 ea Encoder: Includes Standard and High Definition MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 (4:2:0) and PK1 IRD: Includes Standard and High Definition MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 (4:2:0) and RF option, MFR P/N: ADTEC Digital EN-81.

1:1 redundant KU-SSPA, MFR P/N: Advantech SSPBMG-K150 Spectrum analyzer should be capable of monitoring the uplink and downlink KU-signal. Minimal frequency range need to be within 5MHz-2500MHz L-band;

MFR P/N: Avcom SNG-2150C-2B

1.5 M Ku Band antenna system: Auto locating, 3 axis positioning system. 2 port TX/RX Ku Band linear feed, MFR P/N: AVL Model 1510

Antenna control system with GPS, MFR P/N: AVL AAQ1500 IDirect modem e8350. System must to be switchable between Encoder and modem 2 ea satellite receivers capable of receiving KU signal, MFR P/N: Cisco D9854 IF / L-band Patch panel RF Control panel to allow switching Waveguide dehydrator, MFR P/N: ETI EDH-4 o Communications

Multi-Line Digital hybrid. 4 phone line/4 AUX, MFR P/N: JK Audio Innkeeper

IFB base station for 4 Wireless IFB feeds, MFR P/N: Lectrosonic IFBT4 4 ea wireless IFB receivers, MFR P/N: Lectrosonic IFBR1A 32 port-Digital intercom matrix. With redundant power supplies. Support dual channel party line with calling signaling, MFR P/N: RTS Zeus-III 5 ea rack mounted intercom system. One for each position with headset, MFR

P/N: RTS KP-12

2 ea signal line digital phone interface, MFR P/N: RTS TIF-2000A 4 ea 2-channel intercom belt packs with headset, MFR P/N: RTS BP-325 with PH-88Hr Intercom system needs to be integrated into the ENG camera systems Integrated fixed wireless terminal that allows for internet as well as phone service. Should include a 1 year contract at time of delivery, MFR P/N:

Verizon Wireless Home connect with Laird Technologies TRAB806 3Db antenna boost

Internal network that is wireless capable. Will be able to use the fixed wireless terminal for internet connection o Audio

Digital audio playback device to allow playing of MP3 from flash drive, disk or

USB, MFR P/N: TASCAM SS-CDR200

3 ea Wireless (Camera-Mountable Lavalier Digital Wireless Set)Microphone kits consisting of 1 each: Transmitter, Receiver, Omni-directional Lavalier Mic, MFR P/N: Electrovoice R300-L

3 ea Wire Omni-directional Lavalier Mic, MFR P/N: Sony ECM-44B 3 ea Cardioid Interview Hand Held Microphone, MFR P/N: Electrovoice RE-50 3 ea wireless Hand Held Microphone kits consisting of 1 each: Transmitter, Receiver, MFR P/N: Electrovoice RE-2 2 ea speakers for audio inside vehicle from Mixer, MFR P/N: JBL Control-1 32 channel digital audio mixer. All audio needs to be on the mixer or able to be routed to the mixer, MFR P/N: Yamaha CL Series 2 ea Professional Stereo Headphone Set, MFR P/N: Sony MDR-7506 4 ea XLR Cables in the following lengths 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 Dual Digital Hybrid Telephone Interface, MFR P/N: JK Audio Innkeeper 42 ea

Desktop stand for handheld microphones, MFR P/N: QuickLok A-188 2 ea tripod boom stand for handheld microphones, MFR P/N: KM 21070-577-55 o Video

Solid state recording capable of recording 6 camera sources and program video with 24 hours of storage for each. Resolution need to be 1920x1080, MFR P/N:

360 System Maxx 2400 HD

Digital off air antenna with tuner, MFR P/N: Channel Master CM-7001 All Monitors, as required by the designed SPV systems, will be broadcast quality, LED type Resolution need to be 1920x1080. Full 1080p 16x9 aspect ratio. Refresh rate no less than 120Hz, MFR P/N: Sony LMD Series

2 ea HD capable broadcast standard frames sync, MFR P/N: Harris X50 1 ea Sony XDCam recorder/player, MFR P/N: Sony PDW-HD1550 1 ea Blu-ray recorder/player, MFR P/N: JVC SR-HD2700US o Production

Time Remote display that displays hh:mm:ss Should accept time code and be GPS set, MFR P/N: ESE ES-943U

Instant replay video system capable of replaying 18 hours of content, MFR P/N:

Newtek 3Play 4800

2 ME Video switcher with 24 source selection. Will have Talley, 4 keyer, multi wipe/fade, and effects, MFR P/N: Ross C2m-244

SD/HD Character generator. Single channel Switchable 2D, MFR P/N: Harris Inscriber TitleOne

System must be graphics capability, MFR P/N: Cryron System All Monitors, as required by the designed SPV systems, will be broadcast quality, LED type Resolution need to be 1920x1080. Full 1080p 16x9 aspect ratio. Refresh rate no less than 120Hz, MFR P/N: Sony LMDA series or LMD series o Cameras 5 ea Broadcast quality multiformat HD Color cameras with 1920x1080 resolutions. Able to be powered remotely or locally. Needs to be 110 Series SMPTE 304M compliant with power. Camera will have integrated intercom system, MFR P/N: Sony HDC2400L Multiformat Camera System

5 ea Camera Control Unit, MFR P/N: Sony HDCU2500L Master control unit, MFR P/N: Sony MSU-1500 10 ea 500 foot 110 Series SMPTE 304M compliant Optical Fiber on reels, MFR

P/N: Sony FC2PD250/AM SMPTE Fiber Cable 5 ea Remote Operation Panel, MFR P/N: Sony RCP-1500 5 ea 7" Hi--‐Resolution Studio Viewfinder, MFR P/N: Sony HDVFEL75 5 ea Rain Cover 5 ea 18X Zoom Lens with 2X Tele--‐Extender, MFR P/N: Fujifilm

HA18x7.6BERM/BERD 1 ea 42X Zoom lens, MFR P/N: Fujifilm HA 42x9.7BERD 5 ea Tripod Adaptor Plate to mount camera to tripod 5 ea Tripod with 2--‐Stage Carbon Fiber Legs, Mid-Level spreader, MFR P/N:

Vinten VB-AP3M 1 ea broadcast quality multi-format wireless camera system with 1920x1080 resolutions. System will have integrated intercom system and be able to control camera shading, white balance, black balance, iris and black levels from the truck. Camera will run off of batteries, MFR P/N: Vislink INCAM-S w/receiver and antennas as required.

Camera battery charger with 4 batteries. The system must be compatible with the wireless camera system o Test Equipment Multi-format HD/SDI Rasterizer with audio analysis, MFR P/N: Harris

VTM4100

Portable audio generator for analog signals, MFR P/N: Whirlwind QBOX Portable video/Digital audio analysis and generator for multi-formats, MFR P/N:

Phabrix SXA Rack mounted spectrum analyzer, MFR P/N: Avcom SNG-2150C-2B Rack mounted HD/SDI test signal and sync generator, MFR P/N: Harris VSG-o Distribution Equipment Routing system that is capable of routing every video signal and audio system to any location within the system. System will allow for multi format and embedding/de-embedding audio, MFR P/N: Pesa Cheetah

Remote control panel to operate the routing system o Panels External Input/output panel for routing signal for external to internal as needed by design. Will have a cover that seals out the weather Internal Input/output panel for routing signal from customer provided equipment

(ie SDI, Audio) by design.

o Misc GPS based Time Code generator / master clock. Must be used to time the system and sync clocks, MFR P/N: Harris VSG-401 w/GPS-3904 Provide schematics for all signal paths and electrical paths o Training

Trainer needs to be an expert with the component they are training Training will be no longer than 5 days and up to 10 people on the interoperability of the system as follows:

The operation of the vehicle Powering up generator and broadcast equipment Using shore power Leveling of vehicle Deploying of satellite dish Satellite acquiring Set up, connection and operation of camera systems Set up, connection and operation of intercom system Set up, connection and operation of IFB system Set up and operation of video switcher Set up and operation of character generator Set up and operation of graphics system Set up and operation of distribution system both audio and video Set up and operation of all testing equipment Set up and operation of solid state SDI recording device Set up and operation of Blu-ray player/recorder Set up and operation of XDCam player/recorder Set up, connection and operation audio mixer Set up, connection and operation of phone interface systems Factory trained expert or factory training is required for graphic system, character generator system and video switcher