Jenison Bid Specifications (Football) (2).docx

GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK:

· Provide one (1) 16mm, single-faced LED display/virtual scoreboard, control room equipment, signage, training, installation and warranty as specified below. Alternatives will be considered provided they meet or exceed all specifications below. Bottom of display should be ten feet above grade. All products on structure must appears as one unit, with no gaps between products. Control room will be located in the press box.

MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS:

· Manufacturer: Must be USA-based with in-house USA manufacturing capabilities for modules, including the internal circuit boards, in-house fabrication of all metalwork, in-house assembly of all components, and a minimum of 20 years in business under same name and producing same type of products with a minimum of 300 USA based employees.

· Customer Base: Display manufacturer must have a minimum of 10,000 operating displays within the USA as of the time of this bid.

· Display Manufacturer Support: USA-based with a minimum of 25 full-time technicians and engineers on-site, a minimum of ten full time service technicians based throughout USA, a minimum of 20 customer service and support personnel based throughout the USA, and a full-time product support manager who is based within the same metropolitan area.

DISPLAY HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:

· Resolution: True 16mm with one (1) red, one (1) blue, one (1) green LED per pixel cluster.

· Minimum Viewing Area: 12’ x 25’

· Cabinet Size: Single-faced, 13’ x 26’

· Minimum Vertical Viewing Angle: 70 degrees

· Minimum Horizontal Viewing Angle: 160 degrees

· Minimum Pixel Matrix: 342 H x 630 W

· Pixel Configuration: Hardware-based and arranged in the industry standard of three (3) LEDs per cluster pixel arrangement (RGB). No virtual or non-hardware pixel arrangements will be accepted.

· Brightness: 8,000 NITS

· Dimming: Photocell, auto-adjustment from 1% - 100% brightness with software backup

· Color Capability: 73.8 quintillion

· Color Calibration: Whole-sign color calibrated to the individual pixel level

· Minimum Refresh Rate: 4800 Hz

· Video Frame Rate: Up to 60 FPS.

· Module Type: Smart module, self-contained and 100% potted with automotive grade connectors. (No ribbon cables)

· Module Size: Maximum 12” x 12”

· Module Encapsulation: Fully-encapsulated and suspended in a bed of silicone.

· Module Service: Individually replaceable modules

· Internal Wiring: Automotive grade custom harnesses (No ribbon cables)

· Power Supply: Each power supply must be designed to power a group of modules to minimize the number of power supplies required within the sign.

· Power Integration: Power supplies must be a separate component and not integrated into other components. Power supplies and controller must be inside the cabinet and not incorporated into the modules directly.

· Power Supply Service: Power supplies must be individually replaceable without the need to replace any other components.

· Surge Protection: Internal surge suppressor

· Internal disconnect.

· Multi-Channel Data Providing Redundancy: Maximum of five (5) data lines used per connection, per module.

· Cabinet Construction: Aluminum extrusion (no frame and skin) with mitered solid weld corners

· Cabinet Finish: Powder coat or electrostatic satin finish in black with no texture and nominal finish thickness so that finish does not materially change finished size.

· Cabinet Face: Minimum of 6” black finished border must surround the outer perimeter of the modules for protection.

· Cabinet Temperature Rating: 40 °F to +140 °F (-40 °C to +60 °C)

· Thermal Control: Automatic shut-down if temperature exceeds 149 °F (65 °C)

· Wind Load Rating: Complies with IBC 2006/2009/2012 standards

· Service Access: Must be rear access for all service

· Louvers: Individually replaceable without replacing entire module

· Ventilation: Active ventilation using forced air for circulation (no passive ventilation.) 100% front-ventilated system (no cross vent or rear vent) with no filters or required scheduled maintenance.

· FCC Compliance: Complies with FCC Part 15 regulations for Class A devices. Two-part label on the display and proof of third-party certification for actual model must be provided with bid.

· UL Compliance: Must be UL 48, ULC 48, and UL Energy Efficiency Verified (Green Leaf certification)

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

· Communication: Fiber optic hardwired from video display to control system.

· Communication Software: Designed internally by video display manufacturer.

SIGNS:

MANFACTURER WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS:

· Display Parts Warranty: Five (5) year replacement parts warranty at no charge. Warranty on parts must be provided by original manufacturer with pre-paid shipping both ways for all parts.

· Parts Availability Warranty: Manufacturer must guarantee parts availability for a minimum period of 15 years. All warranties must be provided in writing with your bid. Must be actual warranty terms. Brochures or sales sheets not accepted.

· Manufacturer-Direct Support: Warranties must be from and backed by the original display manufacturer. They may not be from an insurance company, reseller, assembler or third party.

DISPLAY TRAINING & SUPPORT:

· Training: Bidder must provide one-on-one training at time of installation, plus lifetime additional phone training and software support without cost or limitation.

· Bidder must provide one-on-one training at time of installation, plus lifetime additional phone training and software support without cost or limitation.

· Technical Support: Available Monday through Saturday

INSTALLER WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS:

· Labor: One (1) year of pre-paid labor/travel charges covering any needed parts installation or service on both display and static sign cabinet.

INSTALLER REQUIREMENTS:

· Service Provider: All service must be performed by the installation company, using their own certified technician. Subcontracting of service work is not acceptable.

· Proven Performance: Installer must have a minimum of ten displays of same brand and type being proposed currently installed and operating.

· Licensed Installer: Installer must be a state licensed contractor and a UL listed fabricator if supplying electronic products.

· Certified Technician: Minimum one (1) qualified, certified full-time technician on staff and trained and certified by the video display manufacturer.

· Proximity: Installer’s primary business location must be located within 50 miles of the installation location to ensure timely-response.

· Service Response: Urgent service calls must be completed within one (1) day if reported during normal business hours, and no later than the end of the next business day if non-urgent or reported during non-business hours.

CONTROL ROOM SYSTEMS HARDWARE:

Video display and sports control system hardware must be manufactured by the video display manufacturer.

· Industrial rack mount PC computer configured with internal video display and sports controller cards.

· Integrated fiber card for screen control and communication (must be capable of controlling multiple screens).

· Integrated video capture card

· Integrated media convertor input

· 22-inch touchscreen monitor

· Scoring panel monitor

· Accessories: Keyboard, mouse, power cords, HDMI cables and accessories cables, as needed

· Hardware needs to allow for a distance between sides of the display of 25’ to 50’ feet in length.

CONTROL ROOM SYSTEMS SOFTWARE:

System Hardware:

Software should be delivered in a rack mountable computer enclosure not to exceed 4RU in height. Mounting rails should be included.

System should not draw more than 250W at 120VAC during normal operation.

System should not produce more than 65db at 3 feet when sampled from the front.

Power Supply should be professional quality and feature a MTBF of at least 100,000 hours. At nominal load power supply should offer 90% power efficiency.

Optionally, system should allow selection of fully redundant power supply.

System should have at least Qty 2, RS232 I/O ports.

Operating System Requirements:

Windows 7 Professional or Windows Embedded 64.

Minimum of 4GB RAM.

Minimum of 900GB HDD capacity configured as a 4 disk RAID 10.

Drives should be housed with front serviceable RAID cage with drive health indicate

Live Video Support:

System input and output should support 10-bit SD/HD SDI.

Blackburst Sync in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format.

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M Compliance.

4:2:2 Video Sampling.

10-bit Color Precision.

REC 601 and REC 709 Color Space.

Auto synchronization to input video format.

Software Requirements:

One occurrence of the software should be able to drive full matrix LED Displays as well as fascia ribbon displays.

Software should support unlimited number of media buttons and allow user to dynamically unload and load new collections of media items without stopping current media or switching between different modes.

System should be able to render Live video, Clips, Graphics and Virtual scoring data on SD or HD SDI, DVI, or a combination of both. SDI output should support separate key and fill SDI outputs.

Software should be able to drive any compatible LED screens, LCD Monitors or Video Switchers from any manufacturer with no limiting proprietary technologies.

Software should provide native support for multiple video codecs and image formats.

At a minimum these should include:

Video: MPG1, WMV, Uncompressed AVI, MOV (MPG4), MOV (H.264) and Lagarith. Video alpha transparency should be preserved if transparency is supported by codec.

Images: JPG, BMP, PNG with alpha transparency supported.

Software should NOT require transcoding or outside conversion prior to importing clips.

System should allow manual editing of dynamic text data fields from any web browser enabled device over Ethernet via local area network or internet if desired. Changes to the data variables should not require operator to perform any action and values should change automatically.

Software should support external control from third party devices and or software over TCP/IP.

Software should support remote buttons allowing content to be triggered from one system to another.

Software should support automatic triggering of any media on any desired surface in the event of a fire alarm.

Software should support proof of play reporting of clips. Playback reports should be able to be generated from the main server or ANY Windows PC with network connectivity to server.

Proof of play report should allow for "Events" to be defined during playback. "Events" are used as markers to encapsulate periods of time for which reports are generated. A report should be able to be generated for any Event and for any media item at any point.

Software should support multiple “Profiles” allowing easy transition from one configuration to another. Allowing multi-use venues to easily switch between sports.

Software should allow creation of multiple playback canvas areas. Canvas areas should be stackable in 3D Z-Order and support transparency through stacked layers.

Canvas areas should within themselves, support Live video, and three distinctly controllable layers for asynchronous playback of content.

Software should support at least 2 Real-time data feeds over RS232, RS485 and TCP-IP. Support should be provided for any scoreboard manufacturers and other sources. At a minimum, this should include OES Scoreboard, Daktronics, Fairplay and Spectrum Scoreboards.

Statistics from StatCrew as well as any User-Defined XML data source. New data sources should be able to be changed with little effort by user.

Software should support Text messaging campaigns and be able to provide anecdotal accounts of more than one event where the system was used successfully to display text messages.

Software should support RSS Based Out of Town scores from TheSportsNetwork.com

Game Production Software/Hardware:

· Microsoft Windows-compatible sports software must be provided with unlimited seats license from the video display manufacturer. The software must be a fully integrated with original source code created by the video display manufacturer (not ported, purchased or renamed.) Software must be 100% compatible with other current or future control room products in the facility.

· Scoring: One-touch, digital scoring

· Timing: One-touch, digital timing for football, basketball and multisport

· Software must have a minimum of 6 scoreboard templates predesigned for baseball

· Scoreboard Editor: Software must have a built-in editor to create custom scoreboard templates.

· Operator must have ability to create, design, alter, add to or delete content from any scoreboard template.

· Game Time Production: Software must have the ability to deliver content; including advertisements, crowd prompts and live feed.

· Content Library: Professionally-designed animations and still graphics for multiple sports (i.e. football, soccer, lacrosse media packets) and applicable, non-sports content. (i.e. patriotic, education, backgrounds media packet).

· Custom Artwork: A minimum of 500 fully animated and 500 static full color images custom created for the specific display size by professional artists must be provided as high-resolution images. Additional professional content shall also be provided without any subscription fees or extra charges.

· Video: Live video input capability

· Input: Any source via HDMI, DVI, Component, VGA, Composite and S-Vide

· Media Import: Built-in media importer. Supports video files: AVI, MOV, MP4, WMV. Supports graphic files: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIFF, TIF

· Content Management: Operator ability to organize content and create custom tabs. Search and drag and drop features.

· Content Editor: Built-in content editor with custom text and color features. Operator ability to create content regions. Operator ability to layer content. Operator ability to lock region size and position.

· Playlist Editor: Built-in playlist editor with drag and drop creation and duration setting. Exit/entrance recall, preventing unbalanced content rotation. Choice of transitions.

· Software Requirements: Designed and supported by the display manufacturer.

· System Requirements: Microsoft Windows based (Traditional scoreboard consoles not accepted.)

· Software Updates: Free software updates for five (5) years

· Viewing: Preview mode and display output window.

· Sound: Customizable buzzer and horn sound

Replay & Streaming Software/Hardware:

· Microsoft Windows-compatible software

SOFTWARE TRAINING & SUPPORT:

· Bidder must provide 2 days of on-site training at time of installation

· Unlimited phone training and software support for the life of the products.

INSTALLATION: See Project Responsibility Document