NOA

This Notice of Award (NOA) relates to a state and local contract opportunity issued by the State of Georgia for an ATSC PSIP Data Generator system. The procurement seeks a mutual relationship and partnership with a successful bidder to provide software and hardware capable of generating Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) data for digital television broadcast compliance. The system must meet all federal FCC requirements and state of Georgia specifications as detailed in Attachment B. All questions regarding the procurement must be submitted by email to rhead@gpb.org in accordance with the deadline specified in the Schedule of Events section of Attachment A, as telephone inquiries are not accepted.

The bidder must provide comprehensive pricing that includes the total unit cost for the ATSC PSIP Data Generator system, with all costs for personal computers, support, and maintenance integrated into the quoted price if the proposed equipment requires PC provision. Alternatively, if the bidder's system does not require a PC be provided by the company, the bid response must note this exception and include an optional price for a PC purchase meeting operational requirements. This equipment is mandatory for compliance with FCC regulations requiring all ATSC digital television stations to broadcast PSIP metadata about channels in the MPEG transport stream, enabling viewers to select programs by title and description.