Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Zixi.pdf

Notice Type: Special Notice

This notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section

5.201 to notify the public of a proposed contract action.

The North American Identification Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this procurement is 511210.

Introduction: The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) intends to contract by means of other than full and open competition and award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”.

Description: The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) will award a follow-on contract with a one-year Base Period plus four Option Years for Zixi. Zixi is a Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) for the delivery of live video and audio over any IP network, including unmanaged Internet connections. The Zixi platform includes a proprietary transmission protocol, a control plane (Zen Master management interface), and broadcast cloud services. The TSI Global Network Division has used the Zixi platform, protocol, and control plane for the past five years to distribute TV and radio content from all five USAGM broadcast networks to all USAGM Transmitting Stations and satellite uplink teleports worldwide, including the distribution of web streaming content to the Pangea Team in Prague. The Zixi SDVP is proprietary and can only be sold, serviced, supported, and upgraded by Zixi. Zixi currently has no reseller partners and does not plan to add any in the future.

Due to the proprietary nature of this solution and the absence of a reseller partner network, the GN Satellite and Content Distribution Teams recommend a sole-source procurement action to award a follow-on contract for SDVP and cloud services to Zixi LLC to support USAGM global content distribution.

The Zixi SDVP is proprietary and can only be sold, serviced, supported, and upgraded by Zixi.

The discontinuation of these critical services would be detrimental to the USAGM mission and migrating to another platform would be cost and time prohibitive and not in the agency’s best interest.

This notice of intent is not a request for capability statements or competitive proposals.

However, all capability statements received within ten (10) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government to limit competition for this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.

For questions concerning this notice, please contact Mr. David Wallace, at DWallace@usagm.gov and Mrs. Brittany Vandiver, at BVandiver@usagm.gov.

No telephone responses regarding an interested firm’s statements of interest or capabilities will be accepted by the USAGM as a result of this notice.

mailto:DWallace@usagm.gov