PD Video Streaming Encoder Upgrade DRAFT.docx

INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

VIDEO STREAMING ENCODER UPGRADE

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. Title of Project: Video Streaming Encoder Upgrade

2. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Institute for Learning, Education, and Development (ILEAD) maintains a broadcast facility in St. Louis Missouri, to include a live high definition (HD) video television studio, control room, and Avid post-production. ILEAD utilizes Haivision streaming hardware to support terrestrial delivery of live programming.

3. Objective: ILEAD intends to purchase additional Haivision streaming hardware to integrate with and supplement the VA’s existing Haivision distribution system.

4. Scope of Work: The vendor shall provide the brand name Haivision equipment listed in Deliverable Table 1.

4.1. Specific Salient Characteristic Traits of the Havision streaming hardware.

Salient Characteristics:

· Encoder and decoder plug-in modules must be compatible with VA-owned Haivision frames.

· All Encoders and decoder transport secure, low latency, HD video over any network at extremely low bitrates.

· Network Adaptive Encoding

· Multiple inputs, multiple streams for 4-input hardware

· Supported video resolutions HD1080p, HD720, at 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25Hz, and HD1080i at 60/59.94/50

· Video compression: H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC part 10 / ISO/IEC 14496-10), High Profiles, Baseline & Main Profiles, Up to Level 4.2 and lower intermediate levels, I, IP framing, IBP, IBBP framing, Configurable Group of Picture (GOP) size, Configurable frame rate, Region of Interest Coding, bitrates 32Kbps to 25Mbps, and rate control CBR/VBR.

Deliverable 5.0:

The contractor shall provide all deliverables as defined in Table 1.

Table 1, Deliverable Table

Due Date

10/100/1000 Ethernet.

channel 3G/HD/SD-SDI

and 3G/HD/SD-SDI output; 16 channel SDI embedded and 2 channel analog audio output.

analog audio input, 1 channel audio output ;

10/100/1000 Ethernet; 12 VDC w/ 90-240 VAC External Power with Locking Connector.

6. Quality Control:

6.1 Contractor’s Quality Control Program: The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective internal quality control program to ensure that services performed are in accordance with the PD. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective deliverable items. As a minimum requirement, the Contractor shall internally develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified below in the Delivery Requirements Summary (DRS).

6.2 Item Delivery Monitoring: Contractor’s delivery will be monitored by the PM/COR in accordance with the DRS.

The PM/COR will certify receipt of goods and recommends acceptance of the services/deliverables. This process will be used for approval of payment for the Contractor’s invoices and will serve as the mechanism to document that the overall performance of the Contractor has been acceptable for the period covered by the invoice.

DRS: The deliverables below, the Delivery Standard is defined as Work being completed within established timeframes.

7. Delivery and General Details:

7.1 Deliver by Date: Within 90 days after contract award effective date.

7.2. Place of Delivery: Product shall be delivered and/or installed at:

Department of Veterans Affairs 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, Bldg. 56 St. Louis, MO 63125 Contractor shall deliver and install during normal business hours from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. local time, Monday through Friday, or as otherwise specified.

7.3. Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed-Price contract.