Maintenance of Digital CATV System

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command seeks maintenance of a digital CATV system at its Sembawang, Singapore facility, with proposals due September 23, 2026. The procurement is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Sembawang, Singapore. The CATV system comprises four infrastructure tiers: satellite Low-Noise Blocks and terrestrial antenna arrays (Tier 1); 17 trunk/bridger amplifiers and 4 optical fiber nodes (Tier 2); 53 pedestal boxes with distribution taps (Tier 3); and digital decoders/receivers including three Draco DVB-T2 terrestrial receivers and four PBI DCH-3100P satellite decoders (Tier 4). The system distributes four American Forces Network channels, four Free-to-Air international news channels, and three local terrestrial channels. Performance standards mandate RF signal power between −5 dBmV and +10 dBmV, Modulation Error Ratio above 32 dB, and Post-FEC Bit Error Rate below 1.0 × 10−9 at every receiver drop.

The contractor shall perform bi-annual preventative maintenance on Tier 1 equipment, annual maintenance on Tiers 2 and 3, and troubleshooting and repair/replacement support for Tier 4 equipment with a maximum of four decoder replacements per performance period. The contract requires 24/7 emergency outage repair services for up to 20 system outages annually with guaranteed 4-hour on-site response. Standard working hours are 0900–1600 Monday through Friday, excluding Singapore public holidays. Contractor responsibilities for Cisco D9865 AFN decoders are limited to RF signal verification and input cable testing only.

The contract comprises a one-year base period (28 September 2026 through 27 September 2027) with four one-year option periods extending through 27 September 2031. NAICS code 517410, Satellite Telecommunications; PSC DG01. A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for 21 September 2026 at 0900 Singapore Standard Time. Evaluation weighs technical acceptability on a pass/fail basis, with award determined on price and past performance tradeoff.