USAGM Thiacom 6 Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 951700-24-R-0028
- Agency
- US Agency for Global Media
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- PSC
- R699 Support- Administrative: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20237, United States
- Points of contact
-
- David P. Wallace dwallace@usagm.gov (202) 920-2314
- Brittany Vandiver bvandiver@usagm.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation is issued by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to procure satellite transponder capacity, backhaul satellite transport, transcoding and down-conversion, uplink services, and confidence feed monitoring to support the uplinking of VOA/RFA News TV (SD) to the Thaicom 6 satellite at 78.5 east. The requirement is in response to political unrest in Myanmar, where millions of homes are repointing antennas to receive Thaicom 6 satellite television. The contract will be a base period of one year with four one-year option periods. Proposals will be evaluated on technical design, operations and management approach, past performance, and price. The solicitation amendment extends the proposal due date to July 8, 2024.
This solicitation is not set-aside and does not name any incumbent or current contractors. The total contract value is not specified, but the requirement is for 2.7 Mbps of satellite capacity on Thaicom 6 to transmit the VOA/RFA News TV (SD) programming to the Southeast Asia region. The place of performance is Washington, DC.
Notice text
This requirement is intended to continue VOA Language Programming and the VOA Burmese Service in response to the serious political unrest in Myanmar and to combat in-country deterrents to external media sources. USAGM TSI Office of Business Development (OBD) Asia office, based in Bangkok, has learned that millions of homes throughout Myanmar are using PSI satellite dishes to watch TV programming, including international broadcasts such as VOA. OBD has discovered that viewers in Myanmar are repointing antennas to PSI Thailand, whose TV service platforms are carried on Thaicom 6. USAGM intends to establish a follow-on Base plus Four Option Year contract for satellite transponder capacity, backhaul satellite transport, transcoding and down conversion, uplink services and confidence feed monitoring for uplinking VOA/RFA News TV (SD) to Thaicom 6 @ 78.5° east).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Thaicom 6 Pricing.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Solicitation - 951700-24-R-0028 Thiacom 6 Services.pdf | ||
| Solicitation Amendment 951700-24-R-0028 A01.pdf | ||
| Solicitation- 951700-24-R-0028 Thiacom 6 Services.pdf |
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