To: Prospective Offerors

The U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador requires buying IPTV Equipment with the following characteristics:

Line Unit of Item Quantity Description Item measure

•Broadcast Modular Transmission Platform For SD HD 4K Digital Broadcasting

•Built-In ASI Mux out and IPTV SPTS or Mux I/O to drive any network and transmission system

•Add Ready-To-Amplify RF Modulator/Exciter Output Card for direct to antenna or cable VeCOAX BT 1 2 EA transmission CHASSIS •Add Encoders, Decoders, Tuners, ReMultiplexers, Modulators, IPTV, Transcoders, EAS, EPG cards

•Dual Redundant Power Supply, 5 Year Warranty, Modular Hot-Swap Maintenance for total reliability

•Expansion interface to add 1 to 16 RF Frequency carriers output to VeCOAX BT Broadcast Transmission Rack

•Non-Agile Broadcast RF Carriers are mixed Broadcast RF to the same output and can be turned Modulator on/off as needed Exciter Card for •Full Broadcast Quality MER & RF output to 2 On-Air 2 EA drive directly any Cable Distribution or Broadcasting Exciter-to-amplifier-to-tower and Cable (USA- QAM) •16 Re-Multiplexers (one per rf carrier) with PSI/PSIP generation / restamping / injection

•Available for any TV standard including US QAM Cable, US ATSC Off Air, DVB-T, DVB-C, ISDBT, ISDBT-1SEG - DMB-T

2 Channel HDMI •Expansion interface to add 2x HDMI MPEG2 3 + CC 6 EA / MPEG4 H.264 Broadcast Encoder channels Mpeg2 to the VeCOAX ULTRA BT •Licensed HDMI inputs for any source ////// @23.98-24-25-29.97-30-50-59.94-60

•Video Encoding selectable per each channel as Mpeg2 or Mpeg4 H.264 - Any Profile 4:2:0 & Ultra Low Delay - CC from CVBS In

•Audio Encoding Selectable per each channel as Mpeg1L2 - AAC-LC - AAC-HE - AC3 Stereo - Pass-Through

•Multi-Layer Broadcast-Grade Multi-Pass motion estimation for lowest stat-mux bitrates and Broadcast picture quality

We will evaluate offers based on the best value to the US Government.

US Vendors must deliver the equipment to the following address: Diplomatic Pouch 3420 Quito Place Washington, Dc 20521

Local vendors must deliver the equipment at Quito, Ecuador

Contractors will be prequalified using Department of State guidelines. There is no testing (non-destructive or destructive) required for this work. All deliverables shall be submitted in English.

Pursuant to FAR 4.1102, bidders are required to be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) at the time a quotation is submitted. In order to register to SAM, please follow the instructions detailed in the following link. SAM.gov | Entity Registrations

If you would like to be considered for this project, your offer must be submitted via email NLT July 30, 2021, 4:00 p.m.

Direct any questions regarding this project to Jose Balseca, GSO Specialist / Procurement Supervisor [email protected] +593-2-398-5284 and/or Ana Jimenez Procurement Agent, at telephone number +593-2-398-5076, Email: [email protected] in writing to same e-mail address.