S119--521-21-3-5125-0014 Inpatient Cable TV Svc | Base + 4

The contractor shall be responsible for the signal from the antenna to the Head-In System. The Birmingham VA Medical Center shall be responsible for signal distribution from the Head-In System. The contractor shall also be responsible for annual maintenance to overhead units and on-demand repairs on an as needed basis. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to provide HD TV service for 282 locations at the Birmingham VA Medical Center located at 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233 Performance Period: The contractor shall provide service as indicated in this Statement of Work (SOW) for a period of one year from award date (with four (4) option years). Background: The headend system currently in place is proprietary to Dish Network. There are 282 cable TV locations and our current monthly subscription is for a custom 32 channel lineup (includes SEC network and all the western varieties) PLUS 4 injectable channels created locally. We currently operate with a Dishnetwork Smartbox. It consists of a 16-slot chassis, with 5 used slots and 11 available slots.  The used slots are as follows: 2-slots contain Satellite Receiver blades, (model #2071) 1-slot contains an Off-Air Receiver blade (model #2091) 1-slot contains an Analog Output blade (model #2093) {This unit is still active, but no longer necessary and should be decommissioned} 1-slot contains a QAM16 (model #2095) {This unit outputs 16 digital channels, the combined satellite and over-the-air channels} To provide a direct replacement for what we currently pay for through a credit card, we will need an annual contract that supplies 16 digital HD satellite channels compatible with the existing DishNetwork Smartbox system and supplying up to 282 locations. Location of Services: Birmingham VA Medical Center: 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233 Specifications of Work: The contractor shall be responsible for 300 digital signal programming drops at the Birmingham VA Medical Center Provide signal from the antenna to the Head-In System Annual preventative maintenance to overhead units On-demand repair services as needed At a minimum, the following channels to the Richmond VA Medical Center

Division 27 -	Communications, Common Work Results for Communications.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security.