Georgia Tech Department of Housing
Cable Network (GTCN)
Scope of Work
INTRODUCTION
Purpose of Procurement
The request for quote (RFQ) invites vendors to submit pricing to provide television
programming and maintenance of the television system at the Georgia Institute of
Technology (GIT). Programming costs should reflect bulk programming options for
digital and HDTV.
The vendor will provide the service and maintenance of the system’s head end including any
needed signal amplification equipment; installation of digital satellite antenna(s) and/or
interface systems needed for the reception of the video signals to be distributed
Background
GTCN is a closed circuit television system and service is provided to both residential and
non-residential buildings. The residence halls include traditional rooms, suites and
apartments. The total number of units “in use” varies by term. The average monthly unit
count for billing purpose is 2,403. (Appendix B).
Over the length of the contract additional residential units may be added. GIT will provide
the vendor with notice of any deletions or additions. For billing purposes, additional units
will be billed at the time of contract renewal each year.
Television Service in the 52 non-residential locations is used much less frequently than
residence locations. The non-residential service goes to locations such as classrooms,
offices, lecture halls and other building locations (See Appendix C). The units have,
traditionally, been provided free of charge.
The existing cable plant is 750 MHz fiber/coax system with a 50-750 MHz forward path for
analog and digital broadcast to the GIT campus. Currently, five campus channels
are broadcast on channels 17-21.
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All channels will be provided in stereo when originated by the program producer in stereo. In
stereo shall also imply and include any SAP programming. Vendor should specify any EAS
capability for the system.
Service requirements:
The vendor shall provide 24-hour support to maintain all programming signals.
The vendor shall provide all necessary maintenance repair, replacement and testing. All
equipment incorporated into the GIT system per maintenance repair or replacement services
becomes the property of GIT. Signal maintenance including balancing and adjusting of
headend equipment such as transmitters, receivers and amplifiers must be performed
quarterly. GIT reserves the right to approve any outsource vendor the Offeror chooses to use
in order to execute the requirements of this scope of work.
In the case where a Service Outage or Service Degradation continues for more than twentyfour (24) hours after notice of such interruption has been received by the vendor, GIT will
receive a CREDIT determined by dividing the length of the outage by the days in the month
and multiplying that number times the total billing for a normal month.
For all interruptions of service, the vendor must provide a technician(s) at the site and on the
job ready to service within 12 hours of initial notification by GIT. Service should be restored
within 48 hours unless there are unforeseen circumstances, such as equipment shortages.
Future Options
At some point during the life of this contract, the vendor may be asked to provide
additional/new equipment. The vendor will be responsible for maintaining the equipment after
installation. The ownership of the equipment will transfer to Georgia Tech at completion of
installation. GTCN will ask the vendor for a separate price quote should this equipment be
required.
By nature, the cable industry is a continuously evolving process. GTCN reserves the right to
upgrade its service should the need arise. The vendor will be expected to provide a price quote
on any new services.
This agreement is entered into solely for the convenience of GIT, and it in no way precludes
GIT from obtaining like goods from other suppliers. Should GIT contract with additional
contractors for like goods and services, Contractor shall not be responsible for maintaining
any additional contractors’ equipment or system, nor shall it be responsible for any damage
caused by another contractor. GIT’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) shall not be
considered an additional contractor.
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Appendix A
Required Cable Programming
The Weather Channel
ABC (WSB 2)
FOX (WAGA 5)
PBA (WPBA 30)
NBC (WXIA 11)
TBS (National)
WPCH (Peachtree TV)
GPB (WGTV 8)
CBS (WGCL 46)
CW (WUPA 69)
A&E
MyATLtv (WB )
NASA
HDNET Movies
GTCN 17 (Local Origin)
GTCN 18 (Local Origin)
GTCN 19 (Local Origin)
GTCN 20 (Local Origin)
GTCN 21 (Local Origin)
MSNBC
TV Land
Turner Classic Movies
AMC
Fox News Channel
CNN
HLN
CNBC
C-Span
C-Span 2
Golf Channel
Tennis Channel
Versus
The Speed Channel
SportsSouth
MTV
MTV2
MTVU
CMT
VH1
BET
Travel Channel
Animal Planet
Discovery Channel
Investigative Discovery
Velocity by Discovery
Discovery Fit & Health
The Military Channel
The Science Channel
G4TechTV
TLC
Home & Garden
History Channel
Food Network
Boomerang
ABC Family Channel
Cartoon Network
Disney Channel
Nickelodeon
Bravo
Tru TV
SyFy
Spike TV
E!
TNT
USA
Comedy Central
FX
Game Show Network
Lifetime
OWN
SoapNet
ESPN
ESPNU
ESPN 2
ESPN Classic
ESPN News
The NFL Network
Fox Sports South
Fox Soccer Channel
CSTV (College Sports TV)
National Geographic
Hallmark Movie Channel
Biography Channel
NBC Sports Network
CBS College Sports
Premium Movie Package – Minimum: HBO Package (HBO, HBO2, HBO Comedy, HBO Signature)
International Lineup (minimum channels)
CoLours TV
Link TV (World Link)
BBC World
SET Max (Hindi)
SET
Sun TV (Tamli)
ZEE TV
PTV Prime (Urdu, Punjabi)
TVCI
B4U (Hindi)
TV 5 (French)
NTV (Russian)
Phoenix (Chinese)
CCTV (Chinese)
ATV
(Chinese)
Arirang (Korean)
TV Japan (Japanese)
DW-World (German)
Telemundo (Spanish)
Univision (Spanish)
CNN Espanol
Discovery Espanol
Tr3s (MTV Spanish)
mtv Lebanon (Arabic)
Dubai Satellite (Arabic)
Appendix B
Residential Buildings
Bldg.
Style
ARMSTRONG
BROWN
BRITTAIN DINING HALL
CALDWELL
CLOUDMAN
CENTER STREET APTS
EIGHTH STREET APTS
FITTEN
FIELD
FOLK
FREEMAN
FOURTH STREET APTS
FULMER
GRAD LIVING CTR
GLENN
HEMPHILL AVE APTS
HANSON
HEFNER
HOPKINS
HOWELL
HARRISON
HARRIS
MONTAG
MATHESON
NORTH AVENUE APTS
PERRY
SMITH
SIXTH STREET APTS\MAULDING
TOWERS
UNDERGRAD LIVING CTR
WOODRUFF
TENTH AND HOME
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Apartment
Apartment
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Apartment
Traditional
Apartment
Traditional
Apartment
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Suite
Traditional
Traditional
Apartment
Traditional
Traditional
Apartment
Traditional
Apartment
Suite
Apartments
Appendix C
Non-Residential Buildings
Building Name
BME
ERB
ES&T
O'Keefe
Chandler Stadium
COC/Cherry Emerson
811/845 Marietta
(OLD) College of Man./Tenenbaum
Mason/Lamar Allen
Petit/Garage
Student Affairs
Student Center/(OLD) Bookstore
Ferst Center
Boggs
Crosland Tower/Library
Van Leer
Bunger-Henry
Skiles
ESM/Space Sciences
Carnegie/Admin
Student Success
Lyman Hall
Edge/Bobby Dodd Stadium
Student Health Center
CRC
Love (MRDC II)
Architecture (East & West)
Rich/Hinman/Calculator
Navy ROTC
Air Force ROTC
Wardlaw
J.S. Coon
Yamacraw
Global Learning Center
DCOM/Bookstore
EDI
Research Administration Addition
Alumni
Klaus
GCATT
430 10th Street
Ajax
Beringause (Police/Parking)
IBB
McCamish Pavilion
Moore Tennis Center
500 Tech Parkway
Gas Combustion Lab
Food Processing
Swann/Savant
ISYE/Groseclose
MRDC
MSE