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D -- ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION (APTV) NEWS SERVICE SOL MDA908-97-R-0005 DUE 012797 POC Contract Specialist, ROBERTA J. FLORES, (202)231-2151 The Virginia Contracting Activity of the Defense Intelligence Agency intends to issue a commercial sole source solicitation to Associated Press for continuing access to the open-source electronic video newsfeed provided by the Associated Press Televiion (APTV) news service. The contract shall provide for video newsfeed service consisting of international video news reports, raw or roughcut video, and English text scripts and rundowns associated with the video news product. The service shall consist ofscheduled newsfeed segments, and ad hoc breaking events reporting. The newsfeed service shall provide DIA up to the minute reports of world wide events via video satellite link and accompanying electronic message system. The message handling hardware and software are to be provided by the contractor. The newsfeed service shall pay for the phoneline which delivers the script/rundown to the DIN. The contract will conist of a base year period from the date of contract award through September 30, 1997, and oneoption year period from October 01, 1997 through September 30, 1998. Reference Numbered Note 22. The Contract Specialist is Ms. Roberta J. Flores at (202) 231-215, and the (0358)

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