SAM #030ADV26Q0068

Master Sync Generator System Replacement for Library of Congress NAVCC Video Lab

The Library of Congress is seeking a contractor to replace the Master Sync Generator system in the Video Lab at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC). - Government Buyer: - Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate - Office: Library of Congress - OEMs and Vendors: - Evertz (existing system is Evertz; new system may be Evertz or equivalent) - Products/Services Requested: - Replacement of Master Sync system hardware (including two Sync Generators, one Automatic Changeover unit, and three SDI Time Code Reader/Generators) - Installation, integration, testing, and commissioning of the new system - Project management, planning, and documentation - Warranty and support services (base year plus three option years) - Notable Requirements: - System must support optimal conditions for error-free digitization and archival file creation - Replacement must address damaged components such as the GPS antenna and cabling - Contractor must coordinate cutover to minimize downtime - Warranty support must include software updates, hardware replacement, and troubleshooting with a 48-hour response time - Compliance with accessibility and security requirements

Description

The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) unit of the Library of Congress (LOC) is an audiovisual preservation and digitization facility located on the Packard Campus in Culpeper, VA.

The Video Lab at the NAVCC is tasked with the digitization of multiple tape and disc formats of analog and digital video. It was designed and built to substantially emulate a video production facility and uses an Evertz Master Sync Generator system. This system provides crucial reference video test signals for the video lab. It allows the VTR’s (video tape recorder) to lock on to a reference signal which provides the most optimal conditions for error free digitization of analog video and audio into the digital signal which is then used by the encoders to create archival files. The current system is obsolete and has been damaged beyond repair in certain areas such as the GPS antenna and cabling, which has suffered rodent damage.

The Library needs a contractor that will provide system hardware, installation and documentation for the replacement Master Sync system in the Video Lab at NAVCC.

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