Florida State University SCIQuest #ITN 6849-6

Online video streaming and archiving services for The FLORIDA Channel

Florida State University is seeking an online video platform and managed services for The FLORIDA Channel’s high-volume live-streaming and video-archiving operations. - Government buyer: Florida State University (FSU), on behalf of The FLORIDA Channel. - Requested services: An online video platform for live streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) archiving, including distribution to TheFloridaChannel.org, mobile apps, ROKU, FireTV, Samsung and AppleTV channels, FLSenate.gov, and FLHouse.gov. - Operating scale: Support a 24/7 HD feed, about 2,500 hours of original programming annually, multiple concurrent events of variable or unscheduled length, more than 30,000 existing VOD assets, and about 3,000 new assets annually. Current storage is approximately 70 TB, growing by 5–20 TB per year, with peak outbound streaming bandwidth of about 400 TB monthly. - Requirements: Archive VOD content within 24 hours after streams conclude; support captions for live and archived content; and provide standard or extended audio description for archived VOD content. The service must also support legislative events streamed and archived for the Florida Senate and Florida House. - Existing technology and named OEMs: The channel uses 20 Haivision Makito encoders in an existing Wowza environment. Haivision and Wowza are named as existing technology, not required products or specified replacements. - Items and quantities: No replacement hardware, product part numbers, or fixed purchase quantities are specified. The requested service quantity is not stated.

Description

Florida State University, on behalf of The FLORIDA Channel, seeks a respondent to provide an online video platform and related services supporting live streaming and content archiving for TheFloridaChannel.org and its partners. The work includes supporting live streams and archiving video-on-demand assets, including large volumes of programming and multiple simultaneous events. The current service handles approximately 2,500 hours of original programming annually, with about 70 TB of video storage and monthly outbound streaming bandwidth peaking at approximately 400 TB. Services must also support legislative events streamed and archived for the Florida Senate and Florida House.

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