Cablecast VIO2 OMNI System and Services

Project Description: Hillsborough County intends to procure the Cablecast VIO2 OMNI System and Services because it is the only known solution that provides a fully unified environment for automation, live stream routing, scheduling, channel branding, on demand content delivery, and seamless integration with existing studio workflows. Cablecast additionally offers integrated broadcast playout, file-based workflow automation, compatibility with existing County systems, and customized applications for smart televisions, mobile devices, and tablets. No other known system combines all of these capabilities into a single, cohesive platform necessary to meet the following operational requirements.
Simultaneously Supports:
• Cable television channel automation and playout
• Live meeting broadcasting
• Video-on-demand (VOD) publishing
• OTT streaming applications
• Mobile applications
• Government meeting transparency and archiving
• Character generation and bulletin board services
• Remote administration and monitoring
• Cloud content delivery
• Future scalability without replacing the core platform
Integrated Hardware and Software Ecosystem:
• Enterprise-grade broadcast server hardware
• Integrated channel automation software
• Integrated scheduling and playlist management
• Integrated VOD publishing
• Integrated OTT publishing
• Integrated live streaming workflows
• Integrated closed captioning workflows
• Integrated reporting and analytics
• Remote browser-based administration
Hardware Features:
• Broadcast-grade server architecture
• Redundant power supplies
• RAID-protected storage
• Expandable storage architecture
• SDI ingest and SDI playout capability
• IP video workflow support
• H.264 adaptive bitrate stream generation
• RAID storage expandable for future growth
• Continuous 24/7 broadcast operation
• Support for NDI, RTP, RTMP, RTSP, and HLS workflows
• Single-system management of cable, web, mobile, and OTT distribution
Dedicated Character Generator & Information Platform with:
• Government bulletin boards
• Emergency information displays
• Public notices
• Community announcements
• Channel branding
• Crawls and tickers
• Logo insertion
• Dynamic text updates
Cloud-based Content Delivery with:
• Off-site content redundancy
• Disaster recovery capability
• Cloud storage
• OTT delivery
• Mobile delivery
• Web delivery
• Reduced dependency on local infrastructure
• Virtually unlimited viewer scalability
Fully Branded Applications for:
• Apple TV
• Roku
• Amazon Fire TV
• iOS
• Android
Direct Integration Between:
• Channel schedules
• Live streams
• VOD libraries
• Metadata
• Search functions
• Government meeting archives
Automated Workflow Content Available Across:
• Cable television
• County website
• Mobile devices
• Roku
• Apple TV
• Amazon Fire TV
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals/bids.
Contractors who are able and interested in providing all the identified parts, goods and services must submit clear and convincing information to support a challenge to the intended solution. Challenges to this procurement must be received no later than the specified Close Date of this Special notice and must be submitted using the “submission” section in EUNA Procurement for this particular procurement. Absent any challenges, an award will likely be made after the Close Date.
The County will review properly submitted challenges (responses) to determine whether bona fide competition exists. Any such responses received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this procurement as a competitive solicitation for other solutions.