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OPPORTUNITY TITLE: OVERSEAS ALTERNATIVE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) BAA OPEN PERIOD: 08-08-2017 TO 10-10-2017 COMMON CUT OFF: 10-10-2017 14:00 Hours PAPERS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE REVIEWED QUESTIONS ARE DUE 9-25-2017 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The DMA mission is to help military commanders quickly deliver vital "command" information to widely distributed US Forces overseas as well as to provide the overseas military audience American entertainment, news and sports programming. Currently, the vital command information and American programming are combined at a central facility, than distributed worldwide via satellite. The content is received via a satellite dish/decoder then locally delivered by various means: broadcast radio, Internet-based application, local cable vendors, and from dish/decoder directly to televisions. These methods are expensive and may not comport with how the audience typically consumes content. DMA is interested in the full range and full scope of possible "innovative ideas" from all interested and qualified sources, in delivering protected content to the disparate authorized audiences. DMA seeks a complete ecosystem of content acquisition, aggregation and delivery, or elements thereof to be considered. In addition to current operations in this space, DMA welcomes and encourages participation by, and potentially with both "traditional and non-traditional" members (e.g. large businesses, small businesses, independent consultants, academic institutions, consortium participants, other) that may assist the agency in alternative, less costly, state of the art, more efficient ways of acquiring content, globally distributing and locally delivering vital DoD information and American entertainment programming to US Forces overseas and aboard ships at sea. IMPORTANT: Offerors may propose solutions to one area, multiple areas, and/or may offer a full (end to end) solution to the requirement stated herein. DMA will accept proposals for innovative ideas for acquiring, distributing and delivering audio and visual content to include any or all of the following: o Alternatives to acquiring commercial American programming content o Alternatives to acquiring commander's vital information • Distributing content worldwide o Alternatives to distributing American programming content worldwide (either acquired by the government or provided by a vendor) o Alternatives to distributing commander's vital information to overseas military communities o Delivering content locally from the distribution means to the audience • Locally delivering content including either commander's information, or American programming, or both to a variety of audience devices (radio, television, computers, mobile devices, etc.) o Innovations for distribution to overseas military communities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. o Innovations for distribution to ships at sea and isolated land locations without substantial civil infrastructure or internet access. PROPOSER SUBMISSION AND SELECTION DEADLINES: STEP 1- "WHITE PAPERS" - Submissions will be accepted throughout the BAA open period. Parties interested in engaging DMA with "innovative" topics of interest must submit a "White Paper" to DMA for review, prior to submission of any proposal related information, so that 1) DMA may quickly gauge its interest in the "innovative" ideas, and 2) the proposer in question does not expend unnecessary effort and expense associated with the submission of a proposal, prior to using the more expedient, less complicated, and less costly mechanism of a "white paper" submission first. White papers will be a maximum of twelve (12) pages in length. STEP 2 - "PROPOSALS" - Upon Government request throughout BAA open period, and as a result of white papers received during open period, proposals will be accepted from invited offerors only who, after review of white papers, are considered advantageous to the government, at DMA's sole discretion. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the objectives of this solicitation announcement are encouraged to reply in accordance with the instructions specified herein, to include historically traditional partners and non-traditional potential partners that maybe interested in doing business with the government, but that have infrequently, or perhaps never before, done so. See BAA for additional details.