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DMA/AFN-Diego Garcia has a requirement for continuous leased video/audio/data downlink and connectivity satellite service in support of the AFN radio and television service satellite network (SATNET) ... DMA/AFN-Diego Garcia has a requirement for continuous leased video/audio/data downlink and connectivity satellite service in support of the AFN radio and television service satellite network (SATNET) service. The primary purpose of this required service is to provide downlink of the C-Band signal from the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) SES New Skies (NSS-12) and any follow-on international satellite serving Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)under separate ongoing contract(s). The government provides a single carrier Multiple Channels Per Carrier (MCPC) digitally compressed video, audio and data signal containing: four video channels with associated stereo audio and four stereo music channels. The contractor provides a primary downlink with fully redundant electronics, and L-band connectivity of this signal to the government-provided decoder(s) in the DMA AFN Broadcasting Detachment, Diego Garcia. This service is required 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, continuously. The contractor shall manage, operate and maintain the services end-to-end (downlink and connectivity from downlink to DMA/AFN-Diego Garcia).