TV Converter Box Coupon Program Administration
The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a contract to IBM on August 15, 2007, to provide services for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program, which is designed to help all Americans receive free, over-the-air television when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009. The total award is $119,968,468, which breaks down to $84,990,343 for the base period, and $34,978,125 for a contingent period. The contract performance began on the award date, and is scheduled for closeout September 30, 2009. NTIA issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide services in support of the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program authorized by section 3005 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The Coupon Program provides for distribution and redemption of coupons that consumers may apply toward the purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes. The converter boxes will enable consumers to watch over-the-air television broadcasts on analog televisions once television stations cease analog broadcasting on February 17, 2009, as required by law. The services required cover three broad functional areas: (1) consumer education and communications, (2) systems processing (e.g., determine consumer eligibility, coupon distribution and activation, and certify retailers and provide training materials), and (3) financial processing (e.g., administer the coupon authorization for redemption, and retailer payment process, and perform independent auditing). NTIA awarded a single contract for an end-to-end solution and execution of the Coupon Program that encompasses all three functional areas. The Coupon Program components require expertise across a variety of fields. NTIA encouraged potential Offerors to include expertise from small businesses as well as large businesses to provide the best mix of resources to enable NTIA to execute the Coupon Program efficiently and effectively. For more information: TV Converter
Box Coupon Program Consumer Education Plan:
This document provides NTIA’s strategic plan of
action to educate consumers about the digital transition
and the Coupon Program. (Acrobat PDF 408 Kb) Consumer Testing Results Report: NTIA conducted independent research to identify what consumers thought were important pieces of information about the Coupon Program; what type of identity attracted their attention; and whether the Coupon Program application was understandable and easy to fill out. (Acrobat PDF 1,274 Kb) Privacy Impact Assessment: Both personally identifiable information and business identifiable information are collected. The personal information collected is pertinent to the stated purpose for which the information is to be used, and only information that is required to implement the coupon program is collected. Public
Notice: Digital-to-Analog Converter Box program
System of Records: NTIA has published a
notice to announce the effective date of a Privacy
Act System of Records entitled COMMERCE/NTIA-1,
Applications Related to Coupons for Digital-to-Analog
Converter Boxes. This new system of records is
necessary to identify those households that qualify
for and receive coupons towards the purchase of
a digital-to-analog converter box. (Printable
version - Acrobat PDF 14 Kb) Federal Register: New System of Records for DTV
Transition Converter Box Coupon Program: The Federal Register notice
announces the Department of Commerce's (Department) proposal
for a new system of records under the Privacy Act. The
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) is creating a new system of records for applications
related to coupons for the Digital-to-Analog Converter
Box program. Amendment
to Request for Proposals: On April 20, the NOAA Acquisition
and Grants Office issued an amendment with changes to
the Request for Proposals, including an extension of the
deadline to submit proposals to 2 P.M. EST, May 7, 2007. Procurement Website for Offerors: As announced on the
Federal Business Opportunities site, offerors can now access a procurement website
for this solicitation. Located on the website are:
Pre-proposal
Conference: A pre-proposal conference will
be held on Monday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m. at NOAA,
Room 4527 in Building SSMC3, 1315 East West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD. All planning to attend must contact
Diane Trice by noon on Friday, March 23 with the
following information: name, company name, phone,
and email address. Email: diane.trice@noaa.gov. Request
for Proposals: NTIA has issued a Request
for Proposals to provide services in support of
the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program
authorized by section 3005 of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005. Digital-to-Analog
Converter Box Coupon Program Presolicitation Notice Market
Research for Implementation of Digital-to-Analog
Converter Box Coupon Program |
Click or call for coupons: 1-888-388-2009 1-888-DTV-2009 |
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