# Presentation: 284408

## DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX COUPON PROGRAMREQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

**National Telecommunications **
**and Information Administration**
**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration**
**U.S. Department of Commerce**
**August 11, 2006**

## NTIA Team

**Bernadette McGuire-Rivera**
**Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications**
**Meredith Baker**
**Senior Policy Advisor**
**Kathy Smith**
**Chief Counsel**
**Clifton Beck**
**Budget Officer**
**Wayne Ritchie**
**Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Telecommunications and Information applications**

## NTIA’s Role

**NTIA is the Program Owner**
**Tasked in legislation to implement**
**Will provide the technical expertise**
**Will provide the Contracting Officer Representative**
**Will provide technical evaluation**
**Will assist in negotiations**
**Will provide administration following award**

## NOAA Team

**Helen Hurcombe**
**Director, Acquisition and Grants Office**
**Gary Rice**
**Director, Staff Office/External Client Acquisition Division**
**Catherine Holland**
**Contracting Officer**

## NOAA’s Role

**NOAA provides acquisition support to NTIA**
**Will provide Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer**
**Will provide business evaluation**
**Will negotiate, award and administer contract**

## DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX COUPON PROGRAMREQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

**Bernadette McGuire-Rivera**
- Associate Administrator
**National Telecommunications and Information Administration**
**U.S. Department of Commerce**
**www.ntia.doc.gov **

## DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX

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## NTIA EMPHASIS

**Meet Congressional Mandates**
**Prevent Waste, Fraud and Abuse**** **

## CONGRESSIONAL MANDATES

**Operating Methods**
**Schedule**

## OPERATING METHODS REQUIRED BY ACT

**Coupon Redeemed at Purchase**
**Consumer Must Request**
**May Request 1 or 2 Coupons**
**Distributed by U.S. Mail**
**Valid for 3 Months**
**$5 million for Consumer Education**

## MANDATED SCHEDULE

**January 1, 2008 ****	****Coupons Available**
**February 18, 2009 ****	****Digital Only Broadcast**
**March 31, 2009 ****	****	****Last Coupon Requests**
**June 31, 2009****	****	****Last coupons expire**

## WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE (WFA)

**Minimize Occurrence**
**Cost Benefit**

## MINIMIZE WFA THROUGHOUT PROGRAM

**Coupon Distribution**
**Coupon Redemption**
**Retailer Certification**
**Consumer Education**

## COST / BENEFIT

**EXAMPLE:**
**Paper Coupon vs. Magnetic Strip**
**Potential for WFA vs. Cost of Solution**

## FURTHER DEFINED IN RULE MAKING

**Eligible Household**
**Converter Box Specifications**
**Retailer Requirements**
**Certain Operating Procedures**

## RFP BASED ON:

**RFI**
**Final Rules**

## DEADLINES

**RFI Response****	****   ****	****Sept. 15, 2006**
**RFP Release****	****	****Early 2007**
**Contract Award       ****	****June 2007**
**Coupons Available ****	****Jan. 1, 2008**

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## Questions and Answers

**Acquisition Process **
**and Pre-award Activities**
**(please see handout for advance Q&As)**

## Questions and Answers

**Coupon Program Management **
**and Contractor Role**
**(please see handout for advance Q&As)**

## Questions and Answers

**Coupon Program Rules and Authority**
**(please see handout for advance Q&As)**

## Questions and Answers

**Consumer Education Campaign**
**(please see handout for advance Q&As)**

## DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX COUPON PROGRAMREQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

**Thank you for participating in today’s Industry Day**