About this opportunity
AI summaryThe buyer seeks a vendor to provide a media asset management (MAM) platform. The system must deliver web-browser-based access to search, browse, review, and manage media assets and metadata without requiring client software installation for end users. In addition, the platform must automatically generate browse-quality proxies at the time of ingest for files landing on primary StorNext storage. The proposed solution must integrate with existing Quantum StorNext primary storage and ActiveScale archive storage tiers. Any execution components needing direct access to the StorNext metadata controller and Active Scale endpoint must be deployable on controlled infrastructure rather than a purely external SaaS architecture. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to submit proposals for this offsite work, and the buyer is actively looking for proposals.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- The University of Mississippi
Scope of work
- Web-browser-based media asset management platform with minimum 25 concurrent named user licenses
- Configurable, extensible custom metadata schema with system-managed field support
- In-browser proxy playback with frame-accurate scrubbing for standard broadcast formats
- Native panel or extension integration with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Automated unattended companion ingest application for StorNext volumes with checksum validation
- Automatic generation of browse-quality proxies and presigned-URL-based proxy generation from ActiveScale
- StorNext Web Services API programmatic integration for archive retrieval and storage state tracking
- Native direct support for S3-compatible object storage as a read source for ActiveScale
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Lowest and best responsible bidder | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Vendor registration with the University of Mississippi prior to award
- Registration and participation in the status verification system for all newly hired employees under the Mississippi Employment Protection Act
- Compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 11246
Documents to include with your response
- Original Request for Proposal documents with vendor quote information and signature
- Completed Contractor signature page for the Mandatory Addendum to All University of Mississippi Contracts
- Bound brochure showing pictures or cuts and complete manufacturer's specifications for each item bid
- Certificate of Responsibility Number and Licensing Number on envelope exterior for construction bids
Key dates
- Date
- 11/01/2026
- Proposals due
- 1:00 PM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via link or sealed paper hardcopy
- Instructions
- Preferred method is electronically at https://secure24.olemiss.edu/prelecbids/CurrentBids. If submitting paper hardcopy, deliver one copy in a sealed envelope with the attached label affixed to Office of Procurement Services, 164 Jeanette Phillips Dr, University, MS 38677.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677