Attachment C - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS.pdf

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SECTION 27 05 11

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This section includes common requirements to communications installations and applies to all sections of Division 27 .

B. Provide completely functioning communications systems.

C. Comply with VAAR 852.236-71 and FAR clause 52.236-21 in circumstance of a need for additional detail or conflict between drawings, specifications, reference standards or code.

1.2 REFERENCES

A. Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Refer to http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/sdetail.asp for Division 00, ARCHITECTURAL ABBREVIATIONS.

2. Additional Abbreviations and Acronyms:

A Ampere AC Alternating Current AE Architect and Engineer AFF Above Finished Floor AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction ANSI American National Standards Institute AWG American Wire Gauge (refer to STP and UTP) AWS Advanced Wireless Services BCT Bonding Conductor for Telecommunications

(also Telecommunications Bonding Conductor (TBC)) BDA Bi-Directional Amplifier BICSI Building Industry Consulting Service International BIM Building Information Modeling BOM Bill of Materials BTU British Thermal Units BUCR Back-up Computer Room BTS Base Transceiver Station CAD AutoCAD CBOPC Community Based Out Patient Clinic CBC Coupled Bonding Conductor CBOC Community Based Out Patient Clinic

(refer to CBOPC, OPC, VAMC) CCS TIP's Cross Connection System (refer to VCCS and HCCS) CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment CFM US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management

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CFR Consolidated Federal Regulations CIO Communication Information Officer (Facility, VISN or

Region) cm Centimeters CO Central Office COR Contracting Officer Representative CPU Central Processing Unit CSU Customer Service Unit CUP Conditional Use Permit(s) – Federal/GSA for VA dB Decibel dBm Decibel Measured dBmV Decibel per milli-Volt DC Direct Current DEA United States Drug Enforcement Administration DSU Data Service Unit EBC Equipment Bonding Conductor ECC Engineering Control Center (refer to DCR, EMCR) EDGE Enhanced Data (Rates) for GSM Evolution EDM Electrical Design Manual EMCR Emergency Management Control Room (refer to DCR, ECC) EMI Electromagnetic Interference (refer to RFI) EMS Emergency Medical Service EMT Electrical Metallic Tubing or thin wall conduit ENTR Utilities Entrance Location (refer to DEMARC, POTS, LEC) EPBX Electronic Digital Private Branch Exchange ESR Vendor’s Engineering Service Report FA Fire Alarm FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations in Chapter 1 of Title 48 of Code of Federal Regulations FMS VA’s Headquarters or Medical Center Facility’s Management

Service FR Frequency (refer to RF) FTS Federal Telephone Service GFE Government Furnished Equipment GPS Global Positioning System GRC Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit GSM Global System (Station) for Mobile HCCS TIP’s Horizontal Cross Connection System

(refer to CCS & VCCS) HDPE High Density Polyethylene Conduit HDTV Advanced Television Standards Committee High-Definition

Digital Television HEC Head End Cabinets (refer to HEIC, PA)

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HEIC Head End Interface Cabinets (refer to HEC, PA) HF High Frequency (Radio Band; Re FR, RF, VHF & UHF) HSPA High Speed Packet Access HZ Hertz IBT Intersystem Bonding Termination (NEC 250.94) IC Intercom ICRA Infectious Control Risk Assessment IDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network IDC Insulation Displacement Contact IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame ILSM Interim Life Safety Measures IMC Rigid Intermediate Steel Conduit IRM Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information

Resources Management ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISM Industrial, Scientific, Medical IWS Intra-Building Wireless System LAN Local Area Network LBS Location Based Services, Leased Based Systems LEC Local Exchange Carrier (refer to DEMARC, PBX & POTS) LED Light Emitting Diode LMR Land Mobile Radio LTE Long Term Evolution, or 4G Standard for Wireless Data

Communications Technology M Meter MAS Medical Administration Service MATV Master Antenna Television MCR Main Computer Room MCOR Main Computer Operators Room MDF Main Distribution Frame MH Manholes or Maintenance Holes MHz Megahertz (106 Hz) mm Millimeter MOU Memorandum of Understanding MW Microwave (RF Band, Equipment or Services) NID Network Interface Device (refer to DEMARC) NEC National Electric Code NOR Network Operations Room NRTL OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory NS Nurse Stations NTIA U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

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OI&T Office of Information and Technology OPC VA’s Outpatient Clinic (refer to CBOC, VAMC) OSH Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Occupational

Safety and Health OSHA United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and

Health Administration OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer PA Public Address System (refer to HE, HEIC, RPEC) PBX Private Branch Exchange (refer to DEMARC, LEC, POTS) PCR Police Control Room

(refer to SPCC, could be designated SCC) PCS Personal Communications Service (refer to UPCS) PE Professional Engineer PM Project Manager PoE Power over Ethernet POTS Plain Old Telephone Service (refer to DEMARC, LEC, PBX) PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PSRAS Public Safety Radio Amplification Systems PTS Pay Telephone Station PVC Poly-Vinyl Chloride PWR Power (in Watts) RAN Radio Access Network RBB Rack Bonding Busbar RF Radio Frequency (refer to FR) RFI Radio Frequency Interference (refer to EMI) RFID RF Identification (Equipment, System or Personnel) RMC Rigid Metal Conduit RMU Rack Mounting Unit RPEC Radio Paging Equipment Cabinets (refer to HEC, HEIC, PA) RTLS Real Time Location Service or System RUS Rural Utilities Service SCC Security Control Console (refer to PCR, SPCC) SMCS Spectrum Management and Communications Security (COMSEC) SFO Solicitation for Offers SME Subject Matter Experts (refer to AHJ) SMR Specialized Mobile Radio SMS Security Management System SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SPCC Security Police Control Center (refer to PCR, SMS) STP Shielded Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to UTP) STR Stacked Telecommunications Room TAC VA’s Technology Acquisition Center, Austin, Texas TCO Telecommunications Outlet

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TER Telephone Equipment Room TGB Telecommunications Grounding Busbar

(also Secondary Bonding Busbar (SBB)) TIP Telecommunications Infrastructure Plant TMGB Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (also Primary

Bonding Busbar (PBB)) TMS Traffic Management System TOR Telephone Operators Room TP Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to STP and UTP) TR Telecommunications Room (refer to STR) TWP Twisted Pair UHF Ultra-High Frequency (Radio) UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UPCS Unlicensed Personal Communications Service (refer to PCS) UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply USC United States Code UTP Unshielded Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to TP and STP) UV Ultraviolet V Volts VAAR Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation VACO Veterans Affairs Central Office VAMC VA Medical Center (refer to CBOC, OPC, VACO) VCCS TIP’s Vertical Cross Connection System

(refer to CCS and HCCS) VHF Very High Frequency (Radio) VISN Veterans Integrated Services Network

(refers to geographical region) VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Radio W Watts WEB World Electronic Broadcast WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability (for MW Access) WI-FI Wireless Fidelity WMTS Wireless Medical Telemetry Service WSP Wireless Service Providers

B. Definitions:

1. Bond: Permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path to ensure electrical continuity and capacity to safely conduct any currents likely to be imposed to earth ground.

2. Bundled Microducts: All forms of jacketed microducts.

3. Conduit: Includes all raceway types specified.

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4. Conveniently Accessible: Capable of being reached without use of ladders, or without climbing or crawling under or over obstacles such as, motors, pumps, belt guards, transformers, piping, ductwork, conduit and raceways.

5. Project 25 (2014) (P25 (TIA-102 Series)): Set of standards for local, state and Federal public safety organizations and agencies digital LMR services. P25 is applicable to LMR equipment authorized or licensed under the US Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and

Information Administration or FCC rules and regulations and is a required standard capability for all LMR equipment and systems.

6. Microducts: All forms of air blown fiber pathways.

7. Ohm: A unit of restive measurement.

8. Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI): A measurement of power present in a received RF signal.

9. System: Specific hardware, firmware, and software, functioning together as a unit, performing task for which it was designed.

10. Wide Area Network (WAN): A digital network that transcends localized

LANs within a given geographic location. VA’S WAN/LAN is not nationally listed or coded for life and public safety, critical, emergency or other safety functions.

1.3 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

A. Applicability of Standards: Unless documents include more stringent requirements, applicable construction industry standards have same force and effect as if bound or copied directly into the documents to extent referenced. Such standards are made a part of these documents by reference.

1. Each entity engaged in construction shall be familiar with industry standards applicable to its construction activity.

2. Obtain standards directly from publication source, where copies of standards are needed to perform a required construction activity.

B. Government Codes, Standards and Executive Orders: Refer to http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/cPro.asp:

1. Federal Communications Commission, (FCC) CFR, Title 47:

Part 15..............Restrictions of use for Part 15 listed RF

Equipment in Safety of Life Emergency Functions and Equipment Locations

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Part 47..............Chapter A, Paragraphs 6.1-6.23, Access to

Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications

Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment

Part 58..............Television Broadcast Service

Part 73..............Radio and Television Broadcast Rules

Part 90..............Rules and Regulations, Appendix C

Form 854.............Antenna Structure Registration

Chapter XXIII .......National Telecommunications and Information

Administration (NTIA, P/O Commerce, Chapter

XXIII) the ‘Red Book’– Chapters 7, 8 & 9 compliments CFR, Title 47, FCC Part 15, RF

Restriction of Use and Compliance in “Safety of

Life” Functions & Locations

2. US Department of Agriculture, (Title 7, USC, Chapter 55, Sections 2201, 2202 & 2203:

RUS 1755.............Telecommunications Standards and Specifications for Materials, Equipment and Construction:

RUS Bull 1751F-630...Design of Aerial Cable Plants

RUS Bull 1751F-640...Design of Buried Cable Plant, Physical

Considerations

RUS Bull 1751F-643...Underground Plant Design

RUS Bull 1751F-815...Electrical Protection of Outside Plants, RUS Bull 1753F-201...Acceptance Tests of Telecommunications Plants

(PC-4)

RUS Bull 1753F-401...Splicing Copper and Fiber Optic Cables (PC-2)

RUS Bull 345-50......Trunk Carrier Systems (PE-60)

RUS Bull 345-65 .....Shield Bonding Connectors (PE-65)

RUS Bull 345-72 .....Filled Splice Closures (PE-74)

RUS Bull 345-83 .....Gas Tube Surge Arrestors (PE-80)

3. US Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards

Technology(NIST):

FIPS PUB 1-1.........Telecommunications Information Exchange

FIPS PUB 100/1.......Interface between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

Circuit Terminating Equipment for operation with Packet Switched Networks, or Between Two

DTEs, by Dedicated Circuit

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FIPS PUB 140/2.......Telecommunications Information Security

Algorithms

FIPS PUB 143 ........General Purpose 37 Position Interface between

DTE and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment

FIPS 160/2...........Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FIPS 175.............Federal Building Standard for

Telecommunications Pathway and Spaces

FIPS 191.............Guideline for the Analysis of Local Area

Network Security

FIPS 197.............Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

FIPS 199.............Standards for Security Categorization of

Federal Information and Information Systems

4. US Department of Defense, (DoD):

MIL-STD-188-110......Interoperability and Performance Standards for

Data Modems

MIL-STD-188-114......Electrical Characteristics of Digital Interface

Circuits

MIL-STD-188-115......Communications Timing and Synchronizations

Subsystems

MIL-C-28883..........Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminals

MIL-C-39012/21.......Connectors, Receptacle, Electrical, Coaxial, Radio Frequency, (Series BNC (Uncabled), Socket

Contact, Jam Nut Mounted, Class 2)

5. US Department of Health and Human Services:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

(HIPAA) Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules

6. US Department of Justice:

2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design

(ADAAD).

7. US Department of Labor, (DoL) - Public Law 426-62 – CFR, Title 29, Part

1910, Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA), Occupational Safety and Health Standards):

Subpart 7 ...........Approved NRTLs; obtain a copy at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/faq_nrtl.html)

Subpart 35...........Compliance with NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

Subpart 36...........Design and Construction Requirements for Exit

Routes

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Subpart 268..........Telecommunications

Subpart 305..........Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment for

General Use

Subpart 508 .........Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility

Guidelines; technical requirement for accessibility to buildings and facilities by individuals with disabilities

8. US Department of Transportation, (DoT):

a. Public Law 85-625, CFR, Title 49, Part 1, Subpart C – Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA):AC 110/460-ID & AC 707 / 460-2E –

Advisory Circulars Standards for Construction of Antenna Towers, and 7450 and 7460-2 – Antenna Construction Registration Forms.

9. US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Office of Telecommunications

(OI&T), MP-6, PART VIII, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CHAPTER 5, AUDIO, RADIO

AND TELEVISION (and COMSEC) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS: Spectrum Management and COMSEC Service (SMCS), AHJ for:

a. CoG, “Continuance of Government” communications guidelines and compliance.

b. COMSEC, “VA wide coordination and control of security classified communication assets.”

c. COOP, “Continuance of Operations” emergency communications guidelines and compliance.

d. FAA, FCC, and US Department of Commerce National

Telecommunications and Information Administration, “VA wide RF Co-ordination, Compliance and Licensing.”

e. Handbook 6100 – Telecommunications: Cyber and Information Security

Office of Cyber and Information Security, and Handbook 6500 –

Information Security Program.

f. Low Voltage Special Communications Systems “Design, Engineering, Construction Contract Specifications and Drawings Conformity, Proof of Performance Testing, VA Compliance and Life Safety

Certifications for CFM and VA Facility Low Voltage Special

Communications Projects (except Fire Alarm, Telephone and Data

Systems).”

g. SATCOM, “Satellite Communications” guidelines and compliance, and

Security and Law Enforcement Systems – “Coordinates the Design, Engineering, Construction Contract Specifications and Drawings

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Conformity, Proof of Performance Testing, VA Compliance, DEA and

Public Safety Certification(s) for CFM and VA Facility Security

Low Voltage Special Communications and Physical Security Projects.

h. VHA’s National Center for Patient Safety – Veterans Health

Administration (VHA) Warning System, Failure of Medical Alarm

Systems using Paging Technology to Notify Clinical Staff, July

2004.

i. VA’s CEOSH, concurrence with warning identified in VA Directive

7700.

j. Wireless and Handheld Devices, “Guidelines and Compliance,”

k. Office of Security and Law Enforcement: VA Directive 0730 and

Health Special Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12.

C. NRTL Standards: Refer to https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html

1. Canadian Standards Association (CSA); same tests as presented by UL

2. Communications Certifications Laboratory (CEL); same tests as presented by UL.

3. Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., (ITSNA), formerly Edison Testing

Laboratory (ETL) same tests as presented by UL).

4. Underwriters Laboratory (UL):

1-2005...............Flexible Metal Conduit

5-2011...............Surface Metal Raceway and Fittings

6-2007...............Rigid Metal Conduit

44-010 ..............Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables

50-1995..............Enclosures for Electrical Equipment

65-2010..............Wired Cabinets

83-2008..............Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

96-2005..............Lightning Protection Components

96A-2007.............Installation Requirements for Lightning

Protection Systems

360-2013.............Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel Conduit

444-2008.............Communications Cables

467-2013.............Grounding and Bonding Equipment

486A-486B-2013.......Wire Connectors

486C-2013............Splicing Wire Connectors

486D-2005............Sealed Wire Connector Systems

486E-2009............Standard for Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use with Aluminum and/or Copper Conductors

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493-2007.............Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and

Branch Circuit Cable

497/497A/497B/497C

497D/497E............Protectors for Paired Conductors/Communications

Circuits/Data Communications and Fire Alarm

Circuits/coaxial circuits/voltage protections/Antenna Lead In

510-2005.............Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyethylene and Rubber

Insulating Tape

514A-2013............Metallic Outlet Boxes

514B-2012............Fittings for Cable and Conduit

514C-1996............Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and Covers

651-2011.............Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit

651A-2011............Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE

Conduit

797-2007.............Electrical Metallic Tubing

884-2011.............Underfloor Raceways and Fittings

1069-2007............Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment

1242-2006............Intermediate Metal Conduit

1449-2006............Standard for Transient Voltage Surge

Suppressors

1479-2003............Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops

1480-2003............Speaker Standards for Fire Alarm, Emergency, Commercial and Professional use

1666-2007............Standard for Wire/Cable Vertical (Riser) Tray

Flame Tests

1685-2007............Vertical Tray Fire Protection and Smoke Release

Test for Electrical and Fiber Optic Cables

1861-2012............Communication Circuit Accessories

1863-2013............Standard for Safety, communications Circuits

Accessories

1865-2007............Standard for Safety for Vertical-Tray Fire

Protection and Smoke-Release Test for

Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables

2024-2011............Standard for Optical Fiber Raceways

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2024-2014............Standard for Cable Routing Assemblies and

Communications Raceways

2196-2001............Standard for Test of Fire Resistive Cable

60950-1 ed. 2-2014...Information Technology Equipment Safety

D. Industry Standards:

1. Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC):

A/53 Part 1: 2013....ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 1, Digital Television System

A/53 Part 2: 2011....ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 2, RF/Transmission System Characteristics

A/53 Part 3: 2013....ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 3, Service Multiplex and Transport System

Characteristics

A/53 Part 4: 2009....ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 4, MPEG-

2 Video System Characteristics

A/53 Part 5: 2014....ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 5, AC-3

Audio System Characteristics

A/53 Part 6: 2014....ATSC digital Television Standard, Part 6, Enhanced AC-3 Audio System Characteristics

2. American Institute of Architects (AIA): 2006 Guidelines for Design &

Construction of Health Care Facilities.

3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):

A17.1 (2016).........Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

Includes Requirements for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material

Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer

Devices

17.3 (2011)..........Safety Code for Existing Elevators and

Escalators

17.4 (2009)..........Guide for Emergency Personnel

17.5 (2011)..........Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment

4. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

B1 (2001)............Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper

Wire

B8 (2004)............Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-

Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft

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D1557 (2012).........Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction

Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort

56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3)

D2301 (2004).........Standard Specification for Vinyl Chloride

Plastic Pressure Sensitive Electrical

Insulating Tape

B258-02 (2008).......Standard Specification for Standard Nominal

Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG

Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical

Conductors

D709-01(2007)........Standard Specification for Laminated

Thermosetting Materials

D4566 (2008).........Standard Test Methods for Electrical

Performance Properties of Insulations and

Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

5. American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (AT&T) - Obtain following

AT&T Publications at https://ebiznet.sbc.com/SBCNEBS/):

ATT-TP-76200 (2013)..Network Equipment and Power Grounding, Environmental, and Physical Design Requirements

ATT-TP-76300(2012)...Merged AT&T Affiliate Companies Installation

Requirements

ATT-TP-76305 (2013)..Common Systems Cable and Wire Installation and

Removal Requirements - Cable Racks and Raceways

ATT-TP-76306 (2009)..Electrostatic Discharge Control

ATT-TP-76400 (2012)..Detail Engineering Requirements

ATT-TP-76402 (2013)..AT&T Raised Access Floor Engineering and

Installation Requirements

ATT-TP-76405 (2011)..Technical Requirements for Supplemental Cooling

Systems in Network Equipment Environments

ATT-TP-76416 (2011)..Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Network

Facilities

ATT-TP-76440 (2005)..Ethernet Specification

ATT-TP-76450 (2013)..Common Systems Equipment Interconnection

Standards for AT&T Network Equipment Spaces

ATT-TP-76461 (2008)..Fiber Optic Cleaning

ATT-TP-76900 (2010)..AT&T Installation Testing Requirement

ATT-TP-76911 (1999)..AT&T LEC Technical Publication Notice

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6. British Standards Institution (BSI):

BS EN 50109-2........Hand Crimping Tools - Tools for The Crimp

Termination of Electric Cables and Wires for

Low Frequency and Radio Frequency Applications

– All Parts & Sections. October 1997

7. Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI):

ANSI/BICSI 013-2014..Telecommunications Distribution Method manual

ANSI/BICSI 002-2011..Data Center Design and Implementation Best

Practices

ANSI/BICSI 004-2012..Information Technology Systems Design and

Implementation Best Practices for Healthcare

Institutions and Facilities

ANSI/NECA/BICSI

568-2006.............Standard for Installing Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling

NECA/BICSI 607-2011..Standard for Telecommunications Bonding and

Grounding Planning and Installation Methods for

Commercial Buildings

ANSI/BICSI 005-2013 .Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) System

Design and Implementation Best Practices

8. Electronic Components Assemblies and Materials Association, (ECA).

ECA EIA/RS-270 (1973) Tools, Crimping, Solderless Wiring

Devices – Recommended Procedures for User

Certification

EIA/ECA 310-E (2005).Cabinets, and Associated Equipment

9. Facility Guidelines Institute: 2010 Guidelines for Design and

Construction of Health Care Facilities.

10. Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA):

ANSI/ICEA

S-80-576-2002........Category 1 & 2 Individually Unshielded Twisted-

Pair Indoor Cables for Use in Communications

Wiring Systems

ANSI/ICEA

S-84-608-2010........Telecommunications Cable, Filled Polyolefin

Insulated Copper Conductor, S-87-640(2011)

Optical Fiber Outside Plant Communications

Cable

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ANSI/ICEA

S-90-661-2012........Category 3, 5, & 5e Individually Unshielded

Twisted-Pair Indoor Cable for Use in General

Purpose and LAN Communication Wiring Systems

S-98-688 (2012)......Broadband Twisted Pair Cable Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductors

S-99-689 (2012)......Broadband Twisted Pair Cable Filled, Polyolefin

Insulated, Copper Conductors

ICEA S-102-700

(2004)...............Category 6 Individually Unshielded Twisted Pair

Indoor Cables (With or Without an Overall

Shield) for use in Communications Wiring

Systems Technical Requirements

11. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

ISSN 0739-5175 ......March-April 2008 Engineering in Medicine and

Biology Magazine, IEEE (Volume: 27, Issue:2)

Medical Grade-Mission Critical-Wireless

Networks

IEEE C2-2012.........National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

C62.41.2-2002/

Cor 1-2012 IEEE .....Recommended Practice on Characterization of

Surges in Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC

Power Circuits 4)

C62.45-2002..........IEEE Recommended Practice on Surge Testing for

Equipment Connected to Low-Voltage (1000 V and

Less) AC Power Circuits

81-2012 IEEE.........Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground

Impedance, and Earth Surface Potentials of a

Grounding System

100-1992.............IEEE the New IEEE Standards Dictionary of

Electrical and Electronics Terms

602-2007.............IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities

1100-2005............IEEE Recommended Practice for Powering and

Grounding Electronic Equipment

12. International Code Council:

AC193 (2014).........Mechanical Anchors in Concrete Elements

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13. International Organization for Standardization (ISO):

ISO/TR 21730 (2007)..Use of Mobile Wireless Communication and

Computing Technology in Healthcare Facilities -

Recommendations for Electromagnetic

Compatibility (Management of Unintentional

Electromagnetic Interference) with Medical

Devices

14. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA):

NEMA 250 (2008)......Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1,000V

Maximum)

ANSI C62.61 (1993)...American National Standard for Gas Tube Surge

Arresters on Wire Line Telephone Circuits

ANSI/NEMA FB 1 (2012) ...Fittings, Cast Metal Boxes and Conduit Bodies for Conduit, Electrical Metallic Tubing EMT) and Cable

ANSI/NEMA OS 1 (2009) ...Sheet-Steel Outlet Boxes, Device Boxes, Covers, and Box Supports

NEMA SB 19 (R2007)...NEMA Installation Guide for Nurse Call Systems

TC 3 (2004)..........Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Fittings for Use with

Rigid PVC Conduit and Tubing

NEMA VE 2 (2006).....Cable Tray Installation Guidelines

15. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

70E-2018.............Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

70-2017..............National Electrical Code (NEC)

72-2019..............National Fire Alarm Code

75-2017..............Standard for the Fire Protection of Information

Technological Equipment

76-2016..............Recommended Practice for the Fire Protection of

Telecommunications Facilities

77-2019..............Recommended Practice on Static Electricity

90A-2018.............Standard for the Installation of Air

Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

99-2018..............Health Care Facilities Code

101-2018.............Life Safety Code

241-2019.............Safeguarding construction, alternation and

Demolition Operations

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255-2009.............Standard Method of Test of Surface Burning

Characteristics of Building Materials

262 - 2019...........Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and

Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-

Handling Spaces

780-2017.............Standard for the Installation of Lightning

Protection Systems

1221-2019............Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and

Use of Emergency Services Communications

Systems

5000-2018............Building Construction and Safety Code

16. Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC):

SSPC SP 6/NACE No.3 (2007) Commercial Blast Cleaning

17. Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE):

ANSI/SCTE 15 2006 ...Specification for Trunk, Feeder and

Distribution Coaxial Cable

18. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA):

TIA-120 Series.......Telecommunications Land Mobile communications

(APCO/Project 25) (January 2014)

TIA TSB-140..........Additional Guidelines for Field-Testing Length, Loss and Polarity of Optical Fiber Cabling

Systems (2004)

TIA-155..............Guidelines for the Assessment and Mitigation of

Installed Category 6 Cabling to Support

10GBASE-T (2010)

TIA TSB-162-A........Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for

Wireless Access Points (2013)

TIA-222-G............Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting

Structures and Antennas (2014)

TIA/EIA-423-B........Electrical Characteristics of Unbalanced

Voltage Digital Interface Circuits (2012)

TIA-455-C............General Requirements for Standard Test

Procedures for Optical Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Sensors, Connecting and

Terminating Devices, and other Fiber Optic

Components (August 2014)

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TIA-455-53-A.........FOTP-53 Attenuation by Substitution

Measurements for Multimode Graded-Index Optical

Fibers in Fiber Assemblies (Long Length)

(September 2001)

TIA-455-61-A.........FOTP-61 Measurement of Fiber of Cable

Attenuation Using an OTDR (July 2003)

TIA-472D000-B........Fiber Optic Communications Cable for Outside

Plant Use (July 2007)

ANSI/TIA-492-B ......62.5-µ Core Diameter/125-um Cladding Diameter

Class 1a Graded-Index Multimode Optical Fibers

(November 2009)

ANSI/TIA-492AAAB-A ..50-um Core Diameter/125-um Cladding Diameter

Class IA Graded-Index Multimode Optically

Optimized American Standard Fibers (November

TIA-492CAAA..........Detail Specification for Class IVa Dispersion-

Unshifted Single-Mode Optical Fibers (September

2002)

TIA-492E000..........Sectional Specification for Class IVd Nonzero-

Dispersion Single-Mode Optical Fibers for the

1,550 nm Window (September 2002)

TIA-526-7-B..........Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed

Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant – OFSTP-7

(December 2008)

TIA-526.14-A.........Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed

Multimode Fiber Cable Plant – SFSTP-14 (August

1998)

TIA-568..............Revision/Edition: C Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling Standard Set: (TIA-

568-C.0-2 Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises (2012), TIA-568-C.1-1

Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling

Standard Part 1: General Requirements (2012), TIA-568-C.2 Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling Standard—Part 2:

Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components

(2009), TIA-568-C.3-1 Optical Fiber Cabling

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Components Standard, (2011) AND TIA-568-C.4

Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components

Standard (2011) with addendums and erratas

TIA-569..............Revision/Edition C Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces (March 2013)

TIA-574..............Position Non-Synchronous Interface between Data

Terminal equipment and Data Circuit Terminating

Equipment Employing Serial Binary Interchange

(May 2003)

TIA/EIA-590-A........Standard for Physical Location and Protection of Below Ground Fiber Optic Cable Plant (July

2001)

TIA-598-D............Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding (January 2005)

TIA-604-10-B.........Fiber Optic Connector Intermateablility

Standard (August 2008)

ANSI/TIA-606-B.......Administration Standard for Telecommunications

Infrastructure (2012)

TIA-607-B............Generic Telecommunications Bonding and

Grounding (Earthing) For Customer Premises

(January 2013)

TIA-613..............High Speed Serial Interface for Data Terminal

Equipment and Data Circuit Terminal Equipment

(September 2005)

ANSI/TIA-758-B.......Customer-owned Outside Plant Telecommunications

Infrastructure Standard (April 2012)

ANSI/TIA-854.........A Full Duplex Ethernet Specification for 1000

Mb/s (1000BASE-TX) Operating over Category 6

Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling (2001)

ANSI/TIA-862-A.......Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard

(April 2011)

TIA-942-A............Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for

Data Centers (March 2014)

TIA-1152.............Requirements for Field Testing Instruments and

Measurements for Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling

(September 2009)

TIA-1179.............Healthcare Facility Telecommunications

Infrastructure Standard (July 2010)

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1.4 SINGULAR NUMBER

A. Where any device or part of equipment is referred in singular number

(such as " rack"), reference applies to as many such devices as are required to complete installation.

1.5 RELATED WORK

A. Specification Order of Precedence: FAR Clause 52.236-21, VAAR Clause

852.236-71.

1. Field Cutting and Patching: Section 09 91 00, PAINTING.

2. Additional submittal requirements: Section 01 33 23, SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA AND SAMPLES.

3. Requirements for non-hazardous building construction and demolition waste: Section 01 74 19, CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT.

4. Closures of openings in walls, floors, and roof decks against penetration of flame, heat, and smoke or gases in fire resistant rated construction: Section 07 84 00, FIRESTOPPING.

5. General electrical requirements that are common to more than one section of Division 26: Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATIONS.

6. Electrical conductors and cables in electrical systems rated 600 V and below: Section 26 05 19, LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND

CABLES (600 VOLTS AND BELOW).

7. Requirements for personnel safety and to provide a low impedance path to ground for possible ground fault currents: Section 26 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

8. Conduit and boxes: Section 26 05 33, RACEWAYS AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL

SYSTEMS.

9. Wiring devices: Section 26 27 26, WIRING DEVICES.

1.6 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

A. Assign a single communications project manager to serve as point of contact for Government, contractor, and design professional.

B. Be proactive in scheduling work.

1. Use of premises is restricted at times directed by COR.

2. Movement of materials: Unload materials and equipment delivered to site

3. Coordinate installation of required supporting devices and sleeves to be set in poured-in-place concrete and other structural components, as they are constructed.

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4. Sequence, coordinate, and integrate installations of materials and equipment for efficient flow of Work.

5. Coordinate connection of materials, equipment, and systems with exterior underground and overhead utilities and services. Comply with requirements of governing regulations, franchised service companies, and controlling agencies; provide required connection for each service.

6. Initiate and maintain discussion regarding schedule for ceiling construction and install cables to meet that schedule.

C. Contact the Office of Telecommunications, Special Communications Team

(005OP2H3) (202)461-5310 to have a Government-accepted

Telecommunications COR assigned to project for telecommunications review, equipment and system approval and coordination with other VA personnel.

1.7 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit in accordance with Section 01 33 23, SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, AND SAMPLES.

B. Provide parts list including quantity of spare parts.

C. Provide manufacturer product information. Government reserves the right to require a list of installations where products have been in operation.

D. Provide Source Quality Control Submittal:

1. Submit written certification from OEM indicating that proposed supervisor of installation and proposed provider of warranty maintenance are authorized representatives of OEM. Include individual's legal name, contact information and OEM credentials in certification.

2. Submit written certification from OEM that wiring and connection diagrams meet Government Life Safety Guidelines, NFPA, NEC, NRTL, these specifications, and Joint Commission requirements and instructions, requirements, recommendations, and guidance set forth by OEM for the proper performance of system.

3. Pre-acceptance Certification: Certification in accordance with procedure outlined in Section 01 00 00, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS and specific Division 27 qualification documentation.

E. Installer Qualifications: Submit three installations of similar size and complexity furnished and installed by installer; include:

1. Installation location and name.

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2. Owner’s name and contact information including, address, telephone and email.

3. Date of project start and date of final acceptance.

4. System project number.

5. Three-paragraph description of each system related to this project;

include function, operation, and installation.

F. Provide delegated design submittals (e.g. seismic support design).

G. Submittals are required for all equipment anchors and supports. Include weights, dimensions, center of gravity, standard connections, manufacturer's recommendations and behavior problems (e.g., vibration, thermal expansion,) associated with equipment or conduit. Anchors and supports to resist seismic load based on seismic design categories per section 4.0 of VA seismic design requirements H-18-8 dated August, 2013.

H. Test Equipment List:

1. Supply test equipment of accuracy better than parameters to be tested.

2. Submit test equipment list including make and model number:

a. ANSI/TIA-1152 Level IIIe for Cat 6 twisted pair cabling test instrument.

b. Fiber optic insertion loss power meter with light source.

c. Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR).

d. Volt-Ohm meter.

e. Digital camera.

3. Supply only test equipment with a calibration tag from Government-accepted calibration service dated not more than 12 months prior to test.

4. Provide sample test and evaluation reports.

I. Submittal Drawings:

1. Telecommunications Space Plans/Elevations: Provide enlarged floor plans of telecommunication spaces indicating layout of equipment and devices, including receptacles and grounding provisions. Submit detailed plan views and elevations of telecommunication spaces showing racks, termination blocks, and cable paths. Include following rooms:

a. Telecommunications rooms.

b. Server rooms/Data Center.

c. Equipment rooms.

2. Logical Drawings: Provide logical riser or schematic drawings for all systems.

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a. Provide riser diagrams systems and interconnection drawings for equipment assemblies; show termination points and identify wiring connections.

3. Access Panel Schedule on Submittal Drawings: Coordinate and prepare a location, size, and function schedule of access panels required to fully service equipment.

J. Provide sustainable design submittals.

K. Furnish electronic certified test reports to COR prior to final inspection and not more than 90 days after completion of tests.

1.8 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Provide following closeout submittals prior to project closeout date:

1. Warranty certificate.

2. Evidence of compliance with requirements such as low voltage certificate of inspection.

3. Project record documents.

4. Instruction manuals and software that are a part of system.

B. Maintenance and Operation Manuals: Submit in accordance with

Section 01 00 00, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

1. Prepare a manual for each system and equipment specified.

2. Furnish on portable storage drive in PDF format or equivalent accepted by COR.

3. Furnish complete manual as specified in specification section, fifteen days prior to performance of systems or equipment test.

4. Furnish remaining manuals prior to final completion.

5. Identify storage drive "MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION MANUAL" and system name.

6. Include name, contact information and emergency service numbers of each subcontractor installing system or equipment and local representatives for system or equipment.

7. Provide a Table of Contents and assemble files to conform to Table of

Contents.

8. Operation and Maintenance Data includes:

a. Approved shop drawing for each item of equipment.

b. Internal and interconnecting wiring and control diagrams with data to explain detailed operation and control of equipment.

c. A control sequence describing start-up, operation, and shutdown.

d. Description of function of each principal item of equipment.

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e. Installation and maintenance instructions.

f. Safety precautions.

g. Diagrams and illustrations.

h. Test Results and testing methods.

i. Performance data.

j. Pictorial "exploded" parts list with part numbers. Emphasis to be placed on use of special tools and instruments. Indicate sources of supply, recommended spare parts, and name of servicing organization.

k. Warranty documentation indicating end date and equipment protected under warranty.

l. Appendix; list qualified permanent servicing organizations for support of equipment, including addresses and certified personnel qualifications.

C. Record Wiring Diagrams:

1. Red Line Drawings: Keep one E size 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm (36 inches x 48 inches) set of floor plans, on site during work hours, showing installation progress marked and backbone cable labels noted. Make these drawings available for examination during construction meetings or field inspections.

2. General Drawing Specifications: Detail and elevation drawings to be D size 61 cm x 91.44 cm (24 inches x 36 inches) with a minimum scale of

0.635 cm = 30.48 cm (1/4 inch = 12 inches). ER, TR and other enlarged detail floor plan drawings to be D size 61 cm x 91.44 cm (24” x 36”) with a minimum scale of 0.635 cm = 30.48 cm (1/4 inch = 12 inches).

Building composite floor plan drawings to be D size 61 cm x 91.44 cm

(24 inches x 36 inches) with a minimum scale of 3.175 mm = 30.48 cm

(1/8 inch = 1’ 0 inch).

3. Building Composite Floor Plans: Provide building floor plans showing work area outlet locations and configuration, types of jacks, distance for each cable, and cable routing locations.

4. Floor plans to include:

a. Final room numbers and actual backbone cabling and pathway locations and labeling.

b. Inputs and outputs of equipment identified according to labels installed on cables and equipment

c. Device locations with labels.

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d. Conduit.

e. Head-end equipment.

f. Wiring diagram.

g. Labeling and administration documentation.

5. Submit Record Wiring Diagrams within five business days after final cable testing.

6. Deliver Record Wiring Diagrams as CAD files in .dwg or .dgn OR .rvt formats as determined by COR.

7. Deliver four complete sets of electronic record wiring diagrams to COR on portable storage drive.

1.9 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. After approval and prior to installation, furnish COR with the following:

1. A 300 mm (12 inch) length of each type and size of wire and cable along with tag from coils of reels from which samples were taken.

2. One coupling, bushing and termination fitting for each type of conduit.

3. Samples of each hanger, clamp and supports for conduit and pathways.

4. Duct sealing compound.

1.10 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer’s Qualifications: Manufacturer shall produce, as a principal product, the equipment and material specified for this project, and have manufactured item for at least three years.

B. Product and System Qualification:

1. OEM shall have three installations of equipment submitted presently in operation of similar size and type as this project, that have continuously operated for a minimum of three years.

2. Government reserves the right to require a list of installations where products have been in operation before approval.

3. Authorized representative of OEM shall be responsible for design, satisfactory operation of installed system, and certification.

C. Trade Contractor Qualifications: Trade contractor shall have completed three or more installations of similar systems of comparable size and complexity with regards to coordinating, engineering, testing, certifying, supervising, training, and documentation. Identify these installations as a part of submittal.

D. System Supplier Qualifications: System supplier shall be authorized by

OEM to warranty installed equipment.

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E. Telecommunications technicians assigned to system shall be trained, and certified by OEM on installation and testing of system; provide written evidence of current OEM certifications for installers.

F. Manufactured Products:

1. Comply with FAR clause 52.236-5 for material and workmanship.

2. When more than one unit of same class of equipment is required, units shall be product of a single manufacturer.

3. Equipment Assemblies and Components:

a. Components of an assembled unit need not be products of same manufacturer.

b. Manufacturers of equipment assemblies, which include components made by others, to assume complete responsibility for final assembled unit.

c. Provide compatible components for assembly and intended service.

d. Constituent parts which are similar shall be a product of a single manufacturer.

4. Identify factory wiring on equipment being furnished and on wiring diagrams.

G. Testing Agencies: Government reserves the option of witnessing factory tests. Notify COR minimum 15 working days prior to manufacturer performing the factory tests.

1. When equipment fails to meet factory test and re-inspection is required, contractor is liable for additional expenses, including expenses of Government.

H. Contractor Qualification:

1. The Contractor or sub-contractor shall be a licensed Contractor with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience installing and servicing systems of similar scope and complexity. The Contractor shall provide four (4) current references from clients with systems of similar scope and complexity which became operational in the past three (3) years. At least three (3) of the references shall be utilizing the same system components, in a similar configuration as the proposed system. The references shall be include a current point of contact, company or agency name, address, telephone number, complete system description, date of completion, and approximate cost of the project. The owner reserves the option to visit the reference sites, with the site owner’s permission and

27 05 11 - 27 representative, to verify the quality of installation and the references’ level of satisfaction with the system. The Contractor shall provide copies of system manufacturer certification for all technicians. The technicians shall have a minimum of five (5) continuous years of technical experience in cabling and terminations of low voltage equipment. The Contractor shall have a local service facility. The facility shall be located within 60 miles of the project site. The local facility shall include sufficient spare parts inventory to support the service requirements associated with this contract. The facility shall also include appropriate diagnostic equipment to perform diagnostic procedures. The

Contracting Officer of Record (COR) reserves the option of surveying the company’s facility to verify the service inventory and presence of a local service organization.

2. The Contractor shall provide proof project superintendent with BICSI

Certified Commercial Installer Level 1, Level 2, or Technician to provide oversight of the project.

3. Cable installer shall be have on staff a Registered Communication

Distribution Designer (RCDD) certified by Building Industry

Consulting Service International. The staff member shall provide consistent oversight of the project cabling throughout design, layout, installation, termination and testing.

1.11 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Delivery and Acceptance Requirements:

1. Government's approval of submittals shall be obtained for equipment and material before delivery to job site.

2. Deliver and store materials to job site in OEM's original unopened containers, clearly labeled with OEM's name and equipment catalog numbers, model and serial identification numbers for COR to inventory cable, patch panels, and related equipment.

B. Storage and Handling Requirements:

1. Equipment and materials shall be protected during shipment and storage against physical damage, dirt, moisture, cold and rain:

a. Store and protect equipment in a manner that precludes damage or loss, including theft.

b. Protect painted surfaces with factory installed removable heavy kraft paper, sheet vinyl or equivalent.

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c. Protect enclosures, equipment, controls, controllers, circuit protective devices, and other like items, against entry of foreign matter during installation; vacuum clean both inside and outside before testing and operating.

C. Coordinate storage.

1.12 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Where variations from documents are requested in accordance with GENERAL

CONDITIONS and Section 01 33 23, SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, AND

SAMPLES, connecting work and related components shall include additions or changes to branch circuits, circuit protective devices, conduits, wire, feeders, controls, panels and installation methods.

B. A contract adjustment or additional time shall not be granted because of field conditions pursuant to FAR 52.236-2 and FAR 52.236-3; a contract adjustment or additional time shall not be granted for additional work required for complete and usable construction and systems pursuant to

FAR 52.246-12.

1.13 WARRANTY

A. Comply with FAR clause 52.246-21, except as follows:

1. Warranty material and equipment to be free from defects, workmanship, and remain so for a period of one year for Emergency Systems from date of final acceptance of system by Government; provide OEM’s equipment warranty document to COR.

2. Government maintenance personnel shall have ability to contact OEM for emergency maintenance and logistic assistance, remote diagnostic testing, and assistance in resolving technical problems at any time;

contractor and OEM shall provide this capability.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN CRITERIA

A. Provide communications spaces and pathways conforming to TIA 569, at a minimum.

2.2 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION

A. Provide laminated black phenolic resin, with a white core, nameplates with minimum 6 mm (1/4 inch) high engraved lettering.

B. Nameplates furnished by manufacturer as standard catalog items, unless other method of identification is indicated.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 PREPARATION

A. Penetrations and Sleeves:

1. Lay out penetration and sleeve openings in advance, to permit provision in work.

2. Set sleeves in forms before concrete is poured.

3. Set sleeves prior to installation of structure for passage of pipes, conduit, ducts

4. Provide sleeves and packing materials at penetrations of foundations, walls, slabs, partitions, and floors.

5. Make sleeves that penetrate outside walls, basement slabs, footings, and beams waterproof.

6. Fill slots, sleeves and other openings in floors or walls…