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PROJECT NARRATIVE AND SPECIFICATIONS

Department of Veterans Affairs West Palm Beach VAMC

Remove and Replace Public Address System VVAA Projectt No.. 548-22-100

100% Construction Documents December 14, 2022

Prepared by:

Apogee Consulting Group, PA

1151 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC 27511

Project 548-22-100 Remove and Replace Public Address System 100% Construction Documents

December 14, 2022

Index

DESIGN ELEMENTS:

Codes, Standards, and Design References General Project Scope Electrical Telecommunications

APPENDICES:

Appendix A ................................................................. Statement of Probable Cost Appendix B ................................................................................. Meeting Minutes Appendix C .................................................... West Palm Beach and AE Checklist Appendix D ...................................................................................... PA Cutsheets Appendix E ............................................................................... Submittal Register

Codes, Standards and Design References

1. VA Sustainable Design Manual, August 2017

2. VA Parking Design Manual, November 2016

3. VA Site Development Design Manual February 2013

4. VA VHA Directive 1061, February 2021

5. VA Fire Protection Design Manual, 2021

6. VA Plumbing Design Manual, May 2021

7. VA HVAC Design Manual, March 2022

8. VA Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual, September 2021

9. VA Lighting Design Manual, December 2022

10. VA Electrical Design Manual, December 2019

11. VA Interior Design Manual, November 2020

12. VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces Design Guide, V3.1, July

13. PG 18-13 VA Barrier Free Design Standard, February 2022

14. PG 18-4 VA Standard Details and Specifications

15. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2021

16. NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, 2021

17. NFPA 90A, Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2021

18. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Signaling Code, 2022

19. NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2020

20. NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2022

21. ADA Standards for Accessible Design 2010,

22. International Standards for Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Product Collection, Processing, and Administration, Eighth Edition

23. International Building Code, 2021

24. International Mechanical Code, 2021

25. International Plumbing Code, 2021

26. International Fuel Gas Code, 2021

27. Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition

28. TVHS Energy Requirements and Design Guide, September 2014

29. Facilities Guidelines Institute: Guidelines for the Design and Construction of

Hospitals 2018

30. ASME B31.9, Building Services Piping

31. ASHRAE Standard 170, Ventilation for Health Care Facilities, 2021

32. ASHRAE Handbooks, 2017 Fundamentals, 2019 HVAC Applications, 2020 HVAC

Systems and Equipment

33. ASHRAE 90.1 – 2019 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential

Buildings

34. SMACNA, HVAC Duct Construction Standards, Metal and Flexible

35. SMACNA, HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual

36. ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-2019 Commercial Building Cabling Standards

37. ANSI/TIA/EIA 569-C-2015 Standards for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

38. ANSI/TIA-1179-2017, Telecommunications Spaces for Healthcare Facilities

39. BICSI, Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual, 2020-14 edition

40. Federal Information Processing Standards-FIBS-201-1: Personal Identity Verification

(PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

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General Project Scope This project will replace the public address system in the VA Medical Center at West Palm Beach, FL, with a Networked Public Address System that is compliant with VA design manuals, design guides and specifications. Project is located within the West Palm Beach VAMC, 7305 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410.

The new design shall include removing and replacing the existing headend amplifier system located in room BB-263 with a new digital Networked Public Address System. Contractor will be required to remove and replace all components of the existing Public Address System including but not limited to the headend amplifier system & cabinetry in room BB-263, all speakers, components, conductors, conduit, etc. located throughout the facilities. Buildings 1, 3, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 are to be included in the new Networked Public Address System.

The architectural scope of work will be limited to ICRA and Life Safety maintenance to install the new Public Address System.

Electrical Design Elements (Reference Codes, Standards and Design References section on Page 1)

The purpose of this project is to upgrade the existing public address and mass notification system (PAMNS) at the VA facility in Palm Beach, Florida. The existing PAMNS has areas of low volume, and areas where pages are not audible. The existing system also is dependent on staff to determine if there are issues with the system.

The Palm Beach VAMC has an existing Simplex paging system. This system will be replaced with a new system utilizing the BiAmp Vocia system as the basis of design. The system will utilize a backbone of ethernet switches connected to the paging system equipment. The electrical scope of this project will be limited to providing emergency sourced electrical outlets to supply headend equipment. Any emergency receptacles added will be sourced from nearby existing critical branch panels.

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Telecommunications Design Elements

(Reference Codes, Standards and Design References section on Page 1)

The purpose of this project is to replace the existing public address and mass notification system (PAMNS) at the VA Medical Center at West Palm Beach, Florida with a Networked Public Address System that is compliant

The scope of the project includes the remove and replace all components of the existing Public Address System including but not limited to the headend amplifier system and cabinetry in room BB-263, all speakers, components, conductors, conduit etc located throughout the facilities.

The West Palm Beach VAMC has an existing Simplex paging system located in BB-263. This system will be replaced with a new system utilizing the BiAmp Vocia system as the basis of design. New head end equipment will be installed in Equipment Tech. Work Room BC-202. The new system will consist of hardwired paging zones which can be addressed individually or in combination through the control software. This new system will have paging stations located in the call center, energy center, the CLC, the emergency department, and in the police center in the basement. There will also be a system monitoring station located in the basement police center that will show the system status. In addition, the system will be capable of making pages from the campus’s VoIP system. It will also be able to announce calls and codes from the campus fire alarm system. The system’s status can be monitored from a web app that can be accessed by maintenance personnel.

The system will utilize a backbone of ethernet switches connected to the paging system equipment. The headend equipment will include a headend message server, amplifiers, and any interface equipment. Also attached to the ethernet backbone are end of line devices that track speaker circuits’ status. The amplifiers will feed hardwired speaker circuits at 70V using speaker wire. Speaker zones will be laid out by each wing for each floor, and certain operational areas will be provided their own zones (e.g., Emergency department will be placed on its own zone).

New head end equipment will be placed adjacent to the existing head end equipment in the basement of building 1, and new paging equipment will be placed in wall mounted cabinets in 3 other locations in building 1 and in the CLC Hospice. The existing head end equipment shall be removed after the new system is installed.

Existing speaker locations will be utilized where possible but may be relocated to obtain an optimal speaker layout. All speakers, speaker cabling and conduit will be replaced. Head end equipment will be installed in existing locations where possible, and new equipment will be installed in locations as needed for system performance and will be independent of VA OIT equipment.

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Building 1 is to be included in the new Networked Public Address System.

New 6-strand fiber will be run from the existing basement telecom room to new telecom equipment on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th floors, as well as in the CLC Hospice. Buildings 15, 18, and 21 shall be fed from the head end equipment located in building 1, while building 16 and 19 will be fed from the CLC’s head end equipment.

There is an existing parallel fire alarm speaker system which will not be touched as part of this project. The new PAMNS will be interfaced with the fire alarm system to avoid conflicting paging announcements. The system’s installation should have no impact on the fire alarm system operation.

PROPOSED PAMN SYSTEM

The new proposed overhead paging system shall have the following:

1. New cabinets to house the new IP based paging system.

2. PoE data network switches.

3. PA message server.

4. Test-to-speech server

5. Digital network two (2) channel amplifier.

6. Digital network four (4) channel amplifier.

7. Digital network multi-channel amplifier chassis type with blade amplifiers as required for each building, floor, and zone.

8. Network audio input devices.

9. Paging stations, desk or wall.

10. Zone modules.

11. Telephone paging adapter.

12. VoIP interface SIP paging adapter

13. Emergency interface server between the PA system and emergency/fire alar system.

14. Ceiling speakers.

15. Horn speakers.

16. End of line monitoring devices.

17. Cabling.

18. Ambient noise compensation device-adjust output levels automatically in response to changes in ambient noise level in the area.

19. VA OIT Technical Reference Model (TRM) approved software.

20. UPS Back up.

21. NFPA compliant.

The new overhead paging system can do the following:

1. Make an all page to the entire campus.

2. Make a building page.

3. Make a floor page.

4. Make a zone page based on the fire alarm building zone.

5. Make a multi floor page.

6. Make Multi zone page.

7. Make a multi building page.

8. System can be programed to meet the VA needs.

9. System is very flexible.

SYSTEMS OPTIONS

New overhead paging system can also interface/integrate with the following:

1. Integrate with existing NEC DT800 ITZ-12D-3 V0IP.

2. VoIP telephone system through an IP interface that acts as a SIP end point, allowing a direct connection to an existing VoIP call manager. This interface permits live, real time paging using any page code within the new system. The interface supports regular and emergency messaging and will support stacking and store-and forward functions.

3. POTS telephone system through a paging adaptor that allows connections to four analog telephone service lines. This interface permits live, real time paging using any page code within the new system. The interface supports regular and emergency messaging and will support stacking and store-and forward functions.

4. Interface to the existing Siemens emergency/fire alarm system, allowing for the contact closures into the new paging system to mute all audio paths. This immediately allows for onboard audio from the fire alarm, by utilizing all systems that are broadcasting the fire alarm voice evacuation. The full interface allows for fully monitoring and supervised circuits to the DACT on the FACP, allowing strobes to continue but silent horns/speakers when fireman’s mic is keyed. This will then supply audio into all the paging circuits into the new system to utilize the paging amplifiers and speakers to hear and understand the evac message.

DATA SYSTEMS

New cabinets for the new overhead paging system shall be provided in Telecommunication Rooms. The cabinets will be grounded.

TELEPHONE SYSTEM INTERFACE-OPTION

The new overhead paging system shall interface with the existing Telephone system. Both POTS (Analog) and VoIP will be available for the interface.

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INTERFACE-OPTION

The new overhead paging system will be interfaced with the existing fire alarm system in the Police Operations Room BB-204.

ELEVATOR INTERFACE

The new overhead paging system can be interfaced with the existing elevator control panel in the future.

CABLE TRAY/RACEWAYS

1. Cable tray above accessible ceiling shall be used for all low voltage cabling systems except the fire alarm.

2. Cable tray shall be wire mesh type, 12 inch and 24-inch-wide, 4 or 6 inch high.

3. If existing cable is going to be used, remove all existing unused cables before pulling any new cables.

4. Cable tray shall be grounded.

5. Provide 1 ¼ -inch conduit from each data outlet location to each cable tray with plastic bushing.

6. Each IT room shall have 4’ X 8’ Fire Retarded Plywood per OIT design guide template.

GROUNDING

1. Rack bonding conductor shall be a minimum of # 6 AWG.

2. Cable tray shall be grounded.

3. Ladder tray shall be grounded.

4. Each cabinet and channel rack shall be grounded to the PBB and SBB.

LAN/WAN BACKBONE CABLING

1. A 6/12/24 strand of multi-mode fiber optic cable (OM4) shall be run from each PA cabinet on the serving floor, or from remote building to the main PA head end equipment.

2. Copper cabling shall be provided between PA cabinets that do not exceed the limits per the system manufacturer.

PAMN PROGRAMMING

1. The team shall meet with the PAMN vendor, contractor, subcontractor, VA COR, emergency management team to discuss programming and develop prerecorded messages.

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PROJECT PHASING

Most of the PA work will be in the corridors.

We propose that the new PA head end equipment is installed and tested.

We propose that the secondary PA racks for each floor or floors be set and connected to the main PA head equipment.

We propose to remove the existing speakers and cabling from a paging zone, or a floor, install new speakers and wiring and connect speakers to the new PA racks, test zone.

Continue as above for each zone or building until the building is completely moved/switched to the new PA system.

Remove all existing PA system and related material.

Since all work in the corridors and at the nurse’s stations will need to be performed while hospital operations are maintained, use of ICRA carts will be made mandatory for all work occurring in the ceiling spaces. Where work for vertical IT drops to control stations occurs, and elsewhere that dust will be produced, temporary soft wall partitions will be used to isolate those areas from the rest of the active hospital area. All work in the corridors and at the nurses’ station will be specified to occur at night.

Appendix A Statement of Probable Cost

WEST PALM BEACH VAMC

Remove and Replace Public Address System

West Palm Beach, FL

90% Construction Documents – Statement of Probable Cost October 21, 2022

Prepared by: Evan Jones Approved by: John J. Carter, CPE

VA Project # 548-22-100

ACG # 22-038

West Palm Beach VAMC

West Palm Beach, FL 90% Construction Documents – Statement of Probable Cost

INDEX

1. Project Introduction

2. Assumptions / Qualifications

3. Project Data Sheet

4. Cost Estimate:

a. Level 1 Construction Cost Summary

b. Level 3 Detail

5. Market Survey Report

INTRODUCTION

Project Description

This project will replace the public address system in the VA Medical Center at West Palm Beach, FL, with a Networked Public Address System that is compliant with VA design manuals, design guides and specifications. Project is located within the West Palm Beach VAMC, 7305 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410.

Basis of Estimate The estimate has been prepared using the following information:

1. Project Drawings – 90% Construction Documents: Dated: October 21, 2022

GENERAL LANDSCAPE FIRE PROTECTION ELECTRICAL

G-001 None None None T-114 G-002 T-115 G-003 T-121 G-004 T-122

T-123

CIVIL STRUCTURAL PLUMBING FIRE ALARM T-131

None None None None T-132

T-133 T-141

INTERIORS ARCHITECTURAL MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY T-142

None None None T-001 T-143

T-101 T-151 T-102 T-152 T-103 T-161 T-104 T-171 T-105 T-181 T-106 T-191 T-111 T-192 T-112 T-401 T-113 T-501 T-601

2. Project Narrative – 90% Construction Documents: Dated: October 21, 2022

3. Project Specifications – 90% Construction Documents: Dated: October 21, 2022

ASSUMPTIONS / QUALIFICATIONS

Construction Schedule

A construction duration of Twelve (12) Months has been used for the costs for General Conditions. All work is assumed to be during regular business hours.

Method of Procurement

The Estimate is based on traditional Design-Bid-Build procurement competitively bid with a minimum of three (3) qualified SDVOSB General Contractors and a minimum of three (3) qualified subcontractors for major trades required for the project.

Basis for Quantities

Wherever possible, this estimate has been based upon the actual measurement of different items of work. For the remaining items, parametric measurements were used in conjunction with references from other projects of a similar nature.

Basis for Unit Costs

Unit costs are based on current bid prices in the West Palm Beach, FL area or the closest major market of Fort Lauderdale, FL. All subcontractors' overhead and profit are included in each line-item unit cost. This overhead and profit cover each subcontractor’s cost for labor burden, materials and equipment sales taxes, field overhead, home office overhead, and profit. The general contractor’s overhead and profit is shown separately in the Summary.

Sources for Pricing

This estimate was prepared by qualified cost estimators experienced in estimating construction costs at all design stages. Pricing data to reflect current conditions in the West Palm Beach, FL area. Some quotes may have been solicited from outside sources to substantiate in-house pricing data.

Design Allowances

An allowance for undeveloped design details has been included in the summary of this estimate.

Escalation Allowance

All labor and material prices herein are reflective of current prices. By the VA Manual for Cost Estimates, two separate escalations are included on the summary level to take through the mid-point of construction. Escalation from the date of the estimate to Contract Award assuming the Contract Award is nine (9) months from the date of 100% Sealed Bid Documents using a rate of 8.00% per annum for an escalation of 5.98%.

Escalation from the date of Contract Award to the mid-point of construction is based upon one-half of the estimated construction duration using a rate of 8.00% per annum for an escalation of 4.06%.

Estimated Start date: July 17, 2023 Midpoint of Construction: January 15, 2024 Estimated Completion date: July 16, 2024

Items Excluded From the Estimate, Unless Specifically Noted Otherwise

Premium time beyond that noted.

Land acquisition and real estate fees.

Professional design and consulting fees.

Owner’s field inspection costs.

General building permit.

Telephone equipment.

Move-in costs or maintenance costs after move-in.

Items Affecting the Cost Estimate

Items that may change the estimated construction cost include, but are not limited to:

Modifications or changes to the scope of work.

Unforeseen concealed conditions.

Any specified equipment, material, or product item that cannot be obtained from at least three different sources.

Any other non-competitive bid situations.

Bids delayed beyond the projected schedule.

Statement of Probable Cost

This opinion of the probable construction cost is based on the experience, qualifications, and best judgment of an estimator familiar with the construction industry.

PROJECT DATA SHEET

DATE: October 21, 2022

LOCATION: West Palm Beach, FL PROJECT NO: 548-22-100

TITLE: West Palm Beach VAMC

Submission No: 90% Construction Documents - Statement of Probable Cost

Area Calculations

719,300 SF Approximate Area of Work

QUANTITATIVE BUILDING DESCRIPTION

INT. WALL: N/A

EXT. WALL: N/A

WINDOWS: N/A

EXT. DOORS: N/A

INT. DOORS: N/A

NO. OF FLOORS: 9

NO. OF ELEVATORS: N/A

QUALITATIVE BUILDING DESCRIPTION (TYPE & MATERIAL)

FOUNDATION: Existing SUBSTRUCTURE: Existing SUPERSTRUCTURE: Existing EXTERIOR CLOSURE: Existing ROOFING: Existing INTERIOR WALLS: Existing

Appendix D PA Cutsheets

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SALES

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MARKETING

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APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING

Kiley Henner Director of Customer Experience kiley.henner@biamp.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUDIO INPUTS [5]

Vocia input devices are available for both desk stations and wall stations, allowing flexibility in user location.

AUDIO OUTPUTS [10]

Vocia output devices provide both flexible and scalable functionality.

CONTROLLERS [15]

Vocia controllers complement varying system sizes and needs, from output level control to emergency/fire alarm interfaces.

SERVERS [16]

Vocia servers provide user-controlled audio, including global paging and text-to-speech functionality.

SOFTWARE [18]

From an individual world to a multi-world universe, Vocia software is intuitive and easy to use.

MEET THE NEXT GENERATION

Vocia is more than a basic public address system. It’s the result of Biamp understanding evolving communication trends and the demands put on today’s systems. By using proven IT technologies and applying them to mass communication needs, Vocia delivers a superior alternative to the traditional, analog public address system. No matter how challenging your needs or circumstances, Vocia delivers a system to meet your requirements, today and in the future.

EASILY SCALABLE, FROM SIMPLE TO SPECTACULAR

Vocia fits a wide range of installation sizes and configurations because every component contains memory and processing resources that communicate intelligently across your network. Its modular hardware and easy-to-use software help you imagine and implement the right approach for a simple overhead paging application or a complex system with many zones—and everything in between.

With Vocia, it’s also a snap to expand the reach and feature set in your installation at any time. Vocia can do more and demand less of you and your end users.

GOODBYE, COMPLEXITY. HELLO, CONFIDENCE.

Say farewell to the traditional centralized system approach. And the limitations that come with it. Vocia distributes message routing and processing across the network, so it eliminates the chance that a single failure can bring down your system. You can monitor, log and control components remotely, and plug and play units, expanding your system as needed. In short: your maintenance duties scale down as your system capabilities scale up.

With Vocia, you can be confident that your networked public address and voice evacuation system will do its job here and now, as well as into the future.

MORE RELIANCE ON YOUR SYSTEM

Vocia was designed to do more than deliver clear information, it was designed with an understanding of the exacting system requirements around the globe. As the first U.S. manufacturer to earn EN 54-16 certification, you gain peace of mind that your system is backed by quality, commitment to excellence, and reliability.

Vocia builds on network standards you already know, including CobraNet® for single-site installations and TCP/ IP for multi-site installations. You simply extend your existing practices for network redundancy, security and monitoring to your paging and voice evacuation system.

BUILT ON DEPENDABLE BIAMP QUALITY AND RELIABILITY

Since 1976, organizations around the world have depended on Biamp to deliver reliable and useful innovation.

No matter where you are in the world, you’ll find Biamp technology working within audio systems in health care, higher education, transportation, government, event facilities and other demanding environments. With Vocia, you’ll get the power to move forward with a distributed approach to public address and voice evacuation.

With Vocia at the heart of your system, you can always count on sound that moves people.

For more information, product details and case studies, visit www.biamp.com/vocia

VOCIA® SYSTEM OVERVIEW

As one of Biamp’s Networked Media Systems, Vocia, provides facilities of all sizes with efficient, flexible public address and voice evacuation systems with the security and dependability you need.

Vocia offers a high degree of scalability, from simple overhead paging applications to advanced, networked public address systems spanning multiple zones and structures. With decentralized processing and page routing, Vocia’s smart units use network technology to distribute intelligence—eliminating the potential for a single point of system failure. And with Biamp’s commitment to meeting the various system needs around the world, we built Vocia from the ground up to meet the exacting requirements for Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment (VACIE).

SYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEW

This diagram illustrates a standard, single-world Vocia system installation.

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AUDIO INPUTS

• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• Up to 999 user-configurable page codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable non-emergency priority paging levels

• Local digital signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Auxiliary port provides connection to VAM-1 or VPSI-1 device

• RS-232 connection for transmitting Vocia Text Protocol

• Built-in auto repeat

• Local storage of default and/or custom preambles

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over a single cable

• Backlit liquid crystal display (LCD)

• Optional PIN to restrict unauthorized use

• High-quality gooseneck cardioid dynamic microphone with dual transducer (monitored)

• Rotary ID switches for unit identification

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• 4 user-configurable page codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable non-emergency priority paging levels

• Local digital signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Auxiliary port provides connection to VAM-1 or VPSI-1 device

• RS-232 connection for transmitting Vocia Text Protocol

• Built-in auto repeat

• Local storage of default and/or custom preambles

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over a single cable

• Backlit liquid crystal display (LCD)

• Optional PIN to restrict unauthorized use

• High-quality gooseneck cardioid dynamic microphone with dual transducer (monitored)

• Rotary ID switches for unit identification

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• 4 sets of dual RCA connectors, plus terminal block connectors for line-level inputs

• Supports up to 4 paging inputs from VAM-1 and VPSI-1 devices

• 4 control inputs and 4 control outputs

• 2 microphone/line inputs with phantom power

• Software-configurable local audio signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Rotary switches for unit identification

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over a single cable

• Status LEDs to indicate signal and clip

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The DS-10 is a desktop networked paging station featuring embedded DSP and on-board memory, supporting both standard and advanced public address functionality. All device-specific configuration information is stored locally, which means the DS-10 does not rely on a centralized controller for processing and page routing.

The DS-4 is a desktop networked paging station featuring embedded DSP and on-board memory, supporting both standard and advanced public address functionality. All device-specific configuration information is stored locally, which means the DS-4 does not rely on a centralized controller for processing and page routing.

The VI-6 is a networked audio input expansion device allowing the user to add six channels of background music or user-defined audio to a Vocia system.

As part of the Vocia system, the VI-6 meets paging requirements for facilities of all sizes.

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• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• Up to 999 user-configurable page codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable non-emergency priority paging levels

• Local digital signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Auxiliary port provides connection to VAM-1 or VPSI-1 device

• RS-232 connection for transmitting Vocia Text Protocol

• Built-in auto repeat

• Local storage of default and/or custom preambles

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over a single cable

• Backlit liquid crystal display (LCD)

• Optional PIN to restrict unauthorized use

• High-quality, noise-cancelling handheld microphone with dual transducer (monitored)

• Rotary ID switches for unit identification

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• 4 user-configurable page codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable non-emergency priority paging levels

• Local digital signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Auxiliary port provides connection to VAM-1 or VPSI-1 device

• RS-232 connection for transmitting Vocia Text Protocol

• Built-in auto repeat

• Local storage of default and/or custom preambles

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over a single cable

• Backlit liquid crystal display (LCD)

• Optional PIN to restrict unauthorized use

• High-quality, noise-cancelling handheld microphone with dual transducer (monitored)

• Rotary ID switches for unit identification

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

AUDIO INPUTS

The WS-10 is a wall-mounted networked paging station featuring embedded DSP and on-board memory to support both standard and advanced public address functionality. All device-specific configuration information is stored locally, which means the WS-10 does not rely on a centralized controller for processing and page routing.

The WS-4 is a wall-mounted networked paging station featuring embedded DSP and on-board memory to support both standard and advanced public address functionality. All device-specific configuration information is stored locally, which means the WS-4 does not rely on a centralized controller for processing and page routing.

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• Includes all functionality of the WS-10 paging station

• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• Up to 999 user-configurable Emergency Page Codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable Emergency paging priority levels

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked , UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• Includes all functionality of the WS-4 paging station

• Push-to-talk button with status indication

• 4 user-configurable Emergency Page Codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable Emergency paging priority levels

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked , UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The EWS-4 is the emergency, wall-mounted networked paging station used in an EN 54-16 certified life safety system. It features all the same configurable page codes, memory and features as the WS-4 paging station.

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The EWS-10 is the emergency, wall-mounted networked paging station certified for use in an EN 54-16 compliant life safety system. It features all the same configurable page codes, memory and features as the WS-10 paging station.

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The Vocia Telephone Paging adapter allows a direct connection of two or four analog telephone service (POTS) lines or POTS-based PBX telephone lines. The interface permits live, real-time paging using any page code within the Vocia system. POTS-1 supports Vocia regular and emergency messaging, and will also support page stacking and store-and-forward functionality.

• Two or four POTS lines (POTS-1-2 or

POTS-1-4)

• Device monitoring

• Power via dual 24V DC inputs (redundant inputs)

• Software-configurable signal processing

• Rack mountable (1RU)

• Dual CobraNet® ports for redundant Ethernet connections

• Rotary switches for device identification

• IP30 compliant

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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• Two or four VoIP lines (VOIP-1-2 or

VOIP-1-4)

• Multiple codec support

• Device monitoring

• Power via dual 24V DC inputs (redundant inputs)

• Software-configurable signal processing

• Rack mountable (1RU)

• Dual CobraNet ports for redundant Ethernet connections

• Rotary switches for device identification

• IP30 compliant

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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• 8 analog mic/line level or CobraNet inputs

• 1 logic and 4 relay control outputs

• 8 logic inputs

• Device status monitoring via control logic input and output

• Power via dual 24V DC inputs (redundant inputs)

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting

• Rack mountable (1RU)

• Dual CobraNet ports for redundant Ethernet connections

• Device and logic I/O status monitoring

• Rotary switches for device identification

• IP30 compliant

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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• Slave interface to Vocia Paging Stations and VI-6 device

• Supports RS-232 connection for transmitting Vocia Text Protocol or LED paging indication mode

• Visual feedback of Paging and Zone status

• Suitable for surface mounting

• Audio, Power and Control over a single Ethernet cable

• IP30 Compliant

• Power is provided by the host device

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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The VPSI-1 device is designed to allow third party microphones and LED indicators to interface as slave devices to the Vocia standard and emergency Wall Station and standard Desk Station (WS-4/10, EWS-4/10 and DS-4/10) series microphones and to the Vocia Input 6 (VI-6) device for paging via the Paging Ports. The VPSI-1 can also facilitate third party microphones and control system interfacing with Vocia Wall and Desk Stations. The host Paging Station must be configured for ‘Remote control’ mode within the software.

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The PSKIT-1 is a standalone Paging Station Kit designed to allow for direct connection to third-party equipment such as fireman’s microphone stations or custom designed fire panels. The PSKIT-1 features embedded DSP and on-board memory to support standard and advanced public address and mass notification functionalities. The PSKIT-1 can store 999 user-configurable Page Codes. Additionally, all device-specific configuration information is stored locally, which means the PSKIT-1 does not rely on a centralized controller for processing and page routing.

• Up to 999 user-configurable Page Codes

• Supports up to 250 software configurable priority paging levels

• Can be configured to perform as a EWS or WS microphone

• Local storage of default and/or custom preambles

• Built-in store and forward functionality

• Microphone and Push-to-Talk (PTT) input

• Dual/Redundant Powering (PoE, 24V DC)

• 12 General Purpose Inputs

• 3 General Purpose Outputs

• Rotary ID switches for unit identification

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• Slave device to non-emergency Vocia paging stations and VI-6 devices

• Visual feedback of Paging and Zone status

• Suitable for mounting on a wall or desk

• Audio and Control over a single Ethernet cable

• IP30 Compliant

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The VAM-1 device is an independent microphone assembly that functions as a slave device to the Vocia Wall and Desk Station (WS-4/10 and DS-4/10) series microphones and to the Vocia Input 6 (VI-6) for paging via the Paging Ports. Up to four VAM-1 slave microphones can be connected per VI-6. The VAM-1 incorporates a PTT switch and has LED indication of the Wait, Talk Now and Unavailable paging states. The microphone latch is magnetic for easy docking to the cradle. Power is provided by the host device.

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The VO-4e is an enhanced networked audio output expansion device allowing the user to add four line-level and CobraNet output channels to a Vocia system. The VO-4e can be configured for channel-to-channel or device-to-device failover and uses comprehensive fixed-chain digital signal processing within the device, including volume control, ducking, equalization, compressor/limiter, speaker crossover, delay, and output gain. Emergency messages for life safety systems are stored in non-volatile memory. Two RJ45 connectors on the rear panel of the device provide redundant connectivity to process control data, audio and power over a single Ethernet cable. In addition to this the VO-4e also has dual inputs for accepting power from an auxiliary supply. The per-channel paging relay provides a contact closure when paging is active on an associated channel.

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The VO-4 is a networked audio output expansion device allowing the user to add four line-level output channels to a Vocia system. The VO-4 accepts four channels of digital audio input via CobraNet and provides four line-level analog audio outputs. The VO-4 features embedded DSP and on-board memory to process and store all device-specific configuration information locally and includes comprehensive fixed-chain digital signal processing.

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• Channel-to-channel and device-to-device failover

• Local non-volatile storage of Emergency

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• Dual PoE capable with alternate powering from auxiliary 24V DC supply (dual inputs)

• LED status and fault indication

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• Four Page Active Relays, Control Inputs and

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• Speaker line monitoring and ambient noise compensation using ELD-1 and ANC-1

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization, and output level

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles over single Ethernet cable

• Dual CobraNet ports for redundancy

• Rotary switches for device identification

• IP30 Compliant

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Rack mountable (1RU)

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

• Converts digital audio to analog audio

• 4 removable terminal block connectors for line-level outputs

• 4 control inputs and 4 control outputs

• Software-configurable local audio signal processing, including gain, filters and compressor/limiter

• Rotary switches for unit identification

• Power over Ethernet (PoE)

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles, plus power over single Ethernet cable

• Status LEDs to indicate signal and clip

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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• Two channels of 60W RMS per channel

• Transformer coupled outputs, low impedance (4 or 8 ) or 25V, 70V or 100V (hardware selectable)

• Comprehensive failover

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- All-to-1 channel

- 1:1 channel

• Supports Page Active Relay (PAR), ELD-1 and ANC-1

• Local non-volatile storage of emergency messages

• LED status and signal indication

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization and output sensitivity

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles

• Dual Ethernet ports for redundancy

• Rotary switches for device identification

• Rack mountable (2RU)

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked, UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The VA-2060 is a digital networked two-channel amplifier. It is CobraNet enabled and capable of delivering continuous audio power at 60 Watts RMS per channel. The VA-2060 also has comprehensive failover capability with device-to-device and channel-to-channel failover.

• Two channels of 60W RMS per channel

• Transformer coupled outputs, low impedance (4 or 8 ) or 25V, 70V or 100V (hardware selectable)

• Comprehensive failover

- Device-to-device

- All-to-1 channel

- 1:1 channel

• Supports Page Active Relay (PAR), ELD-1 and ANC-1

• Local non-volatile storage of emergency messages

• LED status and signal indication

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization and output sensitivity

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles

• Local background source support with single mic/line analog audio input for each channel (gain-adjustable, switchable phantom power)

• Dual power supply

- AC Mains

- Single or Dual 24V DC inputs

• Dual Ethernet ports for redundancy

• Rotary switches for device identification

• Rack mountable (2RU)

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked, UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The VA-2060e is a digital networked two-channel amplifier. It is CobraNet enabled and capable of delivering continuous audio power at 60 Watts RMS per channel. It has local analog inputs and dual power supply. The VA-2060e also has comprehensive failover capability with device-to-device and channel-to-channel failover.

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The VA-8600 is a networked multi-channel amplifier. It is CobraNet enabled and features eight channels of modular amplification and DSP with optional channel-to-channel or device-to-device failover.

The VA-8600c is a networked multi-channel amplifier. It is CobraNet enabled and features eight channels of modular amplification and DSP with optional channel-to-channel or device-to-device failover.

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• Amplification modules with software configurable power levels/load options

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– 70V or 100V with direct drive capability, or low-impedance (4 or 8 ) operation

• Maximum of 2400 Watts of power in a device

• Failover capability between channels and amplifiers

• Local non-volatile storage of emergency messages

• LED indication:

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– Heat sink temperature fault

– Signal peak

– Signal present

• Software monitoring features:

– Amplifier failure

– Excessive clipping

– Fan stuck-rotor

– Heat sink temperature fault

– Peak present

– Short circuit on output

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization and output sensitivity

• CobraNet audio and control data over a single Ethernet cable

• Dual Ethernet ports for redundancy

• Heavy duty removable terminal block connectors for speaker line connections

• Rotary switches for unit identification

• Rack mountable (3RU)

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty no more than 2400 watts.

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• Four channels of 30W RMS per channel

• Transformer coupled outputs, low impedance (4 or 8 ) or 25V, 70V or 100V (hardware selectable)

• Comprehensive failover

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- All-to-1 channel

- 1:1 channel

• Supports Page Active Relay (PAR), ELD-1 and ANC-1

• Local non-volatile storage of emergency messages

• LED status and signal indication

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization and output sensitivity

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles

• Local background source support with single mic/line analog audio input for each channel (gain adjustable, switchable phantom power)

• Dual power supply

- AC Mains

- Single or Dual 24V DC inputs

• Dual Ethernet ports for redundancy

• Rotary switches for device identification

• Rack mountable (2RU)

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked, UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

The VA-4030e is a digital networked four-channel amplifier. It is CobraNet enabled and capable of delivering continuous audio power at 30 Watts RMS per channel. It has local analog inputs and dual power supply. The VA-4030e also has comprehensive failover capability with device-to-device and channel-to-channel failover.

• Four channels of 30W RMS per channel

• Transformer coupled outputs, Low impedance (4 or 8 ) or 25V, 70V or 100V (hardware selectable)

• Comprehensive failover

- Device-to-device

- All-to-1 channel

- 1:1 channel

• Supports Page Active Relay (PAR), ELD-1 and ANC-1

• Local non-volatile storage of emergency messages

• LED status and signal indication

• Software-configurable signal processing including volume control, filters, compressor/limiting, delay, speaker equalization and output sensitivity

• CobraNet audio/control with dynamic use of available bundles

• Dual Ethernet ports for redundancy

• Rotary switches for device identification

• Rack mountable (2RU)

• EN 54-16 certified, EN 60849 & AS 60849 verified, CE marked, UL listed & RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ five-year warranty

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