Updated TOC Div 27 spec section-r.pdf

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Renovate space for Mail Room/Reprographics in Building 297 General Commissioning

Project No. 691-20-151WL Requirements

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SECTION 00 01 15

LIST OF DRAWING

SHEETS

The drawings listed below accompanying this specification form a part of the contract.

GENERAL

GI.01 COVER DRAWING

GI.02 GENERAL NOTES

GI.03 ADA NOTES

GI.04 ADA NOTES

GI.05 ADA NOTES

GI.06 ADA NOTES

ARCHITECTURAL

AS.07 ARCHITECTURAL SITE PLAN

AD.10 DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN

AD.11 DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS

AD.12 DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS

AE.20 OVERALL FLOOR PLAN/FIRE LIFE SAFETY PLAN

AE.21 MAILROOM & REPROGRAPHICS - ENLARGED FLOOR PLAN

AC.22 MAILROOM & REPROGRAPHICS - REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

QJ.23 MAILROOM & REPROGRAPHICS - MECHANICAL LAYOUT

AF.24 MAILROOM & REPROGRAPHICS - SHELL ELEVATIONS

AF.25 & AF.25A MAILROOM & REPROGRAPHICS – INTERIOR

AF.26 ELEVATIONS

RESTROOMS - ENLARGED PLAN, RCP,

AF.30 INTERIOR ELEVATIONS

AF.31 RESTROOMS - BREAKROOMS SECTIONS

AE.40 EXTERIOR BUILDING ELEVATIONS

AE.41 EXTERIOR BUILDING ELEVATIONS AE.42

EXTERIOR DETAILS

IN.50 DOOR, WINDOW, & WALL DETAILS

IN.51 SUSPENDED CEILING DETAILS

IN.60 SCHEDULES

IN.61 FINISH & INTERIOR DETAILS

QK.70 EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION PLAN

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STRUCTURAL

S-001

S-002

GENERAL NOTES

GENERAL NOTES

S-101 TYPICAL DETAILS

S-102 TYPICAL MASONRY DETAILS

S-201 FOUNDATION PLAN

S-202 ROOF FRAMING PLAN

S-301 TYPICAL DETAILS

S-302 SEISMIC UPGRADE DETAILS

MECHANICAL

MH-001 MECHANICAL NOTES, LEGEND, AND ABBREVIATIONS

MD-101 MECHANICAL DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN

MH-101 MECHANICAL FLOOR PLANS

MH-401 MECHANICAL ENLARGED PLAN

MH-402 MECHANICAL ENLARGED PLAN

MH-403 MECHANICAL ENLARGED PLAN

MH-404 MECHANICAL SECTION

MH-501 MECHANICAL SCHEDULES

MH-601 MECHANICAL DETAILS

MH-602 MECHANICAL DETAILS

MH-701 TITLE 24 DOCUMENTATION

ELECTRICAL

E001

GENERAL NOTE ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOL

LIST AND SHEET INDEX

E002 PARTIAL SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM

E003 PANEL SCHEDULES

E101 ELECTRICAL SITE PLAN - DEMO

E102

E103

E201

E203

ELECTRICAL SITE PLAN - NEW

EXISTING FLOOR PLAN- BLDG 297

FLOOR PLAN – BLDG 297

ENLARGED PLAN

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PLUMBING

PK-001 PLUMBING NOTES, LEGEND AND ABBREVIATIONS

PS-101 PLUMBING SITE PLAN

PD-101.1 PLUMBING DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN

PP-102.1 PLUMBING FLOOR PLAN

PP-102.2 PLUMBING

PK-501 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - BLD 297

PL-601 FLOOR PLAN - BLD 297

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VHA MASTER SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 00 00 01 for Project

VA West LA Mail, Reprographics, & Room Renovations in Building 297

SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

DIVISION 00 - SPECIAL SECTIONS

00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets 07-10

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements 07-10

VA DOCUMENT GLA Construction Safety Requirements

01 32 16.15 Project Schedules 07-10

01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples 07-10

01 35 26 Safety Requirements 07-10

01 42 19 Reference Standards 07-10

01 45 00 Quality Control 07-10

01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 07-10

01 45 35 Special Inspections 07-10

01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls 07-10

01 58 16 Temporary Interior Signage 07-10

01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 07-10

01 91 00 General Commissioning Requirements 07-10

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 21 13 Site Surveys 07-10

02 41 00 Demolition 07-10

02 41 19 Selective Demolition 07-10

02 83 33.13 Lead Based Paint Removal and Disposal 07-10

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete 07-10

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

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SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

04 05 13 Masonry Mortaring 07-10

04 05 16 Masonry Grouting 07-10

04 20 00 Unit Masonry 07-10

DIVISION 05 – METALS

05 21 00 Steel Joist Framing 07-10

05 31 00 Steel Decking 07-10

05 50 00 Metal Fabrications 07-10

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 Rough Carpentry 07-10

06 20 00 Finish Carpentry 07-10

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 21 13 Thermal Insulation 07-10

07 60 00 Flashing and Sheet Metal 07-10

07 84 00 Firestopping 07-10

07 92 00 Joint Sealants 07-10

07 95 13 Expansion Joint Cover Assemblies 07-10

DIVISION 08 – OPENINGS

08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames 07-10

08 51 23 Steel Windows 07-10

08 71 00 Door Hardware 04-13-21

08 71 13 Automatic door operator 04-20-21

08 80 00 Glazing 07-10

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

09 05 16 Subsurface Preparation for Floor Finishes 07-10

09 06 00 Schedule for Finishes 07-10

09 22 16 Non-Structural Metal Framing 07-10

09 29 00 Gypsum Board 07-10

09 30 13 Ceramic/Porcelain Tiling 07-10

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SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

09 51 00 Acoustical Ceilings 07-10

09 65 13 Resilient Base and Accessories 07-10

09 72 16 Vinyl-Coated Fabric Wall Coverings 07-10

09 91 00 Painting 07-10

DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES

10 14 00 Signage 07-10

10 21 13 Toilet Compartments 07-10

10 28 00 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories 07-10

10 44 13 Fire Extinguisher Cabinets 07-10

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

NONE 07-10

07-10

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

12 32 00 Manufactured Wood Casework 07-10

12 36 00 Countertops 07-10

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

13 05 41 Seismic Restraint Requirements for Non-Structural

Components 07-10

DIVISION 21- FIRE SUPPRESSION

21 13 13 Wet-Pipe Fire Sprinkler System TI 07-10

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 05 11 Common Work Results for Plumbing 07-10

22 05 23 General-Duty Valves for Plumbing Piping 07-10

22 07 11 Plumbing Insulation 07-10

22 08 00 Commissioning of Plumbing Systems 07-10

22 11 00 Facility Water Distribution 07-10

22 13 00 Facility Sanitary and Vent Piping 07-10

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SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

22 33 00 Electric Domestic Water Heaters 07-10

22 40 00 Plumbing Fixtures 07-10

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR

CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 05 11 Common Work Results for HVAC 07-10

23 05 12 General Motor Requirements for HVAC and Steam

Generation Equipment

07-10

23 05 29 Hangers and Supports for HVAC Piping and Equipment 07-10

23 05 41 Noise and Vibration Control for HVAC Piping and

Equipment 07-10

23 05 48 Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC 07-10

23 05 53 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment 07-10

23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC 07-10

23 07 11 HVAC Insulation 07-10

23 08 00 Commissioning of HVAC Systems 07-10

23 11 23 Facility Natural-Gas Piping 07-10

23 23 00 Refrigerant Piping 07-10

23 31 00 HVAC Ducts and Casings 07-10

23 34 00 HVAC Fans 07-10

23 37 00 Air Outlets and Inlets 07-10

23 51 00 Breechings, Chimneys, and Stacks 07-10

23 55 23.16 High Intensity Infrared Gas-Fired Radiant Heaters 07-10

23 81 26 Split System air conditioning heat pump units 07-10

23 81 43 Air-Source Unitary Heat Pumps 07-10

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

26 05 11 Requirements for Electrical Installations 07-10

26 05 13 Medium-Voltage Cables 07-10

26 05 19 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables 07-10

26 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems 07-10

26 05 33 Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems 07-10

26 05 41 Underground Electrical Construction 07-10

26 05 73 Overcurrent Protective Device Coordination Study 07-10

26 08 00 Commissioning of Electrical Systems 07-10

26 08 00.01 DVA/USACE Projects Commissioning of Electrical Systems 07-10

26 09 23 Lighting Controls 07-10

26 12 19 Pad-Mounted, Liquid-Filled, Medium-Voltage Transformers 07-10

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SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

26 13 16 Medium-Voltage Fusible Interrupter Switches 07-10

26 20 11 Isolated Power Systems 07-10

26 24 16 Panelboards 07-10

26 26 00 Power Distribution Units for Static Uninterruptible Power Systems

07-10

26 27 26 Wiring Devices 07-10

26 29 21 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers 07-10

26 33 53 Static Uninterruptible Power Supply 07-10

26 41 00 Facility Lightning Protection 07-10

26 43 13 Surge Protective Devices 07-10

26 51 00 Interior Lighting 07-10

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations 04-20-21

27 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems 04-20-21

27 05 33 Raceways and Boxes for Communications Systems 04-20-21

27 08 00 Commissioning of Communication Systems 04-20-21

27 10 00 Control, Communications and Signal Wiring 04-20-21

27 15 00 Communications Structured Cabling 04-20-21

DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS

28 13 53 IP Multi-Tenant Entry Security System 07-10

DIVISION 33 – SITE UTILITIES

Not Used

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Renovate space for Mail Room/Reprographics in Building 297

Project No. 691-20-151WL

Requirements for

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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 852.236.91 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

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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

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)

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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)

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

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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 Megaherts (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

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

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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

RE Resident Engineer or Senior Resident Engineer

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)

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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

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

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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. Access Floor: Pathway system of removable floor panels supported on adjustable pedestals to allow cable placement in area below.

2. BNC Connector (BNC): United States Military Standard MIL-C-39012/21 bayonet-type coaxial connector with quick twist mating/unmating, and two lugs preventing accidental disconnection from pulling forces on cable.

3. 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.

4. Bundled Microducts: All forms of jacketed microducts.

5. Conduit: Includes all raceway types specified.

6. 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.

7. Distributed (in house) Antenna System (DAS): An Emergency Radio

Communications System installed for Emergency Responder (or first responders and Government personnel) use while inside facility to maintain contact with each respective control point; refer to

Section 27 53 19, DISTRIBUTED RADIO ANTENNA (WITHIN BUILDING)

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.

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8. DEMARC, Extended DMARC or ENTR: Service provider's main point of demarcation owned by LEC or service provider and establishes a physical point where service provider's responsibilities for service and maintenance end. This point is called NID, in data networks.

9. Effectively Grounded: Intentionally bonded to earth through connections of low impedance having current carrying capacity to prevent buildup of currents and voltages resulting in hazard to equipment or persons.

10. Electrical Supervision: Analyzing a system’s function and components

(i.e. cable breaks / shorts, inoperative stations, lights, LEDs and states of change, from primary to backup) on a 24/7/365 basis;

provide aural and visual emergency notification signals to minimum two remote designated or accepted monitoring stations.

11. Electrostatic Interference (ESI) or Electrostatic Discharge

Interference: Refer to EMI and RFI.

12. Emergency Call Systems: Wall units (in parking garages and stairwells) and pedestal mounts (in parking lots) typically provided with a strobe, camera and two-way audio communication functions.

//Additional units are typically provided in facility’s emergency room, designated nurses stations, director’s office, Disaster

Control Center, SCC, ECC.//

13. 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.

14. Grounding Electrode Conductor: (GEC) Conductor connected to earth grounding electrode.

15. Grounding Electrode System: Electrodes through which an effective connection to earth is established, including supplementary, communications system grounding electrodes and GEC.

16. Grounding Equalizer or Backbone Bonding Conductor (BBC): Conductor that interconnects elements of telecommunications grounding infrastructure.

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17. Head End (HE): Equipment, hardware and software, or a master facility at originating point in a communications system designed for centralized communications control, signal processing, and distribution that acts as a common point of connection between equipment and devices connected to a network of interconnected equipment, possessing greatest authority for allowing information to be exchanged, with whom other equipment is subordinate.

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

19. Ohm: A unit of restive measurement.

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

21. Service Provider Demarcation Point (SPDP): Not owned by LEC or service provider, but designated by Government as point within facility considered the DEMARC.

22. Sound (SND): Changing air pressure to audible signals over given time span.

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

24. Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB): Conductors of appropriate size (minimum 53.49 mm2 [1/0 AWG]) stranded copper wire, that connect to Grounding Electrode System and route to telecommunications main grounding busbar (TMGB) and circulate to interconnect various TGBs and other locations shown on drawings.

25. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP): A telephone system in which voice signals are converted to packets and transmitted over LAN network using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol

(IP). VA’S VoIP is not listed or coded for life and public safety, critical, emergency or other protection functions. When VoIP system or equipment is provided instead of PBX system or equipment, each TR

(STR) and DEMARC requires increased AC power provided to compensate for loss of PBX’s telephone instrument line power; and, to compensate for absence of PBX’s UPS capability.

26. 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.

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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 must 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

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, Requirements for

Communications Installations

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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

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)

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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 https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtllist.ht ml

Subpart 35 Compliance with NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

Subpart 36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit

Routes

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.

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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

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/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926

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

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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

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

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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

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.

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3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):

A17.1 (2013) 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

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 http://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/HISTORICAL/D709-01R07.htm http://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/HISTORICAL/D709-01R07.htm

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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

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 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).

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Communications Installations

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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

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/

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Communications Installations

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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

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

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NEMA VE 2 (2006) Cable Tray Installation Guidelines

15. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

70E-2015 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

70-2014 National Electrical Code (NEC)

72-2013 National Fire Alarm Code

75-2013 Standard for the Fire Protection of Information

Technological Equipment

76-2012 Recommended Practice for the Fire Protection of

Telecommunications Facilities

77-2014 Recommended Practice on Static Electricity

90A-2015 Standard for the Installation of Air

Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

99-2015 Health Care Facilities Code

101-2015 Life Safety Code

241 Safeguarding construction, alternation and

Demolition Operations

255-2006 Standard Method of Test of Surface Burning

Characteristics of Building Materials

262 - 2011 Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and

Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-

Handling Spaces

780-2014 Standard for the Installation of Lightning

Protection Systems

1221-2013 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and

Use of Emergency Services Communications

Systems

5000-2015 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)

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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)

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)

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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

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)

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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)

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. Availability and source of references and standards specified in applicable publications: Section 01 42 19, REFERENCE STANDARDS.

4. Control of environmental pollution and damage for air, water, and land resources: Section 01 57 19, TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.

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

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6. General requirements and procedures to comply with various federal mandates and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policies for sustainable design: Section 01 81 13,SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

REQUIREMENTS.

7. 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.

8. Sealant and caulking materials and their application: Section 07 92

00, JOINT SEALANTS.

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

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.

10. Electrical conductors and cables in electrical systems rated 600 V and below: Section 26 05 21, LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS

AND CABLES (600 VOLTS AND BELOW).

11. 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.

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

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

14. Underground ducts, raceways, precast manholes and pull boxes:

Section 26 05 41, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION.

15. Lightning protection: Section 26 41 00, FACILITY LIGHTNING

PROTECTION.

16. General requirements common to more than one section in Division 28:

Section 28 05 00, COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND

SECURITY.

17. Conductors and cables for electronic safety and security systems:

Section 28 05 13, CONDUCTORS AND CABLES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND

SECURITY.

18. Low impedance path to ground for electronic safety and security system ground fault currents: Section 28 05 26, GROUNDING AND

BONDING FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS.

19. Conduits and partitioned telecommunications raceways for Electronic

Safety and Security systems: Section 28 05 28.33, CONDUITS AND BACK

BOXES FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.

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20. Physical Access Control System field-installed controllers connected by data transmission network: Section 28 13 00, PHYSICAL ACCESS

DETECTION.

21. Detection and screening systems: Section 28 13 53, SECURITY ACCESS

DETECTION.

22. Intrusion sensors and detection devices, and communication links to perform monitoring, alarm, and control functions: Section 28 16 11, INTRUSION DETECTION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.

23. Video surveillance system cameras, data transmission wiring, and control stations with associated equipment: Section 28 23 00, VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.

24. Duress-panic alarms, emergency phones or call boxes, intercom systems, data transmission wiring and associated equipment: Section

28 26 00, ELECTRONIC PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.

25. Alarm initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, control units, fire safety control devices, annunciators, power supplies, and wiring: Section 28 31 00, FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM.

26. Emergency Call telephones, intercom systems, with blue strobe light and equipment: Section 28 52 31, SECURITY EMERGENCY CALL/DURESS

ALARM/COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT.

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. //Pay costs for rigging, hoisting, lowering and moving equipment on and around site, in building or on roof.//

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.

4. Sequence, coordinate, and integrate installations of materials and equipment for efficient flow of Work. // Plan for large equipment requiring positioning prior to closing in building. //

5. Coordinate connection of materials, equipment, and systems with exterior underground and overhead utilities and services. Comply with requirements of governing regulations, franchised service

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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.

D. Communications Project Manager Responsibilities:

1. Assume responsibility for overall telecommunications system integration and coordination of work among trades, subcontractors, and authorized system installers.

2. Coordinate with related work indicated on drawings or specified.

3. Manage work related to telecommunications system installation in a manner approved by manufacturer.

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…