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This document is a government specification for a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) within a building. It outlines the technical and performance requirements for a fully installed, functioning, and operating DAS equipment and system.
The system is required to provide two-way communications capabilities for public safety radio, VA radios, and wireless service providers within the VA facility. Key requirements include active signal handling and amplification, coverage in specific building areas, and the ability to simultaneously support multiple RF services and technologies. The system must comply with various federal regulations, standards, and guidelines. Detailed specifications are provided for equipment, cables, pathways, grounding, and testing. The document also outlines extensive technical submittal requirements, project scheduling, and warranty provisions. It references a related federal contract opportunity for expanding the facility's DAS.
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10-01-18
SECTION 27 53 19
DISTRIBUTED RADIO ANTENNA (WITHIN BUILDING) EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM
SPEC WRITER NOTES:
1. Edit between //--// Delete if not applicable to project. Defer to VA SMCS (005OP2H3 – see Paragraph 1.3.D for specific contact info) for technical assistance.
2. It is the responsibility of the Spec Writer to select, edit and renumber the appropriate portions of this document to conform to the overall TIP requirements. Where deviations occur, the Spec Writer shall contact the appropriate authorities identified herein for technical assistance and approval(s) BEFOR THE FINAL CONTRACT DOCUMENT CAN BE APPROVED BY VA.
PART 1 – GENERAL
| A. | Pursuant to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), General Council’s (GC) Decision (FY1998 and Grand-Fathered to be fully implemented in FY2000) directing VA that all VOICE (aka TELEPHONE) and DATA (aka DIGITAL) Low Voltage Communications Wires and Cables have been “DECLARED AS BUILDING FIXTURES;” AND are to be provided as a part of the BUILDING STRUCTURE Installed During Con-struction by Construction and Facilities Management’s (CFM) AND each Facility’s (VAMC, OPC, CBOPC, etc.) Construction / Renovation Projects. |
| B. | VA - IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A STRUCTURED AND FULLY FUNCTIONING COMMUNICATIONS WIRE, CABLE AND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION TIP CONTAINING ALL LOW VOLTAGE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, PATHWAY(S), DISTRIBUTION AND INTERFACE POINT[S] THAT RENDERS A FULLY FUNCTIONING TIP FOR EACH VA FACILITY THROUGHOUT ITS MEDICAL CARE NETWORK. |
| C. | THIS DOCUMENT FORMS BUT ONE (1) PART OF CFM’S REQUIRED FOUR (4) PART TIP TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIEMENTS OUTLINED HEREIN AND IN SECTIONS: 27 10 00 – COMMUNICATIONS ROOMS FITTINGS (that included all Outside and In-side TIP Conduit Systems and Equipment; 27 13 00 – COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURED (aka Backbone) TIP CABLING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS; AND 27 15 00 – COMMUNICAITONS HORIZONTIAL TIP CABLING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. |
| D. | ADDITONALLY, THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS COMMON REFERENCE(S) ADDRESSING ALL DIVISION 27 & 28 SECTIONS AND IS TO BE INCLUDED AS THE BASIC PART OF EACH LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEM’S CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. EACH DIVISION 27 & 28 SECTION WILL REFER BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE PARAGRAPH(S) HEREIN IN-LIEU OF REPEATING THE SAME INFORMATION AND WRITING OVER AN OVER. THE SPEC WRITER IS CAUTIONED TO INSURE EACH APPROPRIATE DIVISION 27 & 28 SECTION IS MADE A PART OF THE CONTRACT PACKAGE WHERE THIS DOCUMENT FORMS THE BASIS FOR ALL (re PART 1.1 STATEMENT). THEREFORE, IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 01 42 19-REFERENCE STANDARDS, THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE INFORMATION DEPICTED HEREIN SHALL BE THE MINIMUM STANDARD(S), CODES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH DIVISION 27 AND 28 COMMUNICAITONS SYSTEM SO IDENTIFIED (re PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.3.A.1 for VA HEADQUARTERS [aka VACO], and other required project contact information DO NOT DELETE) |
1.1 DESCRIPTION
| A. | This Section describes the interfacing, technical and performance requirements for a fully installed, functioning and operating Distributed RF Antenna (Within House) Equipment and System (hereinafter will be referred to as “the system”). The system is based upon outside antenna(s), inside plant, active amplification functions and architecture to support local two way communications for Public Safety Radio (aka Emergency Responder, local and state police, sheriff, ambulance, etc) Radio Coverage, other RF (VA radios) commercial Wireless Service Providers (WSP), and wireless (Cell) equipment and systems when approved by the AHJ via IWS architecture for the // __________________// VA Facility. The Contractor: |
| B. | SHALL USE ALL SECTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.2 THAT HAVE BEEM DETERMINED, BY VA, NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE SYSTEM PROJECT(S), TO THE EXTENT THAT IS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN EACH SECTION, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE VA FACILITY A STATE-OF-THE-ART, VIABLE, COMPLETE AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL REQUIRED LOW VOLTAGE COMMUNICAITONS SYSTEM(S). |
| 1. | IF A REFERENCED SECTION APPEARS NOT NEEDED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE RE, IN WRITING, OF EXACTLY WHY HE/SHE FEELS THAT PARTICULAR SECTION APPEARS NOT NECESSARY, |
| 2. | THE RE, IN TURN, WILL RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND CONTACT VA’S SMCS (005OP2H3a) FOR AN OFFICAL TECHNICAL DETERMINATION AND WILL REPLY TO THE CONTRACTOR, IN WRITING, OF THE OFFICIAL CONTRACT DECISION CONCERNING THE REQUEST AFFECTING THE PROJECT, and |
| 3. | Is cautioned to obtain, in writing, all approvals for system changes (ie corrections, updates, additions, subtractions, etc.) relating to the published bid contract specifications, drawings and other ap-proved contract document(s), from CFM’S PE, PM and / or the RE BEFORE proceeding with the change. |
| C. | The voice (telephone) and data portion of the horizontal TIP is managed by VA and/or the Facility’s OI&T. The FMS (low-voltage special communications) portion of the TIP is managed by the Facility’s FMS with technical assistance provided by VA OI&T’s SMCS 005OP2H3. |
| D. | The system Contractor shall provide all system design, project management, coordination with WSPs and Public Safety, Radio Enhancement / Emergency Responder Services, and with VAMC Entities (ie Police, FMS, OI&T (local for wireless LAN/VoIP) and VACO Spectrum Management (SMCS 005OP2H3B) for technical and RF authorization compliance). |
| E. | The DAS is designated by VA as an “Emergency and Public Safety” Communications System. |
1.2 RELATED work
A. (re PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.1.): In addition to the requirements identified in SECTION 01 00 01, GENERAL CONDITIONS; the following SECTIONS, that are not bracketed (i.e. // _____ //), ARE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR ALL SYSTEMS’S). The bracketed (i.e. // _____ //) SECTIONS MAY - ALL, PART OR NONE be required to form a complete and functioning system depending system design, present and approved future requirements.
SPEC WRITER NOTES:
| 1. | It is the responsibility of the Spec Writer to select, edit and renumber the appropri-ate portions of this document to conform to the overall system requirements. Where de-viations occur, the Spec Writer shall con-tact the appropriate AHJ identified herein for guidance and approval(s) BEFORE THE FINAL CONTRACT DOCUMENT(s) CAN BE APPROVED BY VA. | |
| 2. | Edit between EACH BOLD //--//. Delete and renumber if not applicable to project. Defer to SMCS (005OP2H3a – see SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 1.3.A.2 for specific contact info) for technical assistance. | |
| B. | In the event of conflict or discrepancy between this Section and the requirements of the PSRAS Code, the requirements stated herein for PSRAS shall govern unless the local PSRAS requirement is more stringent and is furthermore not contrary to the National Requirements for PSRAS. | |
| C. | The Contractor shall identify the portion(s) of this Section that has exceeded the requirements and receive approval from the AHJ and RE for acceptance. The following SECTIONS are the minimum required, | |
| 1. | 00 01 15 - List of Drawing Sheets. | |
| 2. | 01 00 01 - General Conditions. | |
| 3. | 01 33 23 – Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples. | |
| 4. | 01 42 19 - Reference Standards. | |
| 5. | 01 57 19 - Temporary Environmental Controls. | |
| 6. | 01 74 19 - Waste Management. | |
| 7. | 07 02 00 – Joint Sealants. | |
| 8. | 07 84 00 – Firestopping. | |
| 9. | 26 05 11 - Requirements for Electrical Installations. | |
| 10. | 26 05 21 – Low Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables (600 Volts and Below). | |
| 11. | 26 05 26 - Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems. | |
| 12. | 26 05 33 - Raceways and Boxes for Electrical Systems. | |
| 13. | 26 05 41 – Underground Electrical Construction. | |
| 14. | 26 41 00 – Facility Lightning Protection. | |
| 15. | 27 05 11 – Requirements for Communications Installations. | |
| 16. | 27 05 26 – Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems. | |
| 17. | 27 05 33 – Raceways, Conduits and Boxes for Communications Systems. | |
| 18. | 27 11 00 – Communications Equipment Room Fittings. | |
| 19. | 27 13 00 – Communications Backbone Cable Equipment and System. | |
| 20. | 27 15 00 | – Communications Horizontal Cable Equipment and Systems. |
| 21. | 28 05 13 – Conductors and Cables for Electronic Safety and Security. | |
| 22. | 28 05 26 – Grounding and Bonding for Security Systems. | |
| 23. | 28 05 28.33 – Conduits and Back boxes for Electronic Safety and Security. | |
| // 24. | 27 31 00 – Voice (Telephone PBX) Communications Switching Equipment and Systems.// | |
| // 25. | 27 31 31 - Voice (Telephone PBX) Communications Switching Equipment and Systems - EXTENSION.// | |
| // 26. | 27 32 41 – Two Way Radio Equipment.// | |
| // 27. | 27 41 31 – Master Antenna Television Equipment and System.// | |
| // 28. | 27 51 16 – Public Address Equipment and Systems.// | |
| // 29. | 27 51 20 – Integrated Audio and Video Equipment and Systems.// |
// 30. 27 51 23 – Intercommunications and Program Equipment and System.//
| // 31. | 27 52 23 – Nurse Call and Code Blue Equipment and Systems.// |
| // 32. | 27 52 41 – Miscellaneous Medical Systems. // |
| C. | The following information is in addition to those identified herein: AHJ Ordinance and / or Supplemental Rules for Public Safety Radio Enhancement / Emergency Responder Amplification Systems. |
1.3 DEFINITIONS
| A. | In addition to the requirements of SECTION 01 00 01, GENERAL CONDITIONS; the following are made a part of this document: | ||||
| B. | REVIEW OF CONTRACT DCOUMENTS - a service by the CFM AE, PM, RE AND VACO SMCS to reduce the possibility of materials being ordered which do not comply with contract documents. The review shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for dimensions or compliance with the contract documents. The reviewer's failure to detect an error does not constitute VA’s permission for the Contractor to proceed in or with the error. | ||||
| 1. | VA Headquarters (aka VACO) Project Review: Is required for National and Local Building Codes, Standards and Guidelines Com-pliance, contact: | ||||
| a. | RE: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM, Resident Engineer, | ||
| b. | SRE: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM, Senior Resident Engineer, | ||
| c. | PM: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM, Project Manager (may be intermixed with the Facility’s PM), | ||
| d. | PE: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM, Project Executive (also relates to the “Professional Engineer” Certification), | ||
| e. | CO: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM, Contracting Officer (may be intermixed with the Facility’s CO), and | ||
| f. | Owner: | //XXXXXXXX// | Typically (VA, VAMC, OPC, CBOC, etc.). | ||
| h. | AE: | //XXXXXXXX// | CFM’s, Contracted Project’s Architectural Engineering Firm. | ||
| 2. | VACO Technical Review: Is required for VA Security; Low Voltage Telecommunications, RF, FAA, FCC and other Spectrum Coordination, Licensing and operating permits; Life and Public Safety, Critical and Emergency Codes, Standards and Guideline Compliance; AND, System(s) Interim and Proof of Performance Testing, VA Final Technical Acceptance, Functional and Operational Certification, contact: | ||||
| a. | VACO: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Telecommunications (005) | ||||
| Telecommunications Engineering (005OP) Spectrum Management and COMSEC Service Special Communications Team (005OP2H3a) | |||||
| 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (1100 1st NW, Area 501L) Washington, DC 20420 | |||||
| 301-734-0376, 202, 632, 7754 or 202-461-5897 | |||||
| b. | VACO, OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) SERVICE (SMCS) IS THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISTICTION (AHJ – see SME PART 1, PARAGRAPHS 1.3.A.2, 1.3.B.41 & 1.4.B.1.a.[7][a]) FOR THE LOW VOLTAGE SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND COMSEC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT FIRE ALARM, Telephone and Data); PLUS, RF CO-ORDINATION REQUIRED THROUGH-OUT VA’S MEDICAL SYSTEM BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY (RE PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.B.1.a.(7)(a): VICE THE SIGNED AND EXECUTED MP-6, PART VIII – TELECOMMUNICAITONS, CHAPTER 5-AUDIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICAITONS SYSTEMS. | ||||
| 1) | For each of the DIVISION 27 & 28 Publication referred and used here-in, consider the advisory provisions to be mandatory, as though the word, "shall" had been substituted for "should and will" where it appears. | ||||
| 2) | Interpret references in these publications to the "AHJ," or words of similar value, to mean the CFM: PE, PM, RE or CO for Project / Contract Guidance; AND VACO SMCS for Technical Concurrence. | ||||
| 3. | Construction Responsible Entities: The following firms / indi-viduals form the Project / Contract’s primary core for the build-ing / construction: | ||||
| a. | PC: | //XXXXXXXX// | Prime Contractor (aka General Contractor), | ||
| b. | System Contractor: | //XXXXXXXX// | The Contractor; you - the successful bidder, | ||
| c. | OEM: | //XXXXXXXX// | The Systems’ “Original Equipment Manufacturer,” | ||
| d. | Project Engineer(s): | //XXXXXXXX// | The System OEM’s: | ||
| //XXXXXXXX// | Lead Designer, | ||||
| //XXXXXXXX// | Lead Engineer, | ||||
| //XXXXXXXX// | Lead Technician, | ||||
| //XXXXXXXX// | Other OEM Technicians, and | ||||
| //XXXXXXXX// | Project Manager. | ||||
| B. | THE FOLLOWING ACRONYMNS are made a part of this document and are in addition to the ones aforementioned and later herein: | ||||
| 1. | AHJ | - | Authority Having Jurisdiction – SMCS (005OP2H3) for Low Voltage Telecommunications Systems (Re PART 1, PARAGRAPHS 1.3.A.2.a & b; 1.4.b.1.a. (7) (a) and 1.8.A.& B, | ||
| 2. | AWG | - | American Wire Gauge (originally North American Wire Gauge; see STP & UTP) - also known as the Brown & Sharpe wire gauge, is a system used for standardizing all wire and cable conductors cross-sectional area (diameters) that has been in use since c1857 pre-dominantly in the United States and Canada, | ||
| 3. | AWS | - | Advanced Wireless Services (synonymous with AWS and UMTS), | ||
| 4. | BDA | – | Bi-Directional Amplifier, | ||
| 5. | BICSI | - | Building Industries Communications Services Installation, | ||
| 6. | BIM | - | Building Information Modeling (aka Model), | ||
| 7. | BOM | - | CFE or GFE Bill of Materials, | ||
| 8. | BUCR | - | Back-up Computer Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-4), | ||
| 9. | BTS | – | Base Transceiver Station, | ||
| 10. | CFE | - | Contractor (or OEM) Furnished Equipment, | ||
| 11. | CFR | - | Consolidated Federal Regulations - that governs ALL Federal Contracts / Projects. | ||
| 12. | CUP | - | Conditional Use Permit(s)-Federal/GSA for VA, | ||
| 13. | DBm | - | Deci-Bell, Measured. | ||
| 14. | DBmV | - | Deci-Bell per Mili-Volt, | ||
| 15. | ECC | - | Engineering Control Center; sometimes referred to The Emergency Control Center, – (see EMCR, re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 16. | EMCR | - | Emergency Management Control Room” - (see ECC, re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 17. | EMI | - | Electromagnetic Interference - also called Radio Fre-quency Interference or RFI when a high frequency (or radio frequency) disturbance affects an electrical cir-cuit due to either electromagnetic induction or electro-magnetic radiation emitted from an external source (see ESI, RFI), | ||
| 18. | EMT | - | Electrical Metallic Tubing - relates to “thin wall” non-rigid metal conduit, | ||
| 19. | ENTR | - | Utilities Entrance Location (see DEMARC, POTS, LEC)” - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 20. | ESI | - | Electrostatic Interference – also called “Electro-static Discharge Interference (ESD) - ESD is the tran-sfer of static charge between bodies of different elec-trostatic potential, in the proximity or through direct contact (see EMI, RFI), | ||
| 21. | ESR | - | Vendor Engineering Service Report, | ||
| 22. | ERTF | - | Real Time Location System, | ||
| 23. | FA | - | Fire Alarm - is a system that is installed in VA Facili-ties to protect the building and installed property, | ||
| 24. | GFE | - | Government Furnished Equipment,” | ||
| 25. | HE | - | Antenna Head End Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T De-sign Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-76; see HEC, HEIC, PA, RPEC), | ||
| 26. | HEC | - | Head End Cabinet(s) - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T De-sign Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-76; see HE, HEIC, PA, RPEC), | ||
| 27. | HEIC | - | Head End Interface Cabinet(s) - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-76; see HE, HEC, PA RPEC), | ||
| 28. | HSPA | - | High Speed Packet Access, | ||
| 29. | iDEN | – | Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, | ||
| 30. | ICRA | - | Infection Control Risk Assessment, | ||
| 31. | ILSM | - | Interim Life Safety Measures, | ||
| 32. | ISM | – | Industrial, Scientific, Medical, | ||
| 33. | LAN | - | Local Area Network (see VoIP, WAN) – is a digital / data based network localized within a given structure (VA’S LAN IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR LIFE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, CRITICAL OR EMERGENCY FUNCTIONS UNTIL IT’S CERTIFIED AND LISTED MEETING NFPA’S LIFE SAFETY CODE BY AN AP-PROVED UDOC NRTL – SEE PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.B.1.a. [5]), | ||
| 34. | LBS | – | Location Based Services, | ||
| 35. | LEC | - | Local Exchange Carrier - (aka the Local Telephone Company; see DEMARC, PBX & POTS), | ||
| 36. | LMR | – | Land Mobile Radio, | ||
| 37. | LTE | – | Long Term Evolution, | ||
| 38. | MCR | - | Main Computer Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5, OI&T De-sign Guide PG 18-12, Pages 2-18, 4-9), | ||
| 39. | MCOR | - | Main Computer Operators Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 40. | MH | - | Man Hole (aka Maintenance Holes) are structures used to provide access to outside buried conduit runs in or-der to allow compliance for signal interconnection, pro-tection and long run operations across wide areas and multiple buildings/locations, | ||
| 41. | MOU | - | Memorandum of Understanding, | ||
| 42. | MW | – | Microwave (RF Band, Equipment or Services), | ||
| 43. | NID | - | Network Interface Device - (see DEMARC), | ||
| 44. | NEC | – | National Electric Code - is the main part of NFPA’s Standards and Guides referenced herein, | ||
| 45. | NFPA | – | National Fire Protection Association - establishes min-imum standards for the protection of life and buildings in VA Projects, | ||
| 46. | NOR | - | Network Operations Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-54), | ||
| 47. | NS | - | Nurse Station(s) - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 48. | OI&T | - | VA’s Office of Information and Telecommunications (re OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 2-1), | ||
| 49. | OSHA | - | Occupational Safety and Health Administration, | ||
| 50. | OTDR | - | Optical Time Domain Reflectometer relating to the pri-mary piece of test equipment for evaluating fiberoptic cable plants, | ||
| 51. | PA | - | Public Address / Cabinet(s) (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; see HE, HEIC, RPEC), | ||
| 52. | PBX | - | Private Branch Exchange (see DEMARC, LEC, POTS; aka EPBX or Electronic Private Branch Exchange - a reference that is being phased out and will no longer used in VA) is the typical acronym for a Telephone Switch not owned by the Telephone Company that is NFPA CRITICAL SERVICE LIST-ED AND VA APPROVED FOR THE DIRECT MANAGEMENT OF THOSE LIFE SAFETY CODE AND OSHA REQUIRED FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICE’S (FMS) LIFE & PUBLIC SAFETY, CRITICAL AND EMER-GENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (re OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-20), | ||
| 53. | PCR | - | Police Control Room (see SPCC), could be designated SCC” (re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 54. | PCS | – | Personal Communications Service, | ||
| 55. | POE | - | Power over Ethernet, | ||
| 56. | POTS | - | Plain Old Telephone System (see DEMARC, LEC, PBX), | ||
| 57. | PSRAS | - | Public Safety Radio Amplification Systems, | ||
| 58. | PTS | - | Pay Telephone Station (may or may not be required); OR may be provided on as a portable station controlled by the using Service Chief (re PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 59. | PVC | - | Poly-Vinyl Chloride” - relates to a form of plastic, | ||
| 60. | RAN | – | Radio Access Network, | ||
| 61. | RFI | - | “Radio Frequency Interference” is the Electromagnetic Radiation which is emitted by electrical circuits car-rying rapidly changing signals, as a by-product of their normal operation, and which causes unwanted signals (in-terference or noise) to be induced in other circuits (see EMI, ESI), | ||
| 62. | RFID | - | RF Identification, | ||
| 63. | RPEC | - | Radio Paging Equipment Cabinet(s) - (see HE, HEC, HEIC, PA; PG 18-10, Page B-5), | ||
| 64. | RUS | – | The DoA’s - “Rural Utilities Service” which is technical standards issued (for telecommunications services here-in). Also, RUS BULL is “Rural Utilities Service Bul-letin” applied for the aforementioned telecom service, | ||
| 65. | RSSI | – | Mobile Telecommunications System, | ||
| 66. | RTLS | - | Real Time Location Service / System, | ||
| 68. | SME | - | Subject Matter Expert - (re, PART 1-GENERAL, PARA-GRAPHS 1.3.A.2-[VACO SMCS] and 1.4.B.1.a. [7] [a] - VACO SMCS as AJS), | ||
| 69. | SMR | - | Specialized Mobile Radio, | ||
| 70. | STP | - | Shielded Twisted Pair (see AWG & UTP)- relating to communications wire and cable that has copper conductors that are twisted to reduce or eliminate interference and crosstalk with an internal cable shield necessary for installation in locations susceptible to high levels of interference, | ||
| 71. | STR | - | Stacked Telecommunications Rooms; also just Telecomm-unications Room (see TR)” - this term replaces “Signal and/or Telecommunications Closet” that are no longer used. Additionally, each TR shall be designed to pro-vide occupancy for all OI&T AND FMS Low Voltage Communi-cations Systems/Equipment (re Electrical Design Manual, PG 18-10, Sections 7 & 8, Physical Security Design Man-ual for VA Facilities, PG 18-10 AND OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Pages 2-20 & 4-84), | ||
| 72. | TCO | - | Telecommunications Outlet – is a device that is speci-fically constructed to afford the TIP a place to term-inate in a useable apparatus in designated locations. The TCO’s design is detailed herein, | ||
| 73. | TOR | - | Telephone Operators Room - (re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-92), | ||
| 74. | TER | - | Telephone Equipment Room - (see PBX; re PG 18-10, Page B-5; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-50), | ||
| 75. | TR | - | Telecommunications Room – is a standalone room that houses OI & T and FMS equipment and systems cross-connections for servicing a specific area (see STR), | ||
| 76. | UMTS | - | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, | ||
| 77. | UPCS | - | Unlicensed Personal Communications Service | ||
| 78. | UL | - | Underwriters Laboratories – is one of the approximate 15 USDC approved NRTLS (see PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.B.1.a. [5]), | ||
| 79. | UTP | - | Unshielded Twisted Pair (see AWG & TWP) - relates to communication wire and cable that has copper conductors and are twisted to reduce or eliminate interference and cross-talk without an internal cable shield, | ||
| 80. | UV | - | Ultra Violet, | ||
| 81. | VoIP | - | Voice over Internet Protocol (see PBX, LAN, WAN) - is an emerging technology that is replacing POTS & PBX vo-ice equipment (VA’S VoIP IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR LIFE & PUBLIC SAFETY, CRITICAL, EMERGENCY OR SAFETY FUNCTIONS UNTIL IT’S CERTIFIED AND LISTED MEETING NFPA’S LIFE SA-FETY CODE BY AN APPROVED UDOC NRTL – SEE PART 1, PARA-GRAPH 1.4.C.1.e.; OI&T Design Guide PG 18-12, Page 4-14), | ||
| 82. | WAN | - | “Wide Area Network (see LAN, VoIP)” is a digital (data) network that transcends localized LANs within a given structure (VA’S WAN IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR LIFE & PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY OR SAFETY FUNCTIONS UNTIL IT’S CERTI-FIED AND LISTED MEETING NFPA’S LIFE SAFETY CODE BY AN APPROVED UDOC NRTL – SEE PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.C.1.e; see LAN), | ||
| 83. | WiFi | – | Wireless Fidelity, | ||
| 84. | WiMAX | – | Worldwide Interoperability for MW Access, | ||
| 85. | WMTS | – | Wireless medical Telemetry Service, and | ||
| 86. | 24/7 | - | Is the shortened designation of 24 hours a day, seven days per week and 52 weeks per year. | ||
| C. | ADDITIONALLY: The following language is required to form a part of this document (re SECTION 27 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR COM-MUNICATIONS SYSTEMS for additional required information). The terms: | ||||
| 1. | Provide is considered as being: Designed, engineered, furnished, installed, tested and guaranteed by the Contractor AND the system equipment’s OEM; plus, being concurred and certified by SMCS-005OP2H3, | ||||
| 2. | Supervision: | ||||
| a. | Electrical | ||||
| Is the electrical and/or elec-tronic operation of completely (aka full time) analyzing a system’s functional components (ie cable breaks / shorts), in-operative stations, lights and state(s) of change (ie from primary to backup) functions 24/7/365; and provides aural and visual emergency notifica-tion signals to at least two remote designated / approved monitoring stations, |
| b. | Government |
| It is the responsibility of the RE or the RE's assigned inspec-tor to observe the Contractor's employees installing cable, conduit & pathway(s)/ wire way(s), System Ground develop-ment and installation, inside and outside plant housings, splices, cleanup, and other related work items associated with the system(s) construction project. |
| c. | Contractor |
| It is the responsibility of the Contractor to directly manage the Contractor's employees work as outlined by this document throughout the system(s) project. |
| d. | OEM |
| It is the responsibility of the OEM or the OEM's assigned liai-son to assist the Contractor in all functions / requirements / operations outlined herein throughout the project. |
| 3. | System: Used interchangeably with “The System” is the common word that is applied for each SECTION’s specific system in order to shorten each SECTION’s written NOT TECHNICAL content, | |
| 4. | Work: Materials furnished and completely installed by the Con-tractor. The System work shall be complete, OSHA NRTL (i.e. [UL]) - Listed AND Labeled on each item of installed equipment / part; AND VACO SMCS 005OP2H3a tested, certified and designated ready for operation (re “Work Performance,” PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.12). | |
| 5. | Grounding and Bonding (re SECTION 27 05 26 - GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS): | |
| a. | Grounding electrode conductor | |
| Shall refer to the earth ground-ing electrode that is connected to the seperate circulating telecommunications grounding conductor, to the equipment grounding conductor at the source of a separately derived system. |
| b. | Grounding electrode system |
| Refers to an electrode(s) as specified in the National Ele-ctrical Code, Article 250. All electrodes required by NEC, as well as including supplementary, telecommunications system grounding electrodes. |
| c. | Telecommunications Bonding Backbone |
| Or “TBB” shall refer to a con-ductor(s) of appropriate size (minimum 1/0 Stranded AWG), which connects each telecommuni-cations main grounding busbar (TMGB) and circulates to interconnect various telecomm-unications grounding busbars (TGB) and in the locations shown on the drawings. |
| d. | Connect and bond |
| Are used interchangeably herein and shall mean “the permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path that will assure electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct safely any current likely to be imposed” having the same meaning. |
| e. | effectively grounded |
| Shall mean intentionally con-nected to earth through a ground connection or connections of sufficiently low impedance and having sufficient current carry-ing capacity to prevent the buildup of voltages that may result in undue hazard to con-nected equipment or persons. |
| f. | Grounding equalizer |
| Shall refer to the conductor that interconnects elements of the telecommunications grounding infrastructure. |
1.4 APPLICABLE PUBICATIONS AND VESTED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS (DO NOT DELTE):
| A. | In addition with the requirements in SECTION 01 00 01, GENERAL CONDITIONS; the following is made a part of this document: |
| 1. | ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF APPLYING STANDARDS AND CODES: In the case of a conflict or duplicate code or standard (re PART 1, PARAGRAPHS 1.8.A), use the following deciding guidance for: |
| a. | Duplicate Codes / Standards: Use the most recent Federal Code / Standard (unless the State and Local Code addresses increased specific regional safety requirements [ie roof construction in Florida, increased Seismic requirements in California, etc.]), and |
| b. | Conflict of Codes / Standards: Use the more stringent Code / Standard. |
| B. | IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 01 42 19 - REFERENCE STANDARDS (DO NOT DELTE): The following information is made a part of the System’s design and installation minimum requirements; and the installation shall fully comply with all governing authorities, laws and ordinances, regulations, and including, but not limited to UNITED STATED FEDERAL LAW and The following Agencies’ requirements form a part of the System’s Project Documents a directed by formal regulations vested in United States Federal Law: |
| C. | US Departments of Agriculture, (USDA - Title 7, USC, Chapter 55, Sections 2201, 2202 & 2202) - organized in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and formally established by Congress in 1820 & 1825 and final establish Law on February 9, 1889. The following USDA Standards apply to this document: |
| RUS 1755 | Telecommunications Standards and Specifications for Materials, Equipment and Construction, |
| RUS Bull 1751F-630 | Design of Aerial Cable Plant(s), |
| 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 Plant(s), |
| RUS Bull 1753F-201 | Acceptance Tests of Telecommuni-cations Plant(s) (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). |
| D. | US Department of Commerce, (USDC - Public Law 426-62, CFR, Title 15 – Under the Information Technology Management Reform Act; Public Law 104-106, the Secretary of Commerce approves standards and guidelines that are developed by the): |
| National Institute of Standards Technology, (NIST – formerly the National Bureau of Standards, now P/O Com-merce). Under Section 5131 of the Information Tech-nology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Federal Information Security Mana-gement Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347), NIST develops Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) requirements, Chapter II. The following NIST FIPS Documents forms a part of this document: | |
| FIPS PUB 1-1 | Telecommunications Information Ex-change, |
| FIPS PUB 100/1 | Interface between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) Circuit Termining 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 Telecom-munications 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. |
| E. | Federal Communications Commission, (FCC, P/O Commerce - The Communications Act of 1934 [as amended], CFR, Title 47, Telecommunications) – the following FCC Rules / Regulations / Requirements applies to this document: |
| Part 15 | Restrictions of use for Part 15 listed RF Equipment in Safety of Life Emergency Functions and Equipment Locations (also see CFR, Title 15 – Department of Commerce, Chapter XXIII – NTIA below), |
| 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 – aka ‘Red Book’) Chapters 7. 8. / 9; CFR, Title 47 FCC Part 15, RF Restriction of Use and Compliance in “Safety of Life” Functions & Locations. |
| F. | Department of Defense, (DoD, The National Security Act of 1947) - formed the National Military Establishment; re-organized to The Department of Defense (DoD) on August 10, 1949 as an Amendment to the 1947 Law. The following DoD guidelines apply to this document: |
| MIL-STD-188-110 | Interoperability and Performance Stand-ards 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. |
| G. | Department of Health, (HHS, Public Law 96-88, CFR, Title 42, Chapter IV Health & Human Services [HHS], CFR, Title 46, Subpart 1395[a], [b] defines the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospital Organization [JCAHO – RE PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.E.1] – The Secretary of HHS has decreed “a hospital that meets JCAHO accreditation is deemed to meet the Medi-care conditions of Participation by meeting Federal Directives)” in: |
Life Safety System References, Critical Safety System References, Public Safety System References, Telephony System Engineering References, Data / Digital Systems Engineering References, Information Security References.
| H. | 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). The following OSHA Standards apply to this document: | |
| Subpart 7 – defines the requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Labatory (NRTL) – for complete list, of authorized NRTLs contact their below WEB Site. The following are four (4) of the approximate 15 approved NRTLs (obtain a copy at):(http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/faq_nrtl.html) | ||
| UL (re Part 1, Paragraph 1.4.B.8): The following UL Standards apply to this document: | ||
| UL01 | Flexible Metal Conduit, | |
| UL05 | Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings, | |
| UL06 | Rigid Metal Conduit, | |
| UL44 | Standard for Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables, | |
| UL50 | Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, | |
| UL65 | Standard for Wired Cabinets, | |
| UL83 | Standard for Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables, | |
| UL96 | Standard for Lightning Protection Components, | |
| UL96A | Installation requirements for Lightning Protec-tion Systems, | |
| UL360 | Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel Conduit, | |
| UL444 | Communications Cables, | |
| UL467 | Standard for Electrical Grounding and Bonding Equipment, | |
| UL468 | Standard for Grounding and Bonding Equipment, | |
| UL486A | Standard for Wire Connectors and Soldering Lugs for Use with Copper Conductors, | |
| UL486C | Standard for Splicing Wire Connectors, | |
| UL486D | Standard for Insulated Wire Connector Systems for Underground Use or in Damp or Wet Locations, | |
| UL486E | Standard for Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use with Aluminum and/or Copper Conductors, | |
| UL493 | Standard for Thermoplastic-Insulated Under Ground Feeder and Branch Circuit Cable, | |
| UL497 | Protectors for Paired Conductor Communications Circuits, | |
| UL497A | Secondary Protectors for Communications Circuits, | |
| UL510 | Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyethylene and Rubber Insulating Tape, | |
| UL514A | Metallic Outlet Boxes, | |
| UL514B | Standard for Fittings for Cable and Conduit, | |
| UL514C | Non-Metallic Outlet Boxes, Flush Devices and Covers, | |
| UL651 | Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit, | |
| UL797 | EMT, | |
| UL884 | Under Floor Raceways and Fittings, | |
| UL1069 | Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment, | |
| UL1198 | Distress Signaling. | |
| UL1242 | Intermediate Medal Conduit, | |
| UL1333 | Riser Low Smoke Vertical Rating, | |
| UL1449 | Standard for Transient Voltage Surge Suppres-sors, | |
| UL1459 | Standard for Safety, Telephone Equipment, | |
| UL1479 | Standard for Fire Tests of Through-Penetra-tion Fire Stops, | |
| UL1666 | Standard for Wire/Cable Vertical (Riser) Tray Flame Tests, | |
| UL1685 | Vertical Tray Fire Protection and Smoke Re-lease Test for Electrical and Fiber Optic Cables, | |
| UL1861 | Communication Circuit Accessories, | |
| UL1863 | Standard for Safety, communications Circuits Accessories, | |
| UL1865 | Standard for Safety for Vertical-Tray Fire Protection and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables, | |
| UL2024 | Standard for Optical Fiber Raceways, | |
| UL2196 | Standard for Test of Fire Resistive Cable, | |
| UL60950-1/2 | Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment Safety. | |
| Canadian Standards Association, (CSA - same tests as presented by UL), | ||
| Communications Certifications Labatory, (CCL - same tests as presented by UL), | ||
| Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., (ITSNA - | formerly Edison Testing Labatory [ETL] - same tests as presented by UL), | |
| 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. | ||
| I. | Department of Transportation, (DoT, Public Law 85-625, CFR, Title 49, Part 1, Subpart C – Federal Aviation Administration [FAA]) - the following FAA requirements form a part of this document: | |
| AC 110/460-ID & AC 707 / 460-2E – Advisory Circulars Standards for Construction of Antenna Towers, | ||
| 7450 and 7460-2 – Antenna Construction Registration Forms. | ||
| Federal Specifications for Signal / Communications Standards (FED SPEC) - the following FED SPECS forms a part of this document: | ||
| A-A-59544-00 | Cable and Wire, Electrical (Power, Fixed Installation), | |
| 1003 | Synchronous Bit Oriented Data Link Control Procedures, | |
| 1020 | Electrical Characteristics of Balanced Voltage Digital Interface Circuits, | |
| 1030 | Electrical Characteristics of Un-Balanced Voltage Digital Interface Circuits, and | |
| 1037 | Glossary of Telecommunications Terms. | |
| J. | Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA or VA, Public Law No. 100-527), CFR, Title 38, Volumes I & II) - the following VA requirements form a part of this document: | |
| OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICAITONS, MP-6, PART VIII, TELECOMMUNICAITONS, CHAPTER 5, AUDIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION (and COMSEC) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (RE PART 1, PARAGRAPH B): | ||
| Spectrum Management and COMSEC Service (SMCS): | ||
| FAA, FCC, & NTIA RF Compliance and Licensing Program, | ||
| COMSEC co-ordination and control of security / classified communication assets, | ||
| CoG, “Continuance of Government” communications guidelines and compliance, | ||
| COOP, “Continuance of Operations” emergency com-munications guidelines and compliance, | ||
| Wireless and Handheld Device(s) guidelines and compliance, | ||
| SATCOM – “Satellite Communications” guidelines and compliance, | ||
| Low Voltage Special Communications – Construction Contract Specifications and Drawings Conformity, Proof of Performance Testing, VACO Compliance and Life Safety Certification(s) for CFM and VA Facility Low Voltage Special Communications Projects (EXCEPT Fire Alarm, Telephone and Data Systems). | ||
| Handbook 6100 – Telecommunications: - Cyber and In-formation Security (OCIS), | ||
| Handbook 6500 – Information Security Program. | ||
| VA’s National Center for Patient Safety – Veterans Health Administration Warning System, Failure of Medical Alarm Systems using Paging Technology to Notify Clinical Staff, July 2004. | ||
| VA’s Center for Engineering Occupational Safety and Health, concurrence with warning identified in VA Directive 7700. | ||
| OFFICE OF CFM: |
PG-18-1, Master Construction Specifications (See Paragraph 1.1.2), PG-18-4, Standard Detail and CAD Standards PG-18-5, Equipment Guide List PG-18-10, Manuals by Discipline Electrical Design Manual, Physical Security, Mission Critical Facilities Physical Security, Life-Safety Protected, VA Directive 0730, Security and Law Enforcement, PG-18-3,.Design and Construction Production Procedures Fire Protection, Heating, Air, Ventilation and Cooling (HAVC), PG-18-12, OI&T Design Guide Additional CFM Design Guides & Manuals (re Part 1, Paragraph 1.2), PG-18-15, Minimum Requirements of A/E Submissions:
| Volume B - Major New Facilities, Major Additions; and Major Renovations, Article VI, Paragraph B, | |
| Volume C – Minor and NRM Projects, Article III, Paragraph S, | |
| Volume E – Request for Proposals Design/Build Projects, Article II, Paragraph F, | |
| Solicitation for Offerors (SFO) for Lease Based Clinics (05-2009). | |
| K. | Local and Regional Codes (LRC): The following Regional requirements form a part of the System’s Project Documents as directed by each formal regulation(s) vested in State, City /Town Local Law and Jurisdictional Code(s) / Regulations (re PART 1, PARA-GRAPHS 1.4.A,E, 1.6 & 1.8.A). The following LRC’s apply to this document: |
| State: | |
| Law, | |
| Hospital Code(s), | |
| Regulations, | |
| Directives, | |
| Codes, | |
| Town: | |
| Ordinances, | |
| Regulations, | |
| Codes, | |
| City: | |
| Ordinances, | |
| Regulations, | |
| Codes, | |
| County: | |
| Ordinances, | |
| Regulations, | |
| Codes. | |
| L. | COMMERCIAL / NATIONAL CODES: The following Agencies’ requirements have been accepted to form a part of the System’s Project Documents as provided by formal agreement(s) by VA and each Agency (re PART 1, PARAGRAPHS 1.4.A,D, 1,6 & 1.8.A): |
JCAHO – Re PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.4.C.1.d, American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Guidelines for Health Care Facilities,
| American National Standards Institute / Electronic Industries Association / Telecommunications Industry Association (ANSI/ EIA / TIA) - the following ANSI/EIA/TIA Standards apply to this document: | |
| ANSI-C2 | National Electrical Safety Code, Part 2 – Safety Rules for Overhead Lines, |
| TIA/EIA-423 | Electrical Characteristics of Unbalanced Voltage Digital Interface Circuits, |
| TIA-455-46A | Spectral Attenuation Measurement for Long Length, Graded Index Optical Fibers, |
| TIA/EIA-455 | Standard Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Sensors, Connecting and Terminating Devices, and Other Fiber Optic Components, |
| TIA-455-78B | Optical Fibres – Part 1-40: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures – Attenuation, |
| TIA-455-107 | Determination of Component Reflectance or Link/ System Return Loss using a Loss Test Set, |
| TIA/EIA-455-204 | Standard for Measurement of Bandwidth on Multimode Fiber, |
| TIA/EIA 455-213 | Optical Fiber Amplifiers, Basic Specifi-cation Test methods for Out-of-Band Insertion Losses Fil-tered Optical Power Meter, |
| TIA-472D-000 | Fiber Optic Communications Cable for Outside Plant Use, |
| IA-492AAA | 62.5-Um Core Diameter/125-um Cladding Diameter Class 1a Graded-Index Multimode Optical Fibers, |
| TIA-492AAAB | 50-Um Core Diameter/125-Um Cladding Diameter Class IA Graded-Index Multimode Optically Optimized AMERICAN STANDARD Fibers (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE; re PART 2, PARAGRAPH 2.4.E.2.b.), |
| TIA-492CAAA | Detail Specification for Class IVa Dispersion- Unshifted Single-Mode Optical Fibers, |
| TIA-492E000 | Sectional Specification for Class IVd Nonzero- Dispersion Single-Mode Optical Fibers for the 1,550 nM Window, |
| EIA/TIA 496A | Interface between Data Circuit Terminating Equipment and the Public Switched Telephone Network, |
| TIA 526-7 | Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single Mode Fiber Cable Plant, |
| EIA 526-14 | Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant, |
| EIA 530 | High Speed 25 Position interface for Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment, |
| TIA 562 | Electrical Characteristics for an Unbalanced Digi-tal Interface, |
| TIA 568/0 | Standard for Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling, |
| TIA 568/2 | Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 2: Balanced Twisted Pair Cable Components, |
| TIA 568-C0 | Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises, |
| TIA 568-C1 | Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, |
| TIA 568-C2 | Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cab-ling and Components Standards, |
| TIA 568-C3 | Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard, |
| TIA 569-A | Commercial Building Standard for Telecom-munications Pathways and Spaces, |
| TIA 569-B | Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunica-tions Pathways and Spaces, |
| TIA 569-B.1 | Part 1, General Requirements, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling, |
| TIA 574-9 | Position Non-Synchronous Interface between Data Terminal equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Interchange, |
| TIA-590 | Standard for Physical Location and Protection of Below Ground Fiber Optic Cable Plant, |
| TIA 606A | Administration Standard for the Telecommuni-cations Infrastructure of Communications Buildings, |
| TIA J-STD-607 | Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications, |
| EIA 613 | High Speed Serial Interface for Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminal Equipment, |
| TIA 668-527 | Wireless Features Description, |
| TIA 758 | Customer Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, |
| TIA 942 | Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, |
| TIA 1152 | Requirements for Field Testing Instruments and Measurements for Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling, |
| TIA 1179 | Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infras-tructure Standard, |
| 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. |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - the follow-ing ASME Standards apply to this document: | |
| Standard 17.4 | Guide for Emergency Personnel, |
| Standard 17.5 | Elevator & Escalator Equipment (prohibited of installing non-elevator equipment in Elevator Equipment Room / Mechanical Penthouse). |
| American Society of Testing Material (ASTM) - the following ASTM Standards apply to this document: | |
| B1 | Standard Specification for Hard Drawn Copper Wire, |
| B8 | Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium Hard, or Soft, |
| B258 | Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas AWG Sizes of Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors, |
| D709 | Laminated Thermosetting Materials, |
| D1557 | Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3) (2700 kN-m/m3), |
| D2301 | Standard Specification for Vinyl Chloride Plastic Pressure Sensitive Electrical Insulating Tape, |
| D4566 | Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulation and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable. |
| American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (AT&T)- the fol-lowing AT&T Publications apply to this document (copies may be obtained at https://ebiznet.sbc.com/SBCNEBS/): | |
| ATT-TP-76200 | Network Equipment and Power Grounding, Environmental, and Physical Design Requirements, |
| ATT-TP-76305 | Common Systems Cable and Wire Installation and Removal Requirements - Cable Racks and Raceways, |
| ATT-TP-76300 | AT&T Installation Requirements (and ICRN’s Change Notices), |
| ATT-TP-76306 | Electrostatic Discharge Control, |
| ATT-TP-76400 | Detail Engineering Requirement (and ICRN’s Change Notices), |
| ATT-TP-76402 | AT&T Raised Access Floor Engineering and Installation Requirements, |
| ATT-TP-76405 | Technical Requirements for Supplemental Cooling Systems in Network Equipment Environments, |
| ATT-TP-76416 | Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Network Facilities, |
| ATT-TP-76440 | Ethernet Copper Cable & Ethernet Copper Assembly Specification, |
| ATT-TP-76450 | Common Systems Equipment Interconnection Standards for the AT&T Local Exchange Companies and AT&T Corporation, |
| ATT-TP-76461 | Fiber Optic Cleaning, |
| ATT-TP-76900 | AT&T Installation Testing Requirement, |
| ATT-TP-76911 | AT&T LEC Technical Publication Notice, |
| ATT-812-000-705 | Technical Requirements for Thermal Management Systems in Network Equipment Environments. |
| (NOTE: SMCS-005OP2H3a - will evaluate contractor considered and produced equal document(s) to the aforementioned AT&T Commercial Publications, on a case-by-case basis as long as each supplied document is complete and on the originator (not the contractor or OEM) letterhead and enclosed in its pub-lished technical binder. | |
| Building Industries Communications Services Installation (BICSI) - the following BICSI Standards apply to this document: | |
| All standards for smart building wiring, connections and devices for commercial and medical facilities, | |
| Standards for Structured Building Cable Topologies, | |
| Standards in consort with ANSI/EIA/TIA. | |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - the following IEEE Standards apply to this document: | |
| C62.41 | Surge Voltages in Low Voltage AC Power Circuits |
| SO/TR 21730 | Use of mobile wireless communication and computing technology in healthcare facilities, Recommendations for electromagnetic compatibility (management of unintentional electromagnetic interference) with medical devices, |
| 81-1983 | IEEE Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground Impedance and Earth Surface Potentials of a Ground System, |
| 100 | The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards and Terms, |
| 0739-5175 | Medical Grade, Mission Critical and Wireless Networks, |
| 1100 | Powering and Grounding Sensitive Electronic Equip-ment. |
| Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) - the following ICEA Standards apply to this document: | |
| S-87-640 | Optical Fiber Outside Plant Communications Cable, |
| S-98-688 | Broadband Twisted Pair Telecommunication Cable, Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductors Technical Requirements, |
| S-99-689 | Broadband Twisted Pair Telecommunication Cable Filled, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductors Technical Requirements. |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) - the following NEMA Standards form a part of this document: | |
| C62.61 | American National Standard for Gas Tube Surge Arresters on Wire Line Telephone Circuit, |
| FB-1 | Fittings, Cast Metal Boxes and Conduit Bodies for Conduit, Metallic Tubing and Cable, |
| OS-1 | Sheet Steel Outlet Boxes, Device Boxes, Covers and Box Supports, |
TC-3PVC Fittings for Use with Rigid PVC Conduit and Tubing.
| NFPA - the following NFPA Standards apply to this document: | |
| 69 | National Electrical Safety Code (NES, current date of issue), |
| 70 | NEC (current date of issue); Articles 300, 517, 645, 700 & 800, |
| 72 | National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, |
| 75 | Standard for Protection of Electronic Computer Data Processing Equipment, |
| 76 | Standard for the Fire Protection of Telecommunications Facilities, |
| 77 | Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, |
| 99 | Healthcare Facilities, |
| 101 | Life Safety Code, |
| 1221 | Emergency Communications Systems. |
| The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) - the following SSPC Standard apply to this document: SSPC SP 6/NACE No.3 - Commercial Blast Cleaning. | |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the following ITU Standard applies to this document: Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). |
1.5 QUALIFICATIONS (OEM AND SERVICES)
| A. | MANUFACTURERS (refer to SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH 2.3): The OEM shall have had experience with three (3) or more installations of systems of comparable size and interfacing complexity with regards to type and design as specified herein. Each of these installations shall have performed satisfactorily for at least two (2) years in seriatim after final acceptance by the user. Include the names, locations and point of contact for these installations as a part of the technical submittal (see PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.8). |
| 1. | The Contractor shall submit certified documentation they have been an authorized distributor and service organization for the OEM for a minimum of three (3) years; the: |
| b. | Contractor shall provide OEM certification they are authorized to pass thru the OEM’s warranty of the installed equipment to VA, |
| c. | OEM and Contractor shall accept complete responsibility for the design, installation, certification, operation, and physi-cal support for the System. |
| 2. | The Contractor’s Communications Engineers and Technicians as-signed to the System shall be fully trained, qualified, and certified by the OEM on the engineering, installation, operation, and testing of the System. The Contractor shall provide formal written evidence of current OEM certification(s) for the installer(s) as a part of the technical submittal (see PART 1, PARAGRAPH 1.8). VA will not approve technical submittals without this information. |
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