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Attachment 01: CLS 400 Prime Contractor is responsible for the overarching network general frame requirement subject fire control center technology and fire alarm technology.

1.0 Maintenance and frequency of maintenance:

Overarching prime contractor is fully responsible for two (2) semiannual great maintenance of the network frame software and hardware component systems of the Fire Control Centers in Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr (TB), Rose Barracks Vilseck (RB) and Hohenfels Training Area (HTA).

1.1 Semiannual great maintenance support includes but not limited to:

Preventive updates and patches to:

1.1.1 The contractor shall update the Hard- and software network architecture.

1.1.2 The contractor shall built interfaces and devices, such as: Client Workstations, Client Laptop, Client Server, Server, DC, DC Server, Linux Server, Firewall, USB Printer, IP Printer, KVM Extender, Voice over IP communication, connected radio system and voice boxes, network switches from manufactures e.g. HP, Dell Inc., Fujitsu, Xerox, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel and others.

Please see attachment (02, 03, 04), List of Systems. This soft – and hardware architecture shall be subject of maintenance and repair. Not listed names shall be adopted by direction of Government. Obligation to the contractor is to administrate the technical exhibit list under agreement of DPW Management.

1.1.3 The contractor shall issue preventive inspections for the fire alarm control center reflecting Hard – and software.

1.1.4 The contractor shall be fully responsible for clearing the Disturbance suppression Through contractor shall be inclusive all components, instruments and reflecting all interfaces needed for all two (2) planned maintenance.

2.0 Software failure:

With the semi-annual planned maintenance, recognized software failure shall be solved. This service shall be inclusive. The fire control center serves the department of safety, therefore all noted system failures disturbing a safe running service shall be eliminated. If such system failure is not fixed after the semi-annual maintenance, Government reserve its right to hold back the fee, until service is satisfied succeeded and certified.

2.1 List of software bags / failure:

During the time a list of failure shall be created by the prime contractor. This list shall collect software bags they are acceptable on a certain daily work basis, but never less are obstructive and shall be eliminated to the users comfort. Users of the fire control center are allowed to announce any failure to the prime contractor in communication with the COR. If contractor recognizes that announced failure can only get fixed until the upcoming semiannual maintenance, an interims solution shall be installed by the contractor to the acceptance level of the Government. With succeeding the semiannual maintenance the list of failure shall be erased and started from new until next cycle.

Deliverable #A027

3.0 Hardware devices:

A considered organization renewal of hardware devices e.g. monitors, printers, phones, radio system, signal bulbs, speaker boxes, etcpp., shall also be inclusive. Hardware in this case is encouraged to the complete operation of the fire control center and its relevant interfaces, electrical building items and interfaces as well as signals. The contractor shall monitor the demand and evaluate the interchange, also building owner or DPW management can issue demand into the evaluation process to the contractor.

3.1 The respective Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for material parts shall be balanced for each hardware requirement and a cost estimate (DRO) to the direction of COR shall be issued before such action.

4.0 Interfacing with Fire Alarm Technology (in German: Brandmeldetechnik):

On each installation are different special fire suppression systems e.g. Ansul Fire Extinguisher Systems, which are installed in various greater U.S. dining facilities kitchen’s. Those Ansul fire extinguisher or other similar systems shall be interfaced via an electrical communication between the system itself and the fire control center. The installation of the interfacing communication shall be the responsibility of the contractor. E.g. contractor will be appointed for an installation appointment by an email through COR. The email shall be confirmed through the contractor. Contractor shall also be flexible in communication ways to the maintainer of the fire sprinkler contract. As this maintainer is responsible for the maintenance of the Ansul Fire extinguisher Agent, but not the electrical connection to the Fire Control Center. The Fire Control Center and all connections to – and backwards, are subject to the prime contractor.

4.1 Fire Alarm Technology (In German Brandmeldetechnik):

The appointed contractor shall work close together with the maintainer of the fire detector’s. Present DPW Electric Shop takes partial responsibilities, but in general contractor shall be also responsible for said subject. Herewith a close communication with electro – shop is necessary.

5.0 Effecting Tower Barracks (TB) and Hohenfels Training Area (HTA): Fire Control Center technology (in German: Leitstellentechnik) is licensed through manufacturer eurofunk.

5.1 Preventive Patches and Software Updates and Repairs: Patches and software updates for emc2, inclusive its fire control center technology software ELDIS as known from today is maintained and updated through manufacturer eurofunk. Awarded prime contractor shall cooperate with source origin eurofunk and initiate said necessary updates. eurofunk as known from today, will inform in time appointed contractor for any necessary patch or update, this shall not effect US Government administration and is the responsibility of awarded contractor to provide in a pro-active and self-directed manner. The patch or software update serves as a preventive secureness and new function tool.

Regardless, the prime contractor shall establish the business relation to origin source manufacturer eurofunk without any support by the US Government.

A certificate of a valid legal binding co-operation between prime contractor and eurofunk during contract’s lifetime shall be presented with the submission of the bid to the solicitation. Deliverable #A028

5.2 An interface support access for easy fixes shall be established by the contractor. But again, business relation and success to eurofunk is prime contractor’s own responsibility.

5.3 However any disbursement, repair and failure shall be solved under respective Paragraph (Para) in PWS for emergencies: 2.5.4 and guilty priority timelines Para 2.6.2.2.

5.4 Concerning to any maintenance, disturbance suppression through prime contractor or subcontractor:

5.4.1 Through the operation field in life saving surroundings of a fire station, a long-distance disturbance suppression shall be only offered if a solution is easy to solve and no fire station employee shall be involved, except pressing small buttons limited to few seconds.

5.4.2 Any maintenance and disturbance suppression shall be handled in person at site with the full and sole responsibility of the appointed prime contractor or subcontractor and the fire station or DPW workforce shall not be involved.

5.4.3 Never less, a release of a disturbance suppression can only be made, if reflected fire station’s workforce feel secure and safe inner station’s network systems and no disbursement is recognized by said workforce. Therefore, appointed contractor is required to work in close cooperation with each fire station.

6.0 Effecting Rose Barracks (RB) Fire Control Center technology (in German: Leitstellentechnik) Advancis Winguard:

RB Fire Control Center technology is known as “Advancis Winguard”. Advancis software is an open source software. Never less prime contractor or any appointed subcontractor shall have knowledge of Advancis technology and acknowledge shall be proven with meaningful and valid trainings certificates of official legalized academy of knowledge, e.g. Company Advancis. This certificates shall be delivered with submission of the bid to the solicitation. Deliverable #A029

6.1 Although RB operates with a different software, all listed paragraphs and points reflects also area of RB.

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