Attachment 1 - Husterhohe SOW B4101 to warehouses_20250505.pdf

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

For

Fiber Installation from B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 at

Husterhohe Annex

7 February 2025

Prepared By

86 CS/SCXP

Ramstein Air Base (RAB), Germany

1. Table of Contents

1. SCOPE

2. REQUIREMENTS

2.1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1.1. Safety Requirements

2.1.2. Site Coordination

2.1.2.1. Confined Space

2.1.2.2. Accident/Incident Reporting and Investigation

2.1.2.3. Work Area(s)

2.1.2.4. Traffic Control

2.1.3. Security Requirements

2.1.3.1. Security Clearances

2.1.3.2. Country Clearances

2.1.3.3. Operational Security (OPSEC)

2.1.4. Environmental Compliance

2.1.5. Permits

2.1.6. Integrated Process Team (IPT)

2.1.7. Quality Assurance

2.1.8. Contractor Personnel

2.1.8.1. Project Management

2.1.8.2. Site Point of Contact (POC)

2.1.8.3. Personnel Requirements

2.1.8.4. Minimum Contractor Qualifications

2.1.9. Warranty

2.1.10. Manuals and Practices

2.2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

2.2.1. Outside Plant Requirements

2.2.1.1. Existing Maintenance Holes

2.2.1.2. Measurements

2.2.1.3. Underground Utilities Markings

2.2.1.4. Labeling

2.2.1.4.1. New Ducts

2.2.1.4.2. Fiber Optic Distribution Panel (FODP) Marking

2.2.1.4.3. FOC Tags

2.2.1.5. FOC Terminations

2.2.1.6. FOC Maintenance Loop

2.2.1.7. New Maintenance Holes/Hand holes

2.2.1.8. Lockable Manhole Covers. N/A

2.2.1.9. Cable Racks and Cable Rack Supports

2.2.1.10. Underground Conduit System

2.2.1.10.1. Composition

2.2.1.10.2. Installation

2.2.1.10.3. Paved Surface Crossings

2.2.1.10.4. Bends and Sealing

2.2.1.10.5. Utility Separation

2.2.1.10.6. Spacers and Tracer Wire

2.2.1.10.7. Warning Tape

2.2.1.10.8. Entrance Conduits into Existing Maintenance Holes

2.2.1.10.9. Conduit Protection

2.2.1.10.10. Pull Tape

2.2.1.11. Excavation/Building Penetrations

2.2.2. Requirement Installation

2.2.2.1. Infrastructure Installation

2.2.2.1.1. New Fiber Optic Distribution Panel (FODP)

2.2.2.1.2. Duct bank Infrastructure (based on example provided in para 5.0, sheet 2 of 2)

2.2.2.1.3. Geotextile Inner duct (or Innerduct)

2.2.2.2. Fiber Optic Cable Installation

2.2.2.2.1. From B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11

2.2.3. Project Residue

2.2.4. Site Restoration

2.2.5. Service Outages

2.2.6. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

2.2.7. Identification/Marking

2.2.8. Installation Schedules

2.2.9. Weekly Status Reports

2.2.10. Drawings

2.2.10.1. As-Built Drawings

2.2.10.2. Butterfly Drawings

2.2.11. Geospatial Deliverables

2.2.12. Test and Acceptance/Installation Test Plan

2.2.12.1. Testing

2.2.12.2. In-progress Testing

2.2.12.2.1. Excavations

2.2.12.2.2. Splices

2.2.12.2.3. Fiber Optic Tests

2.2.12.2.4. Optical Attenuation

2.2.12.2.5. Distance

2.2.13. Final Acceptance

2.2.14. Deliverable Summary

3. GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1. Project Completion Date

3.2. Place of Performance

3.3. Hours of Operation

3.4. Holidays/Down Days

3.5. Base Support

4. APPENDICES

4.1. Appendix A: APPLICABLE STANDARDS

5. Project Drawing

1. SCOPE

This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the requirement for the Contractor to engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 144-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cable (FOC) from Building

4101 (B4101) to warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 at Husterhohe Annex, Germany.

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, tools, materials, supplies, transportation, labor, supervision, management, and other incidentals necessary to meet the requirements as stated in this SOW. The Contractor shall comply with the current Telecommunications Industry

Association (TIA) telecommunication installation and testing commercial standard and base installation standards. All equipment, supplies, and materials provided shall be new and not refurbished.

2. REQUIREMENTS

2.1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1.1. Safety Requirements

The contractor shall comply with all US & German Federal, State, Base Security and Safety laws, regulations, policies, and requirements.

2.1.2. Site Coordination

After award, the Contractor shall meet with the base safety officer for review of the specific safety requirements prior to installation.

2.1.2.1. Confined Space

The Contractors and Sub-contractors entering spaces on Husterhohe Annex, Germany are responsible for the safety of their personnel and for their own permit space program as outlined in DAFMAN 91-203, Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards. All confined space operations must follow the Ramstein Air Base (AB) Communications Confined Spaces

Master Entry Plan (MEP) procedures. The primary Contractor is responsible for all Sub-contractor confined space operations.

2.1.2.2. Accident/Incident Reporting and Investigation

The Contractor shall record and report all facts relating to each instance of injury to either

Contractor or Government personnel. Notification shall be provided to the 86 CS/SCXP Project

Manager, the Contracting Officer, and the Base Safety Office unless otherwise stated in the

SOW. The Contractor shall secure the scene of any accident and wreckage until released by the accident investigative authority through the 86 CS/SCXP Project Manager. If the Government elects to conduct an investigation of the incident, the Contractor shall cooperate fully and assist the Government personnel until the investigation is completed.

2.1.2.3. Work Area(s)

All work areas will restrict access via safety barriers and warning signs In Accordance With

(IAW) Title 23 United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 29 CFR 1910.268, Telecommunications, DAFMAN 91-203, Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards, and Department of Defense

Instruction (DODI) 6055.01, DoD Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Program.

At the end of each workday, all open holes or trenches shall be completely enclosed by flexible orange construction safety fencing, or other safety barriers. The Contractor shall remove all

SOW - Fiber Installation from B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11.

debris and surplus materials from the work area. Safety barriers shall be in place to protect unfinished work site at the end of the day. Equipment and materials required to complete the work effort may remain on site as long as they are organized/stored in a manner that does not cause a safety hazard. The contractor shall coordinate with the 86 CS/SCXP to ensure that any locking manhole covers are put back in place at the end of each workday.

2.1.2.4. Traffic Control

In the event base vehicular traffic is disrupted by trenching or horizontal directional boring, the

Contractor shall notify the 86 CS/SCXP PM no later than ten (10) calendar days in advance to inform base Security Forces and Emergency Services personnel of the planned disruptions.

2.1.3. Security Requirements

The Contractor shall process and provide a Base Access Request Letter to 86 CS/SCXP within five (5) calendar days after contract award. This letter shall identify the names (as shown on the driver’s license), driver’s license numbers and state of issue, and birth date of the personnel who will be performing work under this SOW. This information is required to grant access to the base. If required by the base, the Contractor shall provide identification badges for their employees. All Contractor personnel shall wear these badges while on duty on the Government site. The badges shall identify the individual, company name, and be clearly and distinctly marked as Contractor and be in accordance with base regulations.

2.1.3.1. Security Clearances

Stated work and associated products shall be performed at the UNCLASSIFIED level. However, some of this work may take place in secure areas where Contractor employees must be escorted at all times. The Contractor must coordinate access to secure areas at least five (5) calendar days ahead of time. It is the Government’s responsibility to provide escorts.

2.1.3.2. Country Clearances

US Contractors must follow a strict procedure in order to obtain country clearance. In order to obtain temporary (90-day) base passes, Contractor personnel must meet requirements specified in Army in Europe Regulation (AER) 190-16. For U.S.-based contractors, this includes completing the "fax-back" process specified in AER 715-9 and the DoD Contractor Personnel

(DOCPER) website at:

http://www.per.hqusareur.army.mil/content/CPD/docper/germanfaxback.html.

Contractor personnel with an approved fax-back request may work in Germany for a maximum of 90 calendar days, beginning with their day of entry into the country. Completing the fax-back process is a Contractor responsibility. Contractor employees who are residents of EU countries must have complete (favorable) background checks in order to apply for temporary base passes.

In addition, Contractor personnel requiring base passes must complete USAFE IMT 79, which requires personal information such as SSN/passport number, height, weight, home address, etc.

The Contractor is advised that once all paperwork is submitted and accepted, it can take up to 21 calendar days to get passes approved. The Contractor shall coordinate with Base POC for base passes once country clearance is obtained.

2.1.3.3. Operational Security (OPSEC)

Network infrastructure Drawings (MHDS, MH/HH locations, fiber paths, etc.) are on the 86

CS/SCXP Critical Information List (CIL) and must be protected. The Contractor shall take http://www.per.hqusareur.army.mil/content/CPD/docper/germanfaxback.html appropriate measures to protect detailed information pertaining to the EFI&T effort, to include appropriate marking of documents as “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI),” and ensuring limited distribution of documents and schematics/Drawings to only those individuals with a valid need to know. IAW AFI 10-701, OPSEC Considerations, the contractor shall follow the OPSEC guidance/plan (AFI 10-701) to ensure the protection of CUI data either furnished by the

Government or produced by the contractor.

2.1.4. Environmental Compliance

The Contractor shall comply with the most stringent environmental federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and Air Force policies, instructions, and plans. The Federal Government is not exempt from compliance with environmental regulations. The Contractors are responsible to know and follow all applicable Federal, State, Local and Air Force regulations for environmental protection, including waste disposal, sewer discharge, air emissions, and storm water requirements. The contractor shall maintain an awareness of changing environmental regulatory requirements to avoid environmental deficiencies for activities on Husterhohe Annex, Germany.

The Prime Contractor shall ensure that their subcontractors (if any) comply with these specifications.

2.1.5. Permits

The Contractor shall be responsible to coordinate, complete and process all permits required to complete the installation prior to any trenching, horizontal directional boring or modifications to a facility, maintenance hole (MH) or hand-hole (HH). For example:

• Digging permit, AF Form 103 shall be submitted through the Base Civil Engineer

(BCE) at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of digging activities. The

Contractor is responsible for maintaining all markings and for ensuring AF Form

103 remains current.

• Confine space entry permit, AF Form 1024 shall be coordinated through base safety office. The Contractor shall be prepared to provide proof of their Confined Space

Training Program along with the AF Form 1024 to base safety.

• Base Civil Engineering Work Clearance Request, AF Form 332 shall be submitted through BCE fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of planned work.

• The Contractor shall trench, excavate, and mark and barricade open trenches IAW

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards.

All utility markings, flags, etc. shall be maintained by the contractor after the responsible work center/shop identifies/locates them and ensure that the AF Form 103 remains current. The contractor shall take precautions to protect existing infrastructure. If a utility is damaged attributed to the fault of the contractor, then the contractor shall repair and return the utility back to the condition prior to the damage.

2.1.6. Integrated Process Team (IPT)

The Contractor shall chair a monthly/or as needed (depending on the monthly report; see para

2.1.7) IPT meeting that includes Contractor representatives, the Contracting Officer (CO), the

Base Cyberspace Systems Integrator (CSI-B), the System Engineer(s), the Government Project

Manager (PM), and other base personnel as required. The Contractor shall provide an agenda no later than (NLT) one (1) working day prior to the scheduled meetings. The Contractor shall provide worldwide virtual teleconference capability for the duration of the project. The purpose of the IPT meeting is to discuss project progress, problems being encountered, and other information necessary/beneficial to ensure success and timely completion of contract requirements. The Contractor shall record meeting minutes and distribute to the attendees NLT one (1) working day after each meeting.

2.1.7. Quality Assurance

The Contractor’s quality assurance evaluator shall assist the Government PM in performing random spot checks and system acceptance tests for the entire duration of the project. The

Contractor shall be responsible for identifying system and outside plant (OSP) deficiencies and/or discrepancies throughout the duration of the project. A monthly report (soft copy) shall be delivered/submitted to COR by Close of Business (COB) the first business day of the month, indicating progress/status and listing any deficiencies/discrepancies found and actions to correct them.

2.1.8. Contractor Personnel

2.1.8.1. Project Management

The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager (PM) and alternate(s) responsible for contract performance and continuity. The Contractor shall identify the Project Manager’s or alternate's range of authority to act for the Contractor relating to daily contract operation within five (5) days after contract award.

2.1.8.2. Site Point of Contact (POC)

The Contractor shall designate the Contractor's on-site team leader and alternate(s) as the Site

POC and provide the information to the 86 CS/SCXP Project Manager within five (5) days after contract award. The Site POC or alternate(s) shall be on site during duty hours for the duration of the project, until final acceptance by the Government PM and shall oversee all facets of the installation tasks. The Site POC shall be the interface for all work site communications with the

Government, including quality, safety, and discrepancy matters.

2.1.8.3. Personnel Requirements

The Project Manager, Site POC, and respective alternate(s) shall be able to read, write, speak, and understand English and shall be on site to coordinate permits, clearances, and receive shipments/material related to the contract.

2.1.8.4. Minimum Contractor Qualifications

All work shall be performed by an experienced Telecommunications Contractor. The Contractor shall have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in Telecommunications Systems installations.

2.1.9. Warranty

The Contractor shall provide a one-year warranty or manufacturer’s standard commercial warranty, whichever is longer. This warranty shall include a one-year workmanship warranty.

The warranty period shall start from the date of system and/or project acceptance. The

Contractor shall provide written procedures and required information for warranty services at or prior to final acceptance by the Government.

2.1.10. Manuals and Practices

The Contractor shall provide the latest version of operation, installation, and maintenance manuals and practices/users guide for each system installed as provided by the original manufacturer with all new equipment.

2.2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

As indicated in this SOW and attached Project Drawing, the Contractor shall EFI&T 144-strand

SM FOC from B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 at Husterhohe Annex

Germany. Contractor will provide all associated support for the fiber installation to include a communications cabinet in each warehouse, a fiber optic distribution panel (FODP), and splicing and termination.

Warehouse Strands

MH-PIRM WH3 109-144 drop dead (DD)

1 12

2 12

3 12

4 12

6 12

7 12

8 12

10 12

11 12

2.2.1. Outside Plant Requirements

2.2.1.1. Existing Maintenance Holes

The Contractor shall be responsible for pumping out maintenance holes/handholes. Water from maintenance holes/handholes shall be drained onto grass, when possible, to act as a natural filter;

then it may be pumped out onto the surrounding ground, as long as there is no impact to roads, driveways, or vehicle traffic. Mud and debris shall be disposed of IAW base requirements. If the Contractor comes across a maintenance hole with contaminated water hazardous to health, the Contractor shall cease operations and follow the RAB Communications Spaces MEP response criteria.

2.2.1.2. Measurements

Distances provided in this SOW are for estimates only and should NOT be used for ordering materials or determining duct lengths. The contractor is responsible for taking measurements prior to starting work or ordering materials.

2.2.1.3. Underground Utilities Markings

The Contractor shall coordinate with base agencies to ensure markings are placed over existing base infrastructure prior to digging or horizontal directional boring and shall take precautions to protect existing infrastructure. The Contractor is responsible for repair of any damage caused during installation when the infrastructure is clearly marked. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining all markings and for ensuring the AF Form 103 (Dig Permit) remains current during the project’s duration (i.e., until final acceptance by the Government).

2.2.1.4. Labeling

The Contractor shall label all equipment and cables they install, and cables identified for re-use in accordance with TIA-606-D, Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure and as directed by the 86 CS/SCXP’s Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC)

Telecommunications Installation Guide (TIG), Section 15.13.

2.2.1.4.1. New Ducts

New ducts shall be permanently labeled on the wall of each building/Maintenance hole

(MH)/Handhole (HH) indicating the connecting building/Maintenance hole/Handhole at the other end of the duct (for example, “To MH-306H”). The same information shall appear on the

Contractor’s completed as-built-Drawings IAW para. 2.2.10.1.

2.2.1.4.2. Fiber Optic Distribution Panel (FODP) Marking

Each FODP shall be stenciled/marked with black ink or paint or adhesive backed decals in letters and numbers. The cover of all new fiber optic distributions (FODPs) shall be labeled to conform to the system used by local maintenance personnel to identify FODPs that terminate fiber. If the manufacturer has not identified the sequence in which ports on FODPs (pigtail modules) are counted, the Contractor shall provide designation labels/strips to identify the sequence in which they are counted. Each splice tray shall be marked to identify the fiber count contained in the splice tray. The marking shall identify the FODP by number (building number), cable number, and count.

Example (FODP): FODP 570 - 2301, 1-72

2.2.1.4.3. FOC Tags

All tags shall be permanently labeled, easily visible and corrosion resistant. Install cable tags in all maintenance holes/hand-holes, cable vaults, pull boxes and building entrance terminal locations. When cables pass through a maintenance-hole, put a tag on the cable, approximately 2 feet from each duct entrance. Information on the cable tag shall identify cable by size, type, cable number and count. Tagging and labeling of new cables shall be IAW the following:

Example (Fiber Optic Tag): 72L8.3F

FO 570 - 2301, 1-72

First line: “72” stands for Fiber Count. “L” stands for Loose Tube Buffer or (“T”) for Tight Tube

Buffer. “8.3” stands for Single Mode. “F” stands for Filled Core (otherwise leave blank).

Second line and following: “FO” stands for Fiber Optic cable. “570 - 2301” stands for From

Building Number 570 to 2301. “1-72” stands for Cable/Strand Count.

2.2.1.5. FOC Terminations

Fiber optic cables shall be terminated on new fiber optic distribution panels using fusion spliced factory pigtails with LC connectors.

2.2.1.6. FOC Maintenance Loop

The Contractor shall install a minimum of a 50 foot fiber optic cable maintenance loop at the first MH from the building, at each splice point MH location and at every third manhole. The maintenance loop shall be properly labeled and securely supported by two cable hooks. Cable hooks are to be positioned so the highest one supports the underside of the top of the coil and the bottom hook supports the underside of the bottom of the coil. The maintenance loop shall have a cable tag. The same information shall appear on the Contractor’s completed as-built-Drawings

IAW para. 2.2.10.1.

2.2.1.7. New Maintenance Holes/Hand holes

The Contractor shall install new MHDS to the nine warehouses to distribute fiber optic cables.

Paragraph 5.0, Sheet 2 of 2 is provided as an example of the MHDS. Contractor shall submit their proposed MHDS design to 86 CS/SCXP for approval NLT forty-five (45) days after contract award.

2.2.1.8. Lockable Manhole Covers. N/A

2.2.1.9. Cable Racks and Cable Rack Supports

Cable racks shall be installed in maintenance holes and hand holes as required - this includes new and existing MHs/HHs. Splices shall not be supported by the cables that enter each end of the splice case. The splices shall be supported by cable hooks under the splice case.

Telecommunications industry standard cable hooks of the appropriate length shall be provided to support cables and splice cases. The cable hooks shall be secured using cable rack locking clips.

All cables shall be supported using racking clips, cable racks, and cable hooks.

2.2.1.10. Underground Conduit System

The Contractor shall be responsible for any required trenching and/or boring necessary to lay the duct system. Contractor is also responsible for backfilling ditch lines and compaction of fill materials with appropriate compaction tools. Provide a minimum of 12" cover of clean fill.

2.2.1.10.1. Composition

The ducts shall be corrosion resistant and 4-inch inside diameter (I.D.) round or metric equivalent. The ducts shall be made of EPC-40 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) (Schedule 40) IAW

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) TC-2. For unique situations the ducts shall be EPC-80-PVC (Schedule 80) IAW NEMA TC-2, high density polyethylene (HDPE)

SIDR 11.5, Galvanized Iron Pipe (GIP) or “thickwall” stainless steel. Schedule 80 PVC shall be limited to risers. High density polyethylene (HDPE) SIDR 11.5 shall be used when directional boring is used. GIP or stainless steel shall be used under taxiways and runways. The ducts shall be appropriately labeled indicating the composition material. Ducts shall have a sleeve or bell end type coupling and shall be watertight when assembled. In addition, the Contractor shall adhere to any additional Host Base/site specific requirements.

2.2.1.10.2. Installation

Installation of underground conduits/ducts shall be IAW KMC TIG. Ducts installed beneath roads, sidewalks, parking areas, other paved surfaces or areas to be paved, etc. shall be installed a minimum of 36" below grade. Ducts installed beneath roads and parking areas shall be protected. It is understood that in some locations, especially at paved surface crossings, the

Contractor may bore and substitute 4-inch I.D. HDPE conduit (Roll pipe, suitable for the application) for 4-inch PVC conduit. Also, if HDPE is used, it shall be SIDR 11.5 so that the inside diameter of the HDPE will match the inside diameter of the PVC. HDPE shall not be placed directly into a MH. The Contractor shall transition to PVC from HDPE prior to terminating conduit into these structures. In maintenance holes (MH) with knockouts, conduits shall start at the bottom knockout, allowing for upward future expansion.

All ducts not installed across roads, sidewalks, parking areas, or areas to be paved, etc. shall have a minimum of 36 inches ground cover, where possible. The Contractor shall provide other protective measures, concrete cap, etc., in those areas where the minimum ground cover cannot be achieved. Grading of ducts and drain slope of ducts shall be accomplished IAW BICSI

Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM) and KMC TIG. Do not allow the ducts to twist or tangle between Maintenance holes.

2.2.1.10.3. Paved Surface Crossings

The Contractor shall cut and restore, and/or horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in order to cross paved surfaces. Paved surfaces may be asphalt, concrete, brick, or some type of paving stone. Paved surfaces include roads, driveways, sidewalks and parking lots. Paved surface crossings shall be IAW guidelines set forth by the base civil engineer (BCE). At a minimum, grade of PVC conduit at open trench paved surface crossings, or crossings which are planned for paving in the future, shall be Schedule 40 and shall be concrete encased. If horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is used, then it will be in compliance with commonly accepted telecommunications industry standards and practices relative to the installation, stabilization, and protection of conduits through a bore under a paved surface. The decision whether to trench (cut and patch) across paved surfaces or HDD under paved surfaces is at the discretion of the BCE and will be made on a case-by-case basis.

2.2.1.10.4. Bends and Sealing

All bends between MHs/HHs shall be a minimum of ten times (10X) the diameter of the duct size (i.e., 4-inch duct = 40 inches) with the sum of bends in all directions not exceeding a total of

90 degrees where practical. Coordinate with 86 CS/SCXP if runs have bends that total more than 90 degrees is required. Ducts shall have bell ends and enter a MH/HH perpendicular to the surface of the wall through which it is entering. All ducts/inner-ducts entering MH/HH shall be sealed IAW KMC TIG. Upon completion of conduit sections, a rigid test mandrel ¼” (6.4mm) smaller than the inside diameter of the conduit shall be pulled through two diagonally opposite ducts to ensure proper alignment. In addition, all ducts shall be cleared of loose materials such as concrete, mud, dirt, stones, etc.

2.2.1.10.5. Utility Separation

When communications ducts cross either power duct or buried power cable, maintain a minimum separation of 3 inches of concrete or 12 inches of well-tamped earth between the two or 12 inches of well tamped earth when parallel; for pipes (e.g., gas, water, oil) maintain 6 inches when crossing or 12 inches when parallel.

2.2.1.10.6. Spacers and Tracer Wire

Along the length of the duct run, if the ducts are installed by trenching, spacers shall be placed at five (5) foot intervals. At least one duct or roll pipe shall have tracer wire or be otherwise locatable from the surface. All new tracer wire installed for this project needs to have a wire nut and label installed at all wire ends, and those wire ends secured but not connected to grounds.

The tracer wire shall be exposed; free from the conduit and capped (insulated). The tracer shall be secured and routed to the maintenance hole or hand-hole neck to a point where maintenance personnel may access the wire without having to enter the maintenance hole/hand-hole, and tagged with a label so indicating it as a “Duct Tracer Wire to xxx – Do Not Remove (where xxx is the other end of the wire).” Tracer wires shall not be connected to any grounding system.

Tracer wire shall be pulled back from building entrances until it is underground to prevent lightning damage.

2.2.1.10.7. Warning Tape

Cable warning tape shall be buried one (1) foot below the surface and shall follow the duct route.

The tape shall be a minimum of three (3) inches wide and orange in color with the appropriate warning message.

2.2.1.10.8. Entrance Conduits into Existing Maintenance Holes

When new entrance conduits/ducts or sleeves are required, the Contractor shall bore and install the necessary holes and install the ducts or sleeves, if knockout does not exist. Penetration shall not be in such a location through the wall as to block use of existing ducts in the maintenance hole. New ducts will be a minimum of 18 inches from either the floor or ceiling of the maintenance hole if practical. Ducts shall have bell ends and enter the maintenance hole perpendicular to the surface of the wall through which it is entering and shall be installed flush with the interior wall of the maintenance hole. Ducts and openings around ducts shall be sealed to prevent moisture from entering the maintenance holes.

2.2.1.10.9. Conduit Protection

The Contactor shall install the appropriate physical protection required [(concrete encasement, steel tube (casing)] for buried PVC conduits or HDPE Roll pipe, consistent with commonly accepted telecommunications industry practices relative to the task and to the environment in which they are installed and the loads (H-5, H-10, H-20, railroads, flight line, etc.) to which they are expected to be exposed. Type of protection may be dependent upon the specific application and shall be IAW applicable federal, state or local procedures including Ramstein AB Civil

Engineering construction requirements. However, at a minimum, nonmetallic conduits shall be encased in concrete of minimum 3000 lb. /in2 compressive strength where vehicular traffic is above the pathway. The encasement shall be concrete of a wet type mix and shall be placed in such a manner as to ensure the concrete completely surrounds all conduits and no air voids are trapped in the mix a bend or sweep is placed in PVC nonmetallic duct bank between maintenance holes, the duct bank must be encased in concrete with a minimum compressive strength of 3000 pounds per square inch (psi).

2.2.1.10.10. Pull Tape

All newly installed ducts left vacant shall be provided with a pull tape with a waterproof, corrosion resistant, pre-lubricated flat woven polyester pull tape with sequential footage markings, (1250 lb. pulling strength) for future cable installations. The pull tape shall extend into the maintenance holes/handholes and be secured to a cable rack or pulling iron, etc.

2.2.1.11. Excavation/Building Penetrations

All wall penetrations, including inside buildings, shall be restored to meet the required base fire ratings.

2.2.2. Requirement Installation

This section describes the underground maintenance hole/conduit system, flexible geotextile multiple cell fabric inner-duct and fiber optic cable installation requirements. The Contractor shall design and install Contractor-provided outside plant telecommunications infrastructure

IAW TIA-758-B, Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard.

See Project Drawing provided in para. 5.0. Any distance or duct/cable routing information is provided in these drawings for reference only and should not be construed as final measurement.

The Contactor is responsible for collecting accurate measurements to develop the installation plan IAW para. 2.2.1.2.

2.2.2.1. Infrastructure Installation

The contractor shall install the following new infrastructure. All new locations and distances are approximations.

2.2.2.1.1. New Fiber Optic Distribution Panel (FODP)

The Contractor shall install one 144-port FODP in the rack inside of building 4101 and nine 12-port FODPs in warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11. Contractor will furnish, install, ground, and provide one (1) 20 amp / 230-volt circuit to a new cabinet in each warehouse.

2.2.2.1.2. Duct bank Infrastructure (based on example provided in para 5.0, sheet 2 of 2)

Install the following 4” Duct banks

From To Quantity Size

(Inch)

Approx.

Distance

(Feet)

NOTES

PIRM MH

PIRM MH

18-1

2 4 385

PIRM MH

18-1

PIRM MH

WH 1

2 4 80 Directional bore underneath existing road.

PIRM MH

WH 1

PIRM MH

WH 2

2 4 197

PIRM MH

WH 2

PIRM MH

WH 3

2 4 235

PIRM MH

WH 3

PIRM MH

WH 4

2 4 80

PIRM MH

WH 4

PIRM MH

WH 5

2 4 245

PIRM MH

WH 5

PIRM WH

HH 4

2 4 250

PIRM WH

HH 4

PIRM WH

HH 5

2 4 85

PIRM WH

HH 5

PIRM WH

HH 6

2 4 265

PIRM WH

HH 6

PIRM WH

HH 7

2 4 75

2.2.2.1.3. Geotextile Inner duct (or Innerduct)

Install 3” 3-cell Geotextile Inner-ducts as shown in the table below. Each three cell shall have a separate thread color and one of the three cells shall be detectable.

Install the following 3” 3-cell Geotextile Inner-ducts

From To Quantity Approx.

Distance

(Feet)

NOTES

B4101 PIRM MH 01 1 100 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 01 PIRM MH 02 1 375 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 02 PIRM MH 03 1 560 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 03 PIRM MH 04 1 640 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 04 PIRM MH 05 1 280 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 05 PIRM MH 06 1 390 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 06 PIRM MH 07 1 490 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 07 PIRM MH 08 1 395 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 08 PIRM MH 10 1 325 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 10 PIRM MH 11 1 300 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 11 PIRM MH 12 1 440 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 12 PIRM MH 16 1 420 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 16 PIRM MH 17 1 380 In existing conduit

PIRM MH 17 PIRM MH 18 1 350 In existing conduit

Example of conduit/maintenance hole installation route

PIRM MH 18 PIRM MH 18-1 1 385 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH 18-1 PIRM MH WH 1 1 80 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH WH 1 PIRM MH WH 2 1 197 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH WH 2 PIRM MH WH 3 1 235 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH WH 3 PIRM MH WH 4 1 80 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH WH 4 PIRM MH WH 5 1 245 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM MH WH 5 PIRM WH HH 4 1 250 In new conduit provided by contractor, add section from

PIRM MH WH 5 to warehouses

3 and 4 (60 feet)

PIRM WH HH 4 PIRM WH HH 5 1 85 In new conduit provided by contractor, add section from

PIRM MH HH 5 to Warehouses

7 and 8 (60 feet)

PIRM WH HH 5 PIRM WH HH 6 1 265 In new conduit provided by contractor

PIRM WH HH 6 PIRM WH HH 7 1 75 In new conduit provided by contractor, add section from

PIRM MH HH 7 to Warehouses

10 and 11 (60 feet)

2.2.2.2. Fiber Optic Cable Installation

The Contractor shall install single mode (SM), loose buffer tube, water blocked, OSP FOC suitable for underground applications. The intent is to install the cable in one continuous length, to the extent that it is practical. The cable shall meet KMC TIG criteria; shall comply with industry standards with regard to manufacturers’ cable marking, jacket, rip cords, water blocking, fiber color coding, jacketing materials, etc. In addition, the FOC shall comply with industry standards with regard to mode field diameter, core cladding concentricity, attenuation, and dispersion characteristics at 1310 nm and 1550nm.

All fiber optic cables shall be installed in new/existing geotextile innerduct.

2.2.2.2.1. From B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11

The Contractor shall install approximately 6,800 feet (maintenance loop included) of 144-strand

SM FOC from B4101 to Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11. Terminate 144-strand SM

FOC in the new 144-port FODP in B4101 and in the new 12-port FODPs in Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11.

FROM

TO

Approx.

Distance

(Feet)

Notes

B4101 PIRM MH 01

In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 01 PIRM MH 02

In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 02 PIRM MH 03

In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 03 PIRM MH 04 640 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 04 PIRM MH 05 280 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 05 PIRM MH 06 390 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 06 PIRM MH 07 490 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 07 PIRM MH 08 395 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 08 PIRM MH 10 325 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 10 PIRM MH 11 300 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 11 PIRM MH 12 440 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 12 PIRM MH 16 420 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 16 PIRM MH 17 380 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 17 PIRM MH 18 350 In existing conduit, new geotextile innerduct

Example of conduit/maintenance hole installation route

PIRM MH 18 PIRM MH 18-1 385 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH 18-1 PIRM MH WH 1 80 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH WH 1 PIRM MH WH 2 197 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH WH 2 PIRM MH WH 3 235 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH WH 3 PIRM MH WH 4 80 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH WH 4 PIRM MH WH 5 245 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM MH WH 5 PIRM WH HH 4 250 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct, install section from PIRM MH WH 5 to warehouses 3 and 4 (60 feet)

PIRM WH HH 4 PIRM WH HH 5 85 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct.

In new conduit, add section from PIRM

MH HH 5 to Warehouses 7 and 8 (60 feet)

PIRM WH HH 5 PIRM WH HH 6 265 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct

PIRM WH HH 6 PIRM WH HH 7 75 In new conduit, new geotextile innerduct.

In new conduit, add section from PIRM

MH HH 7 to Warehouses 10 and 11 (60 feet)

2.2.3. Project Residue

All residue from this project shall be disposed of off base and in accordance with US and

German Federal, local and base environmental laws and regulations. All residue produced by horizontal directional boring operations (i.e., slurry) shall be disposed of off base on the same day the residue is produced, at an appropriate disposal facility at the contractor’s expense. Under no circumstances will the contractor stage or store boring residue in slurry ponds or other containment areas on Husterhohe Annex, Germany.

2.2.4. Site Restoration

The Contractor shall restore all disturbed grounds to the “as found” condition or better after installation. The Contractor shall comply with all base ground’s restoration requirements.

2.2.5. Service Outages

The Contractor shall be responsible for preventing any unscheduled (i.e., cutting or disabling any in-service cables or equipment.), Contractor-caused, interruptions of communications capabilities that are properly identified. The Contractor shall coordinate planned outages with the 86 CS/SCXP Project Manager at least ten (10) calendar days in advance of the outage if the implementation necessitates disruption of service, (e.g., communications, electrical, or other utilities).

2.2.6. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

If required by BCE, the Contractor shall obtain approvals for NPDES at State and/or Federal level [in some locations this may be called the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

(SWPPP)]. The storm water/environmental plan is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

Base Civil Engineering/CEV will review and advise to ensure minimum standards and storm water controls/BMPs are in place to ensure compliance. The Contractor shall implement storm water controls/BMPs to ensure sediment, as a result of storm water runoff, does not enter storm drainage channels and/or inlets.

The Contractor shall conduct an initial meeting within ten (10) days of the Contractor site survey with the base environmental office to identify NPDES preparations and/or the storm water/environmental plan.

The Contractor shall review the NPDES requirements applicable to the base; develop a plan to comply with the NPDES; obtain approval of the NPDES plan from all appropriate government agencies; and comply with any other applicable state requirements for construction.

2.2.7. Identification/Marking

The Contractor shall clearly mark all Contractor-Furnished Property and Equipment (CFP/CFE) with their company's name. The Contractor shall place an easily read, very visible, sign

(minimum 8.5" x 11") on large containers, construction equipment, or un-manned rental vehicles while on the Government installation indicating the company name and both the Contractor and

Site POC's names and local telephone numbers.

2.2.8. Installation Schedules

The Contractor shall provide a complete milestone schedule that denotes project activities to include time-phased start and completion dates for the project and sub-projects associated with the installation of the components and system. All submissions shall be delivered electronically in MS Office-compatible format NLT ten (10) business days after contract award and as significant schedule changes occur to be determined by the IPT.

2.2.9. Weekly Status Reports

The Contractor shall prepare a Monthly Status Report and distribute to the Contracting Officer

(CO), the System Engineer(s), the Government PM, and other base personnel as required. The purpose of the report is to inform IPT members of project progress, problems being encountered, and other topics necessary/beneficial to ensure success and timely completion of the contract requirements.

2.2.10. Drawings

2.2.10.1. As-Built Drawings

The 86 CS/SCXP shall supply existing system Drawings, and the Contractor shall provide updated Drawings in Visio for building and rack elevation; Visio and .pdf for OSP. These

Drawings shall depict the entire pathway and details of the installation, including but not limited to labeling, cables, innerducts and maintenance holes/handholes, conduits, maintenance loops, distances, bores, trenches, building entrances. Detailed butterfly Drawings will also be required

(see para. 2.2.10.2). If the existing cable diagram or butterfly Drawings are not available; the contractor shall create the missing cable diagram/ butterfly Drawings to include all the components used in this project. The Contractor shall record/deliver geospatial data of new outside plant distribution system.

2.2.10.2. Butterfly Drawings

The Contractor shall record and submit butterfly, cable path and building penetration Drawings information for all new installations including butterfly Drawings for all maintenance holes and pull boxes that contain new or reused FOC. Drawings shall record the path and arrangement of new and reused fiber optic cables, splices, and the arrangement duct banks, ducts, inner-duct and shall show maintenance hole orientation with respect to geodetic north. Drawings shall be submitted in an easily read electronic format such as pdf. Scanned data sheets or legible Drawings are acceptable.

2.2.11. Geospatial Deliverables

The Contractor shall collect and record geospatial data and provide as-built documentation (shape files) of all new installed maintenance hole/duct system components and new cable components

(including metadata) compatible with the Cyberspace Infrastructure Planning System (CIPS)

Visualization Component (CVC) drawing system. Data points shall be recorded at the center of each manhole/hand-hole lid and at intervals not to exceed 25 feet along cable routes. Sufficient data points shall be recorded to capture any change in direction along the route. All GPS coordinates shall have +/- 3 feet accuracy for all readings. The Government will review the Shape files and transcribe the information to the CVC system. The Contractor shall provide geospatial data via CD as Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Shape files. Shape files shall be delivered within thirty (30) days of final acceptance by the Government.

2.2.12. Test and Acceptance/Installation Test Plan

The Contractor shall provide a test plan as to how the system shall be pre-tested, in-progress-tested and post-tested. Draft Cut-over Test Plan shall be submitted NLT ten (10) calendar days after contract award. Government comments will be provided after review of the draft. A final plan shall be submitted thirty (30) calendar days before final acceptance by the Government.

The Contractor shall test the system to demonstrate to the Government quality assurance representative that the system is fully operational and meets or exceeds the specified requirements and that the system is fully ready to be placed into service. These tests shall be accomplished prior to the system being placed into service and final acceptance by the

Government.

2.2.12.1. Testing

The Contractor shall conduct on-site testing IAW Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)’s installation manuals, practices and the appropriate vendor’s test procedures. The Contractor shall furnish all test equipment and personnel required to conduct all required testing. During any testing phase, the Government reserves the right to perform any of the contractor performed inspections and tests to assure solutions conform to prescribed requirements. The Contractor shall provide on-site support during the acceptance testing. The Contractor shall participate with the Government in testing the complete communications system. When any system, subsystem, component or requirement test fails to meet the requirements of the test, Government acceptance and payment will be withheld until such time as the cause of the failure is corrected to the

Government’s satisfaction. After appropriate corrective action has been taken, all tests including those previously completed, related to the failed test and the corrective action shall be repeated and successfully completed prior to final acceptance by the Government.

2.2.12.2. In-progress Testing

2.2.12.2.1. Excavations

All excavations shall be inspected for compliance with applicable installation and safety directives, and installation plan procedures. After material is placed, the contractor shall inspect and document the installation prior to backfilling. In addition, the Government quality assurance representative shall be allowed to inspect the installation prior to backfilling.

2.2.12.2.2. Splices

All splices shall be tested for cable faults and splicing errors as they are completed. All cable faults and/or splicing errors detected shall be corrected after the completion of each splice point test and prior to sealing the closure. The contractor's quality assurance evaluator and the

Government PM shall inspect all splices prior to sealing the closure. If, for any reason, moisture contaminates a splice, all modules and/or connectors shall be replaced and the entire splice.

2.2.12.2.3. Fiber Optic Tests

All strands of all fiber optic cables shall be tested in accordance with TIA 526-7, Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-mode Fiber Cable Plant, or equivalent. As a minimum, both an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and Optical Power Meter bi-directional test at 1310 nm and 1550 nm will be used to evaluate all end-to-end circuits. For incomplete circuits that end in Maintenance Holes, only one direction OTDR testing is required.

The Contractor shall provide the test report to the Government PM NLT ten (10) business days after completion of Contractor Quality assurance evaluator testing. The Government will verify test results.

2.2.12.2.4. Optical Attenuation

End to end attenuation tests shall be conducted on all fiber optic cable strands. Tests shall be accomplished to ensure the installed cable is within the specified parameters.

2.2.12.2.5. Distance

Test to determine the installed cable length between optical patch panels. All strands of all fiber optic cables shall be tested.

2.2.13. Final Acceptance

The Contractor shall schedule a final project walk-through with the 86 CS/SCXP PM. The contractor shall route the AFTO Form 747, Cyberspace Infrastructure System Acceptance, after the walk-through has been completed.

2.2.14. Deliverable Summary

All deliverables are subject to Government acceptance and approval. All deliverables shall meet professional standards and the requirements set forth in this contract.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1. Project Completion Date

The required completion date for the project shall be NLT one (1) year after the contract award date.

3.2. Place of Performance

The place of performance is Husterhohe Annex, Germany.

3.3. Hours of Operation

The Contractor shall routinely work during normal duty hours of the site. However, mission requirements may necessitate work outside normal hours (nights and/or weekends), especially if existing service must be interrupted. Any site work requested by the Contractor to be performed outside of normal duty hours shall be coordinated with the 86 CS/SCXP and approved by the

Contracting Officer at least ten (10) calendar days in advance.

3.4. Holidays/Down Days

The Contractor shall not perform under this contract on US and German federal holidays or site-unique down-days unless expressly authorized by the CO and coordinated with the base POC.

3.5. Base Support

The Contractor shall identify any base support requirements (for example, laydown and storage areas) necessary to complete this project in their proposal. The contractor shall return all

Government furnished lay-down and storage areas to their original condition upon completion of the project.

4. APPENDICES

4.1. Appendix A: APPLICABLE STANDARDS

The following list is not all-exclusive. The Contractor shall comply with applicable commercial code and standards

23 CFR § 655, Subpart F – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

29 CFR § 1910.268 – Telecommunications

DAFMAN 91-203 – Air Force Consolidated Occupational Safety Instruction

OSHA CFR 29 Part 1910-268 – Telecommunications

NEMA TC 2- Electrical Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Tubing and Conduit

TIA-606-D Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure

TIA-568-E Commercial Building Telecommunications (568C.1, 568C.2, 568C.3) Cabling Standard

TIA-607-D Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for

Telecommunications

TIA-526-7- Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-mode Fiber Cable Plant

TIA-569-E - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

TIA-570-D –Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard

TIA-758B Customer-owned Outside Plant Telecommunication Infrastructure Standard

BICSI TDM Manual - Building Industries Consulting Services International Telecommunications

Distribution Methods (TDM) Manual

BICSI – Outside Plan Design Reference Manual

RUS Bulletin 345-65 (PE-33) – Specification for Shield Bonding Connectors

RUS Bulletin 1751F-644 - Underground Plant Construction Telecommunications Engineering Shield

Continuity and Construction Manual (TE&CM) 451.2

RUS Bulletin 1751F-801 – Electrical Protection Fundamentals

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