DRAFT - Copper Cabling Pull - SOW.pdf

NOAA

Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Network Cat6A Cabling Infrastructure at Two Buildings

Statement of Work

Purpose

This Statement of Work (SOW) supports the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southwest Fisheries Science Center’s (SWFSC) NWAVE Wireless Access Point Expansion which involves the installation of new Cat6A copper cabling at two of the science center’s buildings in La Jolla and Santa Cruz, California.

Background

The Southwest Fisheries Science Center has requirements to upgrade their network cabling infrastructure to enable installation of NWAVE wireless access points that will use that cabling. Providing additional wireless connectivity in parts of the buildings that don’t have coverage will have a positive impact towards improved business productivity, collaboration, and employee satisfaction.

Objective

The primary objective of this project is to provide cabling infrastructure to upgrade and support a local area network (LAN) and wireless access point expansion at each of the buildings.

Scope

The contractor shall be responsible for planning, design, and install of an intra-building cabling system for each of the two buildings. This structured cabling system will include Cat6A cable between endpoints as identified in the provided heat maps and floor plans, including but not limited to conference rooms, hallways, and garages and the cable management system in the communications rooms/intermediate distribution facilities (IDF).

The main components of this cabling system shall be the actual cable, cable pathways, connecting hardware, and support facilities. This will include but not limited to: cables, equipment rack, patch panels, patch cords, plugs/jacks, path and raceway components, J hooks, D rings, cable support, pull lines and accessories to provide a complete and working cable system.

Part of the installation activities is the end-to-end testing of the installed cable and documentation of installed cabling and machine printed labeling is part of the scope of work.

Tasks

1. General Information:

a. Cable Installation: Pull (84) new Cat 6A plenum-rated cables from the nearest IDF Room to the points identified on the building and floor heat maps.

b. Terminate on existing or new Category 6A patch panels/switches within the IDF rack using T568B wiring standards.

c. Terminate into a surface mount box (biscuit) or RJ-45 modular plug (MPTL) for direct NWave AP connection. If using MPTL for direct AP connection, the contractor must use field-terminable plugs specifically rated for Cat6A to ensure compliance with TIA-568.2-D.

d. Install mounting brackets for NWave APs as specified by the NWave site survey.

e. All cabling is to be installed according to the latest EIA/TIA-568 and 569 standards and the latest BICSI proposed installation procedures.

f. Provide Cat6A cabling products. Cabling Products shall be CAT6A cable MID compliant. See Appendix A, Table 1, Cabling Products.

g. Each cable is to be labeled with a permanently attached label at each end, bearing a unique identification to be supplied by the SWFSC Point-of-Contact (POC).

h. Each cable is to be routed through the appropriate cable management and/or cable conduits in place, specified by the SWFSC POC.

i. No surface or exposed cable tray/conduit shall be installed without the written approval of the SWFSC POC. Requests for necessary additional conduit shall be in writing and sent to the SWFSC POC at least 24 hours in advance of any work beginning. Contractor shall supply the surface moulding after receiving written approval from the SWFSC POC.

j. All cables are to be tested after installation and connected to receptacles/patch panels, with test results given to the SWFSC POC.

k. All damage must be repaired to its original state. Stations, hallways, communication rooms, ceiling tiles, etc. must be left clean and tidy, with all packaging material removed.

l. Work must be carried out during normal working hours (8:00am to 5:00pm PDT), with exceptions coordinated with the SWFSC POC.

m. All work and all items of equipment and materials shall be warranted for a minimum period of one year from the date of acceptance of the work. The contractor shall, upon notification of any defective items, repair or replace such items within 3 business days without cost to the government.

n. The contractor must ensure the integrity of the link from the IDF to the points they are run to.

o. Perform Permanent Link Testing using a Level IIIe or Level IV (or higher)cable analyzer.

p. Test for: Wiremap, Length, Insertion Loss, NEXT, and Return Loss.

q. Provide a PDF report of all passing test results to the Project Manager.

r. As-Built Drawings: A floor plan indicating the final cable ID, the specific IDF Room used, and the location for each new WAP.

s. Test Results: Electronic copy of certification reports.

t. Labeling: All cables, IDF patch panels, and faceplates must be labeled with a printed wrap-around label (e.g., IDF-02-B12).

u. The contractor shall supply their own tools and ladders.

Delivery/Period of Performance

Work shall be performed within 90 days of award.

Government-Furnished Property (GFP)

None

Security Considerations

Appropriate notifications will be made with building security. NOAA employees will escort contractors at all times during work being performed.

The following forms of identification may be required after the time of award [Real ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13)]:

● State issued Real ID Compliant Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards.

● U.S. Passport

● U.S. Passport Card

● U.S. Department of Defense CAC

● U.S. Federal agency HSPD-12 compliant ID cards

● U.S. Veterans ID

● U.S. Military Dependent's ID Card

● U.S. Trusted Traveler Card – Global Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS

● U.S. Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)

Travel

None

Special Material Requirements

● Distance Limits: No individual cable run shall exceed 90 meters (295 feet) from the IDF patch panel to the outlet.

● Pathways: Utilize existing cable trays and J-hooks. The contractor shall be responsible for firestopping all new penetrations or existing penetrations used, in accordance with local fire codes and UL-listed assemblies. Horizontal cabling shall be supported every 4 to 5 feet using J-hooks or cable tray. Cables shall not be allowed to rest on ceiling tiles or support wires.

● Aesthetics: All exposed cabling in finished areas must be housed in a matching surface-mount raceway.

● All Cat6A cabling and associated patch cords shall be [Color, e.g., Blue] to match existing NWAVE infrastructure.

Other Unique Requirements and Considerations

Site Walk-Throughs: NOAA strongly recommends the scheduling of a walk-through of the buildings to survey and to assess building construction. Walk-throughs of the building including all common spaces can be done in a single day. It is anticipated that vendors will use the information gathered during the walk-throughs to more accurately develop their quote.

Place of performance

All work will be completed at SWFSC’s two buildings, one in La Jolla and the other in Santa Cruz, California.

SWFSC La Jolla 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037-1508

Facilities POC Mike Martinez 858-334-2897 michael.martinez@noaa.gov

Technical POC Drew Beling 858-546-7063 drew.beling@noaa.gov

SWFSC Santa Cruz 110 McAllister Way Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Facilities POC Tom Rausch 831-420-3901 tom.rausch@noaa.gov

Technical POC Gerald Draayer 831-420-3953 gerald.draayer@noaa.gov

APPENDIX A

Table 1. Cabling Products

Cabling Products shall be CAT6A cable MID compliant.

Brand Name Manufacturers or Equivalent

Product Number

Product Description

Superior Essex 6H-272-3B Cat6A CMP Blue. Cat6A Cable

Superior Essex 6H-272-4B Cat6A CMP Yellow. Cat6A Cable

The supply portion of this procurement shall be Brand Name or Equal in accordance with FAR Part 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. Quoters proposing to furnish “equal” products shall provide the following description for the product: Manufacturers Name; Address: Product Name and Catalogue description. Quoters shall be responsible for submitting, as a part of its quote, demonstrating how their product quoted meets the requirements of the solicitation in specific detail and all additional information on the quoted products necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the brand name as listed in the SOW.

Table 2. Cabling Counts

We'll need a total of 84 cable runs, 60 in La Jolla and 24 in Santa Cruz.

La Jolla Cable runs

Floor 4 8

Floor 3 20

Floor 2 16

Floor 1 6

Floor P 10

Total 60

Santa Cruz

Floor 2 8

Floor 1 16

Total 24

Table 3. Building Maps

The La Jolla building has 5 levels, the bottom level is P for parking and then 1, 2, 3 and 4 (the top floor).

The Santa Cruz building has 2 levels labeled first floor and second floor.

In the floor map diagrams below all the black rounded boxes with a number in it represent where a cable run needs to go to.