PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

BASE PAGING SYSTEM UPGRADE

1.0 General

1.1. Introduction & Objective

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the requirements for a Contractor to provide, install, configure, and test a complete, turn-key, IP-based Paging System for the Mississippi Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Gulfport, Mississippi. The primary objective is to decommission and replace the existing obsolete indoor and outdoor analog paging system, replace legacy outdoor speaker horns, and integrate the new IP-based paging head-end with the existing outdoor siren system. The final system shall deliver a unified, highly reliable, and easily accessible indoor and outdoor voice paging platform across the installation.

1.2. Scope

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and expertise necessary to perform all tasks described in this PWS. This includes, but is not limited to, the safe removal and disposal of the legacy analog system (both indoor and outdoor elements), installation of new IP-based head-end and endpoint hardware, software licensing, system integration, physical cabling, testing, and comprehensive training.

The Contractor shall connect all buildings on the installation where physical pathway connectivity is available. No building capable of physical connection shall be omitted, ensuring maximum operational and geographical coverage across the installation footprint.

1.3. Period of Performance

The Period of Performance (PoP) shall be determined at the time of contract award. All work, including installation, integration, testing, and training, must be completed within the agreed-upon timeframe.

1.4. Place of Performance

All physical work, installations, and testing will be performed at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Gulfport, Mississippi.

2.0. Specific Tasks

The Contractor shall execute the following tasks in accordance with industry best practices and military standards:

2.1. System Decommissioning and Removal

The Contractor shall safely decommission, remove, and legally dispose of all legacy analog paging components. This task includes:

• Deinstallation of legacy head-end units, analog amplifiers, and power supplies.

• Removal of obsolete legacy analog indoor speakers, legacy outdoor speaker horns, and associated legacy wiring that is no longer in use.

• Ensuring work areas are clean and free of debris post-removal.

2.2. IP-Based Paging System Installation

The Contractor shall deliver and install a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), fully IP-based Paging System.

2.2.1. Head-End Equipment

• The Contractor shall install one (1) new head-end server/appliance (physical or virtual, as approved by the Government) to host and manage the central paging system control software.

• The head-end software must support centralized management, volume control, health monitoring, zone administration, and system-wide audio routing.

2.2.2. IP Endpoints

The Contractor shall install new IP-enabled speaker endpoints to ensure 100% audio intelligibility and coverage within all designated buildings and specified outdoor environments. The installation shall include, but is not limited to:

• IP-Enabled Ceiling Speakers: For standard office spaces, conference rooms, and hallways.

• IP-Enabled Wall-Mounted Speakers: For common areas, classrooms, and administrative offices.

• IP-Enabled Indoor Speaker Horns: For high-ambient-noise environments, maintenance bays, warehouses, and hangars.

• IP-Enabled Outdoor Speaker Horns: Highly durable, weather-resistant, and dust-tight (IP66 or better rated) outdoor speaker horns to replace all legacy analog outdoor speaker horns across the installation.

2.2.3. Active Network Infrastructure and Pathway Constraints

The Contractor is responsible for the complete active network design and physical deployment required to support the new IP-Based Paging System.

• Contractor Responsibilities: The Contractor shall provide, install, and configure all active network switches (e.g., Power over Ethernet [PoE] switches), patch panels, network racks, transceivers, and patch cables. The Contractor shall run new Category 6/6a cabling from local switches to all new IP endpoints (including outdoor runs using outdoor-rated, shielded cabling).

• Government Boundaries: The Government will NOT provide active network connectivity, IP routing, subnet allocations, or active switch ports to facilitate communication between buildings. The Government’s responsibility is strictly limited to providing physical, passive inter-building pathway connectivity (e.g., empty conduits, physical cable trays, or existing dark fiber optic strands).

• Backbone Cabling: The Contractor shall utilize the Government-provided physical pathways to run their own fiber optic backbone, terminate connections, and bridge the standalone paging network between all capable buildings.

2.2.4. Comprehensive Installation Footprint

• The Contractor shall connect all buildings on the installation where a physical inter-building pathway (conduit or dark fiber path) exists.

• The system architecture must scale to incorporate all connected structures, establishing a single, seamless, and unified paging network across the entire installation.

2.3. System Integration

The Contractor shall provide and configure all necessary physical interfaces, gateways, and software protocols to support the following mandatory system integrations:

2.3.1. Outdoor Siren System Integration

• The Contractor shall provide and install a hardware/software integration gateway to interface the new indoor IP-based Paging System with the existing legacy outdoor siren system.

• This interface must support broadcasting live voice announcements and initiating pre-recorded tones or messages through both the new outdoor IP-enabled speaker horns and the legacy outdoor siren system from the primary paging console.

2.3.2. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) Desk Phone Integration

• The Contractor shall integrate the IP-Based Paging System with the Government's existing Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) system.

• Broad Access Requirement: The system must be configured to allow any standard desk phone registered to the CUCM network to initiate paging announcements.

Access must not be restricted to pre-selected physical handsets or specialized user accounts.

• Operation: A user must be able to dial a designated extension or access code from any CUCM-connected phone, input an authorization PIN if required, and broadcast live, high-clarity voice announcements.

• Exercise Support: The system configuration must support visiting, rotational, or transient military units participating in base exercises, allowing them to utilize the paging system instantly from local administrative desks without requiring custom software provisioning or account setups.

• The integration must support targeting the entire installation (all-call) or specific, pre-defined paging zones.

2.4. System Configuration & Programming

The Contractor shall configure the paging administration software to align with the Government's operational structure. This includes:

• Establishing distinct paging zones (e.g., administrative zones, maintenance zones, base-wide all-call, outdoor-only, and individual building zones).

• Programming pre-recorded voice announcements, emergency tones, and routine alerts.

• Configuring user access permissions, priority levels (ensuring emergency pages override routine pages), and administrative security settings.

2.5. Equipment Compliance (APL, TAA, and Section 889)

All hardware, software, and active components provided under this contract must comply with Department of Defense (DoD) security, supply chain, and procurement standards:

• DoD Approved Products List (APL): All active equipment, networking hardware, IP endpoints, gateways, and centralized software applications proposed by the Contractor shall be currently listed on the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL).

• Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliance: All physical hardware, components, and endpoints supplied under this effort must be fully compliant with the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. & Chapter 13), meaning they must be manufactured or substantially transformed in the United States or a designated TAA-compliant country.

• NDAA Section 889 Representation: The Contractor shall strictly adhere to Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232). Under no circumstances shall the Contractor provide, install, or utilize any telecommunications or video surveillance equipment, services, or components produced by covered entities (including but not limited to Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, and Dahua Technology Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof).

• Non-Compliant Equipment Escalation: In the rare event that a highly specialized component is required and is not currently on the UC APL or TAA-compliant list, the Contractor must formally document this exception. The equipment must adhere strictly to federal government security restrictions, undergo a rigorous cybersecurity review, and obtain official written waiver approval from the Contracting Officer (CO) and COR prior to procurement or installation.

3.0. Testing and Acceptance

3.1. System Operational Verification Test (SOVT)

Upon completion of the physical installation and software configuration, the Contractor shall conduct a comprehensive, formal SOVT witnessed by designated Government personnel (COR and technical representatives). The SOVT must verify and document successful performance of all contract requirements, including:

• Clear audio delivery and 100% intelligibility to all individual IP speaker endpoints, including both indoor speakers and the newly installed outdoor speaker horns.

• Flawless execution of paging calls to individual zones, grouped zones, and the system-wide all-call function.

• Successful initiation of live voice pages and pre-recorded tones over the integrated outdoor siren system and outdoor speaker horns.

• Verification of CUCM access: Demonstrating successful live paging initiation from multiple arbitrary CUCM-connected desk phones across different buildings to simulate exercise conditions.

• Simultaneous, latency-free broadcast of a base-wide alert across all integrated indoor and outdoor assets.

3.2. Acceptance

The Government will formally accept the system as complete only upon:

• Successful, error-free completion of the SOVT, with all test results documented and signed by the COR.

• Resolution of all items on a physical punch-list developed during a final walkthrough with the Contractor and Government representatives.

• Delivery of all contractually required deliverables listed in Section 4.0.

4.0. Deliverables

The Contractor shall submit the following deliverables to the COR prior to final system acceptance:

• As-Built Drawings: Complete "As-Built" drawings (in PDF and AutoCAD formats) detailing the physical locations of all endpoints, outdoor horn placements, cable routing, switch placements, and network topology maps.

• Technical Documentation: Comprehensive user manuals, system administration guides, and hardware specification sheets for all installed equipment and software, highlighting APL and TAA compliance certifications.

• Software Licensing: Documentation confirming the transfer of all perpetual, enterprise-level software and integration licenses to the Government.

• Training: Conduct on-site system administrator and operator training for up to eight (8) designated Government personnel, covering system administration, troubleshooting, and zone configuration.

CUCM PAGING INTEGRATION & INTERCOM CONFIGURATION DIRECTORY

Location: Mississippi Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Gulfport, MS

Document Purpose: Companion Reference Document for the Base Paging System Upgrade. This document outlines the current state of CUCM-to-Paging system mapping, detailing registered intercom lines, Giant Voice activation extensions, and underlying hardware gateway configurations.

1. System Integration Overview & Engineering Analysis

The base currently utilizes a centralized Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) system to route verbal page broadcasts and intercom requests to physical buildings.

A technical review of active registrations indicates:

• Protocol & Pool: All paging and intercom endpoints are registered via Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) under the Main-DP (Device Pool).

• Gateway Mechanism: The device names starting with AN29D26E2840... indicate analog gateway ports. These represent physical FXS (Foreign Exchange Station) ports on a voice gateway unit (such as a Cisco VG series high-density analog gateway or VG310/224) that terminate directly on the analog inputs of the Bogen UTI312 multi-zone paging controller and localized amplifiers.

• Dialing Method: Users dial specific 4-digit directory extensions (e.g., x2222 or x1243) from their desk phones. CUCM routes these calls over SCCP to the analog gateway, which closes a dry-contact relay, opening the physical audio path to the Bogen system.

2. Current Intercom Configuration (Individual Buildings)

CUCM Intercom Extension Directory Table

The table below catalogs every registered intercom line from the database, detailing the mapped facility, extension number, unique gateway device address, and active registration status.

Facility / Building Name

Mapped Extension

(DN)

Registered SCCP Device Name

Device Pool

Protocol Current Status

Bldg 3 (Intercom) x2230 AN29D26E2840221 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 5 (Intercom) x2326 AN29D26E284021F Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 52 (Intercom) x2225 AN29D26E2840223 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 60 (Intercom) x2221 AN29D26E2840224 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 65 (Intercom) x2229 AN29D26E2840225 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 66 (Intercom) x2220 AN29D26E2840226 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 70 (Intercom) x2334 AN29D26E2840227 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 75 (Intercom) x2348 AN29D26E284021E Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 130 (Intercom) x2222 AN29D26E2840228 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 131 (Intercom) x2224 AN29D26E2840229 Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 132 (Intercom) x2223 AN29D26E284022A Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 145 (Intercom) x2312 AN29D26E284022B Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 146 (Intercom) x2330 AN29D26E284022C Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 152 (Intercom) x2303 AN29D26E284022D Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 160 (Intercom) x2228 AN29D26E284022E Main-

DP

Bldg 312 (Intercom) x2550 AN29D26E284022F Main-

DP

SCCP Registered / Active

Bldg 1000 (Shelby Range) x2233 AN29D26E2840230 Main-

DP

3. Giant Voice & Installation-Wide Emergency Broadcasts

These endpoints bypass localized zoning to broadcast critical instructions base-wide.

Emergency & Installation-Wide Broadcast Directory

Broadcast Profile

Mapped Extension

(DN)

Registered SCCP Device Name

Device Pool

Protocol Operational Scope

ADR Site Giant Voice x2325 AN29D26E2840231 Main-

DP

SCCP Mapped to the Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) localized training arena exterior sirens.

Base- Wide Giant Voice x1243 AN29D26E2840220 Main-

DP

SCCP Mapped to all integrated indoor paging systems and outdoor siren arrays simultaneously.

4. Engineering Migration Requirements (For the PWS)

To successfully replace the legacy analog hardware without disrupting current operations, the Contractor must adhere to the following software, hardware, and integration transition requirements:

A. Core Integration Retention (Broad Access)

1. No Proprietary Endpoint Locks: The Contractor shall configure the new IP-Based Paging System to interface directly with CUCM via a standards-based protocol (SIP Trunking or SIP Endpoint registration preferred) to replace the legacy SCCP analog gateway configurations.

2. Universal CUCM Access: Any desk phone registered to the base CUCM must retain the capability to dial designated paging extensions to make live verbal announcements.

3. Number Plan Preservation: The existing 4-digit directory extension numbering scheme (as listed in Section 2 & 3 of this document) must be preserved.

B. Gateway Retirement

1. VG Port Decommissioning: Once SIP connectivity is established and verified between CUCM and the new IP head-end paging server, the legacy Cisco Voice Gateway ports (AN29D26E2840...) shall be safely deactivated in CUCM and the hardware unpatched.

2. PWS Alignment: The physical hardware decommissioning shown in the accompanying Site Survey (e.g., removing the Bogen UTI312 controller and 66-blocks) must occur concurrently with the virtual retirement of these VG ports.

5. Migration Validation & Verification Checklist

• SIP Integration Verification: Confirm the new IP paging head-end server successfully registers as a SIP Trunk or SIP device pool on the CUCM.

• Base-Wide Dialing Test: Verify that dialing x1243 from any desk phone successfully triggers a broadcast across all new indoor IP speakers and outdoor horn arrays.

• ADR Site Test: Verify that dialing x2325 activates the targeted ADR Site exterior speaker horns.

• Zonal Building Verification: Perform individual dial tests for all 17 facility intercom lines listed in Section 2, confirming that paging audio only plays within the designated facility.

• Legacy Registration Clean-Up: Delete the decommissioned SCCP analog device profiles from the CUCM configuration database once verification is complete.

LEGACY PAGING SYSTEM SITE SURVEY & EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

Location: Mississippi Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Gulfport, MS

Document Purpose: Companion Document to the Base Paging System Upgrade PWS (Section 2.1 - System Decommissioning and Removal). This document catalogs, labels, and provides technical specifications for the legacy analog hardware to be removed by the Contractor.

1. Executive Summary of Legacy System Architecture

The existing base paging system is a legacy, analog-centric platform relying on centralized amplifiers, multi-zone controllers, voice-activated relays, and extensive physical copper punch-down blocks (66-blocks). Access is mediated through dedicated analog handsets and voice-activated interfaces. This obsolete system must be systematically decommissioned and replaced with the modern IP-based solution detailed in the PWS.

2. Labeled Equipment Inventory & Technical Breakdown

Section 2.1: Legacy Indoor Endpoint – Flush-Mount Ceiling Speaker

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• Item Label: Legacy Indoor Endpoint – Flush-Mount Ceiling Speaker

• Quantity / Scope: System-wide across administrative buildings.

Technical Assessment:

• Description: Standard, passive analog ceiling speaker (flush-mounted) housed in a circular white metal baffle. Integrated into standard 2′ × 2′ or 2′ × 4′ acoustic ceiling tile grids.

• Operational Mechanism: Operates on a legacy analog distributed audio line (typically 25V or 70V constant-voltage system).

• Decommissioning Requirement: The Contractor shall safely remove these passive speakers, terminate/isolate the associated legacy speaker lines in the ceiling plenum, and replace them with new, active, PoE-powered IP ceiling speakers as specified in the PWS.

Section 2.2: Legacy Outdoor Siren and Speaker Tower

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• Item Label: Legacy Outdoor High-Power Siren & Loudspeaker Array

• Quantity / Scope: Base-wide exterior arrays.

• Description: A multi-directional, high-power exterior paging/siren array mounted on a wooden/concrete utility pole adjacent to physical facilities. Features high-power re-entrant horn speakers configured for 360-degree acoustic coverage.

• Operational Mechanism: Driven by high-wattage analog amplifiers located in local head-end closets or weatherized exterior enclosures.

• Decommissioning Requirement: Under the PWS, the Contractor shall decommission and remove the legacy analog horns mounted to this pole. The Contractor shall replace them with new, TAA-compliant, weatherized IP-Enabled Outdoor Speaker Horns while integrating the control path with the remaining legacy base siren system.

Section 2.3: Main Analog Paging Head-End Backboard

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• Item Label: Head-End Audio Distribution Panel (Main Telecommunications

Closet)

• Sub-Components:

1. Bogen Model TPU-100B 100-Watt Amplifier (Top)

2. Bogen UTI312 Universal Multi-Zone Paging Controller (Center)

3. Analog Distribution Punch-Down Blocks (66-Blocks) (Lower Left)

Technical Assessment of Sub-Components:

• Bogen TPU-100B 100-Watt Telephone Paging Amplifier:

o Function: Wall-mounted, solid-state commercial audio amplifier specifically designed for telephone paging applications. Handles automatic muting of background music during page events.

o Inputs/Outputs: Inputs for telephone line, paging microphone, and background music. Outputs for 70V, 25V, and 8-ohm speaker systems.

• Bogen UTI312 Universal Multi-Zone Paging Controller:

o Function: Directs incoming telephone page inputs to up to 12 distinct analog output zones (expandable). Contains built-in pre-announce/confirmation tones and a background music field.

o Interfaces: Interfaces directly with PBX station loops, trunk ports, or dry loop page ports.

• Type-66 Punch-Down Blocks:

o Function: Wall-mounted mechanical terminal blocks utilizing multi-pair copper telephone cabling (Category 3 or legacy cross-connect wire) to patch analog zone signals out to the field-installed building speakers.

• Decommissioning Requirement: The entire physical assembly shown on this plywood backboard must be systematically labeled, disconnected, decommissioned, and removed. Legacy analog field wiring must be cut back, labeled as abandoned, or physically extracted where necessary.

Section 2.4: Standalone / Remote 100W Amplifier

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• Item Label: Remote Building Amplifier (Bogen TPU-100B)

• Quantity / Scope: Installed in satellite communications closets across secondary buildings.

• Description: An additional standalone Bogen TPU-100B 100W amplifier deployed locally in an administrative or auxiliary building to drive localized analog 70V ceiling speakers.

• Control Layout: Features physical rotary dials (potentiometers) on the faceplate for manual configuration of:

o Peak Level / Output Volume o Aphex Aural Exciter (Intelligibility Enhancement) o Bass and Treble adjustments o VOX Sensitivity (voice-activated threshold) o Background Music Volume & Mute threshold o Tel Volume & Mic Volume

• Decommissioning Requirement: To be unmounted, disconnected from input lines and speaker paths, and completely decommissioned.

Section 2.5: Voice-Activated Relay Module

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• Item Label: Bogen VAR-1 Voice-Activated Relay

• Quantity / Scope: Deployed at analog network interface points.

• Description: A Bogen VAR-1 Voice-Activated Relay module used to monitor an analog audio signal line and actuate a dry contact double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) relay when voice activity is detected.

• Operational Application: This device is used to bridge the legacy telephone system or localized microphones with the broader paging system. When someone speaks into a microphone or telephone interface, the VAR-1 detects the signal, triggers the relay to mute the background music channel, activates the zone amplifiers, and transmits the audio.

• Adjustment Controls: Features manual screwdriver-adjust potentiometers at the base for tuning:

o VOL (Volume): Regulates input sensitivity.

o SENS (Sensitivity): Adjusts the audio threshold required to actuate the relay.

o DELAY: Controls the hang-time of the relay (preventing it from dropping out during normal pauses in natural speech).

• Decommissioning Requirement: This legacy interface module is completely obsolete in an IP-centric architecture where VOX and zone switching are managed via software protocols. The Contractor shall disconnect, dismount, and remove this unit.

3. Contractor Decommissioning Checklist

To achieve official system acceptance, the Contractor must complete the following decommissioning actions for all hardware identified in this inventory:

• Power Isolation: Safely isolate and lock out electrical circuits supplying power to all TPU-100B amplifiers, UTI312 controllers, and VAR-1 relay modules.

• Wire Disconnection: Carefully sever and label all legacy input connections, including telephone trunk lines, page ports, and background music sources.

• Hardware Dismounting: Remove all wall-mounted equipment, including amplifiers, zone controllers, relays, and associated power strips from plywood backboards.

• Endpoint Extraction: Remove all legacy indoor flush-mount ceiling speakers and high-power outdoor siren speaker horns.

• Recycling & Disposal: Dispose of or recycle all decommissioned electronics, chassis, and copper cabling in strict accordance with federal, state, and Air Force environmental regulations.