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27 05 11 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

1 TELEPHONE AND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS

(a) All electrical, telephone and data outlets within the Government-demised area shall be installed by the Contractor. Contractor shall provide a minimum of two telephone data outlets for each room; locations will be designated by VA). In addition, Contractor shall provide four electrical outlets per room at locations designated by the VA or one every 10' horizontal linear wall space. All electrical outlets shall be installed in accordance with NFPA Standard 70, or local code, whichever is more stringent.

2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: DISTRIBUTION AND EQUIPMENT

(a) Sufficient space a, minimum of 64 sq ft (no less then an 8’ X 8’), shall be provided on the floor(s) where the Government occupies space for the purposes of terminating telecommunications service into the building. The building’s telecommunications closets located on all floors shall be vertically-stacked.

Telecommunications switch rooms, wire closets, and related spaces shall be enclosed. The enclosure shall not be used for storage or other purposes and shall have door(s) fitted with an automatic door-closer and deadlocking latch bolt with a minimum throw of ½ inch.

(b) Telecommunications switch rooms, wire closets, and related spaces shall meet applicable Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) standards and National Communications System (NCS) standards. These standards include but not limited to the following:

1) TIA/EIA-568, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

2) TIA/EIA-569, Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications pathways and Spaces,

3) TIA/EIA-570, Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunications Wiring Standard, and

4) TIA/EIA-607, Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding requirements for Telecommunications Standard

(c) Telecommunications switch rooms, wire closets, and related spaces shall meet applicable NFPA standards. Bonding and grounding shall be in accordance with NFPA Standard 70, National Electrical Code, and other applicable NFPA standards and/or local code requirements. Layout of the Communications Closet switch rooms, wire closets, and related spaces will be agreed on by the VAMC IRMS and the Contractor before work on termination of any Data and Voice cables located in the closets. Any changes to the layout of switch rooms, wire closets and related spaces, including the cabling housed within these areas, must be communicated to IRMS before and after the changes are made. Communications Closet termination of Data and Voice shall meet the SFVAMC set standards as follows;

1) Cable to be installed (outside plant, inside riser, and station cabling) shall conform to meet the requirements of ICEA Publications S-80-576-1988 (Ref.B1.6) as to size and installation.

(d) Telecommunications floor or wall outlets shall be provided as required. At a minimum of 4 Category 6a cables will be provided for each station location. 3 of the Cat 6a cables used for Data and 1 Cat 6a cable used for Voice and shall meet the following SFVAMC standards.

1) The established color code used at the San Francisco VAMC will be followed.

a. White used for Data cables, Cat 6a

b. Grey used for Voice cables, Cat 5e

c. Orange for Multimode fiber, yellow for Single Mode Fiber Optics

Jack color of choice is Orange for Data and white for phone.

10) The Contractor shall provide and ensure that all outlets and associated wiring, copper, coaxial cable, optical fiber, CAT 6E, or other transmission medium used to transmit telecommunications (voice, data, video, internet, or other emerging technologies) service to the workstation shall be safely concealed under raised floors, in floor ducts, walls, columns, or molding. All outlets/junction boxes shall be provided with rings and pull strings to facilitate the installation of cable. Some transmission medium may require special conduit, inner duct, or shielding as specified by the Government.

After the initial installation of any telecommunication, equipment or cabling, the cost of any subsequent changes resulting in additional time and material shall be borne by the government.

11) All Demolition or legacy wiring is to be removed upon project completion where possible.

12) IRM needs 2 copies of As Is Built CAD Data/Voice annotated drawings for cabling reference.

3 DATA DISTRIBUTION

The Contractor shall be responsible for purchasing and installing data and voice cable and all related equipment and hardware associated with normal installation of voice and data cable.

Local Exchange Carrier Requirements

The Contractor shall provide a four (4) inch entrance conduit, dedicated for local exchange carrier ability to provide the VA with fiber based services, to be in place from the local exchange carrier right-of-way to the building and, a pathway or conduit from the building entrance point to the VA telephone equipment room. This is in addition to any other requirements the local exchange carrier has to provide copper based services.

4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CLOSETS

Table 8-7 Telecommunications Closet Size Requirements Useable Floor Space* Sq. m (Sq. ft.)

Closet Size MM (ft.)

744 - 929 (8,001-10,000)

3000 x 4200 (10 x 14)

* For every additional 929 square meters (10,000 sq. ft.) of administrative floor space served, there shall be and additional 3000 mm (10 linear ft.) of wall space provided.

In addition, the Contractor shall provide the following for the telephone/network closet.

1. ¾” plywood on three walls. Plywood must be painted on all six sides with fire-retardant paint.

2. Three (3) dedicated 20-amp or 30-amp, double-duplex, electrical outlets connected to emergency power grid. Please consult IRM on specific outlet connection. (L-6-20), (L6-30), etc.

3. A 4” pipe penetration sleeve through the ceiling.

4. A single-ground bus bar (mounted according to the agreed upon closet layout.)

5. Air Conditioning, supply and return from unit, dedicated preferred in main equipment room.

All locations for telephone and data jacks in the office space will need a ¾” stub-up conduit with a 2 ¼” (deep) box, or power pole depending on modular furniture arrangement. All existing/abandoned phone/data cable must be removed.

Access Control Requirements for Telecom Closets (References: VA Directive 6500 and SOP)

1. Direct physical access to these locations will be limited to authorized staff designated by OI&T Chief/CIO. All other entry into these areas will be prohibited unless authorized and accompanied by authorized IT staff. OI&T staff will coordinate and authorize access to areas that have co-located equipment, which is managed or supervised by a department other than OI&T.

2. Physical access is controlled to information systems by authenticating visitors before authorizing access to facilities or areas other than areas designated as publicly accessible. All visitors, contractors, maintenance, and housekeeping personnel are required to establish pre-planned appointments with OI&T prior to receiving access to sensitive areas. Visitors to restricted OI&T areas will be monitored and escorted.