SOW_CAHA_HI_Fiber_Optics.pdf

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS)

SOUTHEAST REGION

Cape Hatteras National Seashore – Hatteras Island District (CAHA-HI) Fiber optic cabling and raceway installation

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

General This project is for the installation of underground fiber optic infrastructure between buildings to create a campus environment. The project includes all labor, supplies, materials, and testing necessary to create a fully functional fiber optic network between five buildings with the Hatteras Island District of Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Buxton, North Carolina. It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide fully functioning end to end network infrastructure (fiber optic patch panel to fiber optic patch panel) for each building within the campus.

Acceptance of the completed work will be based on acceptable Bi-Directional OTDR testing that fall within specified limits. This scope of work describes the minimum level of performance required by the government. All equipment must be new and unused. *Connecting non-government devices to the government data network is strictly prohibited. All technicians performing work must be certified to install and terminate fiber. All work shall be done in accordance with Appendix B NPS-Cable-Standard-v-1.0 for all data network cabling specifications and installation requirements.

1.0 Requirements and Specifications

Locations:

Hatteras Island Lighthouse Visitor Center, 46375 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, NC 27920 Principle Keepers Quarters (as known as “PKQ”), 46377 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, NC 27920 Double Keepers Quarters (as known as “DKQ”), 46379 Lighthouse Road, NC 27920 Hatteras Island Maintenance Shop, 46590 Loggerhead Lane, Buxton, NC 27920 Hatteras Island Ranger Station, 46500 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, NC 27920

1.1.1 Provide and Install HDPE Under Ground

a. Provide and install approximately 6,950 linear feet of 1.25”HDPE roll pipe between the following facilities; Hatteras Island Lighthouse Visitors center, PKQ, DKQ, Maintenance Shop, and Ranger Station.

b. Footage shall consist of approximately 2,150’ of directional boring and 4,800’ of open trench/plow

c. Directional bore shall be at Minimum 24” and Maximum 48” from existing grade.

d. Open trench/Plow footage shall be at minimum 24” and Maximum 36” from existing grade.

e. Depths more than the maximum stated should be used, when necessary, to avoid or cross existing utilities that are in direct path of project.

f. HDPE Conduit shall follow the mapped path found in Appendix A Site Plans document.

g. HDPE Conduit shall be installed within an 8’ offset and at 30” from any existing utilities. Construction must be contained along existing roads, sidewalks, and parking areas.

h. Contractor is responsible for marking utilities within any area they work prior to construction and ensure that they are not damaged in the process of horizontal drilling and/ or trenching/plowing.

i. All directional bore gel shall be contained with silt fences and vac will be required for cleanup.

i. Contractor is required to seed and straw disturber ground with native grass seeds.

1.1.2 Provie and Install Polymer Concrete Boxes

a. Provide and install six (6) polymer concrete in-ground handholes with dimensions of 30”x48”x18”

b. Vaults shall be traffic rated

c. Fiber vaults shall be place per Appendix A Site Plan.

d. Vault # 1 shall house a splice enclosure for the 24ct lateral going towards the

PKQ buildings.

e. Vault #2 shall be at the PKQ #1 Building and will house a splice enclosure for the lateral going into that building IT Cabinet.

f. Vault #3 shall be placed as shown on maps and house a 100’ coil for future and slack.

g. Vault #4 shall be placed as shown on maps and house a splice enclosure for the 24ct cable to the Coast Guard building.

h. Vault #5 shall be placed outside of the Maintenance Building shown on maps and will house a 100’ coil for future and slack.

i. Vault #6 shall be placed along Lighthouse rode as shown on maps and will house a 100’ coil for future and slack.

j. All vaults will have a minimum of 4 inches of pea gravel base to serve as drainage, and support.

k. All fiber vaults will have a total of 50 feet of storage fiber in each direction

(100 feet for coils) and 50 feet storage coil for lateral cables.

l. HDPE is required to enter the vaults and will be trimmed 6 inches above gravel base. The pipe must be sealed after fiber cable has been placed to preserve the integrity of the conduit.

1.1.3 Provide and install cabling

a. Provide and install Provide approximately 4200’ of 48 count Fiber Optic cable and 3,800’ of 24 count fiber Optic cable. Pull Fiber through once conduit is installed. The total footage of approximately 8,000’ feet include overage to allow service loops in each polymer concrete box and in closets and attic spaces as needed for loops.

b. Contractor shall leave 100’ coils at all (6) vaults, and approximately 40’ at network cabinet for service loops.

c. Fiber cable must be 48 strand and 24 strand, single mode loose tube fiber and must meet current fiber cable industry standards.

d. Cable shall be installed in newly placed pipe

e. Fiber shall be terminated using Active Core Alignment Fusion Splicing only, using pre-terminated fiber optic pigtails with SC/UPC connectors.

f. Cables shall be terminated in a 1U, 24 count rack mount 2U 48 count patch panel, or a wall mount 24ct fiber optic patch panel per Appendix A Site Plan.

g. Visitor Center: Fiber cable must enter the Hatteras Island Visitors center IT closet from underneath the building by core drilling the floor next to existing network cabling conduit, riser up and terminate in existing wall mount network Cabinet with 48ct 2U rack mount panel.

h. PKQ: Fiber must be pulled into PKQ building following the telco path entering the crawl space and routed up the existing conduit into the 2nd floor IT Net Cabinet. Terminate with a 1U fiber panel in Net cabinet.

i. DKQ: Fiber shall be pulled into the DKQ building from underneath the floor and enter the mechanical room following the existing network cabling to telco DMARC location and terminate at plywood wall into a wall mount OPP.

j. Maintenance Shop: Fiber shall be pulled into Maintenance Shop following the existing coaxial cable run and enter the building using core drill and terminate in existing wall mount network cabinet using 1U rack fiber panel.

k. Ranger Station: The fiber shall be pulled into the Ranger Station building IT room from underneath the floor, core drill the existing concrete floor and terminate fiber on back wall in wall mount fiber panel.

l. Contractor shall terminate all strands of fiber into fiber termination box, at each building.

1.1.4 Provide and Install Riser Conduit

a. Contractor shall provide and install all riser conduit into and out of buildings and shall use 1.25” schedule 40 conduit and sweeping 90 degrees when turns are necessary, to adhere to fiber optic cable bend radius specs. LB, and pull junction boxes are acceptable. All conduit installation must meet North Carolina Building codes for electrical standards.

b. At Hatteras Island Visitors Center building, install 1.25” conduit from existing network cabinet in mechanical room out through floor following existing conduit and sweep down and meet underground 1 ¼” HDPE Pipe.

c. At DKQ building attach approximately 30’ of 1 ¼’ schedule 40 conduit under building and sweep up into DMARC mechanical room through floor.

d. At Maintenance Shop install 1.25” conduit from bore pit receiving hole up block wall 15’ core drill block wall and continue to follow existing coaxial cable through Maintenance Shop along ceiling, strap to existing cabling Core drill to enter warehouse and pull into existing network cabinet.

e. At the Ranger Station, attach 30’ of 1 ¼” of schedule 40 conduit under building floor, core drill existing concrete floor and sweep up into IT room.

f. Stubbed conduit shall be sealed to avoid moisture and rodent intrusion.

g. All building entrances shall be weather caulked and sealed using fire caulking where required by code.

h. When accessing existing conduit to pull fiber into buildings the contractor shall remove moisture barriers and replace them with new barriers and reseal them upon cable placement.

1.1.5 Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing

a. Contractor shall follow Appendix C Splice Plans CAHA HI Fiber Optics

b. Fusion splicing shall be performed on all cable ends and termination panels using Core Alignment Fusion Splice machines.

c. Individual splice loss shall not exceed .15db, bi-directional; connector loss shall not exceed .35db; post processing will need to be furnished in .SOR and .PDF format.

d. All cables must be properly bonded and grounded to industry standards.

e. Trayed fiber splices must be clean and not to exceed 3” bend radius per industry standards. Improper fiber strand management will not be accepted.

f. Pictures shall be provided of all splice tray conditions upon completion, and inspection of these panels and trays will be performed by supervising coordinator.

1.1.6 Use of Existing Network Cabinets

a. Use the one existing network cabinet in the following locations for the installation of contractor provided Fiber Optic Patch Panels: Hatteras Island Visitors Center, the PKQ Building, and the Maintenance Shop.

1.1.7 Provide and Install Fiber Optic Patch Panels (OPP)

a. Provide and install (6) fiber optic patch panels.

b. Contractor shall follow Appendix C Splice Plans CAHA HI Fiber Optics

c. (3) 24ct Fiber Optic Patch panels provided and installed by contractor.

c.1 (1) 24ct wall mount panel will be installed and spliced in the DKQ Building.

c.2 (1) 24ct rack mount panel will be installed and spliced in exiting PKQ network cabinet.

c.3 (1) 24ct Wall mount panel will be installed and spliced in the Ranger Station.

c.4 Fiber optic patch panels shall be 1U 19” 24ct, splice and patch, rack mount patch panels Corning or equivalent. Panels will be supplied and loaded with SC/UPC adaptor plates by contractor and will have pre terminated pigtails used fusion splice cables placed by contractor.

d. (2) 48ct 1U rack fiber optic panels shall be installed by the contractor.

d.1 (1) 48ct 1U rack fiber optic panel shall be installed at the Hatteras

Island Visitors Center in the existing network cabinet, located in the mechanical room.

d.2 (1) 48ct 2U rack fiber optic panel shall be installed in the Maintenance Shop existing Network Cabinet.

d.3 Fiber optic patch panels shall be 2U 19” 48ct, splice and patch, rack mount patch panels Corning or equivalent. Panels will be supplied and loaded with SC/UPC adaptor plates by contractor and will have pre terminated pigtails used fusion splice cables placed by contractor.

e. All Fiber optic rack panels shall be installed at the top of newly placed network cabinet in the first position down or in the next open position down from existing network equipment allowing room for network switches and equipment to be installed working down from the OPP (optical patch panel).

1.1.8 Provide and Install Fiber Optic Splice Enclosures

a. All fiber optic splice closures must be placed using industry standard outside plant buried fiber optic splice enclosures, Commscope FOSC450-D36G or equivalent in specs. Closures must be properly bonded and grounded to industry specifications and standards.

b. Locate lugs shall be placed on ground lugs for locating purposes.

1.1.9 Applicable Standards and Regulations

The Contractor shall conform to and be compliant with all applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations, local construction codes, and established industry standards. The standards shall be applied during the engineering, fabrication, assembly, wiring, installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and management of the system(s) or service(s). If a conflict arises between standards, the contractor shall submit written requests for clarification citing the specific particulars to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will respond with written direction.

1.1.10 Site Access

The NPS issues access to government property via Special Use Permits and via escorts as needed. The contractor shall initiate and coordinate all necessary special use permit or access approvals no later than 4 weeks before the project’s start date.

The contractor shall restore walls, ceilings, and floors if they become damaged by contractor or sub-contractor employees. The restoration must bring the worksite to the appearance and condition that existed prior to the work being performed.

The contractor is also responsible for cleanup, removal, and disposal of any debris associated with their installation of equipment and restoration of the building if damaged.

The contactor shall restore all disturbed ground and vegetative areas using native grass and / or plants.

1.1.11 Deliverables

Inspection and Acceptance: Acceptance of the completed work will be based on acceptable Bi- Directional OTDR testing using OPM testing equipment that fall within specified limits. The testing will be performed by the contractor and the contractor shall furnish testing reports in .SOR and .PDF format. to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Each fiber must be tested for splice loss, connector loss, and span loss

• Individual splice loss shall not exceed bi-directional loss of .15db

• Connector loss shall not exceed .35db

• Span loss must be event free other than planned splice points

In the absence of other agreements negotiated with respect to time provided for government review, deliverables will be inspected, and the contractor notified of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) findings within ten 10 work days of normally scheduled review. If the deliverables are not acceptable, the COR will notify the Contracting Officer, and the contractor immediately.

1.3 Service Interruptions

All service interruptions must be coordinated with the COR and the time of service interruption must be a short as possible. The NPS shall be notified as far in advance as possible of any scheduled interruptions by the contractor, but no less than 24 hours prior to the planned interruption. The contractor shall inform the government as soon as it is known that there may be an occurrence, which may result in an interruption of service.

1.3 Invoices

Contractor shall submit draft version invoice w/ a CM-16, provided by park for approval before submitting to IPP. Park has 10 business days to respond to all requests for approval.

1.4 Points of Contact

The contractor shall immediately bring problems or potential problems affecting performance to the attention of the Contracting Officer, COR, and Project Manager. Problems affecting a particular action should be resolved prior to starting the specific task. Verbal reports must be followed up with written reports when directed by the COR or Contracting Officer.

Administrative Section

2.0 Special terms and conditions

2.1 Security

The work itself is unclassified. However, work on this contract is in government facilities and involves data network / telecom equipment. Therefore, the government retains the right to request removal of contractor personnel, regardless of prior clearance or adjudication status, whose actions, while assigned to this contract, clearly conflict with the interests of the government. The reason for removal will be fully documented in writing by the Contracting Officer. When and if such removal occurs, the contractor will, within 5 working days, assign qualified personnel to any vacancy(ies) thus created. The government also retains the right to require an escort of contractor employees within sensitive / classified areas if the government deems it is required. The contractor will be notified in writing in the event this is required.

2.2 Key Personnel

The contractor shall identify key personnel in the technical proposal regardless of the type of task. It is required that personnel certified by the manufacturer perform the work, and copies of their certifications must be submitted to the government with the vendor proposal. Key personnel may not be added nor removed from the task without express approval of the Contracting Officer.

2.2.1. Fiber Optics Fuser, BICSI.org certified or equivalent

2.2.2 Cable Tester, DICSI.org certified or equivalent

2.4 Payment Procedures & Status Report

All invoicing will be done per procedures to be determined by the Contracting Officer at the time of award.

2.5 Government Furnished Items

The government will provide the following:

- Space to store vehicles and equipment overnight

2.7 Contractor Furnished Items

Everything other than aforementioned government furnished items.

3. Proposal Submission

3.1 Safety

a. Due to the proximity of the roadway and traffic, all works shall wear appropriate PPE.

b. Contractor shall inspect daily all mechanical equipment to ensure it is safe to operate

c. Contractor shall prevent the discharge of fuels and oils onto the ground (with the exception of drilling gel) with the use of drip pans. Any spill shall be cleaned up immediately. If / when a spill occurs, the CO, COR, and project manager shall be notified immediately, and all work stopped until cleaned up. If spill is significant, Dare County and EPA may need to be notified based on EPA and Dare county standards.

d. Contractor shall cover all unattended holes to prevent tripping or accidents, each hole shall be cordoned off appropriately with high visibility tap, cones or markers.

e. All containers of fuel, oil and other contaminants shall be stored in compliance to Federal, State, and local regulations. Storage shall meet NC DOT regulations.

f. Fire suppression equipment shall be present when volatile compounds are being used.

3.2 Grounds Recovery

Contractor shall regrade all disturbed soil to match existing grade. Contractor shall reseed all disturbed ground using native species and replant and disturbed or damaged vegetation.

3.3 Work Zones and staging area

Contractor shall limit the work zone to the extent possible to limit impacts to the Park and visitors. If equipment cannot be moved, it shall be cordoned off to restrict access to the equipment and work area. The Contractor shall provide for their own waste disposal.

3.4 Conduct and List of workers

The contractor shall ensure that all workers are dressed appropriately to prevent explicit language or concerning images. The workers shall not smoke in view of the public, consume alcohol, use foul or offensive language while in the park. Visitor contact can be expected, pleasant and polite interactions is required. Please direct questions to NPS staff as necessary.

Questions concerning the project are sensitive and shall be directed to the COR or project Manager. The project superintendent shall be present at all times while work is underway.

3.5 Work schedule and Delays

The contractor shall provide a work schedule to the CO and COR prior to start of all work. If there is a work stop (anticipate or unanticipated) for 48 hours or more, the contractor shall provide a statement as to the reason for the work stoppage and when work will resume to the CO and the COR.

5.1 Appendices

Appendix A: Site Plan CAHA HI Fiber Optics.pdf Appendix B: NPS-Cable-Standard-v-1.0.pdf Appendix C: Spice Plans CAHA HI Fiber Optics.pdf

END of Scope of Work