SOW W911N2-23-Q-0029.pdf

5.0 Scope Of Work

5.1 Site Survey: The Contractor shall perform a site survey of the existing telecommunications infrastructure to determine the sufficiency and accuracy of the Government specifications within this document. The Contractor shall identify and provide discrepancies to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). The Contractor shall correct minor discrepancies on Red-Line drawings. The Contractor shall provide a total List of Materials (LOM) for the installation no later than 15 business days after completion of the survey, and no more than 45 calendar days after contract award, to the TPOC for review and approval.

5.2 Fiber Optic Cable Installation

5.2.1 Materials And Labor: The Contractor shall supply all materials, equipment and labor for the complete, turn-key installation of the FOC Network, and included documentation, to include, but not limited to: poles, conduit, pathways, fiber optic ring and spur cable, fiber optic building drop cable, splice enclosures, aerial fiber storage units, fiber optics patch panel (FOPP) complete with splice trays and Lucent Connector (LC) style couplers at each building, racks, terminations on all FOC ends, labeling and electronics.

5.2.2.1 The FOC shall be installed aerially via poles, except within the last 50-100 feet of entering each building where the FOC shall be installed in existing or Contractor installed conduit.

5.2.2.2 The smallest messenger strand used shall be 6.6M. No over-lashing of exiting communications cables shall be allowed.

5.2.2.3 All guys and/or anchors for each messenger strand at each applicable location (cable turns, wind loading, cable ends, etc.) shall be new. The down guy shall be sized to the next larger strand. Yellow caution guards shall be added to all guys.

5.2.2.4 All outdoor connections shall be weatherproofed by using weather boots or other approved methods. Any aerial entrances into building shall include a rain-drip loop. Conduit sleeves placed through building walls shall be slanted downward towards the outside a minimum of ½-inch per linear foot. All building entrances shall be waterproofed.

5.2.2.5 All new splice cases that contain conductive elements such as metallic sheaths, armor, strength members, etc. shall be bonded to the grounding system. If no bonding ribbon or ground rod exist, they shall be installed by the Contractor under this PD.

5.2.2.6 Any new required ground rods shall be 8-foot in length by 5/8-inch in diameter driven into undisturbed soil. These shall be connected via a #6 solid copper wire fastened every 3-feet to the pole from the messenger to the ground rod. Vertical grounds are required at a minimum every 1000-feet and bonded to the neutral, where power exists on the pole.

5.2.3 Fiber Optic Cable Type: The FOC shall be Single Mode (SM) Ribbon style, outdoor rated, installed with LC terminations and adhere to the characteristics in Table 1.

Table 1, Single-Mode Dual-Windowed FOC Characteristics

Function Parameters Maximum Attenuation dB/km @ 1,310 nm *0.4 Maximum Attenuation dB/km @ 1,550 nm *0.3 Core Diameter Microns 8.3 (nominal) Core Eccentricity Less than or equal to 1.0 micron Cladding Diameter Microns 125 +/-2 Coating Diameter Microns 250 +/-2 Mode Field Diameter Microns 8.8 +/-0.5 Zero Dispersion Range 1310 +/-010 nm

Maximum Dispersion Range

3.2 ps/nm – km (range 1,285 to 1330 nm) 19 ps/nm – km (range 1,550 nm)

Refractive Index 0.37% Operating Temperature, Outdoor FOC -40 to +70 degrees C Operating Temperature, Indoor FOC -20 to +70 degrees C Cable Tensile Load Rating 600 lb.

Cable Minimum Bending Radius **15 x cable diameter under no load; 0-800 N (0-180 lb.); 20 x cable diameter under load;

800-2,700 N (181-600 lb.)

*Building/Breakout Cables (Tight Buffer) - Maximum attenuations do not apply to tight buffered, breakout-type cables. Maximum attenuation for tight buffered cable is 1.00 dB/km @ 1,310 nm and 1.0 dB/km @ 1,550 dB/km.

**Building/Breakout Cables (Tight Buffer) - Tensile load rating and minimum bending radius do not apply to tight buffered, breakout-type cables.

5.2.4 Fiber Optic Cable Terminations: All FOC shall be fusion spliced and packed in weatherproof splice cases when joining backbone or building feed fibers. Factory produced pigtails terminated with LC connectors shall be fusion spliced at each FOPP, equipped with manufacturer matching splice trays. No mechanical splices or field installed connectors shall be used. Fusion splices must have an insertion loss of <0.05 dB and return loss of >55 dB for loose tube fiber or must have an insertion loss of <0.10 dB and return loss of >55 dB for ribbon fiber.

5.2.5 Fiber Optic Cable Strand Count: FOC strand counts shall be in accordance with Table 2, Fiber Optic Cable Strand Counts.

5.2.6 Fiber Path Of Travel: The Contractor shall follow requirements listed in Table 2. The Government will consider suggestions by the Contractor for any changes to the fiber path of travel.

5.2.7 Splice Case Location: The Contractor shall at a minimum place a Splice Case with Fiber Storage Units (FSU) according to Paragraph 11.0. Additional may be added as needed for splicing sections of cable or as per applicable standards. The Government will consider suggestions by the Contractor when joining more than one building at a Splice Case is appropriate.

5.2.8 Additional Fiber Storage Unit Location: The Contractor shall at a minimum place additional FSUs according to paragraph 12.0 for future expansion. The Government will consider suggestions by the Contractor for additional locations.

5.2.8.1 FSUs shall be installed a minimum of three locations per mile of installed cable, each with a minimum of 100-feet of slack per sheath.

5.2.8.2 FSUs shall be installed at each road crossing with a minimum of 100-feet of slack.

5.2.8.3 FSUs shall be installed at each splice location with a minimum of 100-feet of slack.

Loop splice (ring splice) method shall be used for all splices. Straight splicing shall be performed at cable reel ends or locations where it is deemed too difficult to physically install the cable.

5.2.9 Pole Installation: The Contractor shall be responsible for installing any new poles required in performance of this contract.

5.2.9.1 Where required, old poles shall be removed, and new poles shall be installed by the Contractor. All poles requiring replacement shall be marked by the Contractor using an agreed upon marking standard. All pole replacements shall be approved by the TPOC in writing prior to pole replacement.

5.2.9.2 The locations for any new poles shall be marked by the Contractor a minimum of thirty calendar days prior to their installation. Locations shall be approved by the TPOC in writing prior to poles being set.

5.2.9.3 The Contractor shall be solely responsible for contacting Pennsylvania One Call to have possible existing utilities marked for all new pole locations prior to setting the pole.

5.2.9.4 Poles shall be at a minimum 50-3 poles, where the poles are 50-feet long and Class 3.

Changes in elevation, road crossings, railroad crossings or other circumstances may require additional pole height.

5.2.9.5 Poles shall be Copper Chrome Arsenate (CCA) pressure treated.

5.2.9.6 Poles shall be installed at a depth of 10-percent of the pole length plus 2-feet. If pile driving achieves required pole embedment depths, then no excavation into rock is necessary.

When poles must extend into bedrock, the Contractor is responsible for determining and supplying appropriate methods and equipment to achieve required embedment depth as part of this PD. All poles installed into bedrock shall have annular spaced grout for the entire embedment depth, to the surface.

5.2.9.7 Guying is required at all dead-end locations and all angles over 1-degree. Guy lead length shall be a minimum of 15-feet.

5.2.9.8 Pole spacing for all newly installed poles shall be a nominal 200-feet. Terrain, rail crossings, rail dock crossings, road crossings or other circumstances may require alterations in span length.

5.2.9.9 Attachment points for the FOC shall be a minimum of 22-feet above grade. If this height is not possible, then the cabling shall be installed at no less than 40-inches below the existing neutral and a minimum of 18-feet above grade. At locations where this height cannot be achieved, the Contractor shall replace the pole so that a minimum of 22-feet above grade is achievable.

5.2.9.10 All railroad cable crossings shall be at a minimum height of 30-feet above the railroad tracks, measured from the top of the highest track. Poles shall be located a minimum of 15-feet away from the closest rail.

5.2.9.11 Profiles of all railroad crossings and rail dock crossings shall be submitted to the TPOC or AGR by the Contractor a minimum of thirty working days prior to installation of the poles, for review and approval. Approval shall be provided by the TPOC in writing.

5.2.9.12 Tree and brush trimming or clearing, to include some timber removal, shall be performed by the Contractor to provide a minimum of 15-feet of clearance from the FOC. All brush shall be cleared below the FOC to a minimum of 20-feet wide clearing with the FOC serving as the center line. There are no restrictions on time of year for trimming and clearing.

5.2.9.13 The Contractor shall supply all hardware for the poles to include, but not limited to, anchors, support wires, clamps, ground systems, etc.

5.2.9.14 For any shared utility poles that need replacement, the Contractor shall be solely responsible for coordination with the utility companies referenced on the poles.

5.2.9.15 Refer to paragraph 13.0 for approximate count of new poles needed.

5.2.10 Building Entry Cables: Those entries with a quantity listed in Column C (Strand Count Out Of Main Loop to Bldg HDODF) in Table 2 shall have FOC entry cables installed per the strand quantities listed in Columns D (Strand Count for Building Drop Cable). Those buildings marked as NODE in Column F (Notes) shall have the entire main loop, both clockwise and counterclockwise ends, terminated on high density frames in locations identified by the Government.

5.2.10.1 Those buildings called out as Secondary in Column F (Notes) and called out in Column G (New Cable To Secondary Building?) as NEW CABLE shall also be cabled with new FOC as part of this SOW. This cable shall be installed from the High-Density Optical Distribution Frame (HDODF) in the main building to each of the Secondary buildings. Currently, these buildings do have FOC from other locations, which must stay in place and active. Column E (Strand Count from Feeder Bldg HDODF to Secondary Bldg's) provides the strand quantity from the primary building’s HDODF to the secondary building’s FOPP.

5.2.10.2 Loop 1, which is the main Loop, shall have four Nodes, labeled Loop 1 Node A-D on Table 2, where all the FOC will terminate on HDODF’s to allow the Government to cross-connect as required.

5.2.10.3 Spur 2 will be a tie cable that connects two buildings and be terminated in Contractor supplied FOPP’s at both ends, in the existing wall cabinets. The primary building shall be fed from Loop 1. The Government shall be responsible for cross-connecting from the new FOPP’s to the existing.

5.2.10.4 Loop 3 shall feed the buildings outlined in Table 2. Each building shall have the FOC terminated in a Contractor supplied FOPP in an existing rack or cabinet. Loop 3 shall be fed by splicing into Loop 1 at two locations, to ensure Loop 3 has full redundant pathways within Loop

1. Each strand within Loop 3 will have a counterclockwise and clockwise strand within Loop 1.

5.2.10.5 Spur 4 shall be a tie cable between the Loop 3 Node and a secondary building. Each end will terminate in a Contractor supplied FOPP in an existing cabinet or rack.

5.2.10.6 Spur 5 shall originate from the Contractor supplied FOPP in the secondary building from Spur 4, with each building being fed as outlined in Table 2. Each building will have a Contractor supplied FOPP installed in an existing cabinet or rack.

5.2.10.7 Spur 6 shall be split into a 48 strand and a 96-strand FOC as noted in Column F (Notes) of Table 2, feeding each building as outlined.

5.2.11 Cable Entrances: The Contractor shall pull cable into each building from the final pole through buried conduit where practical. The conduit need not enter the building underground but must span the distance from the final pole to the outside wall of the building. The Contractor is encouraged to utilize existing conduits, however, they do so at their own risk. If the Contractor damages any currently installed cabling within an existing conduit, the Contractor is solely responsible for correcting any damage within 4-hours of that damage, at the Contractors expense.

If the Contractor chooses to utilize the current conduits and finds any current conduit that is obstructed, the Contractor shall replace that conduit as part of this SOW. The Contractor may choose to install all new buried conduit if they wish as part of this SOW except where good spare conduit that is empty and undamaged has been identified.

5.2.11.1 It shall be assumed that trenching will require excavation through competent bedrock.

Trenches shall be backfilled as described in section 7.0 Site Conditions.

5.2.11.2 Any new conduit that is installed shall be a minimum Schedule 80 rated Polyvinyl Chloride Compound (PVC) and 4-inches in diameter. All material shall comply with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Specification TC-2 (Conduit), TC-3 (Fittings), UL 651 (Conduit) and UL 514B (Fittings). Installation of all above grade conduits located at poles, buildings and other riser locations shall require a factory 90-degree steel sweep that shall be installed a minimum of 6-inches above grade. Between the steel sweep and entrance into a Government facility, the Contractor shall provide a steel conduit to a sized pull box or Ell-Back (LB) connection. Core drilling shall include riser entrance interface diameter. All pole risers shall require a minimum of 5-feet of steel U-guard above the steel sweep for additional protection. Any road crossings shall have fully concrete encased (top, bottom and both sides) Schedule 40 conduit, 4-inches in diameter. All conduits shall be buried to a minimum depth of 36-inches. The Contractor is solely responsible for contacting Pennsylvania One Call to ensure any underground utilities are identified prior to any excavation. Any excavations, trenches or road cuts shall be resurfaced to original conditions by the Contractor as part of this PD.

5.2.11.3 All new conduit shall be installed in accordance with references listed in section 3.2.

5.2.11.4 All new conduit shall be permanently affixed to the building and rise to a suitable entry point where the contractor shall be responsible for making an entry point. The conduit shall continue into the building where it is stubbed out just inside.

5.2.11.5 All entry points utilized by the Contractor, existing or new, shall be weather sealed inside and out. Additionally, any internal wall penetrations shall be fire stopped.

5.2.11.6 Cable entrance FOC counts from pole to the FOPP or HDODF inside each building shall be in accordance with Table 2. The column named Number of Strands Used Per Building in Table 2 indicates how many fibers out of the loop or spur to be used at that building. For each loop, this will constitute a doubling in the quantity of connections. One strand going clockwise, the other side of that strand going counterclockwise in the loop. All fibers within the drop cables shall be terminated in a new Contractor supplied rack mount FOPP installed in the current cabinet or rack of each building or new Contractor supplied HDODF mounted in a Government provided location.

5.2.11.7 The Contractor shall supply each building with and install a new rack mount FOPP or HDODF, complete with all necessary LC connectors, blank plates, splice cases, etc. needed to perform a complete installation. Refer to Table 2 for building quantity and strand quantity per building to properly size the FOPP’s.

5.2.11.8 The contractor shall supply and install high density FOC distribution frames in each of the locations labeled as NODE in Table 2, along with all accessories such as racks, FOPP’s, splice cases, cable management, etc.

5.2.11.9 The FOPP’s in all other buildings shall be mounted in a currently installed rack or cabinet by the Contractor. For those locations that may not currently have a cabinet or rack, the FOPP shall be set on top of the data switch.

5.2.12 Electronics: The Contractor shall provide, as part of this contract, a quantity of 300, 10Gigabit Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver modules that will operate at a minimum distance of 40 km (approx. 24 miles), and fully compatible with Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series and Cisco Nexus 7700 Series data switches. The SFP’s must support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology, such as, but not limited to, Cisco part number SFP-10G-ER.

5.2.13 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contactor shall provide an enclosure suitable for termination of both the Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise side of the Loop 1 in the location of a future facility, if not constructed at the point of installation. The enclosure shall be capable of holding and maintaining switchgear complete with a Heating, Ventilation and Cooling system.

Power shall be fully coordinated with West Penn Power by the Contractor. Any power installation not covered by West Penn shall be accomplished by the Contractor as part of this Contract. All applicable codes shall be adhered to by the Contractor when installing the shelter and systems.

5.2.14 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contractor shall, at the Governments request, relocate the current 432-strand ribbon SM FOC ring cable installed in LEMC from the current LEMC Node to Loop 1 Node C. This work shall be done during off hours and within the span of a three or four (utilizing a Government Holiday) day weekend as to not disrupt normal operations within LEMC. Additionally, this work shall be done at the end of the total project. The current rack and FOPP’s in the existing LEMC Node may be relocated and reused for this effort.

5.2.14.1 The Contractor shall pull back the North bound cable entering the existing Node, reroute it into the new Node and re-terminate as needed onto a rack mounted FOPP using the current layout from the existing Node.

5.2.14.2 The Contractor shall pull back the West bound cable entering the existing Node, splice as necessary and extend the FOC into the new Node. The FOC shall be re-terminated as needed onto a rack mounted FOPP using the current layout from the existing Node.

5.2.14.3 The Contractor shall install a 96-strand SM tie cable between the old and new Nodes.

The cable shall be terminated using LC connectors in a Contractor provided rack mount FOPP in both buildings.

5.2.15 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contractor shall, at the Governments request, install a 24-strand tie cable from the Loop 3 Node HDODF to a secondary building creating Spur 7. The Contractor shall provide and install a wall mount style FOPP with LC connectors for terminating the FOC in the secondary building.

5.2.16 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contractor shall, at the Governments request, install a 96-strand tie cable from the Loop 1 Node B HDODF to the secondary Gate area in LEMC, creating Spur8. The Contractor shall supply and install a rack mount FOPP with LC connectors for terminating the FOC in the secondary Gate location.

5.2.17 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contractor shall, at the Governments request, install a 48 strand FOC tie cable (TC1) between the Communications Room and the central demarcation point, both located in the Loop 3 Node building. The Contractor shall provide and install a quantity of 2 FOPP’s with LC connections for terminating the FOC. One will be in the Communications Closet and the other in the central demarcation point. Orange plastic corrugated conduit shall be used to house the full length of FOC.

5.2.18 (Optional Additional Cabling) The Contractor shall, at the Governments request, install a 196-strand SM FOC tie cable (TC2) between the new HDODF and the old HDODF within the Loop 1 Node A building. The Contractor shall provide and install rack mount FOPP’s with LC connections for terminating the FOC in each HDODF. Orange plastic corrugated conduit shall be used to house the full length of FOC.

5.3 Testing And Labeling

5.3.1 Test Equipment: The Contractor shall provide and use a Light Source and Power Meter and an Optical Time Domain Reflector (OTDR), all of which shall be calibrated to the latest National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. The equipment shall have been calibrated within one year of completion of the testing on this project. Proof of calibration showing the serial number of the equipment being used on this project shall be provided to the TPOC prior to testing for approval, which will be provided by the TPOC in writing. The TPOC may request to see the test equipment as it is in use to ensure the serial numbers match what was approved.

5.3.2 Minimum Testing Requirements: Testing shall be performed using a Light Source and Power Meter and an OTDR on each and every terminated strand. Each strand of fiber not terminated at each end will be tested with an OTDR. One hundred percent of the installed core backbone fiber will be bi-directionally tested, and one hundred percent of the installed distribution fiber will be unidirectionally tested. While using the Light Source and Power meter, measure for bi-directional, dual window (1,310 and 1,550 nm) insertion loss. While using the OTDR, measure the length of the strand and look for any circuit discontinuities and/or splice points. The Contractor shall create a spreadsheet noting results for each fiber strand tested, recording the cable ID, strand ID, source location, meter location, dB loss at each specified nm wavelength, the fiber length, and note whether the strand passed or failed the test. All results will be compiled electronically and provided to the TPOC no more than 15 calendar days after testing.

5.3.3 Labeling: All terminations, splices, FOPP’s, racks, cabinets, poles, etc. shall be labeled for unique identification. For any installed Frame or FOPP, a key for each strand shall be attached to the Frame or FOPP. A digital copy of these keys shall be provided to the TPOC no more than 15 calendar days after completion of the project. Refer to paragraph 14.0 for labeling scheme for FOC strands.

5.3.4 Testing And Labeling Approach: The Contractor shall outline and submit the testing and labeling approach no later than 90 calendar days after award, but prior to start of the installation, to the TPOC for approval. The outline shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed test plan and report containing test equipment used, test performed, all recorded measurements and data, pass/fail results by fiber label and location, corrective action taken, etc. The TPOC shall provide approval in writing.

5.4 Documentation

5.4.1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR): The Contractor shall conduct a PDR no more than 60 calendar days post award. The Contractor shall provide the TPOC with a copy of the PDR package at least 5 calendar days in advance of the meeting so that USG stakeholders can sufficiently prepare for meaningful discussion during the design review meeting.

5.4.1.1 The PDR Package shall consist of all Outside Plant drawings with proposed pathways and major activities, such as new poles, conduits, splice locations with counts, new cable sizing, and termination points.

5.4.1.2 It shall also include a revised List of Equipment draft.

5.4.1.3 Documents shall be in PDF, Microsoft Office 2013 or later, or AutoCAD 2018, and shall be delivered using https://safe.apps.mil with a USG-provided link.

5.4.1.4 The PDR design will be based on the USG reviewed design requirement baseline and shall include all design activities as necessary. The USG will review the PDR package and provide comments, which shall be incorporated by the Contractor and approved by the USG.

5.4.2 Critical Design Review (CDR): The Contractor shall conduct a CDR in accordance with the Government approved schedule. The Contractor shall provide the TPOC with a copy of the CDR package at least 5 days before the meeting to discuss the design review, no more than 90 days post award of the contract.

5.4.2.1 A list of long lead items shall be included in the CDR package to be approved by the Government, prior to purchase.

5.4.2.2 The CDR Package shall consist of final Outside Plant drawings with pathways and activities, such as new poles, ducts, manhole butterflies, boring, plowing, trenching, new cable sizing, termination points, road crossings, splice locations and counts, cable locations and counts, building entrances, and system components necessary to complete the design.

5.4.2.3 A final Government Furnished Equipment reuse list shall be included.

5.4.2.4 A final system design document.

5.4.2.5 A final List of Equipment with updated long-lead items identified.

5.4.2.6 Final risk assessments.

5.4.2.7 A final building list.

5.4.2.8 A final discrepancy report that identifies changes in site conditions from point of award to final design.

5.4.2.9 The file(s) shall be delivered in MS Office 2013 or later, AutoCAD 2018, and/or Portable Document Format (PDF) formats. All documents shall be delivered electronically utilizing DOD SAFE with a USG provided link.

5.4.2.10 The USG will review the CDR package and provide comments, which shall be incorporated by the Contractor and approved by the USG.

5.4.2.11 The Contractor shall not begin the implementation of the design without TPOC concurrence.

5.4.3 Permits and Utility Markings: The Contractor shall be responsible for and obtain all permits and utility markings prior to the start of work. Included shall be environmental, historical, hazardous areas, endangered species, etc., reviews.

5.4.4 Mapping: As-built drawings shall be provided electronically by the Contractor to the TPOC of the entire FOC network in a Geographical Information System (GIS) file that is editable and compatible with Esri ArcGIS no more than 45 calendar days after completion of installation. The drawing shall include exact locations using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for, but not limited to, pole locations, utilized pole lines (existing and new), splice case locations, FSU locations, conduit locations and entry point locations into each building for all FOC installed under this PD. The Government shall provide base drawings in AutoCAD 2018 for buildings and roads to the Contractor.

5.4.5 Fiber Optic Cable Database: The Contractor shall provide electronically, a spreadsheet for each Loop, Spur and Building outlined in paragraph 10.0 and Table 1 in a Microsoft Excel data base providing at a minimum the label name at each end of the FOC, the location to include the FOPP port of each end of the FOC as applicable, the strand count, the sheath colors, and the strand colors. This information shall be provided to the TPOC in an editable Microsoft Excel file and no more than 45 calendar days after completion of installation.

5.4.6 Final Acceptance Document: The Contractor shall adhere to all Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL’s). The Government shall perform in-process inspections during the entire process. Any findings shall be provided to the Contractor in writing by the TPOC and shall be corrected by the Contractor immediately, unless otherwise agreed upon by the TPOC.

5.4.7 Restoration Requirements: The Contractor shall be responsible for removing all spoils from the site to include earth, cleared materials, asphalt, concrete, cores, poles, left over materials, etc. All work and storage areas utilized by the Contractor shall be re-grated and re-planted to return the area to the original condition.

5.4.8 Open Storage Area: The Government will provide open location(s) to the Contractor for staging of supplies.

5.4.9 Traffic Control: The Government shall not be responsible for traffic control, signage, or flagging. The Contractor shall supply manpower as necessary and appropriate.

6.0 Project Management

6.1 Integrated Master Schedule (IMS): The Contractor shall submit an IMS no more than 45 calendar days after award of the contract. The IMS shall include an estimation of the total timeline projected to final completion to include main loop installation and termination, ancillary loops and spur installation and termination, labeling, testing, final acceptance.

6.2 Site Kick-Off Meeting: The Contractor shall attend a kick-off meeting at LEAD with the USG and site stakeholders. The meeting will take place at a mutually agreeable time, either virtually or in person as determined by the Government at least 15 business days prior to the meeting.

6.3 In-Progress Meetings: The parties shall participate in weekly progress meetings in the early stages of performance. These may become less frequent at the Government’s determination. At these meetings the Contractor shall supply updates for accomplishments since the previous meeting, describe work being performed during the current week and provide a schedule for upcoming work for a minimum of 3-weeks into the future.

6.3.1 A USG representative will take and distribute minutes, approved by both parties, from the in-progress meetings.

6.3.2 Locations where work is to be performed shall be coordinated with the TPCO to ensure area production supervisors are aware, a minimum of 5 business days prior to the work being performed. Most locations will require prior notice and scheduling for the Contractor to enter for work.

7.0 Safety and Accident Prevention

7.1 Safety Plan: The Contractor shall submit a written proposed plan for implementing FAR Clause 52.236-16 Accident Prevention. The plan shall include an analysis of the significant hazards to life, limb, and property inherent in contract work performance and a plan for controlling these hazards; and meet with the TPOC to discuss and develop a mutual understanding relative to administration of the overall safety program within 30 calendar days prior to the start of work. The TPOC must approve this proposed plan before the contractor can commence performance. The Contractor shall not start work until the Accident Prevention/Safety Plan is approved by the USG. The contractor shall adhere to the LEAD Safety Management System (SMS) and is either OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 certified. LEAD’s safety policy and safety program (LEAD-R 385-1) can be found at:

https://www.letterkenny.army.mil/Info/Visitors-Information/. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with these documents and to comply with their contents.

7.2 Safe Work Environment: The Contractor shall provide and maintain a safe work environment using established policies and procedures consistent with applicable regulations.

The Contractor and USG will discuss all safety and security issues during the kickoff meeting.

The Contractor shall adhere to OSHA, National Fire Protection Act (NFPA) 70 National Electric Code.

7.3 Safety Officer: The Contractor shall provide a qualified Safety Officer, required to be always on-site the Contractor is in performance of this effort on LEAD. The Government will conduct safety inspections randomly and regularly.

7.4 Interruption Avoidance: The Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures, which will safeguard the public and USG personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to Contractor operations and activities, and avoid interruptions of USG operations and delays to project completion dates.

7.5 Safety Noncompliance: Whenever the USG becomes aware of any Contractor’s noncompliance, or any condition posing a serious or imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, Contractor or USG personnel, the KO shall notify the Contractor, with written confirmation, and request immediate initiation of corrective action. This notice, when delivered to the Contractor or the Contractor’s representative at the work site, shall be deemed sufficient notice of the noncompliance and that corrective action is required. After receiving the notice, the Contractor shall immediately take corrective action to mitigate issues within one working day.

The Contractor shall notify the USG in writing, upon completion of mitigation. If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly take corrective action, the KO may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any equitable adjustment of the contract price or extension of the performance schedule on any Contractor-caused stop work order issued under this or other provisions of the contract.

8.0 Site Conditions

8.1 Site Geology: The site is located within a Karst geology. Overburden soils on site consist primarily of highly plastic fat clays and lean clays (USCS classification “”CH” and “CL”, respectively), above limestone bedrock. The term "Karst" is used to define certain carbonate-rock terrains in which the topography is chiefly formed by the dissolution of rock and characterized by closed depressions (sinkholes), subterranean drainage, and caves (solution cavities and/or open or clay filled voids). The rock jointing will typically control where solution cavities and sinkholes will form. The variable rock surface and potential for sinkholes associated with this Karst geology present increased “uncertainties” and necessitate special design considerations that are not required for most other geologic formations. Such considerations affect foundation design, earthwork operations, utility requirements, etc. Within a Karst environment, depth of encountered bedrock will vary greatly across the site.

8.2 Environmental Criteria

8.2.1 Rock Excavation: It shall be assumed that all excavations will be into and/or through competent limestone bedrock. Bedrock encountered will have compressive strengths between 6,000 and 20,000 psi. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine and supply the necessary equipment and methods to be used for rock excavation.

8.2.2 Spoils/Borrow: All excess material not needed for backfill shall be removed by the Contractor. With the exception of specific scenarios identified within section 8.0 Site Conditions, excavated material on site may be reused as backfill. Additional required material shall be obtained from off-site sources at the expense and responsibility of the Contractor.

8.2.3 Site Restoration: At any location where the Contractor performed trenching, boring or drilling or ruts were created from machinery and vehicle traffic, the Contractor shall be solely responsible for restoring the area to original condition.

8.2.4 Snow Removal: The Government may remove snow from an area the Contractor requires access to perform work, through a request submitted by the TPOC. However, roads and parking lots will take priority. There shall be no guarantee by the USG to the timeliness of the removal, if not within the normal removal area. The Government will make every effort to not pile snow in locations where the Contractor needs access.

8.3 Earthwork Requirements

8.3.1 Grouting: Where excavations for poles extend into bedrock, the annular space surrounding pole shall be grouted with grout of minimum 4,000 psi compressive strength. Annular space shall be grouted for the full embedment depth of pole. Alternatively, native soils and stone dust may be used as backfill but shall be compacted at a minimum with every 6-inches of lift.

8.3.2 General Excavation: The Contractor shall ensure that subgrades do not experience significant changes in moisture. Steps should be taken, to include proper construction scheduling and effective drainage methods, to ensure that water does not accumulate in open excavations or infiltrate into the adjacent subgrade. The Contractor shall provide for the collection and disposal of surface and subsurface water encountered during construction, and shall completely, continuously, and effectively drain construction site and dewater excavations as necessary to maintain good working conditions.

8.3.3 Trenching Beneath Slabs: Where trenches cross pavements or slabs, conduits shall be encased in flowable fill. Flowable fill is defined in ACI-229R “Controlled Low Strength Material” and shall have a compressive strength between 50 and 200 psi. Limits of pavement demolition and removal shall be saw cut. Final backfill with compacted material shall cease at limits of existing aggregate base course. Replacement pavements shall match existing conditions. Trenching through concrete pavement and slabs shall result in the complete demolition and replacement of slab to nearest joints.

8.3.4 Bedding Layer: Direct buried conduit, shall be placed upon minimum 4-inch bedding layer consisting of AASTHO #57 stone. Conduit that is encased in concrete or flowable fill does not require a bedding layer.

8.3.5 Backfill and Compaction: All trenches shall be backfilled and compacted by sheepsfoot rollers, vibratory rollers, or other approved equipment. Backfill shall be placed in loose lifts not exceeding 1-foot and shall be compacted with minimum 4 passes of compactive equipment.

Excavated material may be reused for backfill, provided it does not contain trash, organic material, construction debris, or material otherwise unsuitable for compaction. Unless otherwise approved by the Government, trenches shall be backfilled the same day they are excavated.

9.0 Warranty

9.1 Warranty Information: This warranty covers all workmanship, material, cable, Maintenance Hole (MH), Hand Hole (HH), conduit concrete encasement, shelters, and any other materials used for this contract. The Contractor shall ensure all installed components of the entire system will be covered under warranty. All items furnished by the Contractor shall be free from defects in material or workmanship and conform to all requirements of this contract for a minimum period of one year. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the turnkey solution by the USG.

9.2 Manufacturer’s Warranty: The full manufacturer’s warranty shall be extended to the Government. The Contractor shall be certified with the manufacturer they install to provide the full warranty period. The components utilized shall be of like quality from a single manufacturer, where applicable, to ensure the maximum manufacturer’s warranty.

10.0 LOOP AND SPUR REQUIREMENTS

10.1 Total Fiber: The total Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) footage installed for this contract will be approximately 62,625 feet (ft.) or 11.86 miles (mi.), including options.

10.2 LOOP 1: Consists of 3,456Strands spanning approximately 30,450 ft. Loop 1 consists of four Nodes where all of the FOC, Side A and Side B, shall be terminated in high density racks.

10.2.1 Node A: Install new conduit under existing concrete pad, approximately 200 ft. from pole to communications room. Allow 150 ft. coil of FOC on both the incoming and outgoing side in communications room.

10.2.2 Node B: Enter the building overhead and follow approximately 500 ft. through building to communications room. Allow 150 ft. coil of FOC on both the incoming and outgoing side in communications room.

10.2.3 Node C: Install new conduit from pole to building, which is approximately 50 ft. Allow 150 ft. coil of FOC on both the incoming and outgoing side in communications room.

10.2.4 Node D: Install new conduit from pole to building, approx. 250 ft. Allow 500 ft. coil of FOC on both the incoming and outgoing side in communications shelter from paragraph 5.2.13.

If the shelter option is not selected by the Government, the Contractor shall splice the two coils and leave attached to the pole.

10.3 SPUR 2: Consists of 48 Strands running approximately 600 ft. and will be fed by Loop 1.

10.4 LOOP 3: Consists of 576 Strands running approximately 7,325 ft. The loop 3 Node will be fed overhead from poles approximately 50 ft from the building. The run will follow through building approximately 100 feet to the communications room. Allow 100 ft. coil of FOC on both the incoming and outgoing side in communications room.

10.5 SPUR 4: Spur 4 consists of 288Strands running approximately 2,050 ft. The Spur connects from the Loop 3 Node to a secondary building. Allow 100 ft. coil of FOC in both communications rooms.

10.6 SPUR 5: Spur 5 consists of 192 Strands and runs approx. 8,700 ft. This spur is fed from the secondary building in Spur 4, Allow 100 ft. coil of FOC in both communications rooms.

10.7 SPUR 6: Spur 6 consists of 192 Strands fed from Loop 1 Node C, running approximately 2,00 ft. to where the cable splits to 48 strands going approximately 900 ft. and 96 strands going approximately 450 ft.

10.8 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 7: Spur 7 consists of 24 Strands running approximately 3,675 ft. It will be fed from the Loop 3 Node. Allow a 50 ft. coil of FOC in both communications rooms.

10.9 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 8: Spur 8 will consist of 96 Strands running approximately 8,000 ft.

and will be fed from Loop 1 Node B. Allow a 50 ft. coil of FOC in both communications rooms.

10.10 (OPTIONAL) TIE CABLE (TC1): Tie Cable 1 will consist of 48 Strands running approximately 200 ft. between the Communications Room and Demarcation point within the Loop 3 Node building. Allow a 50 ft. coil of FOC at both ends. The FOC will be routed through orange corrugated tube.

10.11 (OPTIONAL) TIE CABLE (TC2): Tie Cable 2 will consist of 192 Strands and extend approximately 800 ft. This tie cable will run between the new High-Density Optical Distribution Frame (HDODF) and the old HDODF within the Loop 1 Node A building. Allow a 50 ft. coil of FOC at both ends. The FOC will be routed through orange corrugated tube.

11.0 Minimum Splice Case with Fiber Storage Unit (Including Options): This is the minimum amount of splice cases and fiber optic cable storage units being requested in each loop or spur. The Contractor may add additional as required per standards.

11.1 LOOP 1: Approximately 25 minimum locations

11.2 SPUR 2: Approximately 1 minimum location

11.3 LOOP 3: Approximately 12 minimum splice case locations

11.4 SPUR 5: Approximately 5 minimum splice case locations

11.5 SPUR 6: Approximately 4 minimum splice case locations

11.6 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 7: Approximately 1 minimum splice case location

11.7 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 8: Approximately 1 minimum splice case location

12.0 Additional Fiber Storage Unit Locations (Including Options): This is the minimum amount of additional fiber optic cable storage units being requested in each loop or spur. The Contractor may add additional as required per standards.

12.1 LOOP 1: Approximately 7 additional FSU locations

12.2 LOOP 3: Approximately 2 additional FSU locations

12.3 SPUR 4: Approximately 1 additional FSU location

12.4 SPUR 5: Approximately 3 additional FSU locations

12.5 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 8: Approximately 3 additional FSU locations

13.0 Approximate Count of New Poles Required (Including Options): This is the Governments estimate on how many new poles will be required per loop or spur.

13.1 LOOP 1: Approximately 59 poles.

13.2 SPUR 2: Approximately 1 pole.

13.3 LOOP 3: Approximately 5 poles.

13.4 SPUR 6: Approximately 3 poles.

13.5 (OPTIONAL) SPUR 9: Approximately 52 poles.

14.0 Labeling Scheme

14.1 Fiber Optic Patch Panel (FOPP) Labeling: Each strand shall be labeled at each end, with both the local end markings as well as the far end markings.

14.1.1 The labeling shall be in the following format:

BUILDING NUMBER.ROOM NUMBER.RACK NUMBER.FOPP PORT / BUILDING

NUMBER.ROOM NUMBER.RACK NUMBER.FOPP PORT

Example for a port in Building 2742: 2742.104.2.1.10 / 6498.221.3.2.22

Would translate to:

Building 2742, Room 104, Rack 2, FOPP 1, FOPP port 10 / Building 6498, Room 221, Rack 3, FOPP 2, FOPP port 22

Example for the corresponding port in Building 6498: 6498.221.3.2.22 / 2742.104.2.1.10

Would translate to:

Building 6498, Room 221, Rack 3, FOPP 2, FOPP port 22 / Building 2742, Room 104, Rack 2, FOPP 1, FOPP port 10

14.1.2 Room and rack numbers will be provided by the Government.

TABLE 2

FIBER OPTIC CABLE STRAND COUNTS

(INCLUDING OPTIONS)

A B C D E F G

Loop/ Spur

Number

Feeder Loop for

Secondary Loop or Spurs

Strand Count Out Of Main Loop to Bldg HDODF

Strand Count for Building

Drop Cable

Strand Count from Feeder

Bldg HDODF to Secondary

Bldg

Notes New Cable To

Secondary Building?

LOOP

1 48 96 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 24 48 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 6 12 Pole 1 12 24 1 48 96 Future Building, Plan for with boot 1 192 3456 x 2 LOOP 1 NODE A 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE

1 12 Secondary (new building, in place now) NEW CABLE 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 192 3456 x 2 LOOP 1 NODE B 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 Secondary NEW CABLE 1 12 24

Spur

Number

Feeder Loop for

Secondary Loop or Spurs

Strand Count Out Of Main Loop to Bldg HDODF

Strand Count for Building

Drop Cable

Strand Count from Feeder

Bldg HDODF to Secondary

Bldg

Notes New Cable To

Secondary Building?

1 24 48 1 Secondary NO 1 Secondary NO 1 Secondary NO 1 Secondary NO 1 Secondary NO 1 48 96 Future Building, Plan for with boot

1 12 24

1 6 12 Pole

1 24 48 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 192 3456 x 2 LOOP 1 NODE C 1 24 48 1 12 24 Future Building, Plan for with boot 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 24 48 1 192 3456 x 2 LOOP 1 NODE D 1 12 24 1 12 0 1 12 0 1 12 0 1 24 48 Future Building, Plan for with boot 1 12 24 1 12 24 1 24 48 Future Building, Plan for with boot 1 3456 Total Strands in Loop

SPUR

2 0 24 2 24 Total Strands In Spur

Spur

Number

Feeder Loop for

Secondary Loop or Spurs

Strand Count Out Of Main Loop to Bldg HDODF

Strand Count for Building

Drop Cable

Strand Count from Feeder

Bldg HDODF to Secondary

Bldg

Notes New Cable To

Secondary Building?

LOOP

3 Loop 1 24 48 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 24 48 3 Loop 1 24 48 3 Loop 1 96 720 x 2 LOOP 3 NODE 3 Loop 1 24 48 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 12 24 3 Loop 1 6 12 Pole 3 720 Total Strands In Loop

Loop 3 Node 288 SPUR 4 NODE

4 288 Total Strands In Spur

Spur 4 Node 12 12

Spur 4 Node 12 12

Spur 4 Node 12 12

Spur 4 Node 12 12

Spur 4 Node 96 96

5 192 Total Strands In Spur

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 48-Strand

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 48-Strand

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 96-Strand

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 96-Strand

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 96-Strand

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 96-Strand

Spur

Number

Feeder Loop for

Secondary Loop or Spurs

Strand Count Out Of Main Loop to Bldg HDODF

Strand Count for Building

Drop Cable

Strand Count from Feeder

Bldg HDODF to Secondary

Bldg

Notes New Cable To

Secondary Building?

Loop 1 Node C 12 12 96-Strand

6 192 Total Strands In Spur

Loop 3 Node 12 12

7 24 Total Strands In Spur

Loop 1 Node B 12 12

Loop 1 Node B 6 6 Pole

8 96 Total Strands In Spur

TIE

CABLE

TC1 48

Internal to single building

TC1 48

48 Total Strands In Spur

TIE CABLE

TC2 192

Internal to single building

TC2 192

192 Total Strands In Spur