Standards_AV15_6_2022.pdf

Bureau of Land Management Audiovisual and Collaboration Systems Standards v1.5 – Effective June 1, 2022

• The Systems Engineering branch of the Division of Information Resource Management will be notified PRIOR to the procurement, acquisition, or installation of Audiovisual and/or collaboration equipment that is sourced individually, without collaboration with the Bureau Audiovisual Engineering staff.

• All Audiovisual and Collaboration equipment shall conform to the current Bureau approved hardware list.

• All Audiovisual and Collaboration equipment shall conform to the current Bureau approved Standard of Installation discipline outlined in this document.

• All Audiovisual and Collaboration system design shall conform to ANSI/INFOCOMM 2M-2010 Standard Guide for Audiovisual Systems Design and Coordination Processes.

• All Audiovisual and Collaboration Systems will be tested and conform to the specifications of

ANSI/INFOCOMM 10:2013.

• Costs for remote connectivity to systems for on-going maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment will be the responsibility of the facility or State office having oversight of the facility.

Standard of installation:

• Integrate all networked Audio/Visual equipment to run on a private closed access network which will not integrate in any way, logically or physically, with the Local Area Network within the facility, either wired or Wi-Fi. BLM will provide Internet connectivity options to the Room Controller or Brain using standalone cellular equipment.

• All hardware that requires connection to Government computers, will utilize Device Drivers that are native to Microsoft Windows 10 (or greater), which will not require elevated User privileges for installation.

• Any display which is capable of Internet connectivity via wired or wireless connection for “Smart” Display capability will be capable of having those settings disabled and locked down.

Settings must be secured with a PIN or Passcode, which will be provided to the Bureau of Land Management, Division of Information Resource Management, upon completion of the project.

• Input connectivity (wall plates, floor box and/or tabletop) will be at locations selected by the Bureau of Land Management.

• Configuration of input connectivity hardware will be specified by the Bureau of Land Management.

• All cabling within open ceiling spaces will be plenum-rated, per codes.

• All powered equipment will be connected to Surge Protective Devices which meet or exceed the

UL 1449 3rd Edition standard.

• Connect all displays using HDBaseT whenever possible.

• Connect all system control circuits using IR-Blast, RS-232 or RS-485 serial connections. No vendor or equipment specific control protocols will be allowed.

• All hardware will be enclosed on a lockable rack. Either floor or wall mounted.

• Program the Master Room controller as well as all ancillary devices (including ClearOne equipment) to provide functionality set forth within the project-specific Statement of Work.

Bureau of Land Management Audiovisual and Collaboration Systems Standards v1.5 – Effective June 1, 2022

Standard of installation (Cont.):

• User interface will be an intuitive and easy to use graphical interface using the Kramer KT Series of touch panels specified the project-specific Statement of Work.

• Ownership of all project programing will transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, Division of Information Resource Management, upon completion of the project.

• A representative of the Bureau of Land Management, Division of Information Resource Management, will configure any VoIP codec unit to the BLM network as well as program VoIP and network parameters on the unit.

• Provide any and all passwords, PIN codes or security parameters set on all equipment.

• Thoroughly test system and provide test results conforming to ANSI/INFOCOMM 10:2013, to the

Bureau of Land Management, Division of Information Resource Management, upon completion of the project.

• Provide overview training and a functional demonstration to representatives of the Bureau of Land Management.

• BLM will ensure that areas are free of clutter and will allow for safe installation of wiring and hardware.

• BLM will ensure that power requirements are sufficient in the areas where equipment is to be located.

• BLM will ensure that cooling/ventilation requirements are sufficient in the areas where equipment is to be located.

BLM-approved hardware list

A/V Controllers, A/V Transport, Video HDBT Transceivers/Receivers, Video Matrices, Switches and Routers

Kramer Electronics USA

A/V Control Panels and Surfaces A/V control software, Video/Audio Encoding and

Decoding, Digital Signal Processors

Kramer Electronics USA

Table/Wall/Floor A/V Connectivity Extron Inc., Kramer Electronics USA Wireless HDMI Casting BenQ Corporation

Web Conferencing Codecs Kramer Electronics USA, Logitech Inc.

Audio Matrices Kramer Electronics USA, ClearOne Inc.

Audio Conferencing Codecs, Beamform Microphone Arrays, Wireless Microphones, Audio

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

ClearOne Inc., Kramer Electronics USA, Sure Inc., Audio- Technica

Audio Amplifiers, Speakers Crown, Extron, Kramer Electronics USA, ClearOne Inc.

Microphones, Audio Processing ClearOne USA, Sure Inc., Audio-Technica Video Teleconferencing Codecs Vidyo Inc.

Off-Network Connectivity Solution for Audiovisual Systems

Verizon, AT&T or local wireless provider per, DOI wireless contract

For questions or assistance with A/V and Collaboration systems design, contact:

Paul Hansen, OC-382 Systems Engineering 303-236-6400 phansen@blm.gov