W911SA-18-B-2003_Attachment_11_USARC_FIre_Alarm_Requirement.pdf

USARC Replacement Fire Alarm Control Panel Specifications

1. References:

a. National Fire Protection Association Code

b. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-600-01, Fire Protection Engineering For Facilities, dated

November 2016

c. UFC 4-021-01, Design and O&M: Mass Notification Systems, dated January 2010

d. Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (USFG) 28 31 76, Interior Fire Alarm and Mass

Notification System, dated August 2011

e. United States Army’s Cybersecurity Strategy For Facility-Related Control Systems, dated

2 February 2017

2. Purpose:

a. To provide a standardized set of requirements for new fire alarm panels installed within

USAR facilities that is compliant with existing regulations and minimize the impacts of the new cybersecurity guidelines.

b. To provide DPW personnel with minimum requirements to be included into the scope of work for replacement alarm panels.

3. New panel must be a combination mass notification and alarm system panel per the requirements of UFC 4-021-01, 5-3.1.

4. Fire Alarm Panel shall be “open protocol” or “open source”, where the parts, supplies, programming, and all other portions and aspects of the system are available from multiple independent, fire alarm service providers. Proprietary systems shall NOT be accepted.

a. Provide analog/addressable, site programmable fire alarm system. At a minimum, provide the fire alarm control panel (FACP) with the following features:

i. The ability to store at least 400 events in the history log. These events must be stored in a non-volatile memory and remain in the memory until the memory is downloaded or cleared manually.

ii. Resetting of the control panel must not clear the memory from being retrieved on the integral LCD display.

iii. An integral LCD 80 character (minimum) alphanumeric display.

iv. An RS 232-C port.

v. A Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (DACT)

b. New fire alarm panels shall be, or equal to the following and must have a Certificate of Net worthiness (CON) as an approved device that meets cybersecurity requirements:

i. Silent Knight 5820XL-EVS

ii. Fire-Lite MS9600UDLS & ECC-50/100

c. All new fire alarm control panels shall not have any factory default passwords changed.

5. Existing Alarm Devices:

a. Where existing system consists of “zones” containing non-addressable devices, each of these zones shall be connected to the new addressable alarm panel by using listed addressable monitor modules.

b. Addressable monitor modules shall be, or equal to the following:

i. SD500-AIM, or SD500-SDM (Silent Knight systems)

ii. MMF-300, or MMF-300-10 (Fire-Lite systems)

6. Mass Notification System

a. When the existing building currently has a mass notification system, it shall be connected to the new combination fire alarm/mass notification panel.

b. When the existing building does not have a mass notification system, one shall be installed based on the requirements of UFC 4-021-01.

i. Wide Area MNS are not required for AR locations not located on military installations.

7. Documentation

a. Provide a documentation cabinet that meets the requirements of NFPA 72 7.7 containing:

i. Owner’s manual and manufacturer’s published instructions

ii. Record (as-built) drawings

iii. Completed record of completion form

iv. For software based systems, record copy of the site specific software

v. Warranty letter including dates and extent of coverage

vi. All passwords required to access and/or modify software, and history log.

8. Monitoring

a. Enroll fire alarm systems in the existing central station monitoring program at the time of installation (if possible)

b. Addressable panels with addressable devices:

i. Provide device specific reporting to monitoring station, containing signal type, device type, and location of each device

c. Addressable panels with non-addressable device

i. Provide zone specific reporting to monitoring station, containing signal type, device type, and location of each zone.

9. Warranty

a. All devices and components installed shall be warranted for a minimum period of one

(1) year from the date of acceptance. Warranties shall cover all manufacturing defects and installation methods.

i. System stand-by batteries shall be warranted for a minimum of one (1) year from manufacturer defects