18R3007vol3.PDF

Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

Solicitation Number

W912HN-18-R-3007

Construct tanker Truck Delivery System

*2 Volume 3 of 3: Specification Divisions 27 - 41 and Appendices

PN DESC1801

June 2018

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVENUE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401-3640

US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Const r uct Tanker Tr uck Del i ver y Syst em 18R3007 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 11 00 * 2 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 14 00 * 2 WORK RESTRI CTI ONS

01 30 00 * 2 ADMI NI STRATI VE REQUI REMENTS

01 32 01. 00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES

01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS

01 35 29. 13 HEALTH, AND SAFETY, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES FOR

CONTAMI NATED SI TES SOI L EXCAVATI ON

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLI CATI ONS

01 45 00. 00 10 QUALI TY CONTROL

01 45 00. 15 10 RESI DENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE( RMS CM)

01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTI ON FACI LI TI ES AND CONTROLS

01 57 19 ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

01 57 23 TEMPORARY STORM WATER POLLUTI ON CONTROL

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTI ON AND DEMOLI TI ON WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS

01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA

01 78 23. 33 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE MANUALS FOR AVI ATI ON FUEL

SYSTEMS

DI VI SI ON 02 - EXI STI NG CONDI TI ONS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION

02 61 13 EXCAVATI ON AND HANDLI NG OF CONTAMI NATED MATERI AL

02 81 00 TRANSPORTATI ON AND DI SPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERI ALS

02 82 13. 00 10 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

02 83 13. 00 20 LEAD I N CONSTRUCTI ON

DI VI SI ON 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 13. 00 10 STRUCTURAL CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE FORMI NG

03 15 00. 00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORI ES

03 20 00. 00 10 CONCRETE REI NFORCI NG

03 30 00. 00 10 CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE

03 35 00. 00 10 CONCRETE FI NI SHI NG

03 39 00. 00 10 CONCRETE CURI NG

03 42 13. 00 10 PLANT- PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS FOR BELOW GRADE

CONSTRUCTION

DI VI SI ON 04 - MASONRY

04 20 00 MASONRY

DI VI SI ON 05 - METALS

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 21 19 OPEN WEB STEEL JOI ST FRAMI NG

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 50 13 MI SCELLANEOUS METAL FABRI CATI ONS

05 51 33 METAL LADDERS

05 59 10 * 2 DELETED ROLLI NG COVER FOR AVI ATI ON REFUELI NG VAULTS

DI VI SI ON 06 - WOOD, PLASTI CS, AND COMPOSI TES

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06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

DI VI SI ON 07 - THERMAL AND MOI STURE PROTECTI ON

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK I NSULATI ON

07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK I NSULATI ON

07 27 26 FLUI D- APPLI ED MEMBRANE AI R BARRI ERS

07 52 00 MODI FI ED BI TUMI NOUS MEMBRANE ROOFI NG

07 60 00 FLASHI NG AND SHEET METAL

07 61 14. 00 20 STEEL STANDI NG SEAM ROOFI NG

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOI NT SEALANTS

DI VI SI ON 08 - OPENI NGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 51 13 ALUMI NUM WI NDOWS

08 51 23 STEEL WI NDOWS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

DI VI SI ON 09 - FI NI SHES

09 22 00 SUPPORTS FOR GYPSUM BOARD

09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD

09 51 00 ACOUSTI CAL CEI LI NGS

09 65 00 RESI LI ENT FLOORI NG

09 90 00 PAI NTS AND COATI NGS

09 97 13. 17 THREE COAT EPOXY I NTERI OR COATI NG OF WELDED STEEL

PETROLEUM FUEL TANKS

09 97 13. 27 EXTERI OR COATI NG OF STEEL STRUCTURES

DI VI SI ON 10 - SPECI ALTI ES

10 44 16 FI RE EXTI NGUI SHERS

DI VI SI ON 12 - FURNI SHI NGS

12 21 00 WI NDOW BLI NDS

DI VI SI ON 13 - SPECI AL CONSTRUCTI ON

13 34 19 METAL BUI LDI NG SYSTEMS ( PUMP SHELTER)

13 34 20 METAL BUI LDI NG SYSTEMS ( CANOPI ES)

DI VI SI ON 22 - PLUMBI NG

22 00 00 PLUMBI NG, GENERAL PURPOSE

DI VI SI ON 23 - HEATI NG, VENTI LATI NG, AND AI R CONDI TI ONI NG ( HVAC)

23 00 00 AI R SUPPLY, DI STRI BUTI ON, VENTI LATI ON, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 05 93 TESTI NG, ADJUSTI NG, AND BALANCI NG FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL I NSULATI ON FOR MECHANI CAL SYSTEMS

23 08 00. 00 10 COMMI SSI ONI NG OF HVAC SYSTEMS

23 81 00. 00 20 UNI TARY AI R CONDI TI ONI NG EQUI PMENT

23 82 46. 00 40 ELECTRI C UNI T HEATERS

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DI VI SI ON 26 - ELECTRI CAL

26 00 00. 00 20 BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS

26 08 00 APPARATUS I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG

26 12 19. 10 THREE- PHASE PAD- MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM

26 23 00 * 2 DELETED LOW- VOLTAGE SWI TCHGEAR

26 24 13 * 2 SWITCHBOARDS

26 28 01. 00 10 COORDI NATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTI ON

26 32 15. 00 10 DI ESEL- GENERATOR SET STATI ONARY 100- 2500 KW, WI TH

AUXILIARIES

26 41 00 LI GHTNI NG PROTECTI ON SYSTEM

26 42 14. 00 10 CATHODI C PROTECTI ON SYSTEM ( SACRI FI CI AL ANODE)

26 42 17. 00 10 CATHODI C PROTECTI ON SYSTEM ( I MPRESSED CURRENT)

26 51 00 I NTERI OR LI GHTI NG

26 56 00 EXTERI OR LI GHTI NG

DI VI SI ON 27 - COMMUNI CATI ONS

27 10 00 BUI LDI NG TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG SYSTEM

DI VI SI ON 28 - ELECTRONI C SAFETY AND SECURI TY

28 31 64. 00 10 FI RE DETECTI ON AND ALARM SYSTEM, ADDRESSABLE

DI VI SI ON 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 31 16. 13 CHEMI CAL TERMI TE CONTROL

DI VI SI ON 32 - EXTERI OR I MPROVEMENTS

32 01 19 FI ELD MOLDED SEALANTS FOR SEALI NG JOI NTS I N RI GI D

PAVEMENTS

32 11 20 BASE COURSE FOR RI GI D AND SUBBASES FOR FLEXI BLE PAVI NG

32 11 23 AGGREGATE BASE COURSES

32 12 16 HOT- MI X ASPHALT ( HMA) FOR ROADS

32 13 13. 06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SI TE

FACILITIES

32 16 13 CONCRETE SI DEWALKS AND CURBS AND GUTTERS

32 17 23 PAVEMENT MARKI NGS

32 92 23 SODDING

DI VI SI ON 33 - UTI LI TI ES

33 01 50. 01 CLEANI NG FUEL STORAGE TANKS

33 08 53 AVI ATI ON FUEL DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM START- UP

33 09 53 AVI ATI ON FUEL PUMP CONTROL AND ANNUNCI ATI ON SYSTEM

33 11 00 WATER UTI LI TY DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG

33 30 00 SANI TARY SEWERS

33 32 13. 10 24 DROP TANK VAULT SUBMERSI BLE PUMP

33 34 00 DROP TANK VAULT FORCE MAI N

33 40 00 STORM DRAI NAGE UTI LI TI ES

33 52 43. 11 AVI ATI ON FUEL MECHANI CAL EQUI PMENT

33 52 43. 12 AVI ATI ON FUEL PANTOGRAPHS

33 52 43. 13 AVI ATI ON FUEL PI PI NG

33 52 43. 14 AVI ATI ON FUEL CONTROL VALVES

33 52 43. 23 AVI ATI ON FUEL PUMPS

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33 52 43. 28 FI LTER SEPARATOR, AVI ATI ON FUELI NG SYSTEM

33 56 10 FACTORY- FABRI CATED FUEL STORAGE DROP TANKS

33 56 13. 13 STEEL TANKS WI TH FI XED ROOFS

33 56 19 FUEL I MPERMEABLE LI NER SYSTEM

33 58 00 * 3 DELETED LEAK DETECTI ON FOR FUELI NG SYSTEMS

33 71 02 UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON

33 82 00 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTSI DE PLANT ( OSP)

DI VI SI ON 41 - MATERI AL PROCESSI NG AND HANDLI NG EQUI PMENT

41 22 13. 24 BRI DGE CRANES, OVERHEAD HAND OPERATED, UNDER RUNNI NG

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

1. 2 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 3. 1 Campus Di st r i but or ( CD)

1. 3. 2 Bui l di ng Di st r i but or ( BD)

1. 3. 3 Fl oor Di st r i but or ( FD)

1. 3. 4 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Room ( TR)

1. 3. 5 Ent r ance Faci l i t y ( EF) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

1. 3. 6 Equi pment Room ( ER) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

1. 3. 7 Open Cabl e

1. 3. 8 Open Of f i ce

1. 3. 9 Pat hway

1. 4 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

1. 5 SUBMI TTALS

1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 1 Shop Dr awi ngs

1. 6. 1. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Dr awi ngs

1. 6. 1. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Dr awi ngs

1. 6. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 6. 2. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cont r act or

1. 6. 2. 2 Key Per sonnel

1. 6. 2. 3 Mi ni mum Manuf act ur er Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 6. 3 Test Pl an

1. 6. 4 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

1. 6. 5 St andar d Pr oduct s

1. 6. 5. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 6. 5. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e

1. 7 DELI VERY AND STORAGE

1. 8 ENVI RONMENTAL REQUI REMENTS

1. 9 WARRANTY

1. 10 MAI NTENANCE

1. 10. 1 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Manual s

1. 10. 2 Recor d Document at i on

1. 10. 3 Spar e Par t s

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 COMPONENTS

2. 2 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS PATHWAY

2. 3 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG

2. 3. 1 Backbone Cabl i ng

2. 3. 1. 1 Backbone Copper

2. 3. 1. 2 Backbone Opt i cal Fi ber

2. 3. 2 Hor i zont al Cabl i ng

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2. 3. 2. 1 Hor i zont al Copper

2. 4 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS SPACES

2. 4. 1 Backboar ds

2. 4. 2 Equi pment Suppor t Fr ame

2. 4. 3 Connect or Bl ocks

2. 4. 4 Cabl e Gui des

2. 4. 5 Pat ch Panel s

2. 4. 5. 1 Modul ar t o 110 Bl ock Pat ch Panel

2. 4. 5. 2 Fi ber Opt i c Pat ch Panel

2. 4. 6 Opt i cal Fi ber Di st r i but i on Panel

2. 5 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTLET/ CONNECTOR ASSEMBLI ES

2. 5. 1 Out l et / Connect or Copper

2. 5. 2 Opt i cal Fi ber Adapt er s( Coupl er s)

2. 5. 3 Opt i cal Fi ber Connect or s

2. 5. 4 Cover Pl at es

2. 6 GROUNDI NG AND BONDI NG PRODUCTS

2. 7 FI RESTOPPI NG MATERI AL

2. 8 MANUFACTURER' S NAMEPLATE

2. 9 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATES

2. 10 TESTS, I NSPECTI ONS, AND VERI FI CATI ONS

2. 10. 1 Fact or y Reel Test s

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 I NSTALLATI ON

3. 1. 1 Cabl i ng

3. 1. 1. 1 Backbone Cabl e

3. 1. 1. 2 Hor i zont al Cabl i ng

3. 1. 2 Pat hway I nst al l at i ons

3. 1. 3 Ser v i ce Ent r ance Condui t , Under gr ound

3. 1. 4 Wor k Ar ea Out l et s

3. 1. 4. 1 Ter mi nat i ons

3. 1. 4. 2 Cover Pl at es

3. 1. 4. 3 Cabl es

3. 1. 4. 4 Pul l Cor ds

3. 1. 5 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Ter mi nat i on

3. 1. 5. 1 Connect or Bl ocks

3. 1. 5. 2 Pat ch Panel s

3. 1. 5. 3 Equi pment Suppor t Fr ames

3. 1. 6 El ect r i cal Penet r at i ons

3. 1. 7 Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng

3. 2 LABELI NG

3. 2. 1 Label s

3. 2. 2 Cabl e

3. 2. 3 Ter mi nat i on Har dwar e

3. 3 FI ELD APPLI ED PAI NTI NG

3. 3. 1 Pai nt i ng Backboar ds

3. 4 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATE MOUNTI NG

3. 5 TESTI NG

3. 5. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng Test i ng

3. 5. 1. 1 I nspect i on

3. 5. 1. 2 Ver i f i cat i on Test s

3. 5. 1. 3 Per f or mance Test s

3. 5. 1. 4 Fi nal Ver i f i cat i on Test s

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM D709 ( 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Lami nat ed Ther moset t i ng Mat er i al s

ELECTRONI C COMPONENTS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( ECI A)

ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E ( 2005) Cabi net s, Racks, Panel s, and Associ at ed Equi pment

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE 100 ( 2000; Ar chi ved) The Aut hor i t at i ve Di ct i onar y of I EEE St andar ds Ter ms

I NSULATED CABLE ENGI NEERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( I CEA)

I CEA S- 83- 596 ( 2016) I ndoor Opt i cal Fi ber Cabl es

I CEA S- 90- 661 ( 2012) Cat egor y 3, 5, & 5e I ndi v i dual l y Unshi el ded Twi st ed Pai r I ndoor Cabl es f or Use i n Gener al Pur pose and LAN Communi cat i ons Wi r i ng Syst ems Techni cal Requirements

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NECA)

NECA/ BI CSI 568 ( 2006) St andar d f or I nst al l i ng Bui l di ng Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

ANSI / NEMA WC 66 ( 2013) Per f or mance St andar d f or Cat egor y 6 and Cat egor y 7 100 Ohm Shi el ded and Unshi el ded Twi st ed Pai r s

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2017; ERTA 1- 2 2017; TI A 17- 1; TI A 17- 2;

TI A 17- 3; TI A 17- 4; TI A 17- 5; TI A 17- 6;

TI A 17- 7; TI A 17- 8; TI A 17- 9; TI A 17- 10;

TI A 17- 11; TI A 17- 12; TI A 17- 13; TI A

17- 14) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

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TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TI A)

TIA-1152 ( 2009) Requi r ement s f or Fi el d Test I nst r ument s and Measur ement s f or Bal anced Twi st ed- Pai r Cabl i ng

TIA-455-21 ( 1988a; R 2012) FOTP- 21 - Mat i ng Dur abi l i t y of Fi ber Opt i c I nt er connect i ng Devices

TIA-526-7 ( 2015a) OFSTP- 7 Measur ement of Opt i cal Power Loss of I nst al l ed Si ngl e- Mode Fi ber Cabl e Pl ant

TIA-568-C.0 ( 2009; Add 1 2010; Add 2 2012) Gener i c Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng f or Cust omer Premises

TIA-568-C.1 ( 2009; Add 2 2011; Add 1 2012) Commer ci al Bui l di ng Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng Standard

TIA-568-C.2 ( 2009; Er r at a 2010; Add 2 2014; Add 1 2016) Bal anced Twi st ed- Pai r Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng and Component s Standards

TIA-568-C.3 ( 2008; Add 1 2011) Opt i cal Fi ber Cabl i ng Component s St andar d

TIA-569 ( 2015d) Commer ci al Bui l di ng St andar d f or Tel ecommuni cat i ons Pat hways and Spaces

TIA-606 ( 2012b; Add 1 2015) Admi ni st r at i on St andar d f or t he Tel ecommuni cat i ons Infrastructure

TIA-607 ( 2011b) Gener i c Tel ecommuni cat i ons Bondi ng and Gr oundi ng ( Ear t hi ng) f or Cust omer Premises

TIA/EIA-598 ( 2014d) Opt i cal Fi ber Cabl e Col or Codi ng

TIA/EIA-604-3 ( 2004b; R 2014) Fi ber Opt i c Connect or I nt er mat eabi l i t y St andar d ( FOCI S) , Type SC and SC- APC, FOCI S- 3

U. S. FEDERAL COMMUNI CATI ONS COMMI SSI ON ( FCC)

FCC Par t 68 Connect i on of Ter mi nal Equi pment t o t he Tel ephone Net wor k ( 47 CFR 68)

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 1286 ( 2008; Repr i nt Feb 2015) Of f i ce Fur ni shi ngs

UL 1666 ( 2007; Repr i nt Jun 2012) Test f or Fl ame Pr opagat i on Hei ght of El ect r i cal and Opt i cal - Fi ber Cabl es I nst al l ed Ver t i cal l y

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UL 1863 ( 2004; Repr i nt Sep 2016) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Communi cat i on Ci r cui t Accessor i es

UL 444 ( 2008; Repr i nt Apr 2015) Communi cat i ons Cables

UL 467 ( 2013; Repr i nt Jun 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng Equi pment

UL 50 ( 2015) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Encl osur es f or El ect r i cal Equi pment , Non- Envi r onment al Consi der at i ons

UL 514C ( 2014; Repr i nt Dec 2014) Nonmet al l i c Out l et Boxes, Fl ush- Devi ce Boxes, and Covers

UL 969 ( 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Mar ki ng and Label i ng Syst ems

1. 2 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

Section 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM and Sect i on 33 82 00 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS, OUTSI DE PLANT ( OSP) , appl y t o t hi s sect i on wi t h addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 3 DEFINITIONS

Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed, el ect r i cal and el ect r oni cs t er ms used i n t hi s speci f i cat i on shal l be as def i ned i n TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 , TIA-568-C.3 , TIA-569 , TIA-606 and I EEE 100 and her ei n.

1. 3. 1 Campus Di st r i but or ( CD)

A di st r i but or f r om whi ch t he campus backbone cabl i ng emanat es.

( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or mai n cr oss- connect ( MC) . )

1. 3. 2 Bui l di ng Di st r i but or ( BD)

A di st r i but or i n whi ch t he bui l di ng backbone cabl es t er mi nat e and at whi ch connect i ons t o t he campus backbone cabl es may be made. ( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or i nt er medi at e cr oss- connect ( I C) . )

1. 3. 3 Fl oor Di st r i but or ( FD)

A di st r i but or used t o connect hor i zont al cabl e and cabl i ng subsyst ems or equi pment . ( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or hor i zont al cr oss- connect ( HC) . )

1. 3. 4 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Room ( TR)

An encl osed space f or housi ng t el ecommuni cat i ons equi pment , cabl e, t er mi nat i ons, and cr oss- connect s. The r oom i s t he r ecogni zed cr oss- connect bet ween t he backbone cabl e and t he hor i zont al cabl i ng.

1. 3. 5 Ent r ance Faci l i t y ( EF) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

An ent r ance t o t he bui l di ng f or bot h pr i vat e and publ i c net wor k ser vi ce

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 5 cabl es ( i ncl udi ng wi r el ess) i ncl udi ng t he ent r ance poi nt at t he bui l di ng wal l and cont i nui ng t o t he equi pment r oom.

1. 3. 6 Equi pment Room ( ER) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

An envi r onment al l y cont r ol l ed cent r al i zed space f or t el ecommuni cat i ons equi pment t hat ser ves t he occupant s of a bui l di ng. Equi pment housed t her ei n i s consi der ed di st i nct f r om a t el ecommuni cat i ons r oom because of t he nat ur e of i t s compl exi t y.

1. 3. 7 Open Cabl e

Cabl i ng t hat i s not r un i n a r aceway as def i ned by NFPA 70. Thi s r ef er s t o cabl i ng t hat i s " open" t o t he space i n whi ch t he cabl e has been i nst al l ed and i s t her ef or e exposed t o t he envi r onment al condi t i ons associ at ed wi t h t hat space.

1. 3. 8 Open Of f i ce

A f l oor space di v i s i on pr ovi ded by f ur ni t ur e, moveabl e par t i t i ons, or ot her means i nst ead of by bui l di ng wal l s.

1. 3. 9 Pathway

A physi cal i nf r ast r uct ur e ut i l i zed f or t he pl acement and r out i ng of t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl e.

1. 4 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

The bui l di ng t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst em shal l i ncl ude per manent l y i nst al l ed backbone and hor i zont al cabl i ng, hor i zont al and backbone pat hways, ser vi ce ent r ance f aci l i t i es, wor k ar ea pat hways, t el ecommuni cat i ons out l et assembl i es, condui t , r aceway, and har dwar e f or spl i c i ng, t er mi nat i ng, and i nt er connect i ng cabl i ng necessar y t o t r anspor t t el ephone and dat a ( i ncl udi ng LAN) bet ween equi pment i t ems i n a bui l di ng.

The hor i zont al syst em shal l be wi r ed i n a st ar t opol ogy f r om t he t el ecommuni cat i ons wor k ar ea t o t he f l oor di st r i but or or campus di st r i but or at t he cent er or hub of t he st ar . The backbone cabl i ng and pat hway syst em i ncl udes i nt r abui l di ng and i nt er bui l di ng i nt er connect i ng cabl i ng, pat hway, and t er mi nal har dwar e. The i nt r abui l di ng backbone pr ovi des connect i v i t y f r om t he f l oor di st r i but or s t o t he bui l di ng di st r i but or s or t o t he campus di st r i but or and f r om t he bui l di ng di st r i but or s t o t he campus di st r i but or as r equi r ed. The backbone syst em shal l be wi r ed i n a st ar t opol ogy wi t h t he campus di st r i but or at t he cent er or hub of t he st ar . Pr ovi de t el ecommuni cat i ons pat hway syst ems r ef er enced her ei n as speci f i ed i n Section 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM.

1. 5 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Tel ecommuni cat i ons dr awi ngs; G-OMA

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Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Dr awi ngs; G-OMA

I n addi t i on t o Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES, pr ovi de shop dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph SHOP DRAWI NGS.

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Tel ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng ( backbone and hor i zont al ) ; G-OMA

Pat ch panel s; G-OMA

Tel ecommuni cat i ons out l et / connect or assembl i es; G-OMA

Equi pment suppor t f r ame; G-OMA

Connect or bl ocks; G-OMA

Spar e Par t s; G-OMA

Submi t t al s shal l i ncl ude t he manuf act ur er ' s name, t r ade name, pl ace of manuf act ur e, and cat al og model or number . I ncl ude per f or mance and char act er i st i c cur ves. Submi t t al s shal l al so i ncl ude appl i cabl e f eder al , mi l i t ar y, i ndust r y, and t echni cal soci et y publ i cat i on r ef er ences. Shoul d manuf act ur er ' s dat a r equi r e suppl ement al i nf or mat i on f or c l ar i f i cat i on, t he suppl ement al i nf or mat i on shal l be submi t t ed as speci f i ed i n par agr aph REGULATORY REQUI REMENTS and as r equi r ed i n Sect i on

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES.

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Tel ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng t est i ng; G, RO

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cont r act or Qual i f i cat i ons; G, RO

Key Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons; G, RO

Manuf act ur er Qual i f i cat i ons; G, RO

Test pl an; G, RO

SD- 09 Manuf act ur er ' s Fi el d Repor t s

Fact or y r eel t est s; G, RO

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Tel ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst em Dat a Package 5; G, RO

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Recor d Document at i on; G, RO

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1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 1 Shop Dr awi ngs

I n except i on t o Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES, submi t t ed pl an dr awi ngs shal l be a mi ni mum of 11 by 17 i nches i n s i ze usi ng a mi ni mum scal e of 1/ 8 i nch per f oot . I ncl ude wi r i ng di agr ams and i nst al l at i on det ai l s of equi pment i ndi cat i ng pr oposed l ocat i on, l ayout and ar r angement , cont r ol panel s, accessor i es, pi pi ng, duct wor k, and ot her i t ems t hat must be shown t o ensur e a coor di nat ed i nst al l at i on. Wi r i ng di agr ams shal l i dent i f y c i r cui t t er mi nal s and i ndi cat e t he i nt er nal wi r i ng f or each i t em of equi pment and t he i nt er connect i on bet ween each i t em of equi pment . Dr awi ngs shal l i ndi cat e adequat e c l ear ance f or oper at i on, mai nt enance, and r epl acement of oper at i ng equi pment devi ces. Submi t t al s shal l i ncl ude t he namepl at e dat a, s i ze, and capaci t y. Submi t t al s shal l al so i ncl ude appl i cabl e f eder al , mi l i t ar y, i ndust r y, and t echni cal soci et y publ i cat i on references.

1. 6. 1. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Dr awi ngs

Pr ovi de r egi st er ed communi cat i ons di st r i but i on desi gner ( RCDD) appr oved, dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 . The i dent i f i er f or each t er mi nat i on and cabl e shal l appear on t he dr awi ngs. Dr awi ngs shal l depi ct f i nal t el ecommuni cat i ons i nst al l ed wi r i ng syst em i nf r ast r uct ur e i n accor dance with TIA-606 . The dr awi ngs shoul d pr ovi de det ai l s r equi r ed t o pr ove t hat t he di st r i but i on syst em shal l pr oper l y suppor t connect i v i t y f r om t he EF t el ecommuni cat i ons and ER t el ecommuni cat i ons, CD' s, BD' s, and FD' s t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons wor k ar ea out l et s. The f ol l owi ng dr awi ngs shal l be pr ovi ded as a mi ni mum:

a. T1 - Layout of compl et e bui l di ng per f l oor - Bui l di ng Ar ea/ Ser v i ng Zone Boundar i es, Backbone Syst ems, and Hor i zont al Pat hways. Layout of compl et e bui l di ng per f l oor . The dr awi ng i ndi cat es l ocat i on of bui l di ng ar eas, ser vi ng zones, ver t i cal backbone di agr ams, t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms, access poi nt s, pat hways, gr oundi ng syst em, and ot her syst ems t hat need t o be v i ewed f r om t he compl et e bui l di ng per spect i ve.

b. T2 - Ser vi ng Zones/ Bui l di ng Ar ea Dr awi ngs - Dr op Locat i ons and Cabl e I dent i f i cat i on ( I D’ S) . Shows a bui l di ng ar ea or ser vi ng zone. These dr awi ngs show dr op l ocat i ons, t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms, access poi nt s and det ai l cal l out s f or common equi pment r ooms and ot her congest ed areas.

c. T4 - Typi cal Det ai l Dr awi ngs - Facepl at e Label i ng, Fi r est oppi ng, Amer i cans wi t h Di sabi l i t i es Act ( ADA) , Saf et y, Depar t ment of Tr anspor t at i on ( DOT) . Det ai l ed dr awi ngs of symbol s and t ypi cal s such as f acepl at e l abel i ng, f acepl at e t ypes, f acepl at e popul at i on i nst al l at i on pr ocedur es, det ai l r acki ng, and r aceways.

1. 6. 1. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Dr awi ngs

Pr ovi de T3 dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 t hat i ncl ude t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms pl an v i ews, pat hway l ayout ( cabl e t r ay, r acks, l adder - r acks, et c. ) , mechani cal / el ect r i cal l ayout , and backboar d and wal l el evat i ons. Dr awi ngs shal l show l ayout of appl i cabl e equi pment i nc l udi ng i ncomi ng cabl e st ub or connect or bl ocks, bui l di ng pr ot ect or assembl y, out goi ng cabl e connect or bl ocks, pat ch panel s and equi pment spaces and cabi net / r acks. Dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude a compl et e l i s t of equi pment and mat er i al , equi pment r ack det ai l s , pr oposed l ayout and anchor age of

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 8 equi pment and appur t enances, and equi pment r el at i onshi p t o ot her par t s of t he wor k i ncl udi ng c l ear ance f or mai nt enance and oper at i on. Dr awi ngs may al so be an enl ar gement of a congest ed ar ea of T1 or T2 dr awi ngs.

1. 6. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Qual i f i cat i ons

Wor k under t hi s sect i on shal l be per f or med by and t he equi pment shal l be pr ovi ded by t he appr oved t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or and key per sonnel .

Qual i f i cat i ons shal l be pr ovi ded f or : t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em cont r act or , t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em i nst al l er , and t he super v i sor ( i f di f f er ent f r om t he i nst al l er ) . A mi ni mum of 30 days pr i or t o i nst al l at i on, submi t document at i on of t he exper i ence of t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or and of t he key per sonnel .

1. 6. 2. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cont r act or

The t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or shal l be a f i r m whi ch i s r egul ar l y and pr of essi onal l y engaged i n t he busi ness of t he appl i cat i ons, i nst al l at i on, and t est i ng of t he speci f i ed t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and equi pment . The t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or shal l demonst r at e exper i ence i n pr ovi di ng successf ul t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems wi t hi n t he past 3 year s of s i mi l ar scope and si ze. Submi t document at i on f or a mi ni mum of t hr ee and a maxi mum of f i ve successf ul t el ecommuni cat i on syst em i nst al l at i ons f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or .

1. 6. 2. 2 Key Per sonnel

Pr ovi de key per sonnel who ar e r egul ar l y and pr of essi onal l y engaged i n t he busi ness of t he appl i cat i on, i nst al l at i on and t est i ng of t he speci f i ed t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and equi pment . Ther e may be one key per son or mor e key per sons pr oposed f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on dependi ng upon how many of t he key r ol es each has successf ul l y pr ovi ded. Each of t he key per sonnel shal l demonst r at e exper i ence i n pr ovi di ng successf ul t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems wi t hi n t he past 3 year s.

Super vi sor s and i nst al l er s assi gned t o t he i nst al l at i on of t hi s syst em or any of i t s component s shal l be Bui l di ng I ndust r y Consul t i ng Ser vi ces I nt er nat i onal ( BI CSI ) Regi st er ed Cabl i ng I nst al l er s, Techni c i an Level .

Submi t document at i on of cur r ent BI CSI cer t i f i cat i on f or each of t he key personnel.

I n l i eu of BI CSI cer t i f i cat i on, super vi sor s and i nst al l er s assi gned t o t he i nst al l at i on of t hi s syst em or any of i t s component s shal l have a mi ni mum of 3 year s exper i ence i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he speci f i ed copper and f i ber opt i c cabl e and component s. They shal l have f act or y or f act or y appr oved cer t i f i cat i on f r om each equi pment manuf act ur er i ndi cat i ng t hat t hey ar e qual i f i ed t o i nst al l and t est t he pr ovi ded pr oduct s. Submi t document at i on f or a mi ni mum of t hr ee and a maxi mum of f i ve successf ul t el ecommuni cat i on syst em i nst al l at i ons f or each of t he key per sonnel . Document at i on f or each key per son shal l i ncl ude at l east t wo successf ul syst em i nst al l at i ons pr ovi ded t hat ar e equi val ent i n syst em si ze and i n const r uct i on compl exi t y t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em pr oposed f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on. I ncl ude speci f i c exper i ence i n i nst al l i ng and t est i ng t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and pr ovi de t he names and l ocat i ons of at l east t wo pr oj ect i nst al l at i ons successf ul l y compl et ed usi ng opt i cal f i ber and copper t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng syst ems. Al l of t he exi st i ng t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em i nst al l at i ons of f er ed by t he key per sons as successf ul exper i ence shal l have been i n successf ul f ul l - t i me ser vi ce f or at l east 18 mont hs pr i or t o t he i ssuance dat e f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on. Pr ovi de t he name and r ol e of t he

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 9 key per son, t he t i t l e, l ocat i on, and compl et ed i nst al l at i on dat e of t he r ef er enced pr oj ect , t he r ef er enced pr oj ect owner poi nt of cont act i nf or mat i on i ncl udi ng name, or gani zat i on, t i t l e, and t el ephone number , and gener al l y, t he r ef er enced pr oj ect descr i pt i on i ncl udi ng syst em si ze and const r uct i on compl exi t y.

I ndi cat e t hat al l key per sons ar e cur r ent l y empl oyed by t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or , or have a commi t ment t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or t o wor k on t hi s pr oj ect . Al l key per sons shal l be empl oyed by t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or at t he dat e of i ssuance of t hi s sol i c i t at i on, or i f not , have a commi t ment t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or t o wor k on t hi s pr oj ect by t he dat e t hat t he bi d was due t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Not e t hat onl y t he key per sonnel appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n t he successf ul pr oposal shal l do wor k on t hi s sol i c i t at i on' s t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em. Key per sonnel shal l f unct i on i n t he same r ol es i n t hi s cont r act , as t hey f unct i oned i n t he of f er ed successf ul exper i ence. Any subst i t ut i ons f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or ' s key per sonnel r equi r es appr oval f r om The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 6. 2. 3 Minimum Manuf act ur er Qual i f i cat i ons

Cabl i ng, equi pment and har dwar e manuf act ur er s shal l have a mi ni mum of 3 year s exper i ence i n t he manuf act ur i ng, assembl y, and f act or y t est i ng of component s whi ch compl y wi t h TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 and TIA-568-C.3 .

1. 6. 3 Test Pl an

Pr ovi de a compl et e and det ai l ed t est pl an f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng syst em i ncl udi ng a compl et e l i s t of t est equi pment f or t he component s and accessor i es f or each cabl e t ype speci f i ed, 60 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed t est dat e. I ncl ude pr ocedur es f or cer t i f i cat i on, val i dat i on, and t est i ng.

1. 6. 4 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

I n each of t he publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der t he advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d, " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. I nt er pr et r ef er ences i n t hese publ i cat i ons t o t he " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on, " or wor ds of s i mi l ar meani ng, t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, and wor kmanshi p shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he mandat or y and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 70 unl ess mor e st r i ngent r equi r ement s ar e speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed.

1. 6. 5 St andar d Pr oduct s

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he pr oduct i on of such pr oduct s whi ch ar e of equal mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. Pr oduct s shal l have been i n sat i sf act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year per i od shal l i nc l ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze. The pr oduct shal l have been on sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2- year per i od. Wher e t wo or mor e i t ems of t he same cl ass of equi pment ar e r equi r ed, t hese i t ems shal l be pr oduct s of a s i ngl e manuf act ur er ; however , t he component par t s of t he i t em need not be t he pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er unl ess st at ed i n t hi s sect i on.

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1. 6. 5. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr oduct s havi ng l ess t han a 2- year f i el d ser vi ce r ecor d wi l l be accept abl e i f a cer t i f i ed r ecor d of sat i sf act or y f i el d oper at i on f or not l ess t han 6000 hour s, excl usi ve of t he manuf act ur er s ' f act or y or l abor at or y t est s, i s furnished.

1. 6. 5. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e

Pr oduct s manuf act ur ed mor e t han 1 year pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o s i t e shal l not be used, unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se.

1. 7 DELI VERY AND STORAGE

Pr ovi de pr ot ect i on f r om weat her , moi st ur e, ext r eme heat and col d, di r t , dust , and ot her cont ami nant s f or t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and equi pment pl aced i n st or age.

1. 8 ENVI RONMENTAL REQUI REMENTS

Connect i ng har dwar e shal l be r at ed f or oper at i on under ambi ent condi t i ons of 32 t o 140 degr ees F and i n t he r ange of 0 t o 95 per cent r el at i ve humi di t y, noncondensing.

1. 9 WARRANTY

The equi pment i t ems shal l be suppor t ed by ser vi ce or gani zat i ons whi ch ar e r easonabl y conveni ent t o t he equi pment i nst al l at i on i n or der t o r ender sat i sf act or y ser vi ce t o t he equi pment on a r egul ar and emer gency basi s dur i ng t he war r ant y per i od of t he cont r act .

1. 10 MAINTENANCE

1. 10. 1 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Manual s

Commer ci al of f t he shel f manual s shal l be f ur ni shed f or oper at i on, i nst al l at i on, conf i gur at i on, and mai nt enance of pr oduct s pr ovi ded as a par t of t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst em, Dat a Package 5.

Submi t oper at i ons and mai nt enance dat a i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA and as speci f i ed her ei n not l at er t han 2 mont hs pr i or t o t he dat e of benef i c i al occupancy. I n addi t i on t o r equi r ement s of Dat a Package 5, i ncl ude t he r equi r ement s of par agr aphs TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS DRAWI NGS, TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS SPACE DRAWI NGS, and RECORD DOCUMENTATI ON. Ensur e t hat t hese dr awi ngs and document s depi ct t he as- bui l t conf i gur at i on.

1. 10. 2 Recor d Document at i on

Pr ovi de T5 dr awi ngs i ncl udi ng document at i on on cabl es and t er mi nat i on har dwar e i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 . T5 dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude schedul es t o show i nf or mat i on f or cut - over s and cabl e pl ant management , pat ch panel l ayout s and cover pl at e assi gnment s, cr oss- connect i nf or mat i on and connect i ng t er mi nal l ayout as a mi ni mum. T5 dr awi ngs shal l be pr ovi ded i n har d copy f or mat on el ect r oni c medi a usi ng Wi ndows based comput er cabl e management sof t war e. Pr ovi de t he f ol l owi ng T5 dr awi ng document at i on as a minimum:

a. Cabl es - A r ecor d of i nst al l ed cabl e shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 11 with TIA-606 . The cabl e r ecor ds shal l i ncl ude onl y t he r equi r ed dat a f i el dsi n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 . I ncl ude manuf act ur e dat e of cabl e wi t h submi t t al .

b. Ter mi nat i on Har dwar e - A r ecor d of i nst al l ed pat ch panel s, cr oss- connect poi nt s, di st r i but i on f r ames, t er mi nat i ng bl ock ar r angement s and t ype, and out l et s shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 . Document at i on shal l i ncl ude t he r equi r ed dat a f i el ds onl y i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 .

1. 10. 3 Spar e Par t s

I n addi t i on t o t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA, pr ovi de a compl et e l i s t of par t s and suppl i es, wi t h cur r ent uni t pr i ces and sour ce of suppl y, and a l i s t of spar e par t s r ecommended f or st ocki ng.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 COMPONENTS

Component s shal l be UL or t hi r d par t y cer t i f i ed. Wher e equi pment or mat er i al s ar e speci f i ed t o conf or m t o i ndust r y and t echni cal soci et y r ef er ence st andar ds of t he or gani zat i ons, submi t pr oof of such compl i ance.

The l abel or l i s t i ng by t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on wi l l be accept abl e evi dence of compl i ance. I n l i eu of t he l abel or l i s t i ng, submi t a cer t i f i cat e f r om an i ndependent t est i ng or gani zat i on, compet ent t o per f or m t est i ng, and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The cer t i f i cat e shal l s t at e t hat t he i t em has been t est ed i n accor dance wi t h t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on' s t est met hods and t hat t he i t em compl i es wi t h t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on' s r ef er ence st andar d. Pr ovi de a compl et e syst em of t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway component s usi ng st ar t opol ogy.

Pr ovi de suppor t st r uct ur es and pat hways, compl et e wi t h out l et s, cabl es, connect i ng har dwar e and t el ecommuni cat i ons cabi net s/ r acks. Cabl i ng and i nt er connect i ng har dwar e and component s f or t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems shal l be UL l i s t ed or t hi r d par t y i ndependent t est i ng l abor at or y cer t i f i ed, and shal l compl y wi t h NFPA 70 and conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s speci f i ed herein.

2. 2 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS PATHWAY

Pr ovi de t el ecommuni cat i ons pat hways i n accor dance wi t h TIA-569 and as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. Pr ovi de syst em f ur ni t ur e pat hways i n accor dance wi t h UL 1286.

2. 3 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG

Cabl i ng shal l be UL l i s t ed f or t he appl i cat i on and shal l compl y wi t h TIA-568-C.0 , TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 , TIA-568-C.3 and NFPA 70. Pr ovi de a l abel i ng syst em f or cabl i ng as r equi r ed by TIA-606 and UL 969. Shi p cabl e on r eel s or i n boxes bear i ng manuf act ur e dat e f or f or unshi el ded t wi st ed pai r ( UTP) i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661 and opt i cal f i ber cabl es i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 83- 596 f or al l cabl e used on t hi s pr oj ect . Cabl i ng manuf act ur ed mor e t han 12 mont hs pr i or t o dat e of i nst al l at i on shal l not be used.

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2. 3. 1 Backbone Cabl i ng

2. 3. 1. 1 Backbone Copper

Copper backbone cabl e shal l be sol i d conduct or , 24 AWG, 100 ohm, 25- pai r , Cat egor y 3, UTP, i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661, TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 and UL 444, f or med i nt o 25 pai r bi nder gr oups cover ed wi t h a gr ay t her mopl ast i c j acket and over al l met al l i c shi el d. Cabl e shal l be i mpr i nt ed wi t h manuf act ur er s name or i dent i f i er , f l ammabi l i t y r at i ng, gauge of conduct or , t r ansmi ssi on per f or mance r at i ng ( cat egor y desi gnat i on) at r egul ar l engt h mar ki ng i nt er val s i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661 .

Pr ovi de pl enum ( CMP) , r i ser ( CMR) , or gener al pur pose ( CM or CMG) communi cat i ons r at ed cabl i ng i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

2. 3. 1. 2 Backbone Opt i cal Fi ber

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 83- 596, TIA-568-C.3 , UL 1666 and NFPA 70.

Cabl e shal l be i mpr i nt ed wi t h f i ber count , f i ber t ype and aggr egat e l engt h at r egul ar i nt er val s not t o exceed 40 i nches.

Pr ovi de t he number of st r ands i ndi cat ed, ( but not l ess t han 12 st r ands bet ween t he mai n t el ecommuni cat i on r oom and each of t he ot her t el ecommuni cat i on r ooms) , of s i ngl e- mode( OS1) , t i ght buf f er ed f i ber opt i c cabl e: 9/ 125um di amet er f i ber opt i c cabl e opt i mi zed f or 1310 and 1550 nm wavelengths.

Pr ovi de pl enum ( OFNP) , r i ser ( OFNR) , or gener al pur pose ( OFN or OFNG) r at ed non- conduct i ve, f i ber opt i c cabl e i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. The cabl e cor dage j acket , f i ber , uni t , and gr oup col or shal l be i n accor dance with TIA/EIA-598 .

Pr ovi de pl enum ( OFNP) r i ser ( OFNR) , or gener al pur pose ( OFN or OFNG) r at ed non- conduct i ve, f i ber opt i c cabl e i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. The cabl e cor dage j acket , f i ber , uni t , and gr oup col or shal l be i n accor dance wi t h TIA/EIA-598 .

2. 3. 2 Hor i zont al Cabl i ng

Pr ovi de hor i zont al cabl e i n compl i ance wi t h NFPA 70 and per f or mance char act er i st i cs i n accor dance wi t h TIA-568-C.1 .

2. 3. 2. 1 Hor i zont al Copper

Pr ovi de hor i zont al copper cabl e, UTP, 100 ohm i n accor dance wi t h TIA-568-C.2 , UL 444, ANSI / NEMA WC 66, I CEA S- 90- 661 . Pr ovi de f our each i ndi v i dual l y t wi st ed pai r , mi ni mum si ze 24 AWG conduct or s, Cat egor y 6, wi t h a bl ue t her mopl ast i c j acket . Cabl e shal l be i mpr i nt ed wi t h manuf act ur er s name or i dent i f i er , f l ammabi l i t y r at i ng, gauge of conduct or , t r ansmi ssi on per f or mance r at i ng ( cat egor y desi gnat i on) and l engt h mar ki ng at r egul ar i nt er val s i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661. Pr ovi de pl enum ( CMP) , r i ser ( CMR) , or gener al pur pose ( CM or CMG) communi cat i ons r at ed cabl i ng i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Cabl es i nst al l ed i n condui t wi t hi n and under s l abs shal l be UL l i s t ed and l abel ed f or wet l ocat i ons i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

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2. 4 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS SPACES

Pr ovi de connect i ng har dwar e and t er mi nat i on equi pment i n t he t el ecommuni cat i ons ent r ance f aci l i t y t o f aci l i t at e i nst al l at i on as shown on desi gn dr awi ngs f or t er mi nat i ng and cr oss- connect i ng per manent cabl i ng.

Pr ovi de t el ecommuni cat i ons i nt er connect i ng har dwar e col or codi ng i n accor dance wi t h TIA-606 .

2. 4. 1 Backboards

Pr ovi de voi d- f r ee, i nt er i or gr adeA- C pl ywood 3/ 4 i nch t hi ck 4 by 8 f eet .

Backboar ds shal l be f i r e r at ed by manuf act ur i ng pr ocess. Fi r e st amp shal l be c l ear l y v i s i bl e.

2. 4. 2 Equi pment Suppor t Fr ame

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E and UL 50.

a. Br acket , wal l mount ed, 8 gauge al umi num. Pr ovi de hi nged br acket compat i bl e wi t h 19 i nches panel mount i ng.

2. 4. 3 Connect or Bl ocks

Pr ovi de i nsul at i on di spl acement connect or ( I DC) Type 110 f or Cat egor y 6 syst ems. Pr ovi de bl ocks f or t he number of hor i zont al and backbone cabl es t er mi nat ed on t he bl ock pl us 25 per cent spar e.

2. 4. 4 Cabl e Gui des

Pr ovi de cabl e gui des speci f i cal l y manuf act ur ed f or t he pur pose of r out i ng cabl es, wi r es and pat ch cor ds hor i zont al l y and ver t i cal l y on 19 i nches equi pment t el ecommuni cat i ons backboar ds. Cabl e gui des of r i ng or br acket t ype devi ces mount ed on backboar d f or hor i zont al cabl e management and i ndi v i dual l y mount ed f or ver t i cal cabl e management . Mount cabl e gui des wi t h scr ews, and or nut s and l ockwasher s.

2. 4. 5 Pat ch Panel s

Pr ovi de por t s f or t he number of hor i zont al and backbone cabl es t er mi nat ed on t he panel pl us 25 per cent spar e. Pr ovi de pr e- connect or i zed opt i cal f i ber and copper pat ch cor ds f or pat ch panel s. Pr ovi de pat ch cor ds, as compl et e assembl i es, wi t h mat chi ng connect or s as speci f i ed. Pr ovi de f i ber opt i c pat ch cabl es wi t h cr ossover or i ent at i on i n accor dance wi t h TIA-568-C.3 .

Pat ch cor ds shal l meet mi ni mum per f or mance r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 and TIA-568-C.3 f or cabl es, cabl e l engt h and har dwar e speci f i ed.

2. 4. 5. 1 Modul ar t o 110 Bl ock Pat ch Panel

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TIA-568-C.1 and TIA-568-C.2 . Panel s shal l be t hi r d par t y ver i f i ed and shal l compl y wi t h EI A/ TI A Cat egor y 6 r equi r ement s. Panel shal l be const r uct ed of 0. 09 i nches mi ni mum al umi num and shal l be wal l mount ed and compat i bl e wi t h anECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E 19 inches equi pment r ack. Panel shal l pr ovi de 48 non- keyed, 8- pi n modul ar por t s, wi r ed t o T568A. Pat ch panel s shal l t er mi nat e t he bui l di ng cabl i ng on Type 110 I DCs and shal l ut i l i ze a pr i nt ed c i r cui t boar d i nt er f ace. The r ear of each panel shal l have i ncomi ng cabl e st r ai n- r el i ef and r out i ng gui des. Panel s shal l have each por t f act or y number ed and be equi pped wi t h l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es above each por t .

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2. 4. 5. 2 Fi ber Opt i c Pat ch Panel

Pr ovi de panel f or mai nt enance and cr oss- connect i ng of opt i cal f i ber cabl es. Panel shal l be const r uct ed of 11 gauge al umi num mi ni mum and shal l be wal l mount ed and compat i bl e wi t h a ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E 19 i nches equi pment r ack. Each panel shal l pr ovi de 12 s i ngl e- mode adapt er s as dupl ex SC i n accor dance wi t h TIA/EIA-604-3 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves. Pr ovi de dust cover f or unused adapt er s. The r ear of each panel shal l have a cabl e management t r ay a mi ni mum of 8 i nches deep wi t h r emovabl e cover , i ncomi ng cabl e st r ai n- r el i ef and r out i ng gui des. Panel s shal l have each adapt er f act or y number ed and be equi pped wi t h l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es above each adapt er .

2. 4. 6 Opt i cal Fi ber Di st r i but i on Panel

Wal l mount ed opt i cal f i ber di st r i but i on panel ( OFDP) shal l be const r uct ed i n accor dance wi t h ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E ut i l i z i ng 16 gauge st eel or 11 gauge al umi num mi ni mum. Panel shal l be di v i ded i nt o t wo sect i ons, di st r i but i on and user . Di st r i but i on sect i on shal l have st r ai n r el i ef , r out i ng gui des, spl i ce t r ay and shal l be l ockabl e, user sect i on shal l have a cover f or pat ch cor d pr ot ect i on. Each panel shal l pr ovi de 12 s i ngl e- mode pi gt ai l s and adapt er s. Pr ovi de adapt er s as dupl ex SC wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves. Pr ovi de dust cover s f or adapt er s. Pr ovi de pat ch cor ds as speci f i ed i n t he par agr aph PATCH PANELS.

2. 5 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTLET/ CONNECTOR ASSEMBLI ES

2. 5. 1 Out l et / Connect or Copper

Out l et / connect or s shal l compl y wi t h FCC Par t 68, TIA-568-C.1 , and TIA-568-C.2 . UTP out l et / connect or s shal l be UL 1863 l i s t ed, non- keyed, 8- pi n modul ar , const r uct ed of hi gh i mpact r at ed t her mopl ast i c housi ng and shal l be t hi r d par t y ver i f i ed and shal l compl y wi t h TIA-568-C.2 Cat egor y 6 r equi r ement s. Out l et / connect or s pr ovi ded f or UTP cabl i ng shal l meet or exceed t he r equi r ement s f or t he cabl e pr ovi ded. Out l et / connect or s shal l be t er mi nat ed usi ng a Type 110 I DC PC boar d connect or , col or - coded f or T568A wi r i ng. Each out l et / connect or shal l be wi r ed T568A. UTP out l et / connect or s shal l compl y wi t h TIA-568-C.2 f or 200 mat i ng cycl es. UTP out l et / connect or s i nst al l ed i n out door or mar i ne envi r onment s shal l be j el l - f i l l ed t ype cont ai ni ng an ant i - cor r osi ve, memor y r et ai ni ng compound.

2. 5. 2 Opt i cal Fi ber Adapt er s( Coupl er s)

Pr ovi de opt i cal f i ber adapt er s sui t abl e f or dupl ex SC i n Accor dance wi t h TIA/EIA-604-3 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves, . Pr ovi de dust cover f or adapt er s. Opt i cal f i ber adapt er s shal l compl y wi t h TIA-455-21 f or 500 mat i ng cycl es.

2. 5. 3 Opt i cal Fi ber Connect or s

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TIA-455-21 . Opt i cal f i ber connect or s shal l be dupl ex SC i n accor dance wi t h TIA/EIA-604-3 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c f er r ul e, epoxyl ess cr i mp st y l e compat i bl e wi t h 9/ 125 si ngl e- mode f i ber . The connect or s shal l pr ovi de a maxi mum at t enuat i on of 0. 3 dB at 1310 nm wi t h l ess t han a 0. 2 dB change af t er 500 mat i ng cycl es.

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2. 5. 4 Cover Pl at es

Tel ecommuni cat i ons cover pl at es shal l compl y wi t h UL 514C, and TIA-568-C.1 , TIA-568-C.2 , TIA-568-C.3 ; f l ush desi gn const r uct ed of 302 st ai nl ess mat er i al . Pr ovi de l abel i ng i n accor dance wi t h t he par agr aph LABELI NG i n t hi s sect i on.

2. 6 GROUNDI NG AND BONDI NG PRODUCTS

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h UL 467, TIA-607 , and NFPA 70. Component s shal l be i dent i f i ed as r equi r ed by TIA-606 . Pr ovi de gr ound r ods, bondi ng conduct or s, and gr oundi ng busbar s as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00

I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM.

2. 7 FI RESTOPPI NG MATERI AL

Pr ovi de as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 07 84 00 FI RESTOPPI NG.

2. 8 MANUFACTURER' S NAMEPLATE

Each i t em of equi pment shal l have a namepl at e bear i ng t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, model number , and ser i al number secur el y af f i xed i n a conspi cuous pl ace; t he namepl at e of t he di st r i but i ng agent wi l l not be acceptable.

2. 9 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATES

ASTM D709. Pr ovi de l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es f or each equi pment encl osur e, r el ay, swi t ch, and devi ce; as speci f i ed or as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Each namepl at e i nscr i pt i on shal l i dent i f y t he f unct i on and, when appl i cabl e, t he posi t i on. Namepl at es shal l be mel ami ne pl ast i c, 0. 125 inches t hi ck, whi t e wi t h bl ack cent er cor e. Sur f ace shal l be mat t e f i ni sh. Cor ner s shal l be squar e. Accur at el y al i gn l et t er i ng and engr ave i nt o t he cor e. Mi ni mum si ze of namepl at es shal l be one by 2. 5 i nches.

Let t er i ng shal l be a mi ni mum of 0. 25 i nches hi gh nor mal bl ock st y l e.

2. 10 TESTS, I NSPECTI ONS, AND VERI FI CATI ONS

2. 10. 1 Fact or y Reel Test s

Pr ovi de document at i on of t he t est i ng and ver i f i cat i on act…