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SECTION 13030

COMPUTER AND TELEPHONE CABELING

PART 1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 SCOPE

A. Furnish and install materials associated with a structured cabling system at the 118th Air National Guard 240 Knapp Boulevard Nashville, TN, Building 735 providing a certified installation. The current facility expansion is under construction requiring a new information transport system including, but no limited to work affecting telecommunications grounding, entrance facilities (EF), main communication room (MC), equipment rooms (ER), telecommunications rooms (TR), telecommunication enclosures (TE), distribution support systems (cable racks, troughs, raceways, pathways an their supporting infrastructure), zone distribution system, work areas and outlets, communications cables, labeling, cable riser systems, patch panels, patch cords (sufficient for in-place equipment network connections), and mounting hardware.

B. The 118th Wing requires a properly sized and configured facility expansion and operational support areas to conduct training and operations in support of the Wing’s cyber mission.

Functional space areas include, but are not limited to administrative, storage, break/bathrooms, server room, and operational support areas.

C. Conduit shall be provided for voice and data cabling. Minimum size shall be 1” inch with larger size used where specifically noted. All conduits should terminate within at cable tray. Only 40% of conduit should be used at time of initial installation (see ANSI/TIAIEIA- 569-A; table 4.4-1).

D. All cables and related terminations, support and grounding hardware shall be furnished, installed, wired, tested, labeled, and documented by the Telecommunications contractor as detailed in this document.

E. Product specifications, general design considerations, and installation guidelines are provided in this document. The successful vendor shall meet or exceed all requirements for the cable system described in this document.

F. All Products and construction methods shall match the existing facility construction, in make and manner as existing.

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2.1 REGULATORY REFERENCES

A. All work and materials shall conform in every detail to the rules and requirements of the National Fire Protection Association, the local Electrical Code and present manufacturing standards.

B. All materials shall be UL Listed and shall be marked as such. If UL has no published standards for a particular item, then other national independent testing standards shall apply and such items shall bear those labels. Where UL has an applicable system listing and label, the entire system shall be so labeled.

C. The cabling system described in this is derived from the recommendations made in recognized telecommunications industry standards. The following documents are incorporated by reference:

Attached Drawings IT1.1, IT2.1, IT2.1 & IT3.1

- ANG ETL 02-12 Communication and Information Systems Criteria for Air Force Facilities

- ANG ETL 01-1-1 Air National Guard Design Policy

- ANG ETL 11-12 Grounding, Bonding, Testing, and Recordkeeping

- UFC 3-580-01 Telecommunication Building Cabling Systems Planning and Design

- ANG CSIR Manager Handbook

- NFPA 70 National Electric Code

- IEEE C2 National Electric Safety Code

- BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual

- BICSI Information Transport Systems Installation Manual

- TIA-526-7 Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant – OFSTP-7

- TIA-526-14 Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant

– OFSTP-14

- TIA-568-C.0 Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises

- TIA-568-C.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Part 1:

General Requirements

- TIA-568-C.2 Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards Errata

- TIA-568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard

- TIA-568-C.4 Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard

- TIA-569 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

- TIA-570 Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard

- TIA-598 Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding

- TIA-606 Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure

- J-STD-607-A Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications

- TIA-758 Customer-owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard

- TIA-942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard For Data Centers

- TSB-140 Additional Guidelines for Field-Testing Length, Loss and Polarity of Optical Fiber Cabling Systems

- Federal, State, and Local laws as required

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3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1. General

The contractor shall employ, directly or through a subcontract, qualified communication engineer who is certified as Registered Communications Design and Distribution (RCDD) technician by the Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI). The contractor shall employ qualified manufacturer installers to properly place, terminate and test all related communication cabling and infrastructure.

3.2. Server Room

Install new underfloor basket tray, new patch panels and cable management on existing equipment racks, and penetrations as illustrated. Test the cabling in accordance with this PWS.

3.3. 2nd Floor Equipment Room Install underfloor basket tray, patch panels and cable management on existing equipment racks, and penetrations as illustrated.

3.4. Inside Plant

The server room will serve as the Main Telecommunications Room for the FOC area (i.e. cross connection, grounding, and distribution). All FOC facility work area cable runs shall originate from the server room. Designated red and black and color coded in accordance with tempest regulations. Cabling shall originate from like designated row of racks within the equipment room and be installed in appropriately designated red or black raceway. Reference BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. Wall outlet faceplates shall be white in color.

Refer to details on sheet IT2.1. Faceplates shall accept modules for STP, and UTP, Fiber Optic Cable, and Audio/Video. Faceplates shall have labels and label covers. CAT6 shielded twisted pair jacks shall be 8 position, 8 wire shielded module with integral shield. CAT6 shielded twisted pair jacks termination cap is color coded for T568A and T568B wiring schemes. CAT6 shielded twisted pair jacks shall be RoHS compliant, meet requirements of 802.3af and IEEE 802.at for PoE applications, and exceed requirements of ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 category 6, IEEE 802.3an- 2006, IEC 61156-6 category 6 component standards, and ISO 11801 class E channel standards.

Category 6 shielded twisted pair copper shall meet or exceed requirements defined in TIA-568- C.2. Category 6 shielded twisted pair copper termination pin-out shall meet the T568B standard.

Network fiber optic cable termination shall be multimode OM3 keyed color coded duplex LC/UPC connector. CATV fiber optic cable termination shall be multi mode OM3 duplex LC/UPC connector. All raceway identified in design documents as RED shall be distinctly marked.

Identification will consist of three (3) bands of tape in a pattern of Red-Blue-Red, ¾ inch – 1.5 inch – ¾ inch respectively. Only a high quality pipe banding tape such as SETON (seton.com), Red ¾ inch style M4293, Part # 26019; Blue 1.5 inch, style M4294, Part # 26023 or equivalent will be used. Standard color-coded electrical tape will not be used. This sequence will be repeated every five (5) feet, two and one half (2.5) feet from each end of a ten (10) foot section of wire-way. All BLACK raceway, conduit and junction boxes shall be separate from RED raceway, conduit and junction by at least 6”.

3.5. Inside Plant – Underfloor Raceway

Install raceway in locations illustrated in design to accommodate inside plant cabling infrastructure in accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. With pre-installation approval, the contractor may add more raceway than illustrated in design drawing as necessary. Install cable tray system utilizing splice connectors and support hardware as supplied by manufacturer, and in accordance with recognized industry practices, applicable portions of NEC and all applicable codes. All raceway shall be sized to support all proposed cabling and allow future growth of up to 30%. MIN Raceway size shall be 1". All tray sections to be electro-plated zinc. All raceway shall be mesh in type with mesh size to be no larger than 2 inches by 4 inches. Fittings: All tees, crosses, IVR’s, OVR’s, reducers or other required fittings which may or may not provide a specific radius shall be assembled in the field utilizing straight

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tray sections, hardware, and instructions provided by manufacturer. Tray coupling hardware shall provide a union which equals or exceed strength of cable tray itself, allowing for splices to be located anywhere in support span. Cable management system to be installed and supported per manufacturer’s suggested span load.

3.5.1. Install conduit and outlet boxes for all work area/wall outlet locations illustrated in design drawing and in accordance with accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. All conduit shall run from outlet boxes to within 6” of overhead raceway. No J-hooks, tie wraps, straps, electrical tape or other such fastener shall be used to suspend cabling infrastructure. All cabling shall be installed in conduit, raceway, or basket tray. Cabling may by secured to cable tray and equipment racks with fabric hook-and-loop fastener tape.

3.6. Inside Plant – Double Drop

Install work area outlets in locations illustrated in design drawing as DUAL MEDIA OUTLET and in accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. Outlet. One wall outlet shall contain 4ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex green color coded keyed LC/UPC ports (NIPR), And Second wall outlet shall contain 1ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex color coded keyed LC/UPC ports, 1ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex yellow color coded keyed LC/UPC ports. 1ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex red color coded keyed LC/UPC ports, 1ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex orange color coded keyed LC/UPC ports. RED and BLACK communications shall be installed in separate conduits.

3.7. Inside Plant – CATV Outlet

Install TV outlets in locations illustrated in design drawing as CATV Outlet and in accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. Wall outlet shall contain 1ea category 6 shielded twisted pair network port, 1ea single mode OS1/OS2 fiber optic cable duplex LC/APC port.

3.8. Inside Plant - Zoned Distribution System

All fiber optic cabling installed in zone distribution system shall be a multi-fiber termination push-on cassette based system. Zone distribution boxes 1-8 shall be installed beneath the raised floor and within 12” of a raceway. Combinations of 6 and 12 duplex adapters of multi-fiber termination push-on cassettes and adapters may be used; for example the use of 3ea 6 LC/UPC cassettes to a 12 pre-terminated connector may be used to provide as indicated in the design drawings. The contractor shall provide and use zone raised floor enclosures that are provided with mounting brackets 8.5” depth below floor, with an optional cover of 10.5” with an enclosure load rating of 120lbs. The boxes will mount with four support brackets under the enclosure by placing one on each pedestal mount bracket by attaching the U-bolt and nut around the pedestal.

3.8.1. Install 4ea fiber zone boxes in locations illustrated in the design drawing as Fiber Zone Box 1, Fiber Zone Box 3, Fiber Zone Box 5, and Fiber Zone Box 7. Install in each Fiber Zone Box 1,3, 5, and 7: 24ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex green color coded keyed LC/UPC multi-fiber termination push-on adapters to 48ea multi-fiber termination push-on connector. (typical on both floors)

3.8.2. Install 4ea fiber zone boxes in locations illustrated in the design drawing as Fiber Zone Box 2, Fiber Zone Box 4, Fiber Zone Box 6, and Fiber Zone Box 8. Install in each Fiber Zone Box 2,4,6, and 8: 18ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex red color coded keyed LC/UPC multi-fiber termination push-on adapters to 36ea multi-fiber termination push-on connector, 18ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex yellow color coded keyed LC/UPC multi-fiber termination push-on adapters to 36ea multi-fiber termination push-on connector, 18ea multimode OM3 fiber optic cable duplex orange color coded keyed LC/UPC multi-fiber termination push-on adapters to 36ea multi-fiber termination push-on connector, (typical on both floors)

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3.9. Inside Plant – Distribution Room

Excluding the multi-fiber termination push-on cassette based system, All fiber optic cable jacket colors shall match their corresponding connector color. All green networks shall be installed and terminated in BLACK raceway and equipment racks. All other colored networks, red, yellow, orange, dark blue, shall be installed and terminated in RED raceway and equipment racks; see design documents. Excluding the zone distribution system, all work area outlet fiber optic cabling shall terminate in distribution room racks utilizing any method except “no epoxy/no polish” “mechanical” type connector; fiber optic connectors shall be fusion splice or epoxy/polish type. All zone distribution fiber optic cabling utilizing multi-fiber termination push-on cassettes shall have equivalent cassettes in the server room.

3.10. Grounding and Bonding

Bond all new raceway and Cable tray to the grounding bus bar in the server room ground bus and 2nd floor equipment room ground bus. Install telecommunications grounding and bonding in accordance with NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, C2-2002, National Electrical Safety Code, ANSI-J-STD-607-A-2002, Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications, and TIA/EIA-607, Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications. In the event of conflicts, the order of publications listed will indicate precedence.

3.11 Labeling

Label all work area outlets, faceplates, connectors, cables, raceways, conduits, supporting infrastructure, equipment racks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and telecommunications grounding bus bars in accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual and TIA-606-A Administrative Standard For Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure.

218th Communications Flight will provide the labeling plan.

3.12 Transition Plan

Coordinate with the contracting officer to minimize any downtime. Requests shall be submitted at least 5 working days prior to and proposed downtime.

3.13 Procurement, Shipment, and Delivery

The contractor shall be responsible for procurement, shipment and delivery charges of all project associated equipment, parts, and materials. This includes coordinating and clearing the shipment through Base Security Forces and Supply. The contractor must schedule site visits with the appointed base point of contact.

3.14 Site Restoral and Damage

The contractor shall perform daily area cleanup at all equipment upgrade/installation locations until completion of work at each site. The contractor shall remove all excess debris (boxes, wrapping, cables, etc.) and return facilities to previous condition once all upgrade/install actions are complete. The contractor shall repair and/or replace all facilities and/or equipment damaged by the contractor or their subcontractors and warranty said facilities and/or equipment for the standard warranty period of new equipment of like kind, but for no less than one year. All affected areas shall be restored to their original condition.

3.15 Security Requirements

The Contractor shall comply with the Computer Security Act of 1987 and all DOD and AF requirements for access to Sensitive, But Unclassified Information. The Contractor is responsible for providing properly cleared personnel, providing security briefings, and ensuring compliance by its employees with the Government or Contractor security regulations. This includes the safekeeping, wearing, and visibility of a Contractor provided picture name badge, and any special agency badges clearly identifying the person as a contractor. The contractor shall ensure the return of all badges, and any other Government property, upon task completion, or when personnel depart a task. The contractor shall coordinate with the contracting officer on all security

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issues and to gain access to the base and all areas necessary to execute this project. The contractor shall provide the necessary security clearance information to the site contracting officer no later than two weeks prior to installation commencement for contractor personnel being granted access to any work locations. All contracted personnel shall comply with established security procedures for entering an installation and its facilities, including special security procedures for entry to restricted or controlled areas. The Government reserves the right to refuse entry to any individual at any work location.

3.16 Safety

The contractor shall comply with all installation, industry, local, state, and federal occupational safety laws, rules and regulations. The contractor is responsible for all necessary permits associated with the project.

3.17 Construction Phase

During construction, periodic inspections by the Wing Civil Engineer and Wing Communications Flight are required to ensure compliance with this PWS and applicable technical documents. On site coordination will be required with other contractors performing tasks such as construction and maintenance of the facility. Coordinate with the base contracting officer.

3.18 Approvals

All materials shall be presented to the contracting officer and Engineer for approval before procurement. Any penetrations to real property must be approved by the contracting officer before implementation; submit requests 30 working days in advance. The labeling plan shall be submitted to the contracting officer for approval before implementation. Deliverables shall be submitted to the contracting officer before approval.

3.19 Quality Assurance and Acceptance Testing

The contractor shall test 100% installed communications cabling and grounds/bonds in accordance with BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual to ensure cabling meets or exceeds applicable commercial specifications and provide documentation of results.

The contractor shall accompany the Wing Civil Engineer and Wing Communications Flight or their designated representatives on an inspection of the work. The system shall be visually inspected for workmanship, damage, construction flaws, and defects and to ensure all components are properly marked and identified. The installer shall correct all deficiencies noted during the inspection in accordance with the terms of the contract. For fiber optic cabling, optical time domain reflectometer traces are required with end-to-end attenuation. The contractor shall furnish the manufacturer, model number, and date of calibration for all test equipment used on the job site to perform testing.

3.20 Deliverables

Submit test results and as-built drawings in both paper and electronic format. Submit one paper and one electronic copy, either in Adobe® Portable Document Format or Microsoft® Word format, of test results to the contracting officer. Submit two paper copies of D size as built drawings.

Submit one copy of electronic as built drawings in BOTH Adobe® Portable Document Format AND AutoCAD® format.

4. PERFORMANCE PERIOD

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Delivery dates for engineered products and installation dates related to this sustainment, restoration, and modernization will be provided by Base Civil Engineering as they maintain the major renovation milestones for this facility.

4.1 WORK IN SECURE AREAS

The facility will have to be Decertified to allow work in the secure areas. This work shall be Identified, Scheduled and Preformed in the most expeditious manner possible to minimize facility downtime. The Contractor shall submit a schedule to the Base Civil Engineering and Coordinated with the Tennant at the outset of the project. The Contractor will meet the agreed upon timetable to allow building Recertification.

4.2 PRICING

1. This facility contains five (4) distinct networks Three distinct secure networks including red SIPR net. (red) and one nonsecure NIPR net. (green).

2. Contractor shall provide breakout #1 separate pricing for building networks including the NIPR net with all infrastructure improvements, cable tray, patch panels device outlets fiber and terminations etc. for the NIPRnet. and include the red SIPRnet in this price. for the SIPRnet include 25% of all red secure network infrastructure improvements, cable tray, patch panels red device outlets and red fiber and terminations etc.

3. Contractor shall provide breakout #2 separate pricing for the three additional secure networks.

in this price. for the additional secure networks include 75% of all additional secure network infrastructure improvements, cable tray, patch panels secure device outlets and secure fiber and terminations etc.

4.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Under the provisions of this request for proposal, prior to the start of work the telecommunications contractor shall:

1. Submit copies of the certification of the company and names of staff that will be performing the installation and termination of the installation to provide proof of compliance of this spec.

2. Submit appropriate cut sheets and samples for all products, hardware and cabling.

B. Work shall not proceed without the approval of the submitted items.

C. The telecommunications contractor shall receive approval on all substitutions of material.

No substituted materials shall be installed except by written approval from the Contracting Officer.

4.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The telecommunications contractor shall be a company specializing in communication cabling installation. At least 30 percent of the installation and termination crew must be certified from BICSI with a Technicians Level of Training. At least 10 percent of the installation and termination crew must be certified from BICSI in fiber training.

B. Delivery dates for engineered products and installation dates related to this sustainment, restoration, and modernization will be provided by Base Civil Engineering as they maintain the major renovation milestones for this facility.

4.5 DRAWINGS

A. It shall be understood that the electrical details and drawings provided with the specification package are diagrammatic. They are included to show the intent of the specifications and to aid the telecommunications contractor in bidding the job. The

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telecommunications contractor shall make allowance in the bid proposal to cover whatever work is required to comply with the intent of the plans and specifications.

B. The telecommunications contractor shall verify all dimensions at the site and be responsible for their accuracy.

C. Prior to submitting the bid, the telecommunications contractor shall call the attention of the Contracting Officer to any materials or apparatus the telecommunications contractor believes to be inadequate and to any necessary items of work omitted.

PART 5 PRODUCTS

5.1 EQUIVALENT PRODUCTS

A. Due to the nature and type of communications, all products, including but not limited to faceplates, jacks, patch panels, racks, 110 blocks, and patch cords, for the purpose of this document, must be equal to or exceed The existing installed products as listed on the drawings.. All copper and optical fiber cable products must be equal to or exceed Corning or Panduit.

5.2 PATCH CORDS

A. The contractor shall provide factory terminated and tested UTP and optical fiber patch cords and equipment cords for the complete cabling system. The UTP patch cables shall meet the requirements of ANSVTIA/EIA-568-A, Addendum 4 for patch cord testing.

B. Copper (UTP) patch cords shall:

1. Be equal to or exceed Commscope Category 6A solution.

2. Be constructed, 4 pair, 24 AWG, stranded conductor, unshielded twisted pair copper per the requirements of the ANSI/TIA/EIA standard and amendments.

3. Have contact plating shall be a minimum of 50 micro inches of gold in the contact area over 50 micro-inch of nickel, compliant with FCC part 68.5.

4. Be ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-A compliant.

5. Use 8 position connector, un-keyed.

6. Be capable of universal T568-A or T568-B wiring schemes.

7. Modular connector shall maintain the paired construction of the cable to facilitate minimum untwisting of the wires.

8. Have a performance marking indelibly labeled on the jacket (by the manufacturer).

9. Have the ability to accept color-coded labels compliant with TIA/EIA-606 labeling specifications.

10. Have “snagless” protection for the locking tab to prevent snagging and to protect locking tab in tight locations.

11. Have strain relief boot to protect UTP cable from excessive bending stress.

12. Be manufactured by an ISO 9001 registered company.

Provide Patch Cables as follows:

135 ea. FX2ZPKCLNSCM002 Green OM3 Fiber Optic Duplex Cable Green Keyed LC to LC, 2 meter

90ea. FX2ZPKDLNSCM002 Yellow OM3 Fiber Optic Duplex Cable Yellow Keyed LC to LC, 2 meter.

90ea. FX2ZPKBLNSBM002 Red OM3 Fiber Optic Duplex Cable Red Keyed LC to LC, 2 meter

15ea TV Green Cat 6A STP with shielded RJ45 Connectors, 3 Ft.

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5.3 SYSTEM INSPECTION

A. The Installer shall accompany designated representative on an Inspection of the communications cabling and distribution system. The system shall be visually inspected for workmanship, damage, construction flaws, and defects and to insure all components are properly marked and identified. The Installer shall correct all deficiencies noted during the inspection in accordance with the terms of the contract. As-built drawings will be forwarded for final drawing revisions and copies submitted.

5.4 CABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM

A. The cable support system shall be used only for communications voice and data cables. All other cabling will be supported by a separate support system (e.g. fire panel wiring, Public Address, & etc) All buildings shall have a cable support system installed throughout the structure enabling proper routing and support for UTP, Coaxial Cable and Fiber Optic Cabling. The system shall predominately be placed above drop ceilings.

Every ceiling distribution system must provide proper support for cables from the TR to the W A's it serves. Ceiling panels, support channels (T-bars), and vertical supports are not proper supports. Ceiling conduits, raceways, cable trays, and cabling must be suspended from or attached to the structural ceiling or walls with hardware or other installation aids specifically designed to support their weight. The cable support system must be approved prior to installation.

5.5 Grounding and Bonding

A. The facility shall be equipped with a Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB). This backbone shall be used to ground all telecommunications cable shields, equipment, racks, cabinets, raceways, and other associated hardware that has the potential to act as a current carrying conductor. The TBB shall be installed independent of the building's electrical and building ground and shall be designed in accordance with the recommendations contained in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding Standard.

B. The 118th Wing requires a properly sized and configured facility expansion and operational support areas to conduct training and operations in support of the Wing’s cyber mission. Functional space areas include, but are not limited to administrative, storage, break/bathrooms, server room, and operational support areas.

C. All racks, metallic backboards, cable sheaths, metallic strength members, splice cases, cable trays, etc. entering or residing in the TR or ER shall be grounded to the respective TGB or TMGB using a minimum #6 A WG stranded copper bonding conductor and compression connectors..

D. All wires used for telecomm grounding purposes shall be identified with a green insulation. Non-insulated wires shall be identified at each termination point with a wrap of green tape. All cables and busbars shall be identified and labeled in accordance with the System Documentation Section of this specification.

5.6 FIRESTOP

A. A firestop system is comprised of the item or items penetrating the fire rated structure, the opening in the structure and the materials and assembly of the materials used to seal

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the penetrated structure. Firestop systems comprise an effective block for fire, smoke, heat, vapor and pressurized water stream.

B. All penetrations through fire-rated building structures (walls and floors) shall be sealed with an appropriate firestop system. This requirement applies to through penetrations (complete penetration) and membrane penetrations (through one side of a hollow fire rated structure). Any penetrating item i.e., riser slots and sleeves, cables, conduit, cable tray, and raceways, etc. shall be properly firestopped.

C. Firestop systems shall be UL Classified to ASTM E814 (UL 1479) and shall be approved by a qualified Professional Engineer (PE), licensed (actual or reciprocal) in the state where the work is to be performed. A drawing showing the proposed firestop system, stamped/embossed by the PE shall be provided to the Contracting Officer prior to installing the firestop system(s).

PART 6 EXECUTION

6.1 WORK AREA OUTLETS

A. Cables shall be coiled in the in-wall or surface-mount boxes if adequate space is present to house the cable coil without exceeding the manufacturer's bend radius. In hollow wall installations where box-eliminators are used, excess wire can be stored in the wall. No more than 12" ofUTP and 36" of fiber slack shall be stored in an in-wall box, modular furniture raceway, or insulated walls. Excess slack shall be loosely coiled and stored in the ceiling above each drop location when there is not enough space present in the outlet box to store slack cable.

B. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in the TIAlEIA-568-A document, manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices.

C. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 12 mm (one-half inch).

D. Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not be less than 4 times the outside diameter of the cable.

E. The cable jacket shall be maintained to within 25mm (one inch) of the termination point.

F. All comm outlet and siprnet outlets shall be installed in separate boxes and conduit. At no point shall they share boxes, raceways or cable tray.

6.2 HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION CABLE INSTALLATION

A. Cable shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices. Follow AN G Design policy ETL 02-12 and 01-1.

B. A pull cord (nylon; 1/8" minimum) shall be co-installed with all cable installed in any conduit.

C. Cable raceways shall not be filled greater than the TIA/EIA-569-A maximum fill for the particular raceway type or 40%.

D. Cables shall be installed in continuous lengths from origin to destination (no splices) except for transition points, or consolidation points.

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E. Where transition points, or consolidation points are allowed, they shall be located in accessible locations and housed in an enclosure intended and suitable for the purpose.

F. The cable's minimum bend radius and maximum pulling tension shall not be exceeded.

G. No J-hook or trapeze system will be used to support cable bundles.

H. Horizontal distribution cables shall be bundled in groups of no more than 50 cables.

Cable bundle quantities in excess of 50 cables may cause deformation of the bottom cables within the bundle and degrade cable performance.

I. Cable shall be installed above fire-sprinkler systems and shall not be attached to the system or any ancillary equipment or hardware. The cable system and support hardware shall be installed so that it does not obscure any valves, fire alarm conduit, boxes, or other control devices.

J. Cables shall not be attached to ceiling grid or lighting fixture wires. Where support for horizontal cable is required, the contractor shall install appropriate carriers to support the cabling.

K. Any cable damaged or does not meet recommended installation parameters during installation shall be replaced by the contractor prior to final acceptance at no cost to the Owner.

L. Any cable that exceeds recommended installation parameters during installation shall remain in place at no cost to the Owner.

M. Cables shall be identified by a self-adhesive label in accordance with the System Documentation Section of this specification and ANSI/TINEIA-606. The cable label shall be applied to the cable behind the faceplate on a section of cable that can be accessed by removing the cover plate.

N. Unshielded twisted pair cable shall be installed so that there are no bends smaller than four times the cable outside diameter at any point in the run and at the termination field.

O. Pulling tension on 4-pair UTP cables shall not exceed 25-lbf for a four-pair UTP cable.

6.3 HORIZONTAL CROSS CONNECT INSTALLATION

A. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in the TIA/EIA-568-A standard, manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices.

B. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 13 mm (0.5 inch).

C. Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not exceed 4 times the outside diameter of the cable.

D. Cables shall be neatly bundled and dressed to their respective panels. Each panel shall be fed by an individual bundle separated and dressed back to the point of cable entrance into the rack or frame.

E. The cable jacket shall be maintained as close as possible to the termination point.

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F. Each cable shall be clearly labeled on the cable jacket behind the patch panel at a location that can be viewed without removing the bundle support ties. Cables labeled within the bundle, where the label is obscured from view shall not be acceptable.

6.4 BACKBONE CABLE INSTALLATION

A. Backbone cables shall be installed separately from horizontal distribution cables.

B. A pull cord (nylon; 1/8" minimum) shall be co-installed with all cable installed in any conduit.

C. Where cables are housed in conduits, the backbone and horizontal cables shall be installed in separate conduits

D. Where cables are installed in an air return plenum, riser rated cable shall be installed in metallic conduit.

E. Where backbone cables and distribution cables are installed in a cable tray or wireway, backbone cables shall be installed first and bundled separately from the horizontal distribution cables.

F. All backbone cables shall be securely fastened to the side wall of the TR on each floor.

G. Backbone cables spanning more than three floors shall be securely attached at the top of the cable run with a wire mesh grip and on alternating floors or as required by local codes.

H. Vertical runs of cable shall be supported to messenger strand, cable ladder, or other method to provide proper support for the weight of the cable.

I. Large bundles of cables and/or heavy cables shall be attached using metal clamps and/or metal banding to support the cables.

6.5 COPPER TERMINATION HARDWARE

A. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A standard, manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practice.

B. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 12 mm (one-half inch).

C. Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not exceed 4 times the outside diameter of the cable.

D. Cables shall be neatly bundled and dressed to their respective panels or blocks. Each panel or block shall be fed by an individual bundle separated and dressed back to the point of cable entrance into the rack or frame.

E. The cable jacket shall be maintained to within 25 mm (one inch) of the termination point.

F. Each cable shall be clearly labeled on the cable jacket behind the patch panel at a location that can be viewed without removing the bundle support ties. Cables labeled within the bundle, where the label is obscured from view shall not be acceptable.

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6.6 RACKS

A. Racks shall be securely attached to the concrete floor using a minimum 3/8” hardware or as required by local codes.

B. Racks shall be placed with a minimum of 36 inch clearance from the walls on all sides of the rack. When mounted in a row, maintain a minimum of 36 inches from the wall behind and in front of the row of racks and from the wall at each end of the row.

C. All racks shall be grounded to the telecommunications ground bus bar in accordance with

Section 9.0 of this document.

D. Rack mount screws not used for installing patch panels and other hardware shall be bagged and left with the rack upon completion of the installation.

E. Wall mounted termination block fields shall be mounted on 4’ x 8’ x .75” void free plywood. The plywood shall be mounted vertically 12” above the finished floor. The plywood shall be painted with two coats of white fire retardant paint.

F. Wall mounted termination block fields shall be installed with the lowest edge of the mounting frame 18” from the finished floor.

6.7 GROUNDING SYSTEM

A. The TBB shall be designed and/or approved by a qualified PE, licensed in the state that the work is to be performed. The TBB shall adhere to the recommendations of the TIA/EIA-607 standard, and shall be installed in accordance with best industry practice.

B. Installation and termination of the main bonding conductor to the building service entrance ground shall be performed by a licensed electrical contractor.

6.8 IDENTIFICATION AND LABELING

A. The contractor shall develop and submit for approval a labeling system for the cable installation. The Owner will negotiate an appropriate labeling scheme with the successful contractor. At a minimum, the labeling system shall clearly identify all components of the system: racks, cables, panels and outlets. The labeling system shall designate the cables origin and destination and a unique identifier for the cable within the system. Racks and patch panels shall be labeled to identify the location within the cable system infrastructure. All labeling information shall be recorded on the as-built drawings and all test documents shall reflect the appropriate labeling scheme.

B. All label printing will be comparable with or equal to the machine generated by Ortronics

LabelMo software using indelible ink ribbons or cartridges. Self-laminating labels will be used on cable jackets, appropriately sized to the OD of the cable, and placed within view at the termination point on each end. Outlet, patch panel and wiring block labels shall be installed on, or in, the space provided on the device.

6.9 TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

A. General

1. All cables and termination hardware shall be 100% tested for defects in installation and to verify cabling system performance under installed conditions according to the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A Addendum 5, TSB-67 and TSB-95. All

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pairs of each installed cable shall be verified prior to system acceptance. Any defect in the cabling system installation including but not limited to cable, connectors, feed through couplers, patch panels, and connector blocks shall be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100% useable conductors in all cables installed.

2. All cables shall be tested in accordance with this document, the ANSI/TIA/EIA standards, and equal to the Commscope Certification Program Information and best industry practice. If any of these are in conflict, the Contractor shall bring any discrepancies to the attention of the project team for clarification and resolution.

6.10 TEST RESULTS

A. Test documentation shall be provided on disk within three weeks after the completion of the project. The disk shall be clearly marked on the outside front cover with the words "Project Test Documentation", the project name, and the date of completion (month and year). The results shall include a record of test frequencies, cable type, conductor pair and cable (or outlet) J.D., measurement direction, reference setup, and crew member name(s). The test equipment name, manufacturer, model number, serial number, software version and last calibration date will also be provided at the end of the document. Unless the manufacturer specifies a more frequent calibration cycle, an annual calibration cycle is anticipated on all test equipment used for this installation. The test document shall detail the test method used and the specific settings of the equipment during the test as well as the software version being used in the field Jest equipment.

B. The field test equipment shall meet the requirements of ANSIITIA/EIA-568-A including applicable TSB's and amendments. The appropriate level lIe tester shall be used to verify Category 5e cabling systems. The appropriate level III tester shall be used to verify Category 6 cabling systems.

C. Printouts generated for each cable by the wire (or fiber) test instrument shall be submitted as part of the documentation package. Alternately, the telecommunications contractor may furnish this information in electronic form (3.5" diskette). These diskettes shall contain the electronic equivalent of the test results as defined by the bid specification and be of a format readable from Microsoft Word (version 6.0).

D. When repairs and re-tests are performed, the problem found and corrective action taken shall be noted, and both the failed and passed test data shall be documented.

E. UTP Cable Acceptance Tests:

1. The installer shall test the UTP cabling system in accordance with TIA/EIA TSB67, TIA/EIA TSB95, and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A. Acceptance tests of the following will be accomplished, Wire map, Length, Attenuation, Near End Cross Talk (NEXT), Power Level Equal Level Far-End Cross Talk (ELFEXT), Delay and delay skew, Return loss Power sum crosstalk (PSNEXT and PSELFEXT). These tests will be accomplished on all links installed and a detailed report generated, signed and submitted for approval.

F. Fiber Optic Riser Cable Acceptance Test:

1. Fiber Optic Cable test requirements are defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-7.

2. Tests if horizontal 62.5um multimode fiber optic cable shall consist of end-to-end attenuation testing 850nm or 1300nm to ensure predicted system performance.

(either 850nm or 1300nm can be utilized for testing due to minimal distance of the fiber link) ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 has established acceptance values for multimode (50/125 µm and 62.5/125 µm) and singlemode links for both the horizontal and

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backbone. These tests will be accomplished on all links installed and a detailed report generated, signed and submitted for approval.

G. CATV Cable Acceptance Test:

1. Testing the system involves using the appropriate test equipment to ensure that the system and all its components meet the overall design specifications. The test equipment used should include signal level meters (SLMs) and time domain reflectometers (TDRs). The tests should ensure that the system and its components meet the specifications for: Distortion, Signal uniformity, Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), Signal ingress, Hum modulation. Generally, impedance, time domain, and structural return loss tests are performed as a pre-installation check of the cable. Testing for distortion, signal uniformity, and SNR is performed on installed cable using a SLM unit. The installer shall repair and retest all parts of the communications cabling system until all parts pass the tests. These tests will be accomplished on all links installed and a detailed report generated, signed and submitted for approval.

H. Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cable Acceptance Test:

1. Continuity tests will be conducted on all outside copper cable installed to include;

continuity to remote end, shorts between any two of more conductors, transposed pairs, reversed pairs, split pairs, shield continuity and ground conductor. These tests will be accomplished on all links installed and a detailed report generated, signed and submitted for approval.

6.11 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

A. The drawings are to include cable routes and outlet locations. Outlet locations shall be identified by their sequential number as defined elsewhere in this document. Numbering, icons, and drawing conventions used shall be consistent throughout all documentation provided. The Owner will provide floor plans in paper and electronic (DWG, AutoCAD reI.

14) formats on which as-built construction information can be added. These documents will be modified accordingly by the telecommunications contractor to denote asbuilt information as defined above and returned to the Owner.

B. The Contractors shall annotate the base drawings and return a hard copy (same plot size as originals) and electronic (AutoCAD rel. 14) form.

6.12 PROVIDE A WARRANTY EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS PANDUIT 20YR

A. An Extended Product Warranty shall be provided which warrants functionality of all components used in the system for 20 years from the date of registration. The Extended Product Warranty shall warrant the installed horizontal and/or backbone copper, and both the horizontal and the backbone optical fiber portions of the cabling system.

B. The Application Assurance Warranty shall cover the failure of the wiring system to support the applications that are designed for the link/channel specifications ofTIAIEIA 568A and TIAIEIA-TSB-95. These applications include, but are not limited to, 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T, and 155 Mb/s ATM.

C. The contractor shall provide a two-year warranty on the physical installation.

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