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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 31, 2007 FBO #2104
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Cabling Services to Pull, Terminate, andCertify 634 CAT5e locations and install cablesystem (Plenum cable) in locations throughoutthe Murfreesboro, TN VA Medical Center within30 Days or Less

Notice Date

8/29/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

238210 — Electrical Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Contracting Officer;Department of Veterans Affairs;ASC - VISN 9;3400 Lebanon Pike (90C);Murfreesboro TN 37129
 

ZIP Code

37129
 

Solicitation Number

VA-249-07-RP-0179
 

Response Due

9/4/2007
 

Archive Date

10/4/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, VISN 9 Acquisition Service Center (90C) intends to award a sole source contract for the Murfreesboro, TN VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 under the authority of FAR 6.302 with SDVOB - Telecommunications Solutions Group, Inc, 5540 Centerview Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. This procurement will be accomplished using commercial item procedures and conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-2 (unusual and compelling urgency) and under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (2). The NAICS Code is 238210 and the small business size standard is $13 million. -------------------------REQUIREMENTS - 1. Scope of Work: At the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 - Provide and install 634 ea. Horizontal station plenum cables, Cat 5e compliant cables and jacks at the various locations identified in the attached documentation. A cable support system from the IDF location to the jack locations identified shall be installed. All necessary coring/drilling will be the responsibility of the vendor and must be approved by VA Engineering prior to starting any work. 2. The contractor shall provide all cabling in conformance to latest current EIA/TIA 568A (1995), 569 (1990), 606 (1993), National Communication System specifications, and Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Standards design manuals. All cable distribution installation shall be fully coordinated with the VA Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) prior to start of installation. 3. The contractor is responsible for complete knowledge of the space and cable pathways (equipment rooms, telecommunication closets, conduits, wireways, etc.) of the VA facility. The Contractor shall design and install the cable distribution system using the pathways (conduit, etc.) provided by the VA. The VA, upon written request, will increase the number or size of pathways only in the event the total pathways provided to any given area are inadequate. 4. Installation of the cable distribution system shall be in accordance with latest accepted EIA/TIA NCS standards, and BICSI manuals and coordinated with the VA COTR. Cable installed in the new distribution system (outside plant, inside riser, and station cabling) shall conform to meet the requirements of ICEA Publications S-80-576-1988 (Ref. B1.6) as to size, color code, and insulation. 5. The contractor shall provide and install outside plant and inside riser to provide the number of cable pairs required in accordance with the attached documentation. The Contractor shall fully coordinate the cable distribution design with the COTR. 6. If temporary cable and wire pairs are used, they shall be installed so as to present no pedestrian safety hazard and the Contractor shall be responsible for all work associated with this temporary installation and for removal when no longer necessary. 7. Conductors shall be cabled so as to insure against induction in voice/data circuits. Crosstalk attenuation within the cable system shall be in excess of 80dB throughout the frequency range. 8. Measures shall be employed by the supplier to minimize the radiation of radio frequency noise voltages generated by the PBX equipment so as not to interfere with radio and television receivers. 9. The complete cable distribution system shall be labeled in accordance with ANSI/TIA/EIA 606, Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings, dated February 1993. The cable distribution system shall also be fully tested. The cable records shall identify each cable as labeled, used cable pairs and bad cable pairs. Minimum test requirements are for opens, grounds, shorts, crosses, and split pairs on the voice cables. All cables, including connectors shall be tested to ensure that proper installation practices were observed and that the installation meets the requirements of the latest accepted release of EIA/TIA 568A. These measurements shall be entered as part of the cable records. All cable records must be available at acceptance testing and thereafter maintained in the Telephone Switch Room. All future changes (used pair, failed pair, etc.) shall be posted in these records as the change occurs. 10. Where cable penetrates through fire/smoke partitions, firewalls, or floors, the VA will provide fire/smoke stopping around the outside of any VA installed conduit/cable tray. The Contractor shall provide and install fire-stopping material, type approved by the VA Chief, Engineering, inside the VA provided conduit/cable tray after installation is complete. 11. All contractor provided and installed conduit/cable tray penetrating fire/smoke partitions, firewalls, or floors shall be fire-stopped around both the outside and inside of the penetration by the contractor with fire-stopping material, type approved by the VA Chief, Engineering. This task shall be accomplished after installation is complete. 12. All contractor provided and installed conduit/cable tray penetrating fire/smoke partitions, firewalls, or floors shall be fire-stopped around both the outside and inside of the penetration by the contractor with fire-stopping material, type approved by the VA Chief, Engineering. This task shall be accomplished after installation is complete. 13. All voice and data telecommunications outlets (TO) shall be Category 5e-compliant eight position RJ-45 non-keyed (EIA/TIA 568A) for voice and Category 6-compliant eight position RJ-45 non-keyed (EIA/TIA 568B.2-1) for data. Four unshielded twisted pair 24 AWG Work Area (WA) cable shall be installed from each jack (in accordance with latest accepted release of EIA/TIA standards 568 "T568A" and 606) to the telecommunication room (TR) and shall be of a type designed to support the appropriate Category 5e voice communications (not less than 100 MHz/100 Mbps) or Category 6 data communications (not less than 250 MHz) . If the site cabling is currently configured with the T568B standard, all follow-on cabling shall continue with the existing wiring scheme. 14. All outlets shall be quadplex connectors unless identified otherwise, with a quadplex flush mounted faceplate. The top connectors shall be designated for voice applications only and shall be of a different color to distinguish them from the data connectors. The bottom two connectors shall be designated for data. 15. At the telecommunication room, the cable for the voice portion of each connector shall be terminated on Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) appropriately sized Category 5e-compliant RJ-45, 8-wire, 110 type modular patch panels. The telephone cable shall be of a different color to distinguish it from the data cable. Cable Management shall be provided by the contractor for field distribution/patchcord management. Labeling and color-coding shall be in compliance with EIA/TIA 606. 16. Each wall telephone instrument shall be installed on a single wall mounted Category 5e-compliant RJ-45. At the telecommunication room, all four pair shall be terminated on Category 5e-compliant (GFE) 110 type modular patch panel, which are dedicated to voice applications. 17. Where there are no existing telephone outlets installed and the new installation point is on a hollow wall, the contractor shall fish the wall, provide and install a flush mounted box with the appropriate connector and cable. For surface mounted installations, wire mold and outlet box will be provided by the contractor for the number of locations identified in the attached documentation. 18. The contractor shall provide the appropriate modular connector and cover plate for each location identified in attached documentation. 19. All cable distribution closets and IDFs shall be wired in accordance with BICSI standards, conform with the EIA/TIA standard 606 for labeling convention and shall employ 110 type modular cross connect devices. 20. The VA may install data equipment in the telecommunications rooms and use the cable distribution system, patch panels, horizontal twisted pair data work area cable and connectors, as needed. The contractor is not financially responsible for repairs required because of the fault of VA personnel. Such repairs shall be accomplished by the contractor after receipt of proper authorization from the VA. 21. NON-GOVERNMENT STANDARDS: National Electric Code (NEC), Part 800 Article 250; Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), all standards; Electronic Industries Association/Telecommunications Industry Assoc. EIA/TIA 569B (Standard for telecommunication pathways and space requirements); Telecommunications Industry Assoc./Electronic Industries Association TIA/EIA 568A (Telecommunications cabling standard); ICEA Publications S-80-576-1988; Telecommunications Industry Assoc./Electronic Industries Association TIA/EIA 607 (Building grounding and bonding requirements); Telecommunications Industry Assoc./Electronic Industries Association TIA/EIA 606 (Standard for records, labeling and space .& pathway administration); Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 68; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); Underwriters Laboratories (UL). -------------------------------------This notice is NOT a request for competitive quotes; however, SDVOB firms meeting these requirements may provide written notification and supporting evidence furnished in SUFFICIENT DETAIL to demonstrate their ability to comply with the requirement; to the Contracting Officer with five (5) days from the date of posting of this synopsis. Responses will be examined; however, a determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are NOT acceptable in response to this notice. A statement which contains clear, concise, and convincing information identifying their capabilities regarding this service must be submitted IN WRITING on a COMPANY LETTERHEAD and sent to Pam Dodd via fax 615-867-5429 NO LATER THAN 9/4/07, 10:00 A.M. US/Central time.
 

Place of Performance

Address: VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE;Alvin C. York VA Medical Center;3400 Lebanon Pike;Murfreesboro

Zip Code: 37129

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01389049-W 20070831/070829221024 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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