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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 30, 2012 FBO #3779
DOCUMENT

D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MAC) MOVE, ADD, CHANGE - Attachment

Notice Date

3/28/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811213 — Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900;Glendale CO 80246
 

ZIP Code

80246
 

Solicitation Number

VA25912R0313
 

Response Due

4/4/2012
 

Archive Date

5/4/2012
 

Point of Contact

MS. RONNIE SANDUSKY
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT contemplates the need for the following telecommunication services (this includes moving of existing lines/phones, add new equipment, & change): DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The contractor shall provide Telephone MOVES, ADDS, AND CHANGE (MAC) Tasks and Functions to include installing cable for the following VA Facilities: oGeorge E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, 500 Foothill Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84148 oVA Outpatient Homeless/MHICM Clinic, 2970 S. Main, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 oWestern Salt Lake CBOC, 2750 S. 5600 W., West Valley City, UT 84128 oOrem CBOC, 1443 West 800 North, Suite #302, Orem, UT 84057-3658 oOgden CBOC, 982 Chambers Street, South Ogden, UT 84403 oSt. George CBOC, 1067 East Tabernacle, Suite 7, St. George, UT 84770 oSt. George Vet Center, 16645 Dixie Dr., St. George, UT 84770 oProvo Vet Center, 1807 N. 1120 W., Provo, UT 84604 oMurray Vet Center, 22 W. Fireclay Ave, Suite C105, Murray, UT 84107-2637 oPrice Primary Care Opt Telehealth Clinic, 1869 S. 600 W. Suite B, Price, UT 84501 oIdaho Falls Primary Care Opt Telehealth Clinic, 3544 E. 17th St., Ammon, ID 83406 The contractor shall perform to the standards identified in the Statement Of Work (SOW). BASIC SERVICES: The Contractor shall provide Voice System Manufacturer (OEM) certified and trained personnel to perform Moves, Adds, and Changes (MAC) as requested by the VA Salt Lake City Health Care Services Telecommunications Manager or Facility Chief Information Officer (FCIO). The contractor shall furnish all personnel, personal equipment, required tools, transportation, management supervision, and other services necessary to perform all telephone MOVES, ADDS, AND CHANGE (MAC) tasks and / or functions. CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM GENERAL INFORMATION: The contractor shall reuse the existing cable distribution system to the maximum extent possible. All cabling provided by the government shall be in conformance to latest current EIA/TIA 568A, 569, 606, 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 Telecommunications Manager/FCIO/Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) prior to start of installation. The contractor is responsible for complete knowledge of the space and cable pathways (such as equipment rooms, telecommunication closets, conduits, and wire ways) at the VA facility located at 500 S. Foothill Dr, Salt Lake City UT, and off-site locations. Off-site locations include, but not limited to CBOC's, Vet Centers, Outreach Clinics, and. All cable distribution installed by the contractor shall use the pathways (conduit, for example) 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. Cabling installed shall be in accordance with latest accepted EIA/TIA, NCS standards and BICSI manuals and coordinated with the VA Telecommunications Manager/FCIO/Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR). Cable installed (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. All existing metallic cable sheaths and those provided shall be grounded by the Contractor to the VS system ground (Ref. Paragraph 1.1.13.5.2). All protective devices shall be grounded to the appropriate ground. 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. 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. Measures shall be employed by the supplier to minimize the radiation of radio frequency noise voltages generated by the VS equipment so as not to interfere with radio and television receivers. The complete cable distribution system shall be labeled in accordance with the existing labeling matrix at the Facility in which the work is being performed. Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings Any additions to the cable distribution system shall be fully tested. The cable records shall identify each cable as labeled, used cable pairs and bad cable pairs. Minimum test requirements for riser cable is 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 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 shall be available at acceptance testing and thereafter maintained in the Telephone Switch Room. All future changes (such as, used pair, failed pair) shall be posted in these records as the change occurs. Where cable penetrates through fire/smoke partitions, firewalls, or floors, the government will provide fire/smoke stopping around the outside of any VA installed conduit/cable tray. The government 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. All 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. OUTSIDE PLANT CABLE All outside cable shall be shielded, 24 AWG solid conductors, solid PIC insulation, and filled core (flexgel) (waterproof) REA LISTED PE 39 or PE 89 CODE. All inside riser communication cables shall be listed as being suitable for that purpose and marked accordingly per NEC 800 Article 250 of the code. All inside riser communication cables shall be shielded, 24 AWG solid, thermoplastic insulated conductors. It shall be enclosed with a thermoplastic outer jacket. The maximum DC resistance shall be no more than 28.6 Ohms per 1000 feet. The contractor shall assure full service is provided to all voice cable pair identified in each telecommunication room upon new installation of new cable. TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTLET CONNECTORS & WORK AREA CABLE All voice and data telecommunications outlets (TO) shall be Category 5e compliant and installed and wired as to duplicate existing (TO) outlets at the Facility in which work is being performed. eight position RJ-45 non-keyed (EIA/TIA 568A) for voice or Category 6 compliant eight position RJ-45 non-keyed (EIA/TIA 568B.2-1) for data. 3 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/6 voice communications (not less than 100 MHz/100 Mbps) or Category 5e/6 data communications (not less than 250 MHz). If the site cabling is currently configured with the T568A standard, all cabling provided during the contract period, if requested, shall continue with the existing wiring scheme. At the telecommunication closet, the cable for the voice portion of each connector shall be terminated on site specific blocks which are dedicated to voice applications. 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 distribution management. Labeling and color-coding shall be in compliance with EIA/TIA 606. At the telecommunication closet, the cable for the data portion of each connector shall be terminated on appropriately sized Category 5e/6-compliant RJ-45, 8-wire, 110 type modular patch panels. Cable Management shall be provided by the contractor for field distribution/patch + cord management. Labeling and color-coding shall be in compliance with EIA/TIA 606. Each wall telephone instrument shall be installed on a single wall mounted Category 5e\6-compliant RJ-45. At the telecommunication closet, all four pair shall be terminated on Category 5e\6-compliant 110 type modular patch panel blocks, which are dedicated to voice applications. 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 shall be provided to the contractor. Modular free-standing cubicle designed furniture shall be wired by the contractor MAIN DISTRUBUTION FRAME (MDF) If additional space is needed to support the new installation, the contractor will be provided all equipment and hardware to expand the MDF. Protection devices shall be provided on all circuits and cable pairs serving building distribution frames (BDFs) located in buildings other than the building in which the VS is located or in any area served by an exposed distribution system (such as, conduit, aerial). The contractor shall install the gas protection devices at the nearest point of entrance in buildings where protection is required and on the same circuits on the MDF in the telephone switch room and shall ground protection devices to appropriate ground. In the case of buildings which are either directly attached or connected by enclosed walkways, protection at the BDF shall not be required as long as the cable pathways provided do not exit the connected buildings at any point. Protection is required on all cable pairs that interconnect separate buildings. If the LEC cable is not protected, the contractor shall be responsible for providing protection. 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. The main distribution frame and all intermediate distribution frames shall be connected to the ground via the metallic sheath in PE 39/89 cable, the metallic sheath in CMR type riser cable or a solid #6 AWG copper single conductor with polyvinyl chloride insulation, in conjunction with existing distribution/riser cables not containing a metallic sheath. All metallic sheathing shall be bonded together forming an end-to-end connection in compliance with latest edition/revision EIA/TIA 607. Securing all telecommunication equipment installed under this contract (except telephone instruments) by shock mounting or bolting to the floor, load bearing wall or other substantial surface. The method of securing this equipment shall be determined by the seismic requirements of the area in which the equipment is being installed. The contractor is required to coordinate this requirement with the VA Chief, Engineering. All MAC service shall be accomplished through a work order, which shall be signed by the authorized VA Telecommunications Manager/FCIO. The MAC technician shall perform and moves, adds, and changes at a minimum the following: ?Pulling Single CAT 5e/CAT 6 cable ?Pulling Triple (Suite) CAT 5e/CAT 6 Cable ?Rack and Stack work, closet work, assembling server racks, patch panels ?Moving single-line desk telephone, cable and jack in place ?Moving single-line wall telephone, cable and jack in place ?Moving single-line conference telephone, cable and jack in place ?Removing single-line telephone and return to customer (VA) stock ?Installing single-line telephone from customer (VA) stock, cable and jack in place ?Moving multi-line desk telephone, cable and jack in place ?Moving multi-line wall telephone, cable and jack in place ?Removing multi-line telephone and return to customer (VA) stock ?Installing multi-line telephone from customer (VA) stock, cable and jack in place ?Terminating cable pairs ?Splicing cable pairs Materials, hardware, and parts required to perform moves, adds, and changes will be supplied by the VA. SERVICE DELIVERY Routine Moves, Add, and Change (MAC) Service. This service request shall be provided within five (5) working days after receipt of a written request. Emergency Moves, Add, and Change (MAC) Service. After receipt of an emergency follow-on service request, service shall be provided within 24 hours of receipt. The site Telecommunications Manager/FCIO shall determine whether follow-on service is of an emergency or routine nature. All Moves, Adds, and Changes (MAC) shall be fully coordinated through the VA facility Telecommunications Manager/FCIO and appropriate VA facility staff to ensure minimum interruption to on-going VA services. All disruptions to ongoing service shall be negotiated through the Telecommunications Manager/FCIO. DOCUMENTATION OF MOVES, ADDS, AND CHANGES (MAC) SERVICE. The contractor shall record all follow-on service (MAC) calls in a logbook in the Telecommunications Manager Office or in other location to be determined. Information required is date service request was received, ticket number assigned, date service, location, jack number, pair number was completed and what was accomplished. SERVICE DELIVERY SUMMARY Performance ObjectiveSOW Performance Threshold Routine Follow-on Service. Contractor provides follow-on service within five (5) working days of written receipt, completion as specified in work order. Installed is working at station when complete.95% of all occurrences per contract year. Emergency Follow-on MAC - within 24 hours of receipt99.9% occurrence per contract year. Documentation of Move, Add, Changes Contractor shall document all follow on services immediately upon completion of order 99.0% of all occurrences per calendar year. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This synopsis is not a solicitation announcement for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. NAICS: 443112 Radio, Televison, and Other Electronics Stores (Size Standard $25.5M) & 811213 Communication Equipment Repair and Maintennace (Size Standard $10.0M) All responsible sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO19 -Contracting, Grand Junction, Colorado. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. Any company that feels they have items that meet the needs of the Government must submit their technical data (2 pages or less) to support their claim. The information must explain the company's ability to overcome propriety information. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this synopsis. All questions should be addressed to Ronnie Sandusky, Contracting Officer via email at Ronnie.sandusky@va.gov. Phone calls are not accepted.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA259-12-R-0313 VA259-12-R-0313.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=313861&FileName=VA259-12-R-0313-000.docx)

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Place of Performance

Address: GEORGE E WAHLEN VA MEDICAL CENTER;500 FOOTHILL BLVD;SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Zip Code: 84148-0001
 

Record

SN02708205-W 20120330/120328235908-76f7f2885d3a6edbbe04cbb84a53d987 (fbodaily.com)
 

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