Service To Provide and Install Material For Category 6 Data and Category 3 Voice Cables

This solicitation is restricted (set-aside) to small businesses. Requirement to be awarded on a brand name or equal basis. Quotes should reflect pricing on all items for consideration. Technical review of vendor's quote will consist of SOW (your intent to conform to what is asked of you in the PSOW), past performance, warranty, & price. Site Visits (Walk-Through) of areas of installation will be conducted on Thursday, 14 April 2011 at 0800 (8:00 a.m.). **YOU MUST ATTEND THE SITE VISIT TO QUOTE ON THIS RFQ!** To schedule site visit, please contact Carolyn Johnson, Contracting Division, Materiel Management Department, Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, VA at contact@example.gov with the following information for base access: Company's Name, Attendee's FULL Name (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST), Position Title, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, & Citizenship (If born outside of the US, please attach the following document: US Pass Port, Naturalization Papers, or Birth Abroad Certificate) This information must be received no later than 1200 (12:00 p.m. - Noon) on Tuesday, 12 April 2011. Only contractors who respond timely with the above information will be granted base access & be allowed to participate in the Site Visit. Also, if you are a contractor that has base access, still contact Carolyn Johnson to let her know of your intent to attend. Please provide government & destination pricing. Also, state warranty information for each CLIN Number (Line Item). If freight charges apply, indicate if charges will be "per shipment" or "single one-time charge". Contractor shall supply a current published price list or GSA/VA Federal Supply Schedule contract for supplies &/or services being procured. Solicitation closes on Tuesday, 19 April 2011. For further information, please contact Carolyn Johnson, Contracting Division, Materiel Management Department, Naval Medical Center, Building 250, 54 Lewis Minor Street, Portsmouth, VA 23708-2297, phone +1 (555) 000-0000, fax +1 (555) 000-0000. Bids should be received by fax, mail, or e-mail by the close of business (1700 Hours - 5:00 p.m.) on or before the closing date. E-mail address is contact@example.gov. Category 6 UTP Drop Installation Statement of Work Services: - Contractor needs to provide a minimum of a 10 year warranty on all parts that are being installed. The contractor shall have a service location site within a 50 mile radius of NMCP to be able to respond on-site within 2 hours of an initial service call if warranty work is required. Contractor will provide all labor and materials to install, test, and terminate the required amount of (according to the 4270 purchasing document) blue plenum rated twisted 4 pair, UTP, 100 Ohm, 24 AWG, 500 MHz (minimum) category 6 communication drops to be used for data communication. All cables will be run in the existing cable trays except as specifically exempted in writing by the NMCP COTR before installation. Contractor will make use of the interstitial, existing junction boxes (must properly drilled and sleeved so box can be closed and secured after installation), conduits and adding to the current data jacks if possible. The cable backbone will be secured to the building structure every ten feet with proper fasteners if there are no existing cable trays or conduit. No cable run will be longer than 90 meters or 295 feet to allow placement of patch cables and still meet the maximum CAT6 limit of 95 meters or 327 feet. This includes an 18 inch concealed courtesy loop at the user end and 10 foot service loop at the closet end. Cables shall not bend beyond the radius specified by the manufacturer and should not bend beyond the Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (TIA/EIA-568-B.1 Chap 10.2.1, and TIA/EIA B.1-1 Addendum 1). All cable, when penetrating a firewall, will be sleeved and sealed with fire stopping and will not exceed the 80% fill rate in accordance with the National Electric Code (NEC). UTP cable jacketing will be stripped IAW ANSI /TIA/EIA 568B standards. In addition, the cabling will be run IAW ANSI/TIA/EIA standards to ensure cabling is not run over top of lighting or violating any other set standards. Drops will be installed as home runs from the user wall plate to the communication closet. All drops will be terminated at the user end with blue RJ-45 angled modular jacks (Panduit, Leviton or Ortronics when required). The outlets will be in flush or surface mounted boxes with single, dual, triple or quad face plates. Surface mounted boxes will only be used when flush mounted jacks are not feasible (this will need to be approved by Networking and Facilities at NMCP). Drops are to be installed only where existing electrical outlets exist within 6 feet, but not less than 3 feet, do not cross doorways, and will not cohabitate with electrical runs in modular furniture or conduits leading from the overhead. Data cables will be punched down on a government provided category 6 patch panel (with blue modular jacks) if present or a contractor provided patch panel (a modular Panduit or Leviton with blue Cat6 jacks) if required in the 4270. All category 6 cables will be 100% tested to TIA/EIA standards upon completion of installation. Drops will be labeled in accordance with site labeling standards. All labeling will be machine produced; no handwritten labels are permitted to remain on the cabling. The standard used at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is communications closet name and drop number. For example 2A01-005, would be a properly labeled drop. All drops will have the room, outlet, and drop number on both ends of each cable. The same labeling will be found on the wall plate as well as the patch panel in the communication closet. When testing the cabling, the drops and the patch panel in the communications closet will be checked for correct labeling and accuracy. Once drops have been completed in any area with both installation and testing, contractor needs to contact the Information Management Department's Network Team (+1 (555) 000-0000) to have the completed work inspected for accuracy and completion. At least 10% of the drop testing will be observed by a representative from the Network Team. During move, relocation or construction projects all cabling that is disconnected SHOULD NOT be left in the ceiling. Vendor must completely remove the cable from the wall jack to the patch panel and carefully document the drop number that was removed. The removed cabling list will be provided to the Information Management Department's Network Team (+1 (555) 000-0000). If cabling was removed through a firewall, all fire stopping must be replaced or filled-in in accordance National Electric Code (NEC). Deliverables: Contractor will provide site with complete test documentation as well as a cable running list (Appendix A). The cable running list will include building number, floor number, room number, drop number and drop location. Drop location is explained in Appendix B. If cable removal is applicable, vendor must provide a list of all data drop numbers removed to include room number it was removed from. (Appendix A). Contractor will also provide 2 CAT6 patch cables for each data drop installed. The cable at the patch panel will be 5ft in length and the other will be 15ft in length (the patch cables will be delivered to the Networking Office Bldg. 249 room 127). **DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE WORK, ALL INTERESTED VENDORS MUST ATTEND A "WALK THROUGH" TO EXAMINE WORK CONDITIONS AND EXISTING EQUIPMENT. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM CONTRACTORS THAT DO NOT ATTEND THE WALK THROUGH.**