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D -- INSTALL SYSTEM IN MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE SOL 99-q-015 DUE 012899 POC Patricia Kiely, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 435-6940, Fax (202) 435-7138, Email none -- Patricia Kiely, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 435-6940, Fax (202) 435-7138, Email none WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=99-q-015&Lo cID=38. E-MAIL: Patricia Kiely, none. Reference is made to synopsis posted January 15, 1999 regarding installation of NEC Professional II Telephone System for Minneapolis, MN office. The following questions and responses are provided: (1) What is required on building permit? What are the specific qualifications and information that must be provided to ensure general liability coverage? A low voltage license from the State of Minnesota is required. This is a general contractors building permit stating that all technicians must have formal training on low voltage wiring. (2) Referencing Line Item 011, what will the ECR be used for in the installation? External control relay unit is the interface card that connects loudspeaker paging to the telephone system. Loudspeaker paging consists of customer provided ceiling speakers and customer provided amp. (3) Item 0015, what will the 12pr cable be used for and how long will each cable be in length? The 12pr cable is used to support a major telecommunications system for the USSS. Cable run pricing is based on a run not to exceed 200 feet. (4) Item 0016, will the CAT3 cable be terminated on standard 66 blocks or on punch panels in order to easily patch extensions when needed? The CAT 3 cable will terminate within the office communications equipment room on 66 blocks. The end user cable termination will require RJ11 jacks.(5) Will the USSS consider an alternative proposal? NEC (6) The configuration for a NED Electra Professional 120, lists 8-port digital station card, it also has a request for 23 digital telephones and 2 attendant add-on consoles. This configuration would require 4-8 port digital station cards. The configuration request 4 DID trunk cards. This would accommodate 16 DID trunks. Please clarify the quantities for the digital cards and the DID trunk cards. The system must be Y2k compliant. Posted 01/27/99 (D-SN292069). (0027)

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