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5 year Quality Assurance Contract

 

BaCo won a 5-year contract with the Department of State providing Quality Assurance (QA), which involves testing all copper & fiber optic workstations installed by other contractors.  BaCo also collected documentation of all telecommunications closets and made sure the installation was in accordance with EIA/TIA 568B standard and the NEC.  BaCo tested Category 6 (narrow-band data); Fiber Optic (2-strand, 4-strand and 12-strand breakout cable for broadband data. In addition, BaCo is responsible for repairing up to 15% of cables that fail the test perimeters.

BaCo provided and installed one 600-pair pe89 telephone cable approximately 8000’ from Building 355 to Building 501, directional-boring this cabling in from building to building.  We installed a total of 6 pedestals splice enclosures where we spliced the 600 pair cable together with 710 modules.  BaCo provided and installed lighting protection with fuses in both building, done in accordance with the NEC & EIA/TIA 568B standard. Additionally, BaCo provided fiber to the desk in Building 355, which had a total of 200 workstations.  Each workstation consisted of a 6-strand multi-mode fiber optic cable.  BaCo installed a 12” cable tray support structure throughout the building.  Each workstation was terminated with MTRJ connectors and tested in accordance with the NEC & EIA/TIA 568B standard.

Recently, BaCo installed 150 workstations consisting of one 4-strand multimode fiber optic cable and two category 6 cables.  BaCo installed a two tier cable tray support systems throughout the N643 space and built out the communications closets.

Baco also installed a 48-strand multimode fiber optic backbone cable from Building 301 to Transportation.  BaCo installed eight 6-strand multimode fiber optic workstations in the transportation building.  All fibers optic strands were terminated with Corning MTRJ uni-cam connectors.  BaCo installed 6 workstations in Building TPS-O6 and rewired a new office space with sixteen 6-strand workstations.  BaCo also installed a 96strand fiber optic tie cable between the new space and closet T-9 on the 2^nd deck, as well as building out the communications closets.

BaCo installed 4000 feet of 36-strand single-mode fiber optic cable between Building 358 and the North gate.  BaCo directionally bored and trenched approximately 3500 feet of 1inch inner duct to provide a patch for the 36-strand fiber optic cable.  BaCo also built a concrete slab at the North gate location were we installed a NEMA water resistant cabinet.  The fiber optic cable was terminated at the North gate cabinet location and in Building 358 T-9 closet.  BaCo provided “as-built” testing & CAD documentation at the completion of the each job.

BaCo was awarded a five year Cabling Services Contract for the Virginia Beach Public Schools. We are responsible for new voice and data installations, MAC orders, Wireless and broadband installations. BaCo furnished all labor, material, and equipment to replace the entire cable television systems including CATV lines and outlets at 11 Virginia Beach Public Schools.  We measured and ran all infrastructure cables to termination outlets as specified in the statement of work. We also installed three individual CAC6 lines from head-end equipment in the library areas for recording, broadcasting, and monitoring programs in the school plants.  We terminated all RG-11 cables in head-end and completed testing. We installed outlets in the main library for broadcasting only; installed outlets in auditoriums, cafeterias, and gyms as specified by the VBPS.  We installed one outlet in each classroom and office, including assistant principal, principal, guidance, kivas, planetarium, and all gymnasium rooms. We terminated all outlets in accordance with telecommunications industry standards, provided test results and prepared AutoCAD drawings depicting the total system in each school.

Performing as on-site project manager, quality assurance, testing manager and installation entity for GTE, BaCo supervised seven other installation companies and provided fifty personnel, tools and test equipment at the Manassas, VA Dominion Semi-Conductor (IBM/Toshiba joint venture) construction site. A total of 3,344 multi-mode fiber optic and 3,684 Category 5 unshielded twisted pair drops, as well as 399 telephone drops were installed.  The majority of these drops were installed within a level 6 clean room environment requiring BaCo personnel to "suit up" and devise innovative application of epoxy attached fiber connectors. BaCo also assisted with the cross connects and cut-over of PBX stations and provided oversight and termination of fiber optic and copper backbone cables.  A total of 16 closets in three buildings were cabled and connected. BaCo developed a database and plan for testing and reporting of all cables. This project required the close coordination with other construction contractors and other cable installation contractors on site. 

BaCo was tasked to conduct a site survey and collect communications infrastructure data at eleven (11) naval facilities in the Hampton Roads area.  We specifically prepared the Base Electronics System Engineering Plan (BESEP) for NAVSECGRUACT Northwest, and did detailed work on the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek and Norfolk Naval Shipyard.  As part of a continuing effort, BaCo was selected to engineer and design a Local Area Network (LAN) for the Environmental Center at the Public Works Department, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, in support of the Environmental Air Program (EAP) and preliminary Base Level Information Infrastructure (BLII) upgrade.  We analyzed the plant-in-place drawings, conducted an on-site analysis of the existing fiber optic cable, surveyed manholes and developed butterfly drawings.  We engineered the fiber optic routes to accommodate the implementation of a WAN to 30 buildings in a base campus environment and additional buildings for future tasking.  BaCo developed over 40 butterfly manhole drawings, 30 building floor plans, and site topologies in AutoCAD 2000.  BaCo installed and tested approximately 150,000 feet of single and multi mode fiber optic backbone in existing ducts or direct buried to various buildings, as well as Category 5 horizontal connectivity to 40 desktop workstations. We were selected to continue the efforts for BLII upgrade to approximately 70 buildings. BaCo’s workmanship was in strict compliance with current industry standards, TIA/EIA specifications, NFPA 70, National Electric Code, federal, state, and city regulations.

BaCo preformed all work under General Dynamics as a Gold/Silver QSP Service Provider. BaCo provided personnel, tools, and project management for the installation of all telecommunication and data cables in support of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) at the CINCLANTFLT Compound located in Norfolk, VA.  This project resulted in the installation of over 3500 workstations, incorporating Category 5e (narrow-band data); Fiber Optic (2-strand, 4-strand and 12-strand breakout cable for broadband data. In addition to cable placement and termination, BaCo installed backboards; wall mount equipment cabinets; support structure (cable tray, EMT & j-hooks) and performed all testing.  Recent tasks include installing over 700 workstations Amphibious Base Little Creek, and over 250 workstations at NAS Oceana.

BaCo provided personnel, tools, and project management for the installation of all telecommunication and data cables in the second largest Navy hospital in the U.S., Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Acute Care Facility (ACF) in Portsmouth, VA.  We installation over 2.8 million feet of cable, including  Category 5 (narrow-band data), Category 3 (telephone), Fiber Optic (2-strand and 4-strand breakout cable for broadband data), Coaxial (RG-6/11 for CATV), Low Voltage (public address, intercom, and security systems), Riser (600/1200 pair for telephone and data ), Outside Plant Telephone (1800 pair), and Outside Plant Fiber (154 strand fiber optic cable for data).  In addition to cable placement and termination, BaCo installed backboards, equipment cabinets, and performed all testing.  BaCo later provided personnel to program, install, move, label, identify and change over 3,600 telephone sets in this facility. This project required close coordination between the Government (Naval Medical Center personnel), Bell Atlantic, construction contractors and BaCo, to ensure cohesive working relationships and task accomplishments. 

Portsmouth Naval Hospital Acute Care Facility

IBM/Toshiba Dominion Power Semiconductor Plant

5 Year Cabling Service Contract

Base Level Information Infrastructure (BLII)

Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI)

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