spiraling of media is involved, accomplish mounting of enclosures for
purposes of loading, splicing, and distribution after the spiraling
operation has been completed.
3.1.7
Grounding
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NOTE: Designer should verify the existence of
grounding facilities. It is essential that all
grounding facilities, new and existing, conform with
IEEE C2, NFPA 70, MIL-HDBK-419, and MIL-STD-188-124.
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Ground exposed non current carrying metallic parts of telephone equipment,
media sheaths, media splices, and terminals.
3.1.8
Housekeeping
The Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up work area and
maintaining the work area in orderly condition.
3.2
FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
Provide the Contracting Officer [10][_____] working days notice prior to
[each][____] reel and final acceptance test. Provide labor, equipment, and
incidentals required for testing. Correct defective material and
workmanship disclosed as the results of the tests. Furnish a signed copy
of the test results to the Contracting Officer within 3 working days after
the tests for each segment of construction are completed. Perform testing
as construction progresses and do not wait until all construction is
complete before starting field tests.
3.2.1
Field Reel Tests
Perform the following tests on FO media at the job site before it is
removed from the cable reel. For cables with factory installed pulling
eyes, these tests shall be performed at the factory and certified test
results shall accompany the media. Perform OTDR tests with media on reels
and compare factory and field test data.
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NOTE: The purpose of this test is to assure the
Government and the installation contractor that the
media was not damaged during shipment.
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3.2.1.1
Reel Test Results
Provide results of reel tests to the Contracting
Officer at least [5][____]
working days before installation is to commence.
Results shall indicate
reel number of the media, manufacturer, type and
number of fiber tested,
and recorded readings. When reel tests indicate
that the media does not
comply with factory reel test results remove the
media from the job site
and replace with compliant media.
3.2.2
Final Acceptance Tests
Perform end-to-end tests including power meter light source and OTDR tests.
Perform OTDR measurements as required by EIA TIA/EIA-568-B.1 and EIA
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