c. Installer personnel that will be assigned to this project shall have a
minimum of three years experience in the installation of the types of
system equipment and cable specified in this Section.
1.5.1.4
Manufacturer Qualifications
a. The Manufacturer shall have a minimum of five years of experience in
producing the type of system specified in this Section.
b. The Manufacturer shall produce a system that satisfies all specified
functional and product requirements.
c. The Manufacturer shall guarantee availability of replacement parts for
a minimum of seven years from date of final acceptance of the installed
system by the Contracting Officer.
1.5.2
Regulatory Requirements
1.5.2.1
UL 1069 Listing
a. Fundamental devices and operations of the NCAV System shall be UL 1069
listed and labeled.
b. Supplementary devices and operations of the NCAV System that enhance
the fundamental nurse call devices and operations shall be electrically
isolated in accordance with UL 1069, and shall not in any way defeat the UL
1069 listing.
1.5.2.2
Design and Installation Work
All design and installation work shall comply with UL 1069, NFPA 70 NEC,
NFPA 99, and EIA ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A.
1.5.2.3
a. Installed system shall conform to the EMI standards specified in 47 CFR
15 rules and regulations, for EMI caused by computing devices.
b. Within the normal medical facility environment, the installed system
shall not generate nor be susceptible to any harmful electromagnetic
emission, radiation, or induction that degrades, obstructs, or interrupts
the operation of the installed system, and any computer system, life safety
system, or patient monitoring system in the facility.
c. In the event that any part of the system is subject to CFR technical
standards different from those set forth herein, including without
limitation the requirement that those computing devices marketed for use in
business or industrial environments are certified by the FCC to comply with
the Class B limit of the FCC Rules, such CFR standards shall apply in lieu
of those set forth herein.
d. In the event that, at the time of system acceptance testing, the
applicable CFR technical standards shall differ from those set forth above,
the system as installed shall conform to such then applicable CFR technical
standards.
e. In the event of a breach of the representations and warranties
contained herein, the system Contractor shall, at their own expense, take
all measures necessary to put the offending system into compliance with the
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