Provision of Structured Cabling Installation and Maintenance Services at UNHQ and Annex Building in NYC

1. United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) seeks Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified companies with required expertise and experience to provide structured cabling installation and maintenance services at the UNHQ and the Annex Building in New York City. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 2. A summary of the expected services required is as follows: a. Providing all required hardware and build-out of telecommunications spaces and outlet termination facilities for moves, adds, and changes. b. Provision and placement, termination, labelling and testing of all low voltage cable media. c. Providing tolls and equipment for the installation of optical fibre cabling and associated components. d. Providing telecommunications connectivity for all miscellaneous services (elevator telephone, coaxial cabling, secrity cameras, security equipment, and the like). e. Providing blue line and electronic media as-built documentation of cable plant facilities. f. Providing backbone connectivity. Work may include pathway surveys, cable tray installations, coring, backboards, and conduits. g. Providing printed cable plant media test result documentation. h. Provision and installatoin of all fire-stopping material required to maintain the fire rating of penetrated construction material or conduit pathways. i. There is no high voltage work required in this scope. j. Elevator shaft work will not be responsibility of the cabling contractor. k. UN will provide lifts when needed however, the contractor's personnel must complete the UN's in-house safety training before use. l. Cleaning, patching, and repairing services as required. m. Working with other UN Departments and Construction Managers assigned for new construction, upgrades, maintenance projects, and critical telecommunication room access. n. Reviewing new project construction of documents for constructability and value engieneering. o. Attending meetings with UN Departments and vendors as needed to provide installation support and to maintain OICT installation standards. p. Maintaining an inventory of material stock provided by UN in areas assigned to meet projects workload. q. Providing estimates (time/materials/workforce) in a timely manner (typically within three to five working days that will be determined in each task order) as requested usig Excel spreadsheets and proposals using Work Microsoft Office products. 3. It is required to provide both on-site support on an as-needed basis and dedicated technical personnel on an 8 hour basis per day to perform troubleshooting, trouble resolution coordination, and other specialized services necessary for the system maintenance. 4. Vendors will provide a dedicated management team consisting of (at minimum) one supervisor, two technicians and additional leading technicians badged for special projects as requested. Vendors are expected to demonstrate the following qualifications of each personnel: [Supervisor] a. Five years of accrediated experience in installing, maintaining and troubleshooting related to structured cabling including fiber system maintenance services. At least three years of the required experience must be with the vendor who is awarded the contract. b. Must have proven experience as an imbedded tech during the five years of experience submitted. c. Shall be Hubbell certified and have in-depth expertise in supporting Hubbell Premise Wiring. d. Shall generate proposals for labor and material for small projects. e. Shall maintain materials and provide manufacturer part numbers and descriptions for materials to be ordered. f. Shall manage the technicians and maintain a schedule of work to be done. g. Must be able to do assigned administrative duties as assigned by the UN Contract Manager. h. Must be able to use Microsoft Office and Teams. i. Must answer calls outside of normal business hours stated in the SOW. [Technicians] a. Three years of accredited experience in installing, maintaining and troubleshooting related to structured cabling including fiber system maintenance services. At least two years of the required experience must be with the vendor who is awarded the contract. b. Must have proven experience as an imbedded tech during the three years of experience submitted. c. Shall be Hubbell certified and have in-depth expertise in supporting Hubbell Premise Wiring. d. Shall maintain materials and cable stock. e. Must be able to do assigned administrative duties as assigned by the Supervisor.