njt rfp 11-018 verstion 6

June 14, 2011

Re: RFP No. 11-018

To Whom it May Concern:

The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) hereby requests proposals from qualified firms to design and build a new statewide land mobile radio network to provide coverage for NJ TRANSIT operations. The Request for Proposal No. is 11-018.

NJ TRANSIT is requesting proposals from firms with the intention of negotiating a contract with the firm(s) whose proposal best serves the needs of NJ TRANSIT based upon the proposed approach to the specific tasks outlined in the enclosed Scope of Services, Qualifications of individuals, experience of the firm, etc. The Technical Proposal will be the primary factor in determining the award. Background information, project description, Scope of Services, instructions for proposers and evaluation criteria are included in the enclosed material. Any exceptions to the enclosed documents must be submitted in writing at time of proposal submission.

A Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) comprised of NJ TRANSIT staff has been appointed to review the proposals and select the firm based on the evaluation criteria. Upon completion of the TEC’s evaluation of proposals, NJ TRANSIT shall determine proposers within the competitive range. Proposals will be due by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

NJ TRANSIT requires the full cooperation of the Vendor in meeting the corporation’s commitments and goals with regard to utilizing the services of Small Business Enterprises (SBE’s). Although NJ TRANSIT has not set a specific goal of the dollar value of all subcontracting opportunities should be awarded to Small Business Enterprises, proposers are encouraged to utilize SBE firms for any potential subcontracting opportunities. Questions regarding the SBE requirements ONLY, should be directed to Ms. Lisa-Marie Codrington of NJ TRANSIT’s Office of Civil Rights and Business Development @ 973-491-8941.

A Pre-proposal Conference is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at NJ TRANSIT’s headquarters located at One Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey.

The proposal package must contain the following information: one (1) original and seven copies of the Technical Proposal and one (1) original and seven (7) copies of the Cost Proposal; each separately bound and packaged together, sealed and labeled. They must be submitted by 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 14, 2011 and addressed as follows:

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NJ TRANSITProcurement Department, 6th Floor

One Penn Plaza EastNewark, N.J. 07105

Attn: Bid Desk Re: RFP No. 11-018

Proposers are to comply with the State of New Jersey, Division of Revenue, Business Registration Certificate requirements (P.L. 2004, c.57). Proposers shall not engage in any work, unless the firm and any of its subcontractors or vendors are registered in with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue, as required. The Business Registration Certificate must be submitted prior to award for the prime contractor and any potential subcontractors.

Any questions in this regard can be directed to the Division of Revenue at (609)-292-1730. The business registration form (Form NJ-REG) can be found on line at http://state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.htm#busentity.

In order to safeguard the integrity of State government procurement by imposing restrictions to insulate the award of State contracts from political contributions that pose the risk of improper influence, purchase of access, or the appearance thereof, Executive Order 134 was signed on September 22, 2004 (“EO 134”). ”). Effective November 15, 2008 Executive Order 117 (2008) extends the provisions of P.L. 2005, C.51. Pursuant to the requirements of EO 134, the terms and conditions set forth in this section are material terms of any contract resulting from this Request for Proposals (RFP). EO 134 has been superseded by P.L. 2005, c.51 (the “Act”). Proposers are required to comply with these requirements as listed in Exhibit E.

Proposers are further advised that prior to the award, the successful firm will be required to provide a $5,000,000 payment & performance bond which must be issued by a surety company licensed in the State of New Jersey and listed in the current U.S. Treasury Department Circular 570 as of the date of receipt of proposals.

This letter should not be interpreted as award for a contract nor as a commitment to reimburse the proposer for any costs incurred in the preparation of their proposal. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT reserves the right to cancel the award of any contract before execution if NJ TRANSIT deems such cancellation is in its best interest. In no event will NJ TRANSIT have any liability for cancellation of such award. The firm assumes sole risk and responsibility for expenses prior to execution of a contract.

Any questions concerning this project must be directed to the attention of the Bid Desk and must be submitted in writing and received by the undersigned no later than 4:00 p.m., July 14, 2011. Requests for

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http://state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.htm#busentity

information may be forwarded via fax to 201-649-0095. NJ TRANSIT cannot guarantee responses to requests for information received after July 14, 2011. All proposers are advised that any communications with NJ TRANSIT that in any way relate to this project shall be conducted with or through the authorized representative of the Contracting Officer in the Division of Procurement. All other contacts are strictly prohibited and are considered improper. Proposers are advised that violation of this prohibition may result in the removal of the firm from consideration for this contract.

Lastly, all proposers are notified that NJ TRANSIT reserves the right to delete or modify any task from the firm’s Scope of Services at any time during the award process.

We look forward to receiving and reviewing your proposal.

Sincerely,

John WasilakDirector of ContractsProcurement & Support Services


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network

NJ TRANSIT

Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network

Specification

Version 6

4/9/23



1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................1

1.1 ABOUT NJT....................................................................................................................................................21.2 OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................................................2

2 EXISTING NJT SYSTEMS..............................................................................................................................4

2.1 NJT DISPATCH...............................................................................................................................................42.1.1 Bus Operations Centers.............................................................................................................................42.1.2 NJT Police Department.............................................................................................................................42.1.3 Light Rail Vehicle Base Maintenance Facility.........................................................................................5

2.2 COMMON ELEMENTS......................................................................................................................................52.3 INTEGRATED DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................52.4 NORTH SMARTNET SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................6

2.4.1 Infrastructure.............................................................................................................................................62.4.2 Subscriber Fleet and Operations...............................................................................................................72.4.3 Spectrum Allocation.................................................................................................................................8

2.5 SOUTH SMARTNET SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................82.5.1 Infrastructure.............................................................................................................................................82.5.2 Subscriber Fleet and Operations...............................................................................................................92.5.3 Spectrum Allocation.................................................................................................................................9

2.6 METROCOM/PRIVATE DATA-TAC SYSTEMS..................................................................................................92.6.1 Metrocom System Infrastructure..............................................................................................................92.6.2 Metrocom System Subscriber Fleet and Operations...............................................................................102.6.3 Metrocom System Spectrum Allocation.................................................................................................11

2.7 COMMON ELEMENTS DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................112.7.1 Computer Aided Dispatch System..........................................................................................................112.7.2 Voice Dispatch Console System.............................................................................................................122.7.3 Radio Subscriber Fleet Equipment Description......................................................................................122.7.4 Smartnet Information Management System (SIMS)..............................................................................132.7.5 Microwave Backbone Description..........................................................................................................132.7.6 Distributed Antenna Systems and Bi-Directional Amplifier Sub-networks...........................................14

3 POJECT TIMETABLE, BIDDER ELIGIBILITY, & PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA...................................................................................................................................................................16

3.1 PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE.........................................................................................................................163.1.1 Engineering Design, Implementation......................................................................................................16

3.2 BIDDER ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS........................................................................................................173.3 VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................173.4 SUBCONTRACTORS’ QUALIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................213.5 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT........................................................................................................213.6 PRIME VENDOR............................................................................................................................................213.7 PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA..............................................................................................................21

3.7.1 Proposal Evaluation and Award..............................................................................................................223.7.2 Proposal Evaluation................................................................................................................................223.7.3 Administration........................................................................................................................................233.7.4 Compensation..........................................................................................................................................23

4 CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................25

5 NETWORK DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................................................26

5.1 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT DELIVERABLES......................................................................................................265.2 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS...........................................................................................................26

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5.3 6.25 KHZ (OR EQUIVALENT) PER VOICE CHANNEL SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY...............................................275.3.1 Spectral Efficiency..................................................................................................................................275.3.2 Summary Spectral Efficiency Requirements:.........................................................................................28

5.4 SYSTEM CAPACITY AND GRADE OF SERVICE..............................................................................................285.5 NJT FREQUENCIES.......................................................................................................................................295.6 COMPETITIVE AVAILABILITY OF SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT.........................................................................295.7 INTERFACE AGREEMENTS............................................................................................................................295.8 ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ASSET WORKS).........................................................................................305.9 NETWORK OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................................31

6 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................33

6.1 TRUNKED RADIO OPERATION......................................................................................................................336.1.1 Single-Network Operation......................................................................................................................336.1.2 Authorized Transmission Masks and Technologies...............................................................................336.1.3 System Operating Modes........................................................................................................................33

6.2 FREQUENCIES...............................................................................................................................................346.2.1 Current Frequencies................................................................................................................................346.2.2 Frequency Authorizations Pending FCC Rebanding..............................................................................346.2.3 700 MHz Applications............................................................................................................................366.2.4 Frequency Reuse Plan.............................................................................................................................36

6.3 RADIO COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................366.3.1 Link Budget Analysis..............................................................................................................................376.3.2 Coverage Predictions..............................................................................................................................386.3.3 Simulcast Time Delay Interference.........................................................................................................396.3.4 Evaluation Process..................................................................................................................................396.3.5 Voice Quality..........................................................................................................................................406.3.6 Mobile Coverage Requirement...............................................................................................................406.3.7 Portable Coverage Requirement.............................................................................................................41

6.4 RADIO INTERFERENCE STUDIES...................................................................................................................426.5 REPEATER SITE LOCATIONS.........................................................................................................................42

6.5.1 Facility Survey Analysis.........................................................................................................................436.5.2 Use of Additional or Alternate Sites.......................................................................................................45

6.6 SYSTEM / NETWORK REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................466.6.1 Network Controller (if applicable)..........................................................................................................466.6.2 Wide Area Communications...................................................................................................................476.6.3 Roaming and Handoff.............................................................................................................................476.6.4 Restriction of Voice Groups to Geographic Areas.................................................................................486.6.5 Voice, Data and Control..........................................................................................................................486.6.6 Voice Operations.....................................................................................................................................496.6.7 System Voice Capacity...........................................................................................................................496.6.8 Expansion Capability..............................................................................................................................496.6.9 Failsafe....................................................................................................................................................496.6.10 Enhanced Data Capabilities....................................................................................................................506.6.11 Transmit Abort........................................................................................................................................506.6.12 Radio Disable..........................................................................................................................................516.6.13 Caller Identification................................................................................................................................516.6.14 System Access by Unauthorized Devices...............................................................................................516.6.15 Over-The-Air Provisioning.....................................................................................................................516.6.16 Over-The-Air Programming...................................................................................................................526.6.17 Encryption...............................................................................................................................................526.6.18 Single Channel “Trunked” Operation.....................................................................................................526.6.19 Trunking Features...................................................................................................................................536.6.20 Designed Network Availability..............................................................................................................576.6.21 System Reliability and Fault Tolerance..................................................................................................596.6.22 Network Security / Information Assurance............................................................................................616.6.23 Wireless Data Communications..............................................................................................................64

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6.6.24 Telephone Interconnect...........................................................................................................................656.7 TRUNKED REPEATER STATIONS...................................................................................................................65

6.7.1 RF Equipment Layout.............................................................................................................................676.7.2 Alarms and Controls...............................................................................................................................676.7.3 Physical and Environmental....................................................................................................................68

6.8 ANTENNA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................686.8.1 Antennas..................................................................................................................................................686.8.2 Tower Top Amplifiers............................................................................................................................696.8.3 Transmission Lines.................................................................................................................................696.8.4 Transmitter Combiners...........................................................................................................................706.8.5 Receiver Multicouplers...........................................................................................................................70

7 DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM..............................................................................................71

7.1 DISPATCH CENTER LOCATIONS...................................................................................................................717.2 NJT POLICE..................................................................................................................................................717.3 PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL................................................................................................................717.4 DISPATCH CONSOLE EQUIPMENT.................................................................................................................71

7.4.1 Supervisory Console...............................................................................................................................727.4.2 Dispatch Console Functionality..............................................................................................................727.4.3 Voice Logging Recorders.......................................................................................................................78

7.5 CONSOLE FURNITURE..................................................................................................................................787.5.1 General Furniture Requirements.............................................................................................................787.5.2 Materials..................................................................................................................................................807.5.3 Technology Requirements......................................................................................................................827.5.4 Cable Management.................................................................................................................................827.5.5 Environmental Controls..........................................................................................................................837.5.6 Power Requirements/Specifications.......................................................................................................847.5.7 Foot Rests................................................................................................................................................847.5.8 Cabling....................................................................................................................................................84

7.6 UPS OPERATION..........................................................................................................................................857.6.1 Power Line Surge Protection..................................................................................................................857.6.2 Telephone Circuit Protection..................................................................................................................85

7.7 CONSOLE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION...................................................................867.7.1 Factory Testing.......................................................................................................................................867.7.2 Operator's Instruction Book....................................................................................................................867.7.3 Installation and Maintenance Manuals....................................................................................................867.7.4 As Built Documentation..........................................................................................................................87

8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BACKBONE............................................................................88

8.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................................888.2 OVERVIEW OF NJT’S DIGITAL MICROWAVE BACKBONE............................................................................888.3 RADIO SYSTEM AND DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACES...............................................................898.4 POWER SUB-SYSTEM INTERFACE.................................................................................................................89

9 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM......................................................................................................90

9.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................................909.2 SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (“SNMP”)..........................................................................91

9.2.1 Device Management Capabilities...........................................................................................................919.2.2 Device Management Monitoring............................................................................................................91

9.3 RADIO SUBSYSTEM MANAGER CONSIDERATIONS.......................................................................................919.4 RADIO SUBSYSTEM MONITORING................................................................................................................919.5 RADIO SUBSYSTEM MANAGEMENT SERVICES (“RSMS”)...........................................................................919.6 DISPATCH CENTERS AND OTHER REMOTE LOCATIONS...............................................................................929.7 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS..................................................93

9.7.1 General Requirements.............................................................................................................................93

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9.7.2 Functional Requirements........................................................................................................................939.7.3 Hardware, Software, & Protocol Interfaces............................................................................................969.7.4 On-Line Help..........................................................................................................................................969.7.5 Software..................................................................................................................................................979.7.6 SMTP......................................................................................................................................................979.7.7 Manager Module.....................................................................................................................................979.7.8 System Software Support........................................................................................................................989.7.9 Security and User Partitioning................................................................................................................98

9.8 MONITORING AND CONTROL OF SYSTEMS..................................................................................................989.9 TOWER SYSTEM ALARMS............................................................................................................................999.10 SHELTER SUBSYSTEM ALARMS...................................................................................................................999.11 EMERGENCY GENERATOR SYSTEM ALARMS...............................................................................................999.12 OPTIONAL FEATURES FOR THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM..........................................................1009.13 REMOTE ACCESS AND MONITORING.........................................................................................................1009.14 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESIGN SUBMITTALS.........................................................................100

10 NJT DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS..................................................................................................................................................................101

10.1 THE NEWARK LIGHT RAIL TUNNEL INTERFACE........................................................................................10110.2 THE HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TUNNEL INTERFACE..........................................................................10110.3 THE BUS GARAGES AND FACILITIES’ BDA SYSTEMS...............................................................................102

11 SMARTBUS / CAD ENVIRONMENT & REVENUE VOICE/DATA SYSTEM...................................103

11.1 SMARTBUS ENVIRONMENT........................................................................................................................10311.2 CAD SYSTEM SUPPORT..............................................................................................................................10411.3 GPS/AVL SYSTEM SUPPORT.....................................................................................................................10511.4 REVENUE BUS VOICE / DATA SUBSYSTEM................................................................................................107

11.4.1 Radio Transceiver to Clever Devices VLU/TCH Interface..................................................................10911.5 PROPOSED CLEVER DEVICES DCC AND CAD INTERFACE........................................................................109

12 SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................................111

12.1 NEW SUBSCRIBER RADIO QUANTITIES......................................................................................................11212.2 GENERAL....................................................................................................................................................11312.3 AUDIBLE SIGNALING..................................................................................................................................11412.4 ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL....................................................................................................................11512.5 SUBSCRIBER TRACKING/GPS LOCATION SERVICES..................................................................................11512.6 MOBILE RADIO..........................................................................................................................................116

12.6.1 Additional Two-Way Radio Features:..................................................................................................11712.7 PORTABLE RADIO......................................................................................................................................11812.8 VEHICULAR REPEATER..............................................................................................................................11912.9 RF CONTROL STATIONS.............................................................................................................................12112.10 REMOTE CONTROL DESK-SET INTERFACE.................................................................................................122

13 INTEROPERABILITY.................................................................................................................................123

13.1 TRUNKED NETWORKS................................................................................................................................12313.2 CONVENTIONAL NETWORKS......................................................................................................................123

14 SITE IMPROVEMENTS..............................................................................................................................124

14.1 GENERAL CONDITIONS...............................................................................................................................12414.2 SITES / SYSTEM TIMING (SYNCHRONIZATION)..........................................................................................12514.3 GROUNDING SYSTEMS...............................................................................................................................12514.4 LIGHTNING PROTECTION............................................................................................................................127

14.4.1 Tower Lighting Control........................................................................................................................12814.4.2 Radio Frequency Transmission Lines...................................................................................................12814.4.3 AC Power Supply for Electronic Equipment........................................................................................128

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14.4.4 GPS Receivers.......................................................................................................................................12814.5 CONDUITS AND RACEWAYS.......................................................................................................................12814.6 WIRING AND DEVICES...............................................................................................................................12914.7 COMMERCIAL POWER................................................................................................................................12914.8 GROUND RESISTANCE TESTING.................................................................................................................13014.9 SCOPE OF SITE IMPROVEMENT WORK.......................................................................................................13014.10 SITE WORK (NEW SITE).............................................................................................................................131

14.10.1 Summary of Work.................................................................................................................................13114.10.2 Stone Surfacing.....................................................................................................................................13114.10.3 Fencing..................................................................................................................................................131

14.11 SHELTER SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................13214.11.1 Reference Standards..............................................................................................................................13214.11.2 Submittal...............................................................................................................................................13214.11.3 Shelter Structural Requirements...........................................................................................................13214.11.4 Grounding and Electrical Requirements...............................................................................................13314.11.5 Cable Runway Specifications...............................................................................................................13514.11.6 Door Specifications...............................................................................................................................13614.11.7 Shelter HVAC System..........................................................................................................................13614.11.8 Shelter Alarms.......................................................................................................................................13714.11.9 Wave Guide Entry.................................................................................................................................13714.11.10 Shelter Warranty..........................................................................................................................137

14.12 TOWER WORK............................................................................................................................................13814.12.1 Transmission Line Support...................................................................................................................13814.12.2 Ice Shields.............................................................................................................................................139

14.13 GENERATOR SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................13914.13.1 General Requirements...........................................................................................................................13914.13.2 Documentation......................................................................................................................................14114.13.3 Generator Warranty...............................................................................................................................14114.13.4 Start Up Service....................................................................................................................................14214.13.5 Type of Generator.................................................................................................................................14214.13.6 Ratings..................................................................................................................................................14214.13.7 Generator Set Control...........................................................................................................................14214.13.8 Fuel Supply...........................................................................................................................................14314.13.9 Battery and Charger..............................................................................................................................14314.13.10 Cooling System............................................................................................................................14314.13.11 Base..............................................................................................................................................14314.13.12 Transfer Switch............................................................................................................................143

14.14 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS) & DC POWER PLANT.............................................................146

15 STAGING AND COMPONENT TESTING (SUB NETWORKS)............................................................147

15.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................14715.2 FACTORY STAGING....................................................................................................................................14715.3 STAGING PREREQUISITES...........................................................................................................................14715.4 STAGING AREA..........................................................................................................................................14815.5 MINIMUM STAGING REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................14815.6 STAGING PARTICIPATION...........................................................................................................................14815.7 EQUIPMENT CABLING................................................................................................................................14915.8 EQUIPMENT INFORMATION........................................................................................................................14915.9 PRE-ASSEMBLY BEFORE SHIPPING............................................................................................................14915.10 POST FATP DOCUMENTATION..................................................................................................................150

16 SHIPPING, DEPLOYMENT PLAN, AND SYSTEM INSTALLATION................................................151

16.1 SHIPPING.................................................................................................................................................15116.2 PACKING AND SHIPMENT OF FREQUENCY RECONFIGURATION AGREEMENT (“FRA”) REPLACEMENT RADIOS...........................................................................................................................................15116.3 DEPLOYMENT PLAN.............................................................................................................................153

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16.3.1 SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS..............................................................................................................15416.3.2 General Requirements...........................................................................................................................15416.3.3 Base Stations.........................................................................................................................................15516.3.4 Antennas and Transmission Lines........................................................................................................15516.3.5 Subscriber Mobiles...............................................................................................................................15616.3.6 Dispatch Consoles.................................................................................................................................16016.3.7 Audio Logging Recorder......................................................................................................................16116.3.8 Grounding and Lightening Protection...................................................................................................16116.3.9 Cable Terminations...............................................................................................................................162

17 ACCEPTANCE TESTING...........................................................................................................................163

17.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................16317.2 TECHNICAL, FUNCTIONAL, & OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE TESTING.......................................................164

17.2.1 Field Acceptance Testing......................................................................................................................16417.2.2 Field Inspections...................................................................................................................................164

17.3 FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEM TESTING.................................................................................16417.3.1 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, Clever Devices DCC, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Test 16717.3.2 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Field Test..................................16917.3.3 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, Clever Devices DCC, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Pilot Test............................................................................................................................................................170

17.4 DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS FIELD INTEGRATION TEST..................................................................17117.5 NJT POLICE FIELD INTEGRATION TEST.....................................................................................................17117.6 RF COVERAGE ACCEPTANCE TESTING......................................................................................................171

17.6.1 Subjective Outbound and Inbound DAQ Coverage Acceptance Test Plan..........................................17317.6.2 Automated Outbound Coverage Acceptance Test Plan........................................................................17417.6.3 BER Testing:.........................................................................................................................................17517.6.4 RF Coverage Test Areas.......................................................................................................................17617.6.5 Drive Route Planning............................................................................................................................17617.6.6 Test Level Measurements.....................................................................................................................17617.6.7 Data Analysis and Acceptance..............................................................................................................17617.6.8 Coverage Acceptance Test Plan Requirements.....................................................................................17717.6.9 CATP Methodology..............................................................................................................................17817.6.10 CATP For Mobile Wireless Data..........................................................................................................181

17.7 WIRELESS DATA THROUGHPUT ATP.........................................................................................................18417.7.1 Session Persistence Testing..................................................................................................................18517.7.2 Roamer/Handoff....................................................................................................................................18517.7.3 System Throughput Testing..................................................................................................................185

17.8 NJT NETWORK AVAILABILITY ACCEPTANCE TESTING REQUIREMENTS...................................................18617.8.1 Transit Radio System Availability........................................................................................................18617.8.2 Functional Availability.........................................................................................................................18617.8.3 Hardware Availability...........................................................................................................................18617.8.4 Dispatch System Availability................................................................................................................18617.8.5 NJT Radio Network Availability..........................................................................................................18717.8.6 Vehicle Equipment Availability............................................................................................................18717.8.7 Individual Device Availability..............................................................................................................18717.8.8 Transit Radio System Availability Test Plan........................................................................................188

17.9 FULL SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE......................................................................................................................190

18 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS........................................................................................................191

19 IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................192

19.1 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN............................................................................................................................19219.2 PROJECT SCHEDULE...................................................................................................................................19219.3 PROJECT ORGANIZATION...........................................................................................................................192

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20 PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT CONTROLS............................................................................194

20.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................19420.2 PROJECT CONTROLS...................................................................................................................................19520.3 COMMUNICATIONS PLAN...........................................................................................................................195

20.3.1 Issues Log.............................................................................................................................................19520.3.2 Status Meetings and Reporting.............................................................................................................19520.3.3 Escalation Process.................................................................................................................................195

21 PROJECT MILESTONES, SUB TASKS & PROGRESS INSPECTIONS.............................................197

21.1 PROJECT MILESTONES................................................................................................................................19721.2 SUB TASKS AND PROGRESS INSPECTIONS..................................................................................................19821.3 PROJECT ENGINEERING..............................................................................................................................19821.4 INSTALLATION PLAN..................................................................................................................................19821.5 MIGRATION, INTEGRATION & CUTOVER PLAN..........................................................................................19821.6 SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS...........................................................................................................................200

22 SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY SERVICES...............................................................201

22.1 EXISTING NJT MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS.............................................................................................20122.2 FIXED END / INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE.................................................................20122.3 SUBSCRIBER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.................................................................................................20222.4 PRIVATE / CONTRACTOR CARRIERS...........................................................................................................20222.5 WARRANTY AND MAINTENANCE..............................................................................................................203

22.5.1 General Warranty..................................................................................................................................20322.5.2 Warranty and Maintenance Period........................................................................................................20422.5.3 Software Warranty................................................................................................................................20522.5.4 Software Post-Warranty Maintenance..................................................................................................20522.5.5 Software Virus Warranty......................................................................................................................20622.5.6 Warranty Service Required Response and Restore Cycle Times.........................................................20622.5.7 Network / Fixed End Warranty.............................................................................................................20622.5.8 Mobile Radios, Mobile Repeaters & Portable Radio Units’ Warranty.................................................20622.5.9 Warranty Process..................................................................................................................................20722.5.10 Optional Warranty Claim Payments to NJT Services...........................................................................20722.5.11 Pre ACCEPTANCE Warranty..............................................................................................................20722.5.12 Post-Warranty Maintenance..................................................................................................................20822.5.13 ADDITIONAL WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................20822.5.14 Non-Warranty Repair............................................................................................................................20822.5.15 SYSTEM LIFECYCLE........................................................................................................................208

22.6 TRAINING...................................................................................................................................................20922.6.1 User Training Integration Plan..............................................................................................................21122.6.2 Technical Maintenance and Installation Training Plan.........................................................................212

22.7 FUTURE SOFTWARE UPDATES/ENHANCEMENTS........................................................................................21222.7.1 Hardware/Software Upgrades...............................................................................................................212

22.8 SOFTWARE LICENSE...................................................................................................................................21222.9 ARCHIVAL BACK-UP/ DISASTER RECOVERY.............................................................................................21322.10 SPARE PARTS.............................................................................................................................................21322.11 TEST EQUIPMENT OPTION..........................................................................................................................21322.12 DOCUMENTATION......................................................................................................................................213

22.12.1 User Operational Manuals:...................................................................................................................21422.12.2 Technical Maintenance/Reference Manuals:........................................................................................21422.12.3 As-Built Installation Documentation....................................................................................................214

23 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE.............................................................................................................216

24 PRICING.........................................................................................................................................................217

25 ATTACHMENT A-1 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA...........................................................218

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26 ATTACHMENT A-2 REFERENCES..........................................................................................................219

27 ATTACHMENT B BLANK..........................................................................................................................220

28 ATTACHMENT C BLANK..........................................................................................................................221

29 ATTACHMENT D PROPOSAL FORMAT...............................................................................................222

30 ATTACHMENT E COST PROPOSAL......................................................................................................223

31 APPENDICES (SEPARATE FILES – INCLUDED ON CD)....................................................................228

APPENDIX A -- NJT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM RULES OF OPERATION.......................................228

APPENDIX B -- NJT TRAFFIC STUDY..............................................................................................................228

APPENDIX C -- NJT FCC LICENSE AUTHORIZATIONS..............................................................................228

APPENDIX D -- NJT SERVICE TERRORITORIES..........................................................................................228

APPENDIX E – (LEFT BLANK)............................................................................................................................228

APPENDIX F -- NJT TRAFFIC DENSITY MAP.................................................................................................228

APPENDIX G -- NJT EXISTING VOICE GROUPS...........................................................................................228

APPENDIX H -- NJT DIGITAL MICROWAVE SYSTEM MAP......................................................................228

APPENDIX I -- NJT MICROWAVE SYSTEM POWER RECTIFIER SPECIFICATION SHEET228

APPENDIX J -- NJT SITE PACKAGE INFORMATION..................................................................................228

APPENDIX K – (LEFT BLANK)............................................................................................................................228

APPENDIX L --- SUBSCRIBER ACCESSORIES REQUIREMENT................................................................228

32 EXHIBITS (SEPARATE FILES – INCLUDED ON CD)..........................................................................229

EXHIBIT A – NJT GOODS & SERVICES AGREEMENT................................................................................229

EXHIBIT B – NJT EEO PROVISIONS.................................................................................................................229

EXHIBIT C – NJT SBE REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................229

EXHIBIT D – NJT BUSINESS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT..............................................................229

EXHIBIT E – VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................229

EXHIBIT F – ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADDENDA....................................................................................229

EXHIBIT G – NJT PROTEST PROCEDURES....................................................................................................229

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1 Introduction

New Jersey Transit’s (hereinafter NJT) purpose for issuing this Request for Proposal (hereinafter “RFP”) is to procure the goods and services necessary to design, construct, commission, and deliver a new, mission-critical, UHF or 700/800 MHz1 land-mobile radio network to provide wide-area voice and data coverage for NJT operations. The new NJT owned and operated system will replace several legacy analog systems that have long-since reached the end of their useful lives.

NJT desires a modern digital land-mobile radio (D-LMR) system to meet NJT’s long term communications and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) objectives. The planned radio system will provide a scalable, wide-area, advanced technology D-LMR communications network for NJT Rail, Light Rail, Bus, and Police operations. Additionally, the new radio system will provide D-LMR services to contract bus companies operating NJT bus routes and certain private bus carriers that lease/operate NJT-owned equipment.

Examples of modern D-LMR systems include; Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier III (ETSI standard), Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) (ETSI standard), OpenSky2™, and P25 Phase II (TIA standard). All proposed equipment shall meet NJT’s RFP requirements herein and be Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Type-Accepted for operations covered under Title 47 CFR Part 900.

Vendors may submit proposals for non-standards-based systems as long as the proposals include favorable long-term pricing for subscriber units. Pricing shall be evaluated as part of the RFP review.

If vendors bid standards-based systems before the applicable standard(s) is/are completed, the vendor shall bring the system to full standards compliance at no cost to NJT when the applicable standard(s) is/are completed.

Further, in conjunction with more recent developments in the FCC relative to PS Docket No. 06-229, Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, the FCC has designated Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) technologies as the standard for U.S. public-safety broadband operation. Vendors shall describe their manufacturing, development, and planning commitments towards LTE technologies explaining how their proposed system to NJT shall “interface” with these future technologies once the LTE infrastructure is deployed in the U.S. Vendors shall include a NJT “roadmap” to utilize LTE technologies in their proposals.

1 NJ TRANSIT owns appreciable spectrum in the 800 MHz band. However, NJ TRANSIT is not opposed to considering proposals that use the 450 – 470 MHz band as long as they meet technical objectives and licenses for the proposed spectrum are included in the proposal.0 Vendor may propose technology in UHF spectrum governed by FCC Part 22 for public-safety operation. Accordingly, Vendor shall comply with all applicable FCC rules, regulations, authorizations, and type acceptance requirements associated with the FCC Part 22 which governs the proposed frequency band.

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RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network1.1 About NJT

NJT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Its mission is to provide safe, reliable, convenient, and cost-effective transit services with a skilled team of employees dedicated to our customers' needs, and committed to excellence.

Covering a service area of 5,325 square miles, NJT is one of the nation's largest providers of bus, rail and light rail transit; linking major points in New Jersey, Metropolitan New York City, and Philadelphia.

The agency operates a fleet of over 2,000 buses, 1000 trains and 90 light rail vehicles. NJT provides nearly 277 million passenger trips each year on over 240 bus routes, 11 rail lines, and 3 light rail lines for a total of approximately 3.5 billion passenger miles per year.

NJT also administers several publicly-funded transit programs for people with disabilities, senior citizens and people living in the state's rural areas who have no other means of transportation. In addition, the agency provides support and equipment to privately owned contract bus carriers. As the vehicle that connects New Jerseyans with employment, education, health care and recreational opportunities in and around the Garden State, NJT is vital to the state's economic and social well being, as well as its quality of life.

1.2 Overview

NJT intends to procure a state-of-the-art, high capacity, trunked radio network, for wide area voice and data use throughout the NJT service territory using existing and/or, if necessary, new 700/800 MHz radio channels0. The network shall be highly reliable, fault tolerant, secure, and shall provide mission-critical communications with advanced calling functions. Vendors shall fully comprehend existing needs of NJT as well as provide for future expansion.

The network shall serve the communication needs of NJT for the next 20 years. Accordingly, it shall have the flexibility to adapt to changing network requirements and new technology without the need to replace major network elements. In this regard, systems that only require software changes shall be regarded as superior to those that require hardware changes.

The proposed system shall meet the spectral efficiency equivalent of 6.25 KHz per voice path . Vendor shall be able to demonstrate and deliver a system meeting this requirement at time of contract award. Further, all proposed systems shall have a demonstrable history of active public safety and/or public transit service.

0 Vendor may propose technology in UHF spectrum governed by FCC Part 22 for public-safety operation. Accordingly, Vendor shall comply with all applicable FCC rules, regulations, authorizations, and type acceptance requirements associated with the FCC Part 22 which governs the proposed frequency band.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNJT requires that proposed systems be fully expandable to accommodate the addition of future radio sites, subscribers, and wireless data applications.

Vendors shall be aware that NJT is contractually obligated through the auspices of the FCC appointed Transition Administrator (“TA”) to implement this procurement within very stringent time constraints in order to comply with their 800 MHz Rebanding commitments. Accordingly, the TEC will carefully examine Vendor compliance to schedule adherence, proposed efficiencies in system implementation, and creativity in their overall implementation and installation plans. Adherence to a strict and aggressive implementation schedule will be a very important consideration for NJT in the total evaluation score. The implementation schedule must show a completion date in weeks from the Notice to Proceed.

This procurement will also include NJT requirements for new mobile subscriber unit radios that shall be integrated with NJT’s bus vehicle logic unit (Clever Devices “IVN”), and CleverCAD system. Further, as it pertains to mobile subscribers interfaced to bus vehicle logic units, the vehicle logic unit’s control head shall physically replace and perform all necessary functions that would otherwise be performed by the vendor’s control head. All necessary hardware and software to accomplish this requirement shall be included in bid response.

Vendors shall assess and propose all necessary civil work for towers, equipment buildings / shelters, power plants, generators, and all construction required to accommodate the Vendors’ proposed networks.

Vendors shall propose radio access network (RAN) designs that will best meet the requirements of NJT.

The proposed D-LMR network and associated subscriber units shall be delivered as a “turn-key” solution with firm fixed prices for all of the hardware, software, integration and services required by these specifications.

This procurement shall replace existing Motorola Metrocom III conventional simulcast and Motorola Smartnet Type 2i trunked simulcast radio access networks. The scope shall include all consoles, alarm and control systems, management systems, and subscriber equipment (including accessories – see Appendix L). System shall be engineered to provide a voice quality of DAQ 3.4 for mobile, and designated portable areas, along all defined NJT bus routes.



2 Existing NJT Systems

NJT operates four 800 MHz radio networks.

Those 800 MHz radio networks are:

A ten-channel, six-site Motorola Smartnet Type 2i trunked simulcast network that operates in northern New Jersey (the “North Smartnet System”);

A four-channel, seven-site Motorola Smartnet Type 2i trunked simulcast network that operates in southern New Jersey (the “South Smartnet System”); and

A ten-channel, thirteen site Motorola Metrocom III conventional simulcast voice network that operates wide-area in New Jersey and is partitioned into two sub-networks (the “Metrocom III System,” and the “northern partition” and “southern partition” thereof).

A two-channel, seventeen-site Motorola Private Data-Tac (MDC-4800) data system that operates wide-area in New Jersey to allow the computer-aided dispatch system to communicate with the buses operating on the Metrocom III conventional simulcast system and for Light Rail telemetry.

2.1 NJT Dispatch

2.1.1 Bus Operations Centers0

North Control (15 positions) in Maplewood; Centracom Series II, Button / LED (B/L)

South Control (3 positions) in Camden (Newton Ave.); Centracom Series II, B/L

Renaissance Systems Inc.(“RSI”) CAD w/signpost time point transponders

2.1.2 NJT Police Department

3 Positions in Maplewood; Centracom Series II (button/LED) -- used for spare and backup. This system currently being replaced by Bosch/Telex using 4-W tone control. Interface to new radio system through control station.

0 There are other “dispatch centers” used by contracted light rail and bus operations and private bus operators. These generally use control stations with desk microphones


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network5 Positions in Newark HQ; Centracom Gold Elite. Operates using 4-W tone control. Targeted to be replaced by Bosch/Telex system. Interface to new radio system through control station.

2.1.3 Light Rail Vehicle Base Maintenance Facility

2 positions; Centracom Elite

2.2 Common Elements

The four 800 MHz radio networks of NJT, dependent upon certain common elements which bind those networks together, enable their operation and interoperation, and create, in a real sense, one integrated network with four functionally and operationally inter-dependent sub-networks.

Those common elements include:

Motorola 6 GHz analog microwave network (currently being replaced by Alcatel-Lucent 155 Mbps MPLS system) ; and

A computer-aided dispatch network (“CAD”); and

Motorola Centracom II Dispatch Console network; and

Motorola MOSCAD Alarm and Control network; and

Motorola Smartnet Interface Management System II (“SIMS”); and

Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDAs)/Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Networks

North and South Smartnet Networks:

The subscriber fleet with manual roaming between networks; and

Common spare equipment for maintenance and operations.

2.3 Integrated Description

The four 800 MHz radio networks of NJT support wide-area daily and emergency operations of both a public safety and a public service nature. The voice network established by the North and South Smartnet Networks support all agencies within NJT, including Transit Police, Bus Operations, Rail Operations, and a variety of Administration and Support Operations. The Metrocom III and Private Data-TAC systems are used primarily for bus operations on a wide-area basis.



The North and South Smartnet networks are architecturally identical, excepting that the two networks differ in channel capacity and the frequencies utilized. Both networks are interconnected by means of an analog loop microwave network.

All subscriber radios access both networks and manually roam between the North and South Smartnet Networks as required by routine operations and emergency response.

Both networks are interfaced to a common dispatch control network for which the core electronics is located in the Maplewood Communications Center (the “MCC”).

The SIMS network provides trunked network management functions, subscriber access controls, and critical subscriber ID processing (e.g., emergency alerts). The SIMS network is also integrated into the dispatch network through the Metrocom III CAD network. The CAD network and the associated Private Data-TAC system provide the critical bridge between the functions of the Metrocom III System and the functions of the North and South Smartnet Networks.

2.4 North Smartnet System

2.4.1 Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the North Smartnet System is an analog, 10-channel trunked simulcast voice network serving northern New Jersey. Six sites provide the coverage necessary for reliable mobile radio communications in all northern New Jersey Transit operational territories. The radio transmission sites utilized by NJT for the North Smartnet System are:

Eagle Rock Prime Site (W. Orange) Warrenville Telegraph Hill (Holmdel) Toms River Ramapo (Ringwood) Montana Mountain (Brass Castle)

All of the transmission sites are interconnected with a 6 GHz analog loop microwave network traversing and linking all sites used for radio communications by NJT, including the South Smartnet System’s sites and the Metrocom III and Private Data-TAC Systems’ sites.

Dispatch operations for Bus Operations are located at and operated from the MCC, which is also the location of the CAD network and the Metrocom controller infrastructure. In the MCC, dispatch operations are supported for 15 operator workstations. They are interfaced through a Motorola Embassy Switch which communicates with four Central Electronics Banks (“CEBs”). Three of the CEBs are used to interface the 15 operator workstations, and one CEB is used to interface three


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkadditional operator workstations operating remotely in the Newton Avenue Control Center (the “NCC”).

Dispatch operations for Light Rail Vehicle Base Maintenance Operations are located at and operated via the Newark Light Rail Operations Control Center (OCC). In the OCC, dispatch operations are supported by two (2) Motorola Centracom Elite operator workstations driven by a locally installed CEB. The CEB is remotely interfaced to the Motorola Embassy Switch located at the MCC.

In addition to console-based dispatch operations centers, many subscriber “fleets” are controlled through lower-power radio control stations located at both NJT and non-NJT locations. These may be either locally or remote controlled via digital and/or tone remote

Finally, the North Smartnet system also provides limited data transport using a data-over-trunked radio feature. This feature is utilized by Hudson-Bergen light rail (HBLR) to provide vehicle status and alarm information to their operations control center. Infrastructure supporting this capability includes Motorola VRM-100 modems in light rail vehicles and a Motorola RNC-1000 controller located at the Hudson-Bergen operations center. The continuance of data transport capability for HBLR is a requirement for this RFP and the successful vendor. This includes the software and/or hardware necessary to interface to the source of the data from the light rail vehicle and deliver the data via new D-LMR system to HBLR’s office systems. Note that HBLR also uses Private Data-Tac for a portion of its fleet. See section 2.6 on Metrocom.

The prime Smartnet trunked controller, receiver voting, and simulcast processing are located at the Eagle Rock site in W. Orange, NJ. The Eagle Rock site is linked to the MCC and all remote trunked simulcast sites through the analog microwave network.

2.4.2 Subscriber Fleet and Operations

Whereas the Metrocom III System is used primarily by NJT bus operations, the following organizations utilize the North and South Smartnet Networks:

NJT Police Department Customer Emergency Response Teams (“CERT”) Bus Operations North Bus Operations – Regional Supervisors Contract/Private Bus Carriers, including Academy Bus Lines, American Red

Cross, Community Coach, Connex, Leonardo, Olympia Trails, Red & Tan Bus Lines, Suburban Transit, Leisure Lines, and Trans-Bridge Lines.

Light Rail – Newark Light Rail Light Rail – Hudson Bergen Light Rail Light Rail – South Jersey Light Rail (“River Line”)

There are approximately 1700 subscriber radios operating on the North and South Smartnet Networks. Motorola manufactures the majority of the radios and those radios


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkinclude a variety of models, vintages, and operational capabilities. Approximately 1400 of the subscriber radios are mobile stations and 300 are portable radios.

2.4.3 Spectrum Allocation

The North Smartnet System utilizes NPSPAC frequencies, all of which are in the process of being rebanded – under the auspices of a different project initiative --from old NPSPAC 866 MHz to new NPSPAC 851 MHz as follows:

866.4625 to 851.4625 866.4875 to 851.4875 866.9625 to 851.9625 866.9875 to 851.9875 867.4625 to 852.4625 867.4875 to 852.4875 867.9625 to 852.9625 867.9875 to 852.9875 868.4625 to 853. 4625 868.4875 to 853.4875

NOTE: Base Transmit frequencies are listed.

These frequencies are assigned on 12.5 KHz centers, with 20 KHz bandwidth.

2.5 South Smartnet System

2.5.1 Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the South Smartnet is an analog, four-channel trunked simulcast voice network serving southern New Jersey. Seven sites provide the coverage necessary for reliable mobile radio communications in all southern New Jersey Transit operational territories. The radio transmission sites utilized by NJT for the South Smartnet System are:

Berlin (Prime site) Bordentown Woodbine Atlantic Community College (Mays Landing) Ocean (Barnegat) Bridgeton Newton Ave (Camden)

Dispatch operations for the South Smartnet Network are operated from the Newton Avenue (Camden) Bus Control Center, which is remotely linked, via microwave, to the CEB located in the MCC. One CEB in the MCC drives three operator workstations at the NCC. As is true for the North Smartnet System, all of the transmission sites of the South Smartnet Network are interconnected via the 6 GHz analog loop microwave


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networknetwork. The control of the South Smartnet Network is located at the Berlin site where the prime site controller and the simulcast audio processing equipment reside.

2.5.2 Subscriber Fleet and Operations

NJT operations utilizing the South Smartnet Network are essentially the same as for North Smartnet Network. The following core operational groups utilize the South Smartnet System:

NJT Police Department CERTs Bus Operations South Bus Operations – Regional Supervisors Contract/Private Bus Carriers South Jersey Light Rail (River Line)

There is no partition of Smartnet subscribers between the North and South Smartnet Networks. Subscribers can and do roam and operate anywhere in the NJT territory.

2.5.3 Spectrum Allocation

The South Smartnet System utilizes channels in the interleaved band with the following base station transmit frequencies:

854.3375 856.3875 858.3875 860.3875

NOTE: Base Transmit frequencies are listed.

These frequencies are assigned on 25 KHz centers, with 25 KHz bandwidth.

2.6 Metrocom/Private Data-Tac Systems

2.6.1 Metrocom System Infrastructure

Data transmission capability is supported by a wide-area Motorola Private Data-Tac system that is an integral part of the Metrocom III System. Voice is carried over a conventional simulcast system that is partitioned (North and South). The Metrocom III and Private Data-Tac systems are utilized by bus operations with the exception of Data-Tac-only use by Hudson-Bergen Light rail (“HBLR”). HBPLR utilizes Data-Tac for vehicular status and alarming data transport.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe Private Data-Tac system is controlled by the RNC 3000 installed in the MCC where that controller interfaces with the CAD network. The Metrocom III System utilizes ten channels for voice in the northern partition and two channels for voice in the southern partition.

In the northern partition, ten channels are allocated to voice traffic, and two channels are allocated to data traffic. The data channels assigned are 854.2875 MHz (northern partition only) and 854.4875 MHz (wide-area).

The northern partition utilizes seven RF sites to provide the existing system coverage:

Ramapo (Ringwood) Montana Mountain (Brass Castle) Warrenville Telegraph Hill (Holmdel) Toms River Eagle Rock (W. Orange) Fairview (2 north data channels, no north voice channels)

The southern partition utilizes three channels. Two channels are allocated to voice traffic, and one channel (the wide-area data channel 854.4875 MHz) is allocated to Private Data-Tac for data traffic.

The southern partition utilizes ten RF sites to provide the existing sytem coverage:

Bordentown Berlin Ocean (Barnegat) Woodbine Cape May Atlantic Community College (Mays Landing) Bridgeton Newton Ave (Camden) Woodstown Atlantic City Bus Terminal

2.6.2 Metrocom System Subscriber Fleet and Operations

Metrocom III subscriber radios communicate to dispatch operations at the MCC and the NCC through the Metrocom III System.

The Metrocom III System allows data received from a subscriber mobile to be reformatted and passed to the CAD computer network via Private Data-Tac for processing and performing such functions as Request-to-Talk, Emergency Alarms, Mechanical Alarms, Run & Line Information, Schedule Information, Operator ID, and Vehicle Location Information. Request-to-Talk functions processed to the dispatch operator through the CAD network are acknowledged and replied through the Private


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkData-Tac’s system infrastructure assigning the subscriber to a voice channel when voice communications are needed.

The Metrocom III System supports 2,062 subscriber radios. 1,681 subscribers operate primarily in the in the northern partition, and 381 subscribers operate primarily in the southern partition. All Metrocom III subscriber units are Motorola manufactured special product devices. Radio transceivers are either Syntor X or Spectra products. These Metrocom III mobiles consist of an 800 MHz conventional radio interfaced to a Mobile Logic Unit which supports the operator interface control head function as well as the processing logic of the data communications with the infrastructure. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail modems used to communicate through Private Data-Tac are Motorola VRM-500’s. The RFP response shall include the interfacing of new D-LMR subscribers to the source of light rail vehicle data and delivery to HBLR’s office system.

2.6.3 Metrocom System Spectrum Allocation

The northern partition utilizes two Expansion Band Channels that will be relocated from that band as follows:

860.2375 MHz will be relocated to 854.2375MHz 860.4875 MHz will be relocated to 854.6125 MHz

2.7 Common Elements Description

2.7.1 Computer Aided Dispatch System

The Computer Aided Dispatch System (the “CAD” network) interfaces the Metrocom III voice system to the dispatch and control network via Private Data-Tac. The CAD network also integrates SIMS functions for processing trunked radio push-to-talk identification and Emergency Alerts received from the North and South Smartnet Networks to the CAD network’s terminal workstations used by the dispatch operators.

Architecturally, the CAD network consists of Digital Equipment Corporation (“DEC”) VAX computers operating on a UNIX type operating platform. The VAX host cluster is networked via TCP/IP to drive data from the Metrocom III System and the North and South Smartnet Networks to 20 dispatch operator terminals. The dispatch operator workstations are all PC based terminals.

Dispatch operators use the CAD network’s workstations to monitor vehicle locations, vehicle status, incident administration, database management, and general communications with the bus operators. Each dispatcher communicates and manages his or her group of buses / vehicles as assigned by the dispatch supervisor.

The existing CAD system also provides signpost/odometer-based automatic vehicle location and performance tracking on selected bus routes. This system uses strategically located radio beacons (signposts) in the field together with signpost


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkreceivers on buses to identify signpost passage events. Leaving the influence of a radio signpost triggers transmission of a coded signal through the existing bus radio that identifies the signpost just passed. Mileage traveled since the most recent signpost passage is determined using the vehicle odometer, and periodically transmitted through the bus radio to the CAD system. Using this data, assuming the odometer is functioning properly and the bus has not deviated from the scheduled route, the CAD system can then display bus positions as they progress down the route with reasonable accuracy. Since the CAD system is currently able to support only this mode of AVL processing, and the new radios will not have signpost receive capability, the new GPS/radio system vendor shall be required implement geo-fencing (or other approved means) to emulate the signpost/odometer function when sending location data to the CAD system.

2.7.2 Voice Dispatch Console System

The voice dispatch network employs Centracom Series II console electronics and is linked to the North and South Smartnet System’s prime sites and the Metrocom III System’s sites by means of the microwave network.

The hierarchy of the console infrastructure is built upon a Motorola Embassy Switch. That switch interconnects all audio and data between the microwave network as well as four CEBs, all of which are located at the MCC. Three CEBs support 15 dispatch console operators at the MCC, and the fourth CEB remotely drives three dispatch console operators at the NCC through a microwave link. There is another CEB which is linked into the Embassy switched remotely located at the Newark Light Rail OCC. This CEB interfaces two (2) Centracom Elite consoles co-located in Bloomfield.

The Embassy switch also interfaces to the CAD network host to process and queue voice communications between dispatchers and bus operations on the Metrocom III System based upon the CAD network’s call processing algorithms.

All of the Bus Operations dispatch consoles are button & LED (“B&L”) type workstations with limited physical space in the console furniture for expansion. (The Newark Light Rail workstations are Centracom Elite). For each trunked talk-group on the Bus Operations consoles within the North and South Smartnet networks, there is a dedicated Channel Control Module (“CCM”). Similarly, a CCM is dedicated for the Metrocom Voice channel access.

2.7.3 Radio Subscriber Fleet Equipment Description

2.7.3.1 Smartnet Radio Subscriber Fleet Equipment

NJT’s fleet includes a variety of Motorola-manufactured Smartnet radio products. Approximately 1700 radios are included in the Smartnet subscriber fleet, 1,400 of which are mobile products and 300 are portable products.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkMobile subscriber products include the Syntor 9000, MCS 2000, Spectra, Astro Spectra, XTL 5000, Visar, and Maxtrac. Portable subscriber products include the MTS 2000, XTS 2500, XTS 3000, XTS 5000, and the STX. There is also a very small (<25) number of E.F. Johnson “SL” series mobiles and portables.

Additionally, Motorola VRM-100 & VRM-500 modems are interfaced to MCS 2000 mobile transceivers and utilized by HBLR light rail vehicles (LRVs); and either Motorola VRS or Vertex (VXR-1000) vehicular repeaters are interfaced to Spectra, Astro-Spectra, or XTL 2500/5000 mobile transceivers in all police vehicles.

2.7.3.2 Metrocom/Private Data-Tac Radio Subscriber Fleet Equipment Description

Metrocom III System’s subscribers are all Motorola-manufactured mobile radios of the Syntor X product family and the Spectra product family. All of these radios have “Special Product” (SP) configurations to accommodate interface to the Vehicle Logic Units (obsolete) for Metrocom III System operation. The VLU is used to communicate over Private Data-Tac among other functions.

Additionally, the HBLR utilizes Motorola VRM-500 radio modems to communicate via Private Data-Tac to a portion of its LRV fleet.

2.7.4 Smartnet Information Management System (SIMS)

SIMS provides management and control of subscriber databases and trunked network parameters. SIMS also performs out-bound trunked processing to the fleet such as over-the-air inhibiting a particular radio and initiating “storm plans”. SIMS also process in-bound trunked information such as trunked subscriber ID processing and emergency alerts and forwards the data to the CAD Host / Dispatchers.

There are two SIMS II servers, each with 800 MHz RF modems and RS-232 interfaces to the trunked controllers and CAD Host. SIMS II architecture utilizes VME based servers with a UNIX operating system.

2.7.5 Microwave Backbone Description

The four 800 MHz radio networks of NJT are interconnected with an analog microwave backhaul network consisting of 21 microwave paths (two of 21 paths are parallel). The primary backbone is comprised of a12-path loop architecture with eight spurs and one redundant point-to-point segment along loop. A Loop Switch is employed to allow rerouting of the payload in either direction of the microwave loop. This configuration provides additional redundant path protection in the event that a single site should be totally disabled.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThere are 20 sites providing service for the four 800 MHz radio networks of NJT. The microwave network operates in the 6 GHz band. The network modulation type is analog frequency division multiplex (FDM) using Motorola manufactured Starpoint transmitters and receivers.

The multiplex equipment consists of individual cards or channel modems that interface the audio and data site payloads to the radios which backhaul the payload between the sites.

The existing microwave network is currently being replaced with a new statewide digital microwave system under contract to Alcatel-Lucent. System description, integration, and interface requirements for connecting the radio system to the new microwave backbone are depicted in Section 8 of this RFP.

2.7.6 Distributed Antenna Systems and Bi-Directional Amplifier Sub-networks

NJT employs bi-directional amplifiers (“BDAs”) in strategic operating areas throughout the state to enhance RF signals in difficult coverage areas such as bus garages, tunnels, and subways.

The following BDA units operating in the areas listed below:

Northern NJ

Bus Garages & Facilities

Hudson HowellMeadowlands IrvingtonMarket St. Orange (Canada Dry Facility) Oradell NYC Port Authority Bus TerminalHilton

All northern Bus Garage BDAs use an 809-824 / 854-869 passband. These units operate on the Metrocom III/Private Data-Tac System, northern partition, and the North Smartnet System.

Newark Light Rail (including the new tunnel extension)

Five-node Fiber Distributed Antenna System (DAS)

1 BDA (plus spare) Bloomfield Vehicle Facility


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNewark Light Rail BDA and DAS use an 821-824 / 866-869 passband. These units operate on the North Smartnet System (NPSPAC) only.

Note that the Newark Light Rail DAS also supports other public safety operations at 150, 450, and 800 MHz. These operations shall be maintained, uninterrupted.

Weehawken Tunnel

AXELL WIRELESS BDA (broadband) AXELL WIRELESS BDA (channelized, multiple channel)

The single broadband BDA in the tunnel operates the Smartnet North System (NPSPAC) only. The channelized BDA in the communications room operates on several NPSPAC channels as well as on frequencies supporting public safety operation at 150, 450, and 800 MHz. These operations shall be maintained, uninterrupted.

HBLR Administration Building (Jersey City)

TX/RX Broadband BDA

South NJ

Bus Garages

Hamilton WashingtonEgg Harbor

All southern Bus Garage BDAs use a 806-821/ 851-866 passband. These units operate on the Metrocom III/Private Data-Tac Systems, southern partition, and the South Smartnet System.



3 POJECT TIMETABLE, BIDDER ELIGIBILITY, & PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Vendors shall meet the requirements of this section in order to be eligible to receive an award of a contract. Technical proposals are to be submitted in sealed envelopes. Cost proposals are to be submitted in separately sealed envelopes.

Proposals are to be prepared on 8-1/2” x 11” paper, bound on the long side. A limited number of 11” x 17” fold out sheets is acceptable. All pages are to be sequentially numbered sheets.

Copies of the proposals are to be delivered to the address in the RFP cover letter, in the quantity requested, on or before the time specified. Proposals shall be considered valid for the period of time it takes to negotiate an agreement and execute a contract with the successful firm. The said period of time will not exceed six (6) months.

3.1 Procurement Timetable

Following is a timetable of key events for this Procurement:

KEY EVENTS: Date:

RFP Release Date Start DatePre-Bid Conference * 3 Weeks LaterMandatory Site Visits** 1 Week LaterPre-Bid Follow-up / Final Questions Due 2 Weeks LaterIssuance of Official Response to Bidder Questions 2 Weeks LaterDeadline for filing Notice of Intent to Bid* 2 Weeks LaterBid Proposal Due Date 4 Weeks LaterNotification of Award (NOA) 4 Weeks LaterNotice to Proceed (NTP) 4 Months LaterContract Duration (for contract pricing purposes) 5 years

All time references are calendar days.

3.1.1 Engineering Design, Implementation

The Vendor shall complete Engineering Design, for a new Network that shall replace the current NJT Smartnet North and South Networks and the Metrocom III/Private Data-Tac Networks no later than 3 months from approval of Contract from NJT and Notice to Proceed. A successful implementation shall be completed within twenty two (22) months of approval of the Contract by NJT. Implementation of the system shall not be considered completed by NJT until the Vendor has satisfied all Acceptance Testing requirements and final punch-list items.



The project Engineering Design shall meet or exceed the Specifications of this RFP. The proposed network shall provide radio coverage for the NJT operational territory as defined in this RFP. The network shall be scalable so that future capacity requirements can be met.

3.2 Bidder Eligibility Qualifications

The Vendor shall be a commercial entity with an established track record operating in its field. Additionally, Bidder shall meet one or more of the following qualifying criteria:

LMR Product Manufacturer

The Vendor is a company that is a product manufacturer of standard commercial land mobile radio (LMR) communications equipment for public safety use of the type required for this project0. The Vendor shall have engineering, project management, product integration resources and demonstrable manufacturing capacity sufficient to produce and deliver the specified equipment in quantities adequate to meet the this Specification and project time lines set forth in this RFP. Where the Vendor is identified as a Project Team member assuming networks integration responsibilities for the project, the Vendor shall meet the requirements of paragraph below (Network Integrator).

Network Integrator

The Vendor is a company that is a network integrator with demonstrable successful experience in integrating large-scale wireless or large-scale LMR implementation(s). Such entity shall have engineering, project management and product integration resources, and shall propose a technology solution and project team for the project that incorporates an LMR product manufacturer meeting the requirements of paragraph above (LMR Product Manufacturer).

3.3 Vendor Qualifications

Proposals shall be evaluated, in part, on the Vendor’s ability, in the NJT’s sole judgment, to demonstrate technical and financial capability to NJT to perform the work it proposes in accordance with the requirements of this RFP. Vendors are required to furnish the information described below. NJT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to require additional or different qualifications information, and is the sole judge of whether the Vendor’s submissions shall meet the information requirements provided below and are sufficient to demonstrate the Vendor’s qualifications. Vendors are urged to be

0 Equipment shall be delivered equipped with all necessary software and options to operate in both the 700/800 MHz public safety bands. N/A if vendor is proposing 450 – 470 MHz band.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkconcise in the preparation of their proposal and adhere to page limits in Attachment D. Guidance in preparing the proposal follows:

1. Cover Letter: The cover letter shall demonstrate an understanding of the work needed to be done, demonstrate a clear understanding of NJ Transit’s requirements and explain the technical approach to be used and the team’s experience performing the work.

2. Team Organization Chart: This will show the reporting and contractual relationships of the project manager and all individuals on the team.

Contract/Project organization and control mechanisms will be explained.

The Vendor will identify the small business enterprises that will act as sub-contractors in accordance with NJ TRANSIT’s established goals. The Vendor shall certify that the listed key personnel will be employed by the Vendor and will be assigned to the project in the manner prescribed. The “key personnel” identified by the Vendor as being essential to the project shall not be removed from the project without written approval from NJ TRANSIT and NJ TRANSIT reserves the right to approve in writing any consultant proposed replacement of key personnel.

3. The Technical Proposal shall include an explanation of the methodology and approach to meeting all aspects of the scope of services more fully described below.

4. Qualification of Firm(s): The information required herein shall be included in Section 1 of the Vendor’s proposal. Proposal should include the following sub-sections, with the information specified for each. This section shall contain pertinent information relative to the organizational structure of the firmand number of personnel required for the project. Proposals are to include the names of the professional and technical staff and those available as supporting staff. Also, show anticipated workload during the project taking into account resources involved with existing proposals and active projects.

Previous related experience is essential and required. Be specific with respect to past and current assignments elaborating on those projects of similar type, magnitude and complexity. Define the firm’s involvement and responsibility on each project, including the firm’s knowledge of or dealings with public agencies, and transit properties. Descriptions shall present the project name, location and client, project purposes and scope, highlights and results of services rendered, names of key personnel involved.

5. Each firm on the team shall submit a statement signed by a duly authorized officer of the firm to the effect that all personnel offered in the proposal are or will be, bona fide employees of the firm, are available for the duration of the project, that a full-time office will be maintained during the project period, and that the Vendor’s project manager can be reached through this office during regular working hours.. The


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkstatement must certify that the personnel named in the proposal will be assigned to the project as indicated. This section of the proposal will also contain signed copies of: NJ TRANSIT SBE forms A, B, C and D.

The Vendor will also include a statement to the effect that the appropriate officers and personnel of each firm will be available and ready to negotiate during the negotiating period. The Vendor is to carefully review all material included with the RFP, especially the attached NJ TRANSIT Agreement, indicate those specific items to which it does take exception and suggest alternative language. In negotiations, NJ TRANSIT will not consider exceptions other than those referenced in the Vendor’s proposal.

Subsection 1: Description of Vendor. The Vendor shall provide:

Type of ownership and parent company and subsidiaries, if any. Include dates of any corporate mergers and/or acquisitions including all present and former subsidiaries with dates of any and all re-structuring since the founding date.

If the Proposal is submitted by a partnership and/or joint venture, provide full information concerning the nature and structure of the partnership and/or joint venture, including:

o What entity will be guaranteeing contract performance?o Date of joint venture or partnership.o Does the agreement between members comprising the joint venture make

each jointly and severally liable for contractual obligations of this project?

Address and telephone number of production facility(ies) where any of the work is to be Accomplished; name, address, and telephone number of the proposed project manager. The project manager will manage all efforts and will serve as a focal point for contact between all parties affected in implementing the project. In addition: the Vendor’s project manager will represent the entire team and be responsible for all communications with NJ TRANSIT. It will be the project manager’s responsibility to coordinate all activities of the multi-disciplined effort to provide NJ TRANSIT with a completed project within the designated time schedule. All key personnel and subcontractors utilized on this project shall be approved by NJ TRANSIT.

The Vendor’s Project Manager will represent the entire team and be responsible for all communications with NJ TRANSIT. It will be the responsibility of the Project Manager to coordinate the activities of the multi-disciplined effort to provide NJ TRANSIT with a completed project within the designated time schedule. The Vendor’s Project Manager and key personnel utilized on this project shall be approved by NJ TRANSIT.

The Vendor will maintain and make available, as requested, all documents, records, and other evidence pertaining to services and costs thereof for a period of three (3) years from final payment under the contract. Nothing contained in this or any resultant contract is intended to relieve the Vendor of



responsibility for maintaining adequate supervision/responsible charge over the services provided in order to endeavor to guard NJ TRANSIT against deficiencies in any work performed by the Vendor. NJ TRANSIT may terminate the agreement in whole or in part at any time if the Vendor has materially failed to comply with the terms of the agreement.

Subsection 2: Technical Qualifications

The Vendor shall provide information that demonstrates that it possesses the technical expertise that NJT requires for this RFP.

Vendors should submit references from owners of projects that are comparable in size, complexity and scope of work sought by this RFP. The references should also demonstrate the Vendor experience with the technology solution proposed. All references should include the name, title, telephone number of both the current owner of the project and the owner of the project at time of work effort. Specific reasons for using the reference shall also be provided.

The Vendor shall demonstrate to NJT a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the following areas:

o Implementation and Acceptance of Large Scale Public Safety Digital Trunked Simulcast and/or Multicast Systems

o Experience with Public Safety Communications operationso Interfacing to Customer Owned LAN/WAN systemso Trunked System Interoperability o Integration of Public Safety Dispatch Centers o Interconnection to Customer Owned Telephone Systems

Subsection 3: Financial Qualifications. The Vendor shall provide:

A narrative that demonstrates its financial capability to NJT to undertake and complete the project as proposed and to furnish software systems and/or services in accordance with the RFP;

A current audited statement of financial condition, prepared by an independent certified public accountant;

Financial statements for the two (2) years preceding the year to which the statement required in (b) applies, prepared by an independent certified public accountant;

A bank reference; A statement disclosing any audits of the Vendor by the federal government; A statement disclosing any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding that Vendor has

filed or that has been against Vendor pursuant to Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any applicable state law of comparable effect.

If performance and/or payment bonds are required under the RFP, a notarized letter from an approved surety stating the willingness of the surety to issue the bonds to the Vendor as principal;

If the firm is publicly traded, provide a copy of the most recent Form 10-K filed by the Vendor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and copies of all



Form 8-Ks filed since the filing of the most recent 10-K. If a Form 10-K is not filed with the SEC, submit the following:

o certified audited financial statements for the past three fiscal years including, at a minimum, income statements, balance sheets and statements of changes in financial position; if fewer than three years of financial statements are available, this information should be provided to the fullest extent possible;

o copies of the latest quarterly financial reports;o a copy of the Vendor’s most recent annual report;

Any other information not specifically itemized above that it believes to be demonstrative of its financial capability.

3.4 Subcontractors’ Qualifications

Vendors shall provide information on subcontractors to be used for any services required for this project (i.e. installation and local maintenance services). Information will include qualifications in terms of years in business, experience, size of facilities and number of technicians and their average years of experience in maintenance of communications equipment and networks. Proposed subcontractors shall be identified at time of proposal bid submission.

3.5 Security Clearance Requirement

All vendors, vendor representatives, contractors, sub-contractors, and any other project employee (“Project Workers”) who are not employees or contract employees of NJ TRANSIT and who will require access to NJ TRANSIT property and facilities for the implementation of this project shall submit such Project Workers to the Secure Worker Access Consortium (SWAC) for proper credentialing. Further information can be found at the SWAC web site (http://www.secureworker.com/default.asp).

3.6 Prime Vendor

The Vendor shall assume responsibility as Prime Contractor for this engagement. Subcontracting is only allowed subject to the prior written approval of the NJT and the provisions set forth in this section.

3.7 Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Upon receipt of the technical proposals, NJ TRANSIT will provide a copy of each technical proposal to the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC).


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network3.7.1 Proposal Evaluation and Award

Upon receipt of the technical proposals, NJ TRANSIT will provide a copy of each technical proposal to the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC). Duties of the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) will include: evaluating, rating, and selecting the Vendor.

Proposal Evaluation: Written technical proposals (and references) will constitute fifty-five (55%) of the evaluation. They will be evaluated against the criteria enumerated in this Request for Proposals in attachment A-1. Costs will account for the remaining forty-five (45%) of the evaluation.

3.7.2 Proposal Evaluation

Each individual on the TEC will review, evaluate and rate the technical proposals based on quality and substance of the presentation. Written Technical proposals will be scored against the criteria listed in Attachment A-1. The written technical score along with the schedule shall establish the initial competitive range.

Reference checks will be performed for firms selected for further evaluation and furnished to the TEC. See Attachment A-2. References will not be scored; however, they will be checked and used in the overall evaluation of proposals. Reference information should be included as part of the firm’s technical proposal, identified in its own section. .

Oral presentations may be required from those firms/teams within the “competitive range” as determined by the initial technical proposal evaluation or may be waived at the discretion of NJ TRANSIT. Oral Presentations, if necessary, will provide an opportunity for the firm/team to clarify or elaborate on its written technical proposal. The TEC will conduct the Oral Presentations, if any. The TEC will use the Oral Presentations to confirm and/or reassess its understanding of the written technical proposals, and incorporate that information into its evaluation by revising the written technical evaluation scores accordingly.

NJ TRANSIT reserves the right to assess and reassess its understanding of the proposals and revise the scoring and ranking of such proposals at any time prior to selection.

The Procurement department will evaluate the Cost proposals. All firms are to submit a cost proposal in accordance with Attachment C by category. For evaluation purposes, cost proposals shall be evaluated for the entire potential contract which includes the options. The Cost proposal will constitute 45% of the total evaluation score. All proposed expenses will be evaluated to determine their reasonableness and whether they are allowable and allocable. The Federal Transportation Administration Cost Standards (Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 31; FAC 84-16, 17, 19) will be used as the guideline in determining the reasonableness of


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkVendor’s costs.

NJ TRANSIT will enter into negotiations with one or more of the highest ranked firm(s). In written and/or oral discussions with the firm(s), NJ TRANSIT shall make and receive offers and counter offers until a mutually satisfactory solution is arrived at. NJ TRANSIT reserves the right to request Best and Final Offers from one or more of the highest ranked firms.

Approval and Award: The Contracting Officer will recommend to the Board of Directors that an award be made to the firm offering the proposal that provides the best value and is deemed to be in the best interests of NJ TRANSIT. Upon approval of the recommendation for award, NJ TRANSIT will enter into the agreement found in Exhibit A.

Within ten (10) working days of Receipt of Notice of Award, the successful firm shall properly execute two (2) copies of the contract and deliver to NJ TRANSIT, the contract, the specified insurance certificates and any other document as may be specified in the contract agreement. NJ TRANSIT will execute both copies of the contract and will return one (1) executed copy to the firm. The successful firm will be required to submit a $5,000,000 payment and performance bond as described in the cover letter of this RFP.

3.7.3 Administration

NJ TRANSIT’s Director of Communications or his /her designee shall be responsible for managing technical activities. NJ TRANSIT’s Chief of Procurement, or his designee, shall serve as the Contracting Officer, with responsibility for initiating all contractual work and the administration of and resolution of all contract issues Where the Vendor finds it necessary or prudent to vary the composition of participating subcontractors, the Vendor will be required to submit to the Contracting Officer such information and justifications as are necessary to support the restructuring of the contract team. In making such changes, the Consultant must remain cognizant of all SBE participation requirements and targets as specified in the contract document and by reference, applicable funding agency restrictions and requirements. NJT will require a description of any proposed sub-contractor intended to be added to the team by the Vendor. This description will need to cover the organization’s prior experience in related areas to those assigned through the contract, a list of positions, titles and responsibilities, resumes of key personnel, the firm’s cost structure, and the statement whether the firm is or is not an NJT approved SBE firm. NJT will either approve or disapprove new subcontractors in writing.

3.7.4 Compensation

Payment for services to be rendered under this contract will be on a fixed cost basis with a maximum cost established for the scope of services authorized in accordance with the procedures described herein, and subject to the terms and conditions


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkestablished for the overall contract. Payments of invoices will be made normally within 30 days of approval by the project manager (less 2% retainage). No charges for work directed by unauthorized NJ TRANSIT personnel shall be binding upon NJ TRANSIT, and any work performed pursuant to such authorization shall be entirely at the risk of the Vendor. Additionally, no compensation will be allowed for the revision of work which has been rejected as failing to satisfy the requirements of a specific scope of work. The Vendor shall use a standard invoice form detailing the particular tasks, particular work completed, cost basis and total cost.

The Vendor shall receive no additional compensation for training, meetings, acceptance and testing except for those items listed on Attachment C. In addition, the Vendor shall not receive an administrative markup for any additional services or parts which become part of this project. As-built drawings shall be included at no additional expense to NJ TRANSIT.



4 Conceptual System Description

The following diagram depicts a conceptual view of the completed D-LMR system integrated with our CAD and SmartBus platforms. The system will support voice and data communications throughout the statewide NJT service area. The D-LMR is a vital sub-system in NJT’s overall on-board solution for a SmartBus Intelligent Transportation System.

The D-LMR scope is highlighted in yellow. These are the components that the D-LMR vendor shall provide and interface into NJT’s existing on-board vehicle logic unit (Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN)) and NJT’s existing CAD system from RSI.

For a description of how the current RSI CAD system is utilized within NJT and how it will need to function post D-LMR cutover, see CAD description in Section 2.7.1.



5 Network Description

5.1 Overview of Project Deliverables

NJT is issuing this RFP to procure a wide-area wireless public safety and public transit service network which meets or exceeds the requirements of this RFP. The principle goal of the project is to build a wide-area network sufficient to meet the needs of the NJT functional teams. The Vendor shall be solely responsible for supplying a fully functional LMR network that meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in this RFP. The Vendor shall be solely responsible for all Contract deliverables. The Vendor shall provide a Design and Implementation plan that shall meet NJT’s Communications Rules of Operation (found in Appendix A) to insure minimal disruption to all operations throughout the design, implementation and cut-over phases proposed by the Vendor; or for payments to the Vendor until the milestones set forth in RFP have been completed and approved by NJT.

5.2 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

In order for the proposed technology solution to be judged responsive to this RFP, the solution offered (tendered) shall deliver the following:

1. Integrated digital voice & data - one subscriber radio shall be able to process both voice and data communications calls, using one integrated radio network infrastructure providing both trunking & Request-to-talk (“RTT”) capabilities. RTT is used with CAD interface through Clever Devices vehicle logic unit and transit control head..

2. 6.25 KHz voice path equivalency3. Vendors not proposing a UHF system shall deliver subscribers equipped to

actively operate in 700/800 MHz public safety bands at time of installation..4. Radio access network elements shall be IP enabled, including subscriber

equipment, with capability to operate over MPLS network.5. All IP network equipment provided by Vendor shall be capable of integrating with

existing NJ TRANSIT CISCO Network Enterprise consisting of routers, switches, and firewalls.. Current routing protocol, is Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).

6. Voice grade quality of DAQ 3.4, pursuant to TSB-88C standard, throughout 95% of the NJT designated service area, with 95% confidence/reliability, as stated in Section 6.3 of this RFP.

7. Reliable quality data coverage that achieves the stated data transport requirement as outlined in Section 6.6.5 of this RFP, wherever voice grade quality coverage (mentioned above) has a measure DAQ of 3.4 or better.

8. QoS (Quality of Service) routing shall be supported and implemented9. Architecture shall support frequency reuse, handover, roaming, registration,

authentication, micro cells, etc. Simulcast is not a requirement.10.Vehicular repeater solution per Section 12.811. Integrated GPS Location Technology for Computer-aided Dispatch

(CAD)/Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)12. Integral Data Service which meets NJT requirements per Section 6.6.23



13.Over-the-air Provisioning (i.e. downloadable personality changes)14.Subscriber equipment shall be capable of end-to-end Digital Encryption w/Over-

the-air Re-keying (OTAR) (using AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4 encryption algorithms)15.Legacy analog system Interoperability via IP “Gateway” with high-quality voice

(gateway shall be available but proposed as an option16.Subscriber equipment shall directly interface with Clever Devices Intelligent

Vehicle Network (“IVN”) and Transit Control Head (“TCH”) for support of NJT CAD data and voice functions.

17.PC-based IP dispatch consoles18.Priority Access/Preemption Hierarchy for Police/Public Safety19.Dynamic/Flexible Grouping/Regrouping20.Site based and/or user defined subscriber service areas21.User group/agency Subscriber Administration22.All radio transceivers shall be FCC type accepted for the band in service that is

being proposed.

5.3 6.25 kHz (or Equivalent) Per Voice Channel Spectral Efficiency

The Vendor shall deliver a technology solution that provides network-wide 6.25 kHz equivalency per voice channel and an architecture that supports maximum spectral efficiency.

5.3.1 Spectral Efficiency

NJT currently operates two 800 MHz simulcast trunking systems and two 800 MHz multi-channel simulcast conventional systems (Metrocom III) to support its operations that span four states (NJ, NY, DE, PA). The nature of NJT’s traffic distribution is highly irregular in that there is a mix of urban area types that span from dense urban, such as Newark and Jersey City, in the North, with high offered loads, to rural areas with very low offered traffic such as Warren County in Western New Jersey.

The current simulcast system, though efficient for dense urban environments, it is extremely inefficient in areas where few channels are required. This is especially evident with NJT where in some areas additional capacity shall be added to support traffic growth -- such as Camden. Because of the nature of simulcast, a single channel that may only be needed in one area to address traffic growth shall be added to every other site in the system to satisfy the architectural integrity of the system. Most times, such additions are not possible because of co-channel interference elsewhere in the network. This makes adding a new channel for capacity purposes required in only one small geographic area, very difficult, if not impossible, to acquire because of the need to get wide area coordination. This is especially true for NJT whose system neighbors are some of the biggest cities in the United States such as New York City and Philadelphia. NJT cannot be placed into difficult predicament of being forced to acquire new spectrum, either, UHF, 700 or 800 MHz, to satisfy proposed designs. Proposed designs shall not have any spectrum contingencies.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNJT requires an architecture that allows channels/capacity to be added only where required while not affecting areas that do not need additional capacity. The frequency re-use concept is one model to achieve this result whereby channels can be added on a site-by-site basis and confined to smaller coverage areas. This allows spot applications of capacity while also permitting, with proper application, the reuse of channels throughout the network.

NJT is open to any successfully-deployed (at time of award) public safety/public transit, digital technology that achieves the 6.25 KHz equivalency. Examples of technology that achieve this include systems using FDMA, TDMA, or CDMA technology or some combination thereof. Vendors should understand the balance between coverage, voice quality, and data capacity as they consider what technology to present to NJT for consideration. Requirements specific to these areas are addressed elsewhere in this document. Further, all subscriber units shall be equipped, with all necessary hardware, software, and/or firmware, to operate in infrastructure and direct modes.Vendors shall address NJT’s capacity requirements through this procurement by employing spectrally technology and efficient system design. Through these combined methods, NJT will be able to have a flexible, sustainable means to address current and future capacity and coverage requirements.

5.3.2 Summary Spectral Efficiency Requirements:

6.25 KHz Voice Path Equivalency Frequency Reuse Architecture (Multi-site) or a combination of frequency re-use

with simulcast (Hybrid) architecture

5.4 System Capacity and Grade of Service

The Vendor’s proposal shall provide channel capacity sufficient to meet the designated Grade of Service for both voice and data traffic during peak period for 8000 subscribers.

The current NJT voice traffic load can be found in Appendix B along with a map of NJT traffic distribution that details relative traffic density as Appendix B.

The NJT data traffic load for the system to be implemented will be the product of three (3) Application Program Interfaces, two (2) of which are currently in operation, and one (1) which will be deployed throughout procurement of this RFP: (1) CAD Message Data; (2) HBLR CAD Message Data; (3) AVL Data. NJT has estimated that the aggregate payload for these applications will be as follows:

40 Bytes of packet data, transmitted every 30 seconds, by 2300 NJT wireless data terminals.

The Vendor’s proposal shall provide for a Grade of Service (GoS) such that no more than 2% of the call attempts shall be placed in a queue for no more than 2 seconds.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkDuring the peak period, vendors shall assume that 80% of the subscriber base makes one call of the standard holding time of 5 seconds.

For engineering purposes, voice system capacity shall be engineered assuming deployment of transmission trunking, as opposed to message trunking.

5.5 NJT Frequencies

The technology solution proposed by the Vendor shall use frequencies currently licensed to NJT. At the sole discretion of the NJT, such frequencies may be augmented, where necessary, with other frequencies (acquired by vendor). All frequencies utilized by NJT shall be acquired and licensed in the name of the NJT. NJT is eligible for industrial and Public Safety Pool frequencies. Additionally, vendors may consider the 700 MHz band ( such as Part 22/Part 90 450 -470 MHz spectrum) but these frequencies, or any other frequencies not currently licensed to NJT may not be a contingency for a successful design. The availability of frequencies shall be factored into the transition plan between old and new systems as a smooth transition is a requirement of this RFP and shall be discussed in the technical response.

5.6 Competitive Availability of Subscriber Equipment

The proposed technology solution shall foster competition and provide the opportunity, over the life of the Contract, for Authorized NJT entities to competitively procure Subscriber Equipment from multiple third-party Vendors. Bid Proposal scoring during the evaluation process will be impacted by the degree of multiple vendor subscriber manufacturing sources available. Standards-based systems will fare better in this area. It would benefit non-standards-based proposals to include an alternate source for subscriber equipment or very attractive long-term pricing for subscriber equipment.

5.7 Interface Agreements

Interface Agreements are the functional and physical characteristics that exist at a common boundary with co-functioning items and allow networks, equipment, software, and data to be compatible.

The Vendor, in this procurement, is fully responsible for all hardware, software, and firmware for all interfaces, design efforts, documents, and external interface agreements, as well as responsible to identify, define, control and integrate all interfaces. Interfaces include external interfaces with other networks and internal interfaces with different components of internal networks. Interfaces shall be clearly detailed and documented for NJT within formal Interface Agreements between different vendor components of interfaced equipment. This will provide a delineation of responsibility for all service issues and any future changes / updates that any vendor may introduce to their equipment.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkDesigning and developing the interfaces in order to meet network functional requirements and to ensure a complete, integrated NJT network shall be the responsibility of the Vendor.

The current identified required network interfaces include, but are not limited to, the following:

For NJT Revenue Bus System, an interface is required:o between the Vendor’s proposed mobile radio and the Clever Devices VLU

and Transit Control Head (TCH), o between the Vendor ‘s proposed radio access network control system,

and/or the Clever Devices DCC. o between the Clever Devices DCC, and the CleverCAD Server.o VoIP connection between dispatch consoles and NJT NICE Systems

digital logging recordero Between dispatch console headset and NJT telephone system

An RF interface to the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) – consisting of RF over Fiber -- in the Newark Light Rail Tunnel provided for and maintained by Millennium Communications Group. Contact information to Millennium Communications Group will be available to all interested parties as needed.

An interface between NJT’s Light Rail Vehicles (“LRV”) and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (“HBLR”) office system

o Physical interface between LRV data bus and panic alarm and mobile subscriber

o The ability to transport said data over the Digital LMR’s data transport mechanism

o The ability to deliver data to HBLR’s office system in the native format necessary to receive and process data sent from LRV

An interface between the land-mobile base station infrastructure and the Alcatel MPLS microwave system.

If 3rd party equipment is necessary to accomplish these interfaces, the Vendor shall be responsible for:

complete turnkey operation and performance of equipment by third party vendor’s through third party vendor warranty, and

shall insure the third party vendor response and restoration time for equipment failures shall meet the warranty requirement identified in Section 22 of this RFP

5.8 Asset Management System (Asset Works)


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNJT utilizes Asset Works as their Asset Management System. The Vendor shall be responsible for providing a comprehensive system inventory through the means of a bar code scan of all traceable assets, followed by delivery of a corresponding asset database, compatible with Asset Works that can be properly imported into the NJT Asset Works Asset Management System. The Vendor shall be responsible for applying bar codes and for maintaining all inventory assets from staging, to shipment, through completion of System Acceptance Testing.

The Asset Database provided by the Vendor to be imported into the NJT Asset Works System shall include:

Data to track and manage communication asset inventory. Data to store asset identification, location, and ownership information Data to monitor asset transaction history (movement) Data to manage asset status (i.e. active, inactive, spare) Data to set the next preventative maintenance date and the appropriate interval

between PMs Data to record the asset's warranty and on-going maintenance information Data to all maintenance of custom-defined information about assets, specifically

revision numbers. Data to track detailed costs and funding sources associated to individual assets

5.9 Network Operations, Maintenance

The Vendor is responsible for operation and maintenance of the project infrastructure and subscriber units throughout the Contract and Warranty period, with the warranty period being defined as follows:

1st year – All functions are to be performed 24/7 by the vendor and/or its sub-contractors. NJ Transit maintenance personnel will “shadow” the vendor during monitoring and maintenance but will not actively participate. This “shadowing” of vendor/subcontractor personnel by NJ Transit will be in conjunction with formal training and hands on learning

2nd year – Vendor shall continue to provide 24/7 remote technical support and monitoring. NJ Transit personnel shall maintain system locally and will utilize vendor/subcontractor as needed to perform their duties.

3rd year – Vendor shall only provide remote technical support (VPN/Phone) as needed to NJ Transit personnel when requested.

Maintenance/Operations includes, but is not limited to, network monitoring and management, site inspections, preventive (proactive/scheduled) maintenance and emergency (reactive/non-scheduled) maintenance, and ongoing technology refreshment of the network equipment and support structures (patches and other releases).


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkSection 22 defines the details as it pertains to infrastructure and fixed end, and subscriber units.



6 Network Infrastructure Requirements

NOTE: Throughout this RFP, NJT is assuming that the system will be implemented in the 700/800 MHz spectrum. If the Vendor proposes a system in the UHF spectrum, all references to the 700/800 MHz in this document will apply only from a functional perspective.

6.1 Trunked Radio Operation

6.1.1 Single-Network Operation

The Vendor’s proposed network shall be configured as a single network in reference to its architecture for providing wide-area coverage.

The Vendor’s proposed network and user equipment shall provide fully automatic site registration, channel selection, voice group and individual call routing as required between sites within the network and without user intervention as the user “roams” between sites.

6.1.2 Authorized Transmission Masks and Technologies

Base stations, control stations, mobile radios, and portable radios used in the network shall comply with all requirements of Part 90, Subparts R and S of the FCC’s Rules: Regulations Governing the Licensing and Use of Frequencies in the 700 / 800 MHz Band, including, but not limited to, the following specific requirements:Vendors may propose any technology that achieves spectral equivalency of 6.25 KHz per voice path.

Mobile transmitters and receivers shall operate in voice and data modes to support NJT’s voice and data requirements.

Vendor may propose technology in UHF spectrum governed by FCC Part 22 provided that the full ownership of the spectrum is delivered to NJT and the pricing is included total cost of the proposal. Accordingly, Vendor shall comply with all applicable FCC rules, regulations, authorizations, and type acceptance requirements associated with the FCC Part 22 which governs the proposed frequency band.

6.1.3 System Operating Modes

The network shall provide for the following modes of operation:

Direct mode communication between subscribers. Communication between NJT Police and other public safety personnel. (see

interoperability requirements in Section 13). Digital Trunked Operation on UHF or 700/800MHz channels for NJ TRANSIT’s

voice and data operations.

The Vendor shall identify how 6.25 kHz voice channel equivalency will be achieved.



The infrastructure shall consist of multiple repeater sites connected to a network controller, or switch, to provide reliable wide area voice and data communications to and from mobile and portable units throughout the desired area of coverage. Optional single channel repeater sites may be proposed in order to provide continued coverage in the remote areas of the NJT operational territories so long as capacity/GoS objectives are met. If multiple network controllers are necessary to provide the required network coverage, they shall be seamlessly linked for network wide communications. If no central switching and/or control is required, this should be described. In either case, failure modes and methods for ensuring mission-critical reliability shall be presented for evaluation. Vendors shall describe in detail how system shall operate under all manner of major failure and/or malfunction conditions.

The Network shall provide the following functions:

Request-to-talk (RTT) operations for fixed route bus operations using CAD/AVL-driven talk group assignments.

PTT operation for non-revenue users on network-assigned talk groups.

The network communications architecture shall provide the radio user with a ubiquitous radio communications experience across the defined area of coverage.

The proposed trunked radio network shall permit the radio user to roam across the entire area of coverage without requiring manual switching or changing of site information.

IP-based dispatch consoles using the latest dispatch console technology shall be utilized at the dispatch center sites. LCD, Plasma, or OLED (organic light emitting diode)-based dispatch consoles shall be provided for the dispatchers.

The trunked radio network shall provide comprehensive interoperability with existing mutual-aid trunked or conventional radio networks from the same or different manufacturers. This may be achieved directly through air interface or through gateway technology.

6.2 Frequencies

The Vendor shall prepare and submit all necessary license applications on the behalf of NJT. Vendors that require new frequencies as a contingency for system design and implementation shall make it very clear in their proposal and provide a description of the contingency plan in the event that all necessary frequencies cannot be obtained.

6.2.1 Current Frequencies

See Appendix C for copies of FCC Authorizations to NJT for operation of their current systems.

6.2.2 Frequency Authorizations Pending FCC Rebanding


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkTable 6-1 NJT frequencies pending FCC authorization subsequent to Rebanding shown below depicts a listing of the channels NJT anticipates will be licensed subsequent to system rebanding.

CH. Base Transmit (MHz)

Mobile Transmit (MHz)

North Sites

South Sites

Statewide Radio Service / Type

1 851.4625 806.46 YF / Trunked2 851.4875 806.49 YF / Trunked3 851.9625 806.49 YF / Trunked4 851.9875 806.9875 YF / Trunked5 852.4625 807.4625 YF / Trunked6 852.4875 807.4875 YF / Trunked7 852.9625 807.9625 YF / Trunked8 852.9875 807.9875 YF / Trunked9 853. 4625 808.4625 YF / Trunked10 853.4875 808.4875 YF / Trunked11 856.3875 811.39 YO / Trunked12 858.3875 813.3875 YO / Trunked13 860.3875 815.3875 YO / Trunked14 854.2375 809.24 YP / Metrocom –

Exp15 854.6125 809.6125 YP / Metrocom –

Exp16 854.2875 809.2875 GP/Data17 854.4875 809.4875 GP/Data18 856.2375 811.24 YP/Metrocom19 856.4875 811.4875 YP/Metrocom20 857.2375 812.2375 YP/Metrocom21 857.4875 812.4875 YP/Metrocom22 858.2375 813.2375 YP/Metrocom23 858.4875 813.2375 YP/Metrocom24 859.2375 814.2375 YP/Metrocom25 859.4875 814.4875 YP/Metrocom26 857.3875 812.39 YO/Metrocom27 859.3875 814.3875 YO/Metrocom28 851.0125 812.39 YF/ Mutual Aid29 851.5125 814.39 YF/ Mutual Aid30 852.0125 806.01 YF/ Mutual Aid31 852.5125 807.5125 YF/ Mutual Aid32 853.0125 808.0125 YF/ Mutual Aid

Table 6-1 NJT frequencies pending FCC authorization subsequent to Rebanding

Channels 16 and 17 shown in the above table are reserved for NJT use and not available for new system application.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.2.3 700 MHz Applications

Vendor may propose using frequencies in the 700 MHz band as long as successful system design and implementation is not contingent upon the grant of those frequencies as 700 MHz authorizations are not assured. At a future date, NJT may intend to pursue license authorizations in the 700 MHz band to achieve its future capacity requirements and data objectives. Systems proposed by Vendors shall accommodate “plug-and-play” compatibility in both the infrastructure and the subscribers whenever 700 MHz authorizations are granted by the FCC and NJT decides to expand their system using these channels.

6.2.4 Frequency Reuse Plan

The Vendor shall present a frequency reuse plan (if applicable) as part of their coverage design. This reuse plan shall consider the expected co-channel interference signal levels in overlapping regions. Along with a frequency reuse plan, an interference matrix that was used to develop the plan shall be presented that depicts the probability of co-channel interference between every site/antenna in system should co-channels be utilized. Vendor shall describe how/if the network prevents RF interference from affecting network operation.

6.3 Radio Coverage Requirements

Vendor shall be responsible for demonstrating mobile and portable radio coverage performance in accordance with the test plan defined in this RFP. The Vendor’s proposed coverage requirements shall include all NJT fixed Bus routes, and Contract NJT BUS Vendor fixed routes in NJT’s defined Bus Service Areas. The network is required to provide mobile and selected portable radio coverage over the entire NJT defined Service Area.

The NJT Service Area coverage is detailed in Appendix D.

The Vendor shall be responsible for the actual coverage of the NJT radio access network, including both the voice quality and data throughput achieved.

The coverage criteria for the NJT Network are as follows:

Ninety-five percent (95%) area coverage reliability over the NJT-defined service Area, for mobile radios. This coverage criterion applies to both data and voice

Portable radios shall also have 95% coverage reliability in designated portable service areas (see table in Section 6.3.7).

The coverage shall be designed assuming vehicle-mounted mobile radios with a 0dB (unity) gain antenna mounted at 1.5 meters and a portable radio mounted at the user's waist level, with a swivel case and a flexible whip antenna. Designs shall have a balanced uplink and downlink path.

A minimum DAQ criterion of 3.4 is required within the defined coverage area and is described in TSB-88C as "Speech understandable with repetition only rarely required. Some Noise/Distortion."


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNote: The above criteria conform to the approach described in the most recent version of TIA TSB-88C, Wireless Communications Networks; Performance in Noise and Interference-limited Situations; Recommended Methods for Technology-Independent Modeling, Simulation and Verification.

6.3.1 Link Budget Analysis

The Vendor shall submit a detailed link budget analysis or table to establish estimated uplink and downlink for portable and mobile radio signal levels and bit error rate (BER) corresponding to a DAQ of 3.4. and the coverage requirements stated within this RFP. At a minimum, the following data/criteria shall be included in the analysis:

Static sensitivity for mobile and portable radios (dBm), and corresponding BER performance.

Faded sensitivity for mobile and portable radios (for DAQ 3.4) in dBm, and corresponding BER performance.

Statistical distribution assumed for multipath fading (Rayleigh, Nakagami-Rice, etc.).

Fading factor (dB) and statistical assumptions (log-normal fading, etc.) used to account for location variability (i.e. adjustment from median required signal level in a given coverage sector or grid segment to provide reliable operation at ninety-five percent (95%) of the locations in that sector or grid segment).

Transmit antenna network gain (dBd). Transmission antenna network loss (dB). Base Station Receiver Multi-coupler Net Gain (dB). Base Station Receiver Multi-coupler Noise Figure (dB). Mobile radio antenna network net gain (dB). Mobile radio transmitter output power (dBm). Portable radio antenna network net gain (or loss) based on the actual Vendor

supplied portable radio antennas mounted at the user's waist level. Portable radio transmitter output power (dBm). Downlink and uplink path reciprocity (e.g. any offset factor used to compensate

for the difference between downlink and uplink coverage and to allow downlink signal targets and acceptance test procedures to be used to confirm uplink coverage reliability).

Any difference between downlink and uplink transmission paths and network performance that may affect the validity of the assumption of path reciprocity with an offset for the difference in base station and mobile and/or portable radio transmitter output power, as described in TSB-88C.

RF propagation prediction model (including version number, if applicable) used to provide coverage predictions.

The Vendor shall provide a method of verification for the above coverage for NJT’s approval.

The Vendor shall submit uplink and downlink coverage maps for the proposed network. All coverage maps shall be based on the assumptions shown in the Link Budget Analysis described above.



The Vendor shall provide individual radio coverage maps.

The Individual radio coverage prediction maps shall be provided for each radio site as well as composites of the predicted RF coverage utilizing all of the RF sites in the proposed network design.

Coverage maps shall be provided using NJT’s operational base map (see Appendix D– NJT Service Area) and overlaying the coverage plots to produce the coverage maps.

These maps shall be provided in a scale such that all areas less than ninety-five percent (95%) reliable are easily spotted during the review of such maps. The paper size shall be 34” by 44” (“E-size” for system-level plots.

The Vendor shall provide individual radio coverage maps for the following types of coverage.

- Mobile voice.- Portable voice.- Mobile data.

The Vendor shall provide graduated coverage prediction maps (indicating DAQ values) for the NJT Service Area in Appendix D These predication maps shall allow NJT to assess where the five percent (5%) of route terminals and corridors identified above that did not achieve DAQ 3.4. The prediction maps shall also identify all other areas within the NJT service area that did not achieve DAQ 3.4.

6.3.2 Coverage Predictions

The radio network coverage shall be predicted through the use of a radio wave propagation model which has been developed on the basis of theoretical and empirical data, and which will take into account channel bandwidth, modulation schemes, delivered audio quality, coverage reliability, terrain irregularity, foliage, land use / land cover, building penetration losses, noise, and long- and short-term signal variations.

The model used for the purposes of the coverage prediction process shall be identified in the Vendor’s proposal, and the rationale for network gains and losses used shall be provided in the proposal. A table of network coverage parameters such as gains and losses utilized in each propagation analysis shall be provided. A terrain database with a minimum of 3 arc-seconds of resolution is required. The Vendor shall identify the terrain data model used in the coverage predictions. The vendor’s propagation analysis network shall utilize both vertical and horizontal antenna patterns.

Single site coverage plots shall be presented on an appropriate scale. Multi-site composite plots shall be on “E-size” media.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkCoverage maps for individual site analyses shall be presented on 11" x 17" media using a USGS 1:250,000 scale topographical maps. The scale on the finished map shall be 1” = 4 miles. Each coverage analysis shall include a legend with the following information:

Type of coverage displayed on the map, mobile, portable on-street, portable in 10 dB buildings, portable in 20 dB buildings, portable in 30 dB buildings.

Location of portable radio (radio and antenna at belt level – 3ft. AGL) Delivered Audio Quality (DAQ) Digital clear mode, digital encrypted mode. Radio coverage reliability shown, percent reliability and type of reliability (area vs.

contour) Type of carrying device used with portable radio (belt clip) RF signal levels in dBm corresponding to the coverage colors displayed on the

map Simulcast capture ratio in dB and targeted propagation delay in microseconds for

simulcast sites (if proposed) Square mileage of each type of proposed coverage shown on the coverage

analysis or on an accompanying parameter sheet

6.3.3 Simulcast Time Delay Interference

In the event that the Vendor’s proposed network configuration utilizes simulcast technology, the Vendor’s proposed coverage maps shall account for (display) any harmful time delay interference (TDI) that may occur in the proposed network configuration. This means that forecasted areas of TDI shall be clearly shown on coverage maps in (black) or be shown as “non-covered” areas and a separate TDI map shall be provided depicting areas with potential TDI in (black).

If the Vendor’s are proposing a simulcast configuration, the threshold delay shall be identified in microseconds and capture ratio in dB on which NJT’s network design is based.

6.3.4 Evaluation Process

To streamline the evaluation process, NJT is requiring that all Vendors use the same map format as shown below:

On-Street portable coverage with portable radio worn at hip level (3' AGL) using a speaker microphone without antenna (coverage shown in green)

In-building portable coverage, radio worn at belt level (3' AGL):o Inside standard structures, up to 10 dB penetration loss (blue)o Inside heavy structures, up to 20 dB penetration loss (red)o Penn Station Newark; NY Port Authority Bus Terminal; George

Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; Secaucus Junction Terminal; Camden Bus Terminal; Atlantic City Bus Terminal; Trenton Bus Terminal;



Hackensack Bus Terminal; Lakewood Bus Terminal; and Irvington Bus Terminal area structures, up to 30 dB penetration loss.

Mobile coverage, roof mounted unity gain antenna, centerline at 1.5 m above ground (purple)

The Vendor shall provide coverage maps for the proposed sites used to provide on-street portable radio communications. The maps shall also depict the resulting 10dB, 20dB and 30dB in-building coverage levels using the exact same parameters and colors used for all other coverage maps as previously specified.

Portable coverage maps shall be prepared for the limiting case (downlink vs. uplink). A mobile coverage map for both uplink and downlink shall be provided along with the bit error threshold for DAQ performance. All RF coverage maps shall be provided to NJT in both printed and electronic formats. The electronic versions shall be provided in a common GIS format for further coverage analysis by NJT. The following map file formats are acceptable.

o ESRI shape files o ESRI export fileso Mapinfo (MIF or MID)

6.3.5 Voice Quality

Coverage is defined as the minimum signal required to provide Delivered Audio Quality greater than or equal to 3.4 (DAQ 3.4) voice quality, defined as “Speech understandable with slight effort. Occasional repetition required due to noise/distortion”. Vendor shall relate this voice quality to Bit Error Rate (BER) for acceptance testing purposes.

The Vendor shall use the DAQ scale as defined in TSB-88C.

6.3.6 Mobile Coverage Requirement

Mobile voice coverage shall be provided over at least 95% of the service area at a reliability level of 95%. NJT shall provide GIS files for Bus routes to the Vendor so they can respond accordingly. The boundary of the mobile service area shall be clearly indicated on the Vendor’s coverage maps provided with their proposal and the estimated percentage coverage within this area also shown to validate that the predicted coverage meets the 95% requirement.

Vendor shall provide detailed RF propagation coverage prediction analysis for the limiting case of downlink or uplink for mobiles. Note if the network downlink and uplink are balanced within 1 dB, then downlink shall be displayed.Portable Outdoor Coverage Requirement

6.3.7 Portable Coverage Requirement


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkPortable voice coverage shall be provided to at least 95% of each designated portable service area as depicted in the table below:

NAME ADDRESSBranch Brook Park Station Anthony Place, Newark, NJ

Erie LoopMain St. Orange, NJ

Irvington Bus Terminal 1085 Clinton Ave, Irvington

Ivy Hill LoopMt. Verona Ave & Manor Dr., Newark

Maplewood Loop 70 Millwood Ave., Maplewood

North Arlington LoopRidge Road & Garden Terrace, North Arlington

Mississippi LoopMississippi Ave., & Harrison Ave., West Orange

20th. St. Loop 20th St., & 16th Ave., NewarkLakewood Bus Terminal 200 First St., LakewoodOld Bridge P/R 1139 Route 9 North, Old BridgeGordon’s Corner 356 Route 9 North, Manalapan

Freehold Center1 Railroad Plaza, Freehold Borough

Toms River Bus Terminal400 Highland Parkway, Toms River

Giant Stadium SecaucusExchange Place Jersey City

Nungessers North Bergen

Teaneck Armory TeaneckGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Terminal

Fort Lee

Hackensack Bus Terminal 125 River St., HackensackHoboken Bus Terminal 1 Hudson Pl., Hoboken

Izod50 State Rt 120 · East Rutherford

Secaucus TransferFrank R. Lautnburg,County Road & County AvenueSecaucus, NJ

Wayne Transit CenterRoute 23 South & West Belt Parkway,Wayne, NJ

Willowbrook Shoppers Stop Willowbrook Mall, Wayne

Allwood Park & RideRoute 31 & Garden State Parkway, Clifton

Weehawken Lot 400 Blvd. East, WeehawkenMothers Route 23 North, WayneAtlantic City Bus Terminal 1901 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic CityCape May 609 Lafayette St, Cape MayVineland Bus Terminal 106 West Landis Ave., Vineland



Wildwood 4510 Washington Ave., Wildwood

Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrenceville

Route 1 and Quakerbridge Rd. Lawrence, NJ.

Hamilton Rail Station800 Sloan Ave.Hamilton, NJ.

NJT shall provide GIS files for all Bus routes to the Vendor so they can respond accordingly. The boundary of the portable outdoor service area shall be clearly indicated on the Vendor’s coverage maps provided with their proposal and the estimated percentage coverage within this area also shown to validate that the predicted coverage meets the 95% requirement.

Vendor shall provide detailed RF propagation coverage prediction analysis for the limiting case of downlink or uplink for portables outdoors. Vendor shall provide a statement of downlink to uplink network balance.

6.4 Radio Interference Studies

The Vendor shall conduct radio interference analyses for each NJT radio site to determine potential radio interference both to NJT equipment and from non-NJT equipment. Vendor shall analyze and identify both Intermodulation/Passive Intermodulation Interference hazards and Transmitter Noise/Receiver Desensitization hazards for each site. Vendor shall provide all equipment necessary to mitigate such interference. The Vendor shall provide the results of the study and interference mitigation solution to NJT and its Consultant for review and approval as part of the final network design.

6.5 Repeater Site Locations

The subsection below contains a list of existing NJT repeater sites including coordinates, tower height, number of antenna and antenna models (if available), antenna locations on tower, ERP limitations, microwave availability, and space available for equipment to NJT. It is mandatory that the Vendor(s) attend scheduled site walks for all sites to survey and confirm all repeater site data.

The Vendor is responsible for recommending the optimum site selection using the NJT’s sites first before looking at alternative sites. In all cases, existing tower/rooftop facilities shall be utilized. State of New Jersey, County, and/or municipal sites shall be utilized before proposing commercial sites. Commercial sites will require justification as to what non-commercial sites were considered and why they weren’t suitable.

The Vendor is responsible for recommending the quantity of repeaters at each site based on expected radio traffic loading. NJT has included data depicting the geographic distribution of users -- in the context of bus traffic density -- in Appendix F.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.5.1 Facility Survey Analysis

The Vendor is responsible to complete the required site development and work at all proposed NJT RF sites, microwave sites, and other facilities as necessary to deliver a functional radio system as detailed in this RFP.

Shown in the table below are all the NJT sites. Furthermore, NJT has compiled a comprehensive sites’ package depicting substantial site drawings and information which is included in Appendix J of this RFP for reference.

Site Name Site Address CityLatitude (D:M:S)

Longitude (D:M:S)

Hunterdon/Cherryville Co Rte 617 Cherryville40:33:16.3 N

74:54:13.6 W

Allenwood

Hospital Rd (Cross st is Squankum Road) Allenwood

40:08:15.4 N

74:07:48.5 W

Mt Laurel1800-1900 Briggs Rd Mt Laurel

39 58 14.2 N

74 53 56.1 W

Waterford Waterford Township

39-43-41.0 N

74-50-39.0 W

Warrenville 7 GIEGER LN Warrenville40:37:17.4 N

74:30:13.6 W

Toms River

NJ DOT GARAGE 743 RT 37 Toms River

39:58:10.4 N 74:14:4.5 W

Princeton/Plainsboro

Rt 1 South (Between College Rd & Forrestal Rd) Plainsboro 40:21:11 N 74:36:48 W

Ramapo/Ringwood Skyline Drive Ringwood 41:4:0.3 N 74:15:0.5 W

Montana Mountain

Summerfield Road, across from Montana Cemetery

Brass Castle

40:46:15.4 N 75:3:50.6 W

Berlin

STATE POLICE BARRACKS RT 73 West Berlin

39:48:14.4 N

74:55:56.6 W

Bordentown

STATE POLICE BARRACKS US130 & I 295 Bordentown 40:8:1.4 N 74:43:1.6 W

Woodstown

ST POLICE BARRACKS US RT 40 Woodstown

39:39:48.4 N

75:22:30.7 W

Bridgeton STATE POLICE BARRACKS

Carls Corner

39:27:37.4 N

75:12:26.7 W



CARLS COR

Woodbine

HEILPRIN BETWEEN FRANKLIN & CLAY STS Woodbine 39:14:7.4 N

74:48:38.6 W

Maplewood/GOB 180 Boyden Ave Maplewood40:43:28.3 N 74:15:5.5 W

Kearny NJT Rail Yard Kearny

South Amboy Lower Main StSouth Amboy 40:29:25 N 74:17:21 W

Eagle Rock/Rock Quarry

266.7 M SE JCT EAGLE ROCK & PROSPECT

West Orange 40:48:5.4 N

74:14:42.5 W

AC College/Mays Landing

ATLANTIC CAPE COMM COLLEGE BLACK HORSE PIKE

Mays Landing

39:27:40.4 N 74:41:4.6 W

Washing Twp NJT Facility

6000 Black Horse Pike Turnersville

39:45:54.5 N

75:02:50.5 W

Newton Ave/Camden

Mt Ephraim Ave (Behind 350 Newton Ave) Camden

39:56:28.4 N 75:6:43.6 W

Port Republic Exit 42Port Republic

Telegraph Hill/Holmdel

PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel 40:23:41.3N 74:10:43.5W

Ocean/Barnegat

MILE MARKER 67.7 NB GARDEN STATE PKY Barnegat

39:45:28.4 N

74:14:58.5 W

A professional engineer with State of New Jersey registration shall perform site design work and a New Jersey registered land surveyor or civil engineer shall prepare site plans.

All work necessary to provide fixed infrastructure installations which meet all NJT inspections and approvals, and which provide the necessary antenna mounting structures, equipment rooms or shelters and all required environmental, security, power, standby power, access roads, foliage control, lighting, environmental controls, cable support structures, and all functions/features described in this section shall be performed or provided by the Vendor.

The Vendor shall be responsible for a complete and fully operable installation in accordance with the latest version of the National Electrical Code, local building codes, environmental laws, zoning and planning regulations or ordinances, land use restrictions, Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkrules and regulations, New Jersey Department of Transportation regulations governing road access and entry, and all other applicable local, state or federal codes, regulations, laws and/or ordinances. Vendors shall ensure all installations are in compliance with current Motorola R56 standards, or approved equal.Materials furnished by the Vendor shall be new and of first quality as defined in industry standards. The Vendor shall not make substitutes unless prior approval has been obtained from the NJT project manager.

Each Vendor (prior to submitting a proposal) shall participate in site visits and examine the sites so as to fully understand all the existing conditions relating to the work. The Vendor assumes full responsibility for materials and equipment employed in construction of the project and agrees to make no claims against the NJT for damages to such materials and equipment except for that which is caused by NJT, its employees or agents. The Vendor shall be responsible for storage of all materials purchased and turned over to him by NJT and shall receive all delivered items by suppliers at the job site or at a staging area to be furnished by the Vendor.

The Vendor shall clean up and remove from the work site on a daily basis (or sooner if directed by the NJT project manager) all rubbish and construction debris, resulting from his own work in the building. The Vendor shall supply a dumpster or similar trash storage/removal device where a substantial amount of construction debris is generated. Upon completion of all work, the entire job site areas shall be left clean and free of trash, debris, mud, dirt, dust, scrap materials and excess materials. Floors in radio equipment shelters and rooms shall be mopped and polished to the satisfaction of the NJT project manager upon completion of installation and construction work.

The Vendor shall coordinate the work of all the trades under his responsibility to insure that interferences between electrical conduits, cable support trays, grounding wire, structural, and radio system work shall be avoided so that the project is completed within budget and schedule.

The Vendor shall keep up-to-date marked-up prints of the Project Drawings. Markings indicating changes to the drawings shall be red or green and clearly visible. Two (2) sets of "As-Built" drawings (reproducible on the most updated AutoCAD Release) shall be furnished to the NJT project manager at the completion of the project. Project Drawings shall also be supplied on disk.

6.5.2 Use of Additional or Alternate Sites

If Vendors propose base station sites different from or in addition to those shown in this Specification, the use of the additional sites shall be assessed and approved by NJT. Any additional costs for use of sites shall be included in proposal. Should the vendors choose to use a site other than the sites in the existing network, the Vendors shall address the following in detail:

Explain how using the alternative site will affect the NJT reliability and RF coverage.



Explain how the alternative site will affect the price of the NJT Network.

Vendors are hereby made aware, as part of cost control, NJT’s strong preference is to use established governmental radio sites to avoid project delays due to zoning and permitting processes and the cost of constructing new sites.

Vendors shall provide written confirmation to ensure that NJT’s new licensed frequencies can be licensed at the alternative sites. Regardless of the number and locations of the sites proposed, the Vendor shall be responsible for the actual network performance, including coverage performance as well as full specification compliance.

6.6 System / Network Requirements

The basic operational mode of the network will be digital trunking. The mobile and portable radios will enable users to manually select communication modes such as direct mode when out of range of the repeater site.

6.6.1 Network Controller (if applicable)

The network controller shall provide intelligent interconnection of the trunked radio sites, dispatch consoles, and data network to form a fully integrated radio access network supporting wide area voice and data communications. If a dedicated network controller is not necessary to perform the aforementioned functions, the vendor shall describe how these functions are accommodated without a network controller.

The network controller shall track each trunked radio and its affiliated talk group as it roams throughout the coverage area of the network. The network controller shall route calls to individuals or groups at the appropriate sites. A mobile or portable radio shall be de-registered from a site when it logs onto a new site, or after a programmable period of inactivity.

The network controller shall be capable of interfacing to other network controllers (it is acceptable that this interface be through an extended network controller).The network controller shall also interface with, or be expandable to accommodate multiple trunked radio sites, multiple conventional radio channels, multiple dispatch consoles, centralized telephone interconnect network, voice logging recorder, data gateway, and Network Management System. If gateways are required to accomplish any of these capabilities, this shall be described in detail and the appropriate gateways shall be included in proposal.

Complete control over the network controller shall be provided to personnel authorized access through the Network Management System.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.6.1.1 Additional Network Controller

The Vendor may propose additional network controllers for redundancy or to link smaller systems together to create a larger system necessary to provide the coverage and services required by NJT.

The trunking features shall be supported across a system comprised of multiple network controllers.

6.6.2 Wide Area Communications

The network shall provide the ability to place and receive calls to and from any point in the network covered by the trunked radio sites.

All radio access network sites using existing NJT voice base station locations shall be linked to the wide area radio network by means of digital microwave (provided by NJT under different procurement). If additional sites are required, the vendor shall propose how these sites will be connected, with the same reliability/survivability as the NJT microwave backbone, to the greater network.

All equipment and services necessary to effect the physical and logical connection of vendor radio access network equipment to existing microwave backhaul shall be included in vendor’s proposal.

6.6.3 Roaming and Handoff

The network shall permit the radio user to roam across the entire area of coverage without requiring manual switching or changing of site information.

As a user roams through the network, the network shall automatically provide reselection from one site to the next, ensuring that it will always select a high quality signal. Vendor shall indicate whether the reselection is based on the “best server” or some other algorithm, the parameters (RSSI, bit error rate) used to determine reselection, and to what degree speech is lost during an active call (handoff). Vendor shall also describe how handoff is optimized.

The network shall track subscriber radios as they roam through the network and direct calls to the site that the target subscriber is registered.

Vendors shall ensure that units requiring handoff from one cell to another (while in conversation with PTT depressed) shall NOT have to “de-key/re-key,” and that the system handoff algorithm shall enable an uninterrupted and seamless handoff without the loss of any speech on the receive end.

6.6.4 Restriction of Voice Groups to Geographic Areas


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe network shall permit voice groups to be restricted to specific trunking sites and to specific radio channels at a trunking site.

This feature permits voice groups to be limited to specific geographic areas. It also permits the segregation of different user classes at a site.

6.6.5 Voice, Data and Control

The network shall provide a minimum of one voice call per 6.25 kHz.

The trunked radio network shall support both voice and data communications.

Voice, data, and control transmissions shall have equal RF coverage.

The Vendor shall indicate whether control messages are transmitted on a dedicated channel (dedicated control channel approach) or transmitted on the working channels (distributed control channel approach).

The network shall support data communications on all available channels. The network shall provide the capability to configure individual channels as data only or shared voice and data. The network shall provide priority to voice calls on shared voice and data channels.

Mobile and portable radios shall be capable of voice and data operation.

The network shall support voice calls and data messaging to a single mobile or portable radio without loss (in the case of voice and data conflict, it is permissible for the data messages to be delayed).

Mobile radios shall be capable of transmitting on voice while receiving data, and vice versa.

New Jersey Transit requires the most efficient message payload rate that is available from the vendor. To this extent the vendor shall model the message payload performance of the following:

A single site serving 250 buses - each transmitting GPS data information every 30 seconds under ideal signal/fading conditions. Vendor shall describe the specific infrastructure necessary to support the 250 buses (i.e. number of RF carriers and data paths) transmitting data every 30 seconds. Vendor shall describe any/all latencies involved between data being sent from bus and stored in database. Vendors shall assume a message length of 40 bytes.

Vendors shall describe with sufficient technical detail, necessary to meet NJT’s satisfaction, the means by which their purported application data rate is measured


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.6.6 Voice Operations

The network shall support a fleet of at least 8000 registered voice users, and capable of addressing 64,000 individual IDs.

The network shall be capable of addressing 4000 voice groups.

6.6.7 System Voice Capacity

Vendor’s proposal shall provide a Grade of Service (GoS) of P.02 (Erlang-C lost calls queued) . Queued calls shall have access to a channel in (2) second or less. During the peak period, vendors shall assume that 80% of the subscriber base makes one call of the standard holding time of 5 seconds.

NJT has provided list voice groups, with approximate geographic distribution, number of members, and busy hour traffic loading estimate for each voice group found in Appendix B

6.6.8 Expansion Capability

The network shall support a minimum of 256 trunking sites and 1024 base station radios.

The network shall support a minimum of 100 dispatch consoles.

6.6.9 Failsafe

It is the intent of this specification to provide a trunked system that will not suffer the loss of trunking capability or data communications as a result of the failure of a single system component, in especially any Network and/or Primary Controller equipment. Should any component of the network fail, sufficient redundancy shall be incorporated in the system design so that full trunking and data operation continues without interrupting existing communications. Trunking capability is defined in this context as the ability of the system to assign voice channels to independent talkgroups, as required, and the ability of the system user groups to remain functionally independent with no loss of features. A single controller failure that diminishes the system to a reduced calling feature set operation is not acceptable.

Any system component, enclosure, or power distribution design, that could render the system or its channel resources useless for communication from a single point of failure, shall incorporate redundancy. This may be in the form of a redundant component/enclosure or a distributed redundant design, which distributes single points of failure among multiple card cages, cabinets or housings each, operating on its own dedicated power circuit.

In the case of redundant controllers, both controllers shall remain on line continuously with parallel updating of the system database to provide seamless transition (no loss of


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkcalls in-progress) and continued operation of service in the event of failure of the main controller. Switching from main to standby operation shall be fully automatic, with audible and visual indication of the switchover provided to the supervisory console positions at the Main Communications Center located at the Maplewood Communications Center. In the case of a network where control is distributed, Vendor shall describe how control is handed over to another control node while maintaining network integrity and call processing. Vendors shall be evaluated on how quickly alternate control is provided and impacts to calls in progress and call processing in general.

Remote switching from main to standby controller operation shall be provided at the supervisory console as a manual override to automatic switchover. Vendors shall state in their response the period of time required and the procedure for manual switchover to a redundant central controller.

Switching between controllers (manually or automatically) shall not cause subscriber units to attempt to roam away from the site or subsystem they are currently on. Also, subscriber units shall not have to re-affiliate themselves with the system after a controller switch has occurred. This is to prevent inbound signaling overload of the controller.

Vendors shall state in their response, the procedure and the time required for switchover to a conventional or reduced capability operating mode in the event of the failure of all trunked control logic. It is understood that all systems that meet the intent of this specification shall suffer multiple system element failures before a conventional or reduced capability operating mode is encountered. Vendors are nonetheless required to describe such a failure mode, regardless of how unlikely its occurrence.

6.6.10 Enhanced Data Capabilities

The network shall accommodate the expansion of data bandwidth to support growth of data messaging, and migration from voice intensive to data intensive communications over time. Vendor is required to describe how this growth and migration would be achieved.

6.6.11 Transmit Abort

There are situations where it is desirable for the network to have the ability to stop a radio from transmitting, and force the radio into receive mode. Examples include: stuck mike, dispatcher override, supervisor override, and activation of an emergency call when the talkgroup is active on a normal call.

The Vendor shall indicate to what degree the proposed network is capable of stopping a radio from transmitting, and forcing the radio into receive mode.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.6.12 Radio Disable

The purpose of this feature is to prevent a lost or stolen radio from being used to transmit and receive on the network.

The network shall have the ability to selectively enable or disable an individual radio from the Network Management System.

Vendor shall indicate to what extent the proposed network is capable of preventing a stolen radio from accessing the network.

6.6.13 Caller Identification

The radio ID shall be included in each transmission. The network shall display this ID, and corresponding alias, on the console at the dispatch center.

Suitably equipped mobile and portable radios shall be able to display the calling unit ID for both individual and group calls.

Each mobile radio, portable radio, control station, and dispatch console shall be capable of displaying an alphanumeric alias corresponding to the unit ID, if available from the transmitting device. Vendor shall describe how aliases are managed and if they have to reside in each subscriber or if they are transmitted to subscriber with each transmission. Ideally, aliases should reside in a single database that is accessed as necessary to transmit aliases to consoles and subscribers.

6.6.14 System Access by Unauthorized Devices

The network shall prevent access by unauthorized devices. The Vendor shall describe how the system prevents unauthorized subscribers from accessing the system and whether any tools to identify suspect subscribers are included with NMS. See Section 6.6.22 for further detail.

6.6.15 Over-The-Air Provisioning

The network shall provide the ability to provision radio parameters to the mobile and portable radios over the air (without the need to physically connect a radio programming device to the radio). Provisioning shall include the supply of network information such as available radio channels, and user specific information such as talk group lists, scan priorities and user privileges. This requirement applies to both new radios received from the vendor’s factory as well as radio already commissioned on the new system that require a new/updated personality. Vendors shall be evaluated on the extent of their ability to meet this requirement.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.6.16 Over-The-Air Programming

Vendor system shall have the ability to reprogram mobile and portable radio software, such as firmware or flash upgrades, over the air (without the need to physically connect the radio programmer to the radio). Vendors shall be evaluated on the extent of their ability to meet this requirement.

6.6.17 Encryption

Vendors shall include pricing for the option for the network, as well as subscriber equipment described in Section 12, to be equipped with one or more of the following digital encryption algorithms: AES; 3-DES; TEA1-4.

This option shall include over the air rekeying (OTAR) of mobile and portable radios.

All voice channels on the network shall be capable of end-to-end encryption from a dispatch console to a mobile or portable radio and from one mobile or portable radio to another mobile or portable radio.

Encryption shall be enabled and disabled manually via a switch or menu function on the radio and/or at the console.

Encryption coding shall be encoded using the appropriate key and coding algorithm after the voice signal at either end is converted from analog to digital form and decoded using the corresponding key and algorithm before the digital signal at either end is converted back to an analog voice signal.

Encryption shall not result in any degradation of the voice signal quality compared to a clear voice signal on a radio operating in the same circumstances and location as the encrypted radio.

Operation in encrypted voice mode shall be transparent to users, except that an icon or some other indicator on the mobile or portable radio and at the console shall indicate such operation.

6.6.18 Single Channel “Trunked” Operation

To address radio communications in sparsely populated parts of the served territory, the network shall support a means of providing trunked radio features and wide area access utilizing a single repeater. It is desirable to maintain as many trunked features as possible when using this configuration. Vendor shall state which features are maintained and which features are lost for single channel “trunked” operation (if any).

6.6.19 Trunking Features

6.6.19.1 Basic Trunking Operation

The network shall support voice group operation, where a voice group consists of a number of operational users distributed through the radio network.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe radio user manually selects the voice group he wishes to communicate with, then presses PTT on the radio. If resources are available the network shall respond by establishing a voice call to the selected group. Once the group call has been established, voice from the source radio is transmitted to all members of the group, which may involve multiple repeater sites.

The network shall track voice group members as they roam through the network and ensure that each multi-site call is routed to all repeater sites containing members of that voice group.

The network shall support “all calls” to agencies and fleets through suitable definition of voice group membership.

6.6.19.2 Call Queuing

If resources are not immediately available the network shall queue the request and inform the user that the call is queued through a suitable audible indicator. The user can then release PTT. Later when channel resources become available the network shall establish the call and notify the user through an audible “grant” indicator. The user can then press PTT and the call proceeds in a normal fashion.

6.6.19.3 Voice Group Priority

The network shall queue calls based on voice group priority, with a minimum of eight priority levels. Calls will be positioned in the queue based on priority, with calls of highest priority (such as emergency calls) being serviced first. Calls of equal priority shall be processed on a first in, first out basis.

6.6.19.4 Voice Path Management

The vendor shall describe how voice paths are assigned / reserved during the length of a transmission between two or more members of a common talk group. Vendors shall describe whether voice paths are reserved for the entire length of the transaction or if they are released after each transmission.If there is an option to control voice path management, the vendor shall describe in detail.

6.6.19.5 Ruthless Preemption

The network shall permit a high priority call (such as an emergency call) to immediately preempt a lower priority call.

6.6.19.6 Group Busy Lockout


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThis feature prevents other voice group members from interrupting a user who is actively transmitting on a voice group.

If a member of a currently active voice group presses PTT to initiate a call on the same voice group, the network shall refuse the call and provide the user with an audible indication that the call has been refused.

Emergency calls, dispatcher override, and supervisor override shall have priority over group busy lockout.

6.6.19.7 Dispatcher Override

This feature ensures that calls originating from a dispatch console cannot be blocked by normal members of the same voice group.

The network shall permit a call originating from a dispatch console to interrupt a call by a normal member of the same voice group, overriding the call so that other members of the voice group only hear the dispatcher.

6.6.19.8 Supervisor Override

This feature ensures that calls originating from a supervisor in the field cannot be blocked by normal members of the same voice group.

The network shall permit a call originating from a suitably equipped supervisor in the field to interrupt a call by a normal member of the same voice group, overriding the call so that other members of the voice group only hear the supervisor.

6.6.19.9 Individual Call

The network shall support individual call mode, where a suitably equipped radio or console user can establish a private call to any other radio user in the network.In individual call mode the group membership is limited to the source and destination radios and the call will not be overheard by other mobile or portable units.

Vendor shall indicate how an individual call is established in the proposed network.

6.6.19.10 Confirmed Call

Confirmed call is a feature where a voice group call is not enabled until most or all of the required network resources are available.

Vendor shall indicate the extent to which confirmed call is supported.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.6.19.11 Scan & Priority Scan

The network shall provide individual radios with the capability of scanning multiple voice groups. This function shall provide the ability to scan through multiple modes (talkgroups) within the same system. It shall also contain the capability to store and scan a list of conventional frequencies. Subscriber units shall be provided with at least one (1) scan list per system. Each list shall contain at least ten (10) talkgroups or frequencies.

Priority Scan - This feature shall provide the ability to apply two priority levels to a defined scan list. While in the scan mode, a Priority One transmission shall be received regardless of the activity on the Priority Two (or other non-priority modes). A Priority Two message is heard over all (except Priority One messages) non-priority modes.

Vendor shall indicate the maximum number of voice groups on the scan list, and how the scan sequence is resolved if several voice groups are active at the same time.

6.6.19.12 Talkback Scan

The network shall provide individual radios with the capability of talking back on a scanned talkgroup.

6.6.19.13 Scan Group Lockout

The network shall provide the user with the ability to temporarily disable scanning on selected voice groups.

6.6.19.14 Emergency Alert and Emergency Call

The network shall support emergency call in the subscriber radios similar to the description that follows.

For non-VLU integrated installations, the subscriber shall contain an integral emergency button. The display of this emergency signal is described for consoles in Section 7 and as follows below.

It is a mandatory requirement that users shall be able to select no audible signaling, or any or all of the default types of signaling as configured by the System Manager.

Acknowledge – indicates an operator-designated affirmation of a request. This signal allows acknowledgment of a request without speaking.

A channel marker is an indication that is placed periodically on a talk channel that indicates to new arrivals that the channel is in use. This feature allows someone coming


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkonto the channel late to know that the channel is in use even when speech is not present.

When the emergency button is pressed on a subscriber radio, the radio shall immediately transmit an emergency alert message to the central dispatch location. Emergency configurations shall allow for “hot-mic,” ruthless pre-emption, talkgroup level emergency calling or system-wide emergency calling as defined by System Manager. The emergency alert message should include the radio ID, alphanumeric alias, emergency talkgroup, and the location of the radio if available through GPS.

Upon receipt of an emergency alert message the network shall immediately establish an emergency voice call.An emergency voice call shall utilize ruthless pre-emption and/or highest priority and an infinite hang time. The network shall permit the call to be cleared only from the initiating radio, a dispatch console, a supervisor console, or a network management console.

6.6.19.15 Trunking Assignment Messages

The system shall continually transmit assignment information allowing a new user to join calls in progress after the group has been assigned a working channel. As long as the radio is turned on and is in range of the network, users shall not miss a call.

The Vendor shall indicate the maximum amount of time it will take for a newly joined subscriber to join an active talkgroup when all system resources are busy. .

6.6.19.16 Direct Communications

The system shall allow direct mode subscriber-to-subscriber communication at any time without the need for the fixed infrastructure.

6.6.19.17 Interference Control

The system shall be designed to be resistant to undesired signals.

Vendor shall describe the mechanism used to differentiate between desired and undesired signals as well as algorithms invoked by the system to properly manage unwanted system interference. Vendor shall also describe any tools and/or indications available to the System Manager for management of interference.

6.6.19.18 Channel Access Time

Vendors shall specify maximum network-wide trunked voice channel access time from initial push-to-talk assuming the system is in a non-blocking condition.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkVendors shall specify access time for both direct and trunked modes. Vendors shall describe the variables that impact channel access time in a non-blocking condition, and the tools and/or features available for optimizing channel access time.

6.6.20 Designed Network Availability

The following paragraphs define the network availability design criteria within this RFP. If the vendor has an alternative method of measuring end-to-end network availability, the vendor may submit the alternative methodology for consideration.The NJT Radio Network shall have a total calculated availability, including functional availability and hardware availability, of 99.999% on an annual basis. That is, the ratio in Equation 1 shall be equal to or greater than 0.99999.

Equation 1:

(Total Time in One Year - Hold-time) - (Downtime in One Year)(Total Time in One Year) - (Hold-time)

Hold-time = downtime caused by Acts of nature; scheduled maintenance approved by NJT; NJT's failure to follow established procedures as stated in training and maintenance manuals; vandalism; interruptions in NJT’s provided power.

Annual Availability shall be measured by monitoring the proposed network including but not limited to the following network elements.

Master controller Core Routers Core Switches Gateway Routers Packet Data Gateway Base Station transceiver Alarm & Control System Dispatch Console Equipment

The following events shall be considered Downtime:

Twenty percent (20%) or more Console Operator positions are not operational. A transit coordinator or supervisor console shall be considered “not operational” if the console is not capable of performing the voice and other functions required for normal operation or if any of the following are not fully operational: the keyboard, cursor positioning device, all monitors, workstation, radio communications Equipment, PTT switch, audible alarm, and voice storage unit.



An RF site cannot receive or send voice and/or data communications to and /or from any end user.

The failure of a radio due to hardware and/or software that causes any site’s designed busy hour grade-of-service to be exceeded.

During a period when the provisions apply, each Party that detects commencement of a Downtime event will notify the other in accordance with the Customer Support Plan approved by NJT. In addition, the parties shall meet monthly to review the network data collected by the Vendor via the Network Monitoring Service. During the Warranty Period, Downtime shall be measured from the start of the event as indicated by the Network Management System or when the problem is initially reported to the Vendor, whichever occurs first, until NJT notifies the Vendor that the affected function or service has been fully restored. In the event of multiple failures, the total elapsed time for repair of all problems shall be counted as Downtime.

During a twelve-month period after the Warranty Period, and if extended service maintenance and warranty is retained by NJT from the vendor, then downtime shall be measured from the start of the event as indicated by NMS or when the problem is initially reported to the Vendor, whichever occurs first, until NJT notifies the Vendor that the affected function or service has been fully restored. In the event of multiple failures, the total elapsed time for repair of all problems shall be counted as downtime. Provided, however, Downtime shall not include time attributable to unreasonable delays by NJT in responding, diagnosing or restoring full service.

If at any point during the Warranty Period or a subsequent twelve-month period, during which time NJT has retained additional warranty and maintenance services from the Vendor, if the amount of Downtime exceeds the maximum amount of Downtime allowed for that period:

NJT and the Vendor shall meet within fifteen (15) calendar days and develop a mutually agreed corrective action plan to be undertaken by the Vendor, and/or NJT to achieve the required availability. The corrective action plan shall be implemented within fifteen (15) days after both parties have agreed on the plan.

The Vendor shall provide all necessary technical resources required, to include both field and factory engineers to effectively troubleshoot required repairs. In the event that it is identified that there is faulty equipment, and that repairs or replacements are required to resolve and end both current and future downtime events, the Vendor shall repair or replace the identified Equipment or Software to end the excessive Downtime, and restore the 99.999% functionality of the network performance.

6.6.21 System Reliability and Fault Tolerance


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkSystem reliability and fault tolerance shall be major objectives in the design of the network.

Vendor shall describe in detail all measures taken to ensure reliable operation of the network including, as a minimum, the trunked repeaters, trunking controllers, network controllers, extended network controllers, and Network Management System.

6.6.21.1 Network Fault Tolerance

The network shall be designed such that there are no situations where a single failure in Vendor supplied equipment will disable wide area trunking operation. No single point failure within the network controller(s) shall prevent the unit from normal operation.

Where hot standby redundancy is provided for the network controller, the hot standby equipment shall be capable of location at an emergency operations center at least several miles from the primary operations center. If control is distributed throughout the network, Vendor shall describe how control is passed from active node to alternate node upon active node failure.

If one or more site elements or site links fail, the rest of the network shall continue wide area communication, and the isolated sites shall continue stand-alone trunked operation. The network shall be reliable such that a failed link to any site will not affect the rest of the wide area communications.

Vendor shall indicate the impact on network operation of each of the following network element failures, how the network responds, and what features, if any, are lost:

Network controller failure Network Management System failure Backhaul link failure

6.6.21.2 Trunking Site Fault Tolerance

The repeater site shall not be dependent upon the network controller for trunking operation. If a site loses its communication to the network controller it shall continue to trunk on a single site basis. Wide area communications will continue except for the site that lost its link.

Should a voice traffic channel fail at a multi-channel site, there shall be no functional impact on the operation of the network other than reduced site capacity. The remaining equipment at the site shall detect the failure and remove the voice traffic channel from the site’s trunking pool and send an alarm to the network management system.

Vendor shall indicate the impact on network operation of each of the following network element failures, how the network responds, and what features, if any, are lost:



working channel failure control/dedicated channel failure (if applicable) station trunking controller failure site controller (if provided) failure routers / switches failure

6.6.21.3 Control Channel Fault Tolerance

If the proposed network uses a dedicated control channel architecture, in the event that the control channel fails the failure shall be detected and one of the remaining trunked repeater stations will automatically be assigned as the control channel. Field radio units shall automatically search for and acquire the new control channel.

6.6.21.4 System Management Computer Fault Tolerance

The proposed architecture shall consist of a single Network Management System. A redundant configuration shall be available as an option. It should be possible to locate the redundant computer at a site several miles from the primary Network Management System.

6.6.21.5 Dispatch Console and Console Switch Fault Tolerance

In case of failure of one console position, no other console position shall fail as a result of that failed console.

The console switch (if applicable) shall have redundant operation such that no single failure within the console switch shall prevent the unit from normal operation.

6.6.21.6 Mobile and Portable Behavior During Fixed Infrastructure Failures

If an entire site fails, the mobiles and portables using that site shall automatically roam to adjacent sites.

If one radio channel at a site fails, the mobiles and portables using that radio channel shall automatically move to other radio channels at the site.

6.6.22 Network Security / Information Assurance

The Vendor shall provide an IP security solution to enable NJT and its users to fully utilize their system and take advantage of the benefits of having an IP-based system with full assurance that the NJT system is maintaining their confidentiality and integrity of their data.



Vendors shall comply with Federal information assurance requirements including FISMA, DHS-4300, CJIS or DIACAP.

Venders shall demonstrate their approach to cyber security and risk management as it pertains to;

APTA Recommendations on Securing Control and Communications Systems in Transit Environments‖ (APTA RP-CCS-1-RT-001-10)

NIST Recommendations on Cyber/Computer Security (Special Publications 800 Series)

Layered Defense – not depending on a single technology or methodology to provide assurance.

Defense in Depth – wherein security is addressed with Personnel, Operations, and Technology.

Industry Best Practices – As can be demonstrated by Consensus Audit Guidelines, Federal Desktop Guidelines, etc.

Vendors shall design the system security so that it is capable of meeting future needs with respect to Smart Grid, Industrial Control, and Train Control, especially in areas detailed by:

APTA Recommendations on ―Securing Control and Communications Systems in Transit Environments‖ (APTA RP-CCS-1-RT-001-10)

NIST Interagency Report on ―Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security‖ (NISTIR 7628)

NIST 800-82 ―Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security‖ To every practical extent, Vendors shall offer solutions that are COTS based security solutions that are designed and implemented to industry-standard security practices. Major elements of NJT’s functional requirements described in the subsections below include: (1) Vendor History of Successful Implementation of Secure Wireless Systems, (2) Controlled System Access, (3) Operational Security, (4) Computer Security, and (5) Network Security.

6.6.22.1 Vendor History of Successful Implementation of Secure Wireless Systems

Vendors shall demonstrate that they have security built into their offering in addition to experience in the integration, design and construction of mission-critical communications systems that require maximum levels of survivability, reliability, security, and cyber immunity.

Vendors shall furnish references from vendors on their experiences and capabilities with the design, implementation and maintenance of secure communications systems. A historic pedigree and expertise in the area is an essential element to project success.

Vendors shall identify and define their capabilities, expertise, and track record with successful projects.



6.6.22.2 Controlling System Access

Vendor shall demonstrate that system access is restricted those who are authorized to and have access. Vendor shall also show the ability to audit the information system to ensure that the policies and regulations are being implemented appropriately and to provide accountability for the actions of those with the responsibility of using and administering the system.

6.6.22.2.1 Authentication, Authorization and Accountability

Vendor shall demonstrate how Access control ensures that the system maintains confidentiality of information, and integrity of that information with role-based access control. Access control shall include the implementation of least privileges, authentication, authorization, and accountability. Vendor shall meet the following Access Control requirements:

Centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accountability of Users, Role-based management of users and machines, Provide the capability to audit the information system to ensure that the policies

and regulations are being implemented appropriately, and Provide accountability for the actions of those with the responsibility of using and

administering the system.

In order to improve overall integration, NJT shall require vendors to configure a forest-to-forest trust relationship between their access control solution and the NJT Corporate Active Directory infrastructure.

6.6.22.2.2 Identity Assurance

A key component within Cyber Security and Access Control within NJT involves the methods of Identity Assurance that addresses minimizing business risk associated with identity impersonation and inappropriate account usage. Access in high-risk situations (e.g. Remote Access) shall be performed with the use of strong two-factor authentication -- by which the user shall provide their account name, account password -- and either a token ID or biometric information. Vendor shall show in their risk management framework that they have identified these high-risk areas requiring two-factor authentication in their individual proposal to NJT.

6.6.22.2.3 Operational Security

Vendors shall ensure that security is integrated into daily NJT operations. To facilitate this, Vendors shall take into consideration the wireless information system as an integral component of the overall information system of NJT. Vendors shall show that the following key aspects of the NJT information system have been addressed:



Centralized Log Management, Security Event and Information Monitoring, and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.

6.6.22.2.4 Centralized Log Management

Vendors shall specify detailed plan to support NJT auditing, detection, and accountability practices in conjunction with the NJT information management system. Vendors description shall include how their technology will respond to the centralized log management system along with having secure long-term data retention capable of NAS, SAN and WORM storage connectivity.

Vendors shall furnish, test, and install a log management solution that shall be capable of monitoring and recording system and event logs from a large number of the devices on the network, including (but not limited to):

Operating System Event Logs Application Logs Network Device Logs

6.6.22.2.5 Security Event and Information Monitoring (“SEIM”)

Vendor shall describe in detail how NJT security events shall be monitored. Vendor shall ensure that all security appliances and systems are capable of integrating with the existing NJT SEIM.

6.6.22.2.6 NJT Network Continuity and Disaster Recovery

During critical operations, the Vendor shall ensure that the system shall be able to quickly recover devices in order to bring the users and the system functionality back to full operational status. Vendor shall provide an enterprise backup solution that is easily administered and maintained, supports all NJT required operating systems, is capable of bare metal restore, and is cost effective across the entire life cycle of the system. Vendor shall also ensure that a backup solution shall have the capability of creating offline backups that can be stored off site

6.6.23 Wireless Data Communications

The network shall support data communications between fixed host computers connected to the D-LMR network, and laptop and palmtop computers connected to mobile and portable radios.

The network shall provide efficient support of both short (e.g. automatic vehicle location) and long (e.g. file transfer) data messaging.



Data applications may include computer aided dispatch, data base access, report generation, email, and status message transmissions. Vendor shall describe the hardware and software required for data communications over the wide area radio network.

The network shall support both individual data messages (point to point) and group data messages (point to multipoint).

The network shall permit the use of third party application software for data messaging such as Intergraph CAD/AVL/RMS used by NJT Police Department or RSI CAD software used by NJ TRANSIT Bus Operations Regional Supervisors.

The component of the network which interfaces to the NJT data network will be referred to in this document as the “data gateway”. It shall be capable of being located anywhere where there is IP access to the D-LMR infrastructure. The data gateway shall use Internet Protocol and be capable of interfacing directly with the NJT enterprise data network through the use of TCP/IP or UDP/IP. Networks utilizing a proprietary interface will not be accepted.

The network shall be capable of supporting standards-based data encryption using either AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4 algorithms between the data gateway and the mobile and portable radios.

The data gateway shall be a packet switching device which facilitates multiple simultaneous data transactions between the trunked radios and host computers.

Data network malfunctions detected by the data gateway shall be reported to the network manager.

6.6.23.1 System Data Throughput and Capacity

6.6.23.1.1 Data System Throughput

New Jersey Transit requires the most efficient message payload rate that is available from the vendor. (see Section 6.6.5 for additional details)

6.6.23.1.2 Data System Capacity

Vendor shall estimate the data capacity of the proposed network, based on the operational traffic applications utilized by NJT. At the minimum, the following services shall be supported:

CAD Messaging including RTT & PRTT Emergency Alarms Pre-programmed text messages to/from buses Short Message Services (up to 254 characters)



Automatic Vehicle Location Services Police Data Transactions Light Rail Vehicle Telemetry Personnel Location Services

6.6.24 Telephone Interconnect

The network shall provide telephone interconnect capability. This feature shall provide properly configured radios the ability to make and receive telephone calls from their radios without dispatcher assistance. It shall enable calls to be placed from a radio to the telephone network, from the telephone network to an individual, or from the telephone network to a group. The network shall allow various restrictions to be placed on individual units to control the use of this resource. These shall include as a minimum:

ability to place any calls ability to place calls to pre-programmed numbers only ability to place toll calls programmable time limits

The network shall be capable of interfacing to a separate telephone network, either private or public, for the purposes of placing calls to a radio from an outside telephone, and vice versa. This will be accomplished through a common PSTN voice gateway and the network controller.

Vendor shall provide details on telephone interconnect capabilities, interfaces, and limitations and shall indicate how a PSTN call is established from a mobile or portable radio in the proposed network.

6.7 Trunked Repeater Stations

The trunked repeater station is considered to include the station trunking controller if one exists.

All repeaters shall be capable of being configured to provide trunked voice and data transmission to user radios.

If the proposed trunking network architecture uses a dedicated control channel, then all repeaters shall be capable of operating either as a digital control channel or as a working channel.

The network shall provide the ability to reprogram individual repeaters through the network backhaul interface. The Vendor shall indicate the extent to which repeater parameters can be configured remotely, and whether this programming is restricted to repeater parameters or also includes repeater software.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkBase station transmitters and receivers shall comply with the FCC rules and regulations for land mobile radio, CFR 47, Part 900, Subpart R & S for 700/800 MHz operation. Transmitters shall conform to TIA-EIA-603-A standards and specifications.

The proposed system shall comply with FCC station identification requirements as specified in 47 CFR Part 90.647. Vendor shall provide details of method of compliance.

Transmitters shall employ a means of encoding a coded squelch "phase-reversal," or a digital turn-off code to eliminate the noise burst at the end of transmissions that would otherwise be heard by mobiles. Base station receivers shall also eliminate any noise bursts from being sent to the system, upon loss of signal from a field unit.

Base stations shall be arranged for automatic reversion to the "in-cabinet repeating" mode upon loss of the microwave/fiber interconnecting link to the repeater site. In this mode, the base station shall instantaneously repeat the received signal, rather than sending it back to the audio processing equipment. Return to normal operation shall be under automatic control of the Network Controller once the link is restored. Base stations shall be equipped with a port for monitoring and controlling station operation using a lap top computer to include the ability to apply software/firmware updates.

Base stations shall be equipped with visual indicators and contact outputs indicating malfunctions in transmitter output power, and synthesizer status.

The indication of failure of transmitter power and/or receiver operation shall be transmitted to the NMS.

Base stations shall be frequency-synthesized and field-programmable. Transmitter and receiver modules shall be interchangeable between base stations.

Base stations shall be configured for operation from a standard -48 VDC power plant. The transmitters shall be capable of providing sufficient power to produce the licensed ERP level while operating at eighty percent (80%) of their rated maximum output power.

Transmitters and receivers shall be capable of being programmed in consecutive 12.5 KHz steps, to comply with frequency and modulation requirements of 47 CFR, Part 900. Base station transmitters and receivers shall comply with all requirements of 47 CFR, Part 90, Subpart R & S for digital operation in the 700/800 MHz band.

0 Vendor may propose technology in UHF spectrum governed by FCC Part 22 for public-safety operation. Accordingly, Vendor shall comply with all applicable FCC rules, regulations, authorizations, and type acceptance requirements associated with the FCC Part 22 which governs the proposed frequency band.0 Vendor may propose technology in UHF spectrum governed by FCC Part 22 for public-safety operation. Accordingly, Vendor shall comply with all applicable FCC rules, regulations, authorizations, and type acceptance requirements associated with the FCC Part 22 which governs the proposed frequency band.



Each base station shall allow local control using a common test set. As a minimum, the test set (or Base Station Equipment) shall provide the following controls and functions for local operations:

Transmitter keying and modulation. Local receiver audio volume. Repeater disable. Transmitter disable—effective in all modes of operation. Visual indicators for local control functions that could cause service interruptions.

6.7.1 RF Equipment Layout

The RF equipment shall be laid out to provide the appropriate room to work on equipment and provide adequate space for test equipment and spare RF equipment.

The aisle ways located between the equipment racks shall maintain a minimum of 36 inches of isle space for access to both front and back of RF equipment racks.

Base Station equipment shall reside in a standard seven (7) foot rack.

6.7.2 Alarms and Controls

The trunked repeater station shall be controlled and managed through the network management system, which shall be capable of remotely controlling multiple functions which include but are not limited to:

placing a hot standby repeater on-line taking a repeater off-line commanding local repeater controls on/off retrieving and setting repeater operating parameters retrieving and setting repeater transmit/receive frequencies

The trunked repeater station shall permit the network management system to monitor the status of the following conditions at a minimum, and provide an automatic alarm if they are out of specification:

RF Power amplifier temperature (high/low) RF Power amplifier power level (high/low) Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) Frequency Reference Clock/Synthesizer Radio Operation Status Alarms RF Interference Level


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network6.7.3 Physical and Environmental

The trunked repeater stations, including repeater and station trunking controller, shall be housed in standard 19 inch EIA rack mount, with two stations (or more) per rack to conserve space.

All hardware and software necessary for the stations to perform the trunking functions and to meet the network requirements shall be provided.

All equipment shall operate in conformance to TIA/EIA 603 and MIL-810G.

6.8 Antenna System Requirements

The selection and design of antennas, transmitter combiners, and receiver multicouplers will be the responsibility of the Vendor, and shall comply with the following Specifications.

6.8.1 Antennas

Each antenna shall be equipped with transmission line and antenna system components necessary to satisfy the the balanced RF link budget designed by the Vendor.

All antennas shall be mounted so as to minimize the pattern distortion effects caused by tower members, transmission lines, other antennas, and other objects located near the antenna.

Receive antennas shall be plumbed and mounted vertically above the transmit antennas as space on the towers permits.

Antennas shall meet or exceed the requirements of Part I of EIA-329-A. Separate transmit and receive antennas shall be provided.

Multiple-feed antennas for transmitters (having separate elements inside one antenna radome) may be used to minimize tower loading and allow more space for other antennas.

Antennas shall be high-quality, ruggedized models, designed for long-term, high-reliability performance under high wind conditions and ½ inch of ice, and for minimal generation of passive Intermodulation.

6.8.2 Tower Top Amplifiers

Receiver tower top amplifiers may be required to compensate for coaxial cable loss in order to provide the level of portable or mobile radio uplink coverage specified. Vendors


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkshall indicate whether tower top amplifiers are recommended and which sites include the tower top amplifier in the propagation predictions.

Dual redundant tower top amplifiers shall be required. Any failover of the tower top amplifier shall be reported via the Network Management System.

6.8.3 Transmission Lines

Cable selection shall minimize transmission losses including connector losses.

Connectors shall be constructed of non-ferrous materials, and shall have gold-plated inner conductors and silver-plated bodies.

Outdoor cable runs shall be continuous lengths, unless cable lengths exceed the maximum length supplied by the manufacturer.

Feed-through panels shall be provided at repeater sites, if the existing is filled to capacity. Feed-Through devices shall be similar to Andrew model 48940. The unused holes shall be capped and weatherproofed.

Antenna connectors shall be weather-proofed, using Andrew type 221213 weather-proofing kit or approved equivalent. Butyl-rubber tape shall be applied liberally to the antenna connector and 3M Scotchcoat® shall be applied liberally over the butyl-rubber tape.

Each transmission line shall be protected from lighting and static discharges with an appropriate Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) device designed with a voltage-handling capability for the TRS transmitter combiner outputs. The TVSS device shall conform to all of the requirements shown in Section 14.1. These devices shall be connected to the facility grounding network as described in Section 14.1.

6.8.4 Transmitter Combiners

The selection and design of transmitter combining Equipment and arrangements will be the responsibility of the Vendor, and shall comply with the following specifications:

The transmitter combiner design shall include all of the licensed NJT frequencies used in the Network.

Vendors shall supply a spare combiner port at every RF site in the system to allow pre-determined RF channels to connect to installed antenna systems for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to, insertion of ad-hoc extra RF capacity, maintenance work, upgrade work, etc.

Isolator loads shall be sized to protect against damage to the associated transmitter (and isolator) in case of a transmission line or antenna failure at the output of the combiner that result in 100% reflection of the incident transmitter power from the associated transmitter.



Interconnections shall use flexible, low-loss, hard-line-type cable.

6.8.5 Receiver Multicouplers

The selection and design of receiver multicoupling equipment and arrangements will be the responsibility of the Vendor, and shall comply with the following specifications:

The receiver multicoupler shall be configured to include all of the necessary licensed NJT frequencies used in that particular site Network.

Vendors shall supply four (4) spare receive multicoupler ports at every RF site in the system to allow pre-determined RF channels to connect to installed antenna systems for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to, insertion of ad-hoc extra RF capacity, maintenance work, upgrade work, etc.

Multicoupler networks shall be designed to limit receiver degradation from collocated transmitters to no greater than 1 dB. The Vendor may be required to supply additional band-pass filters to reduce interference from nearby transmitters.

The multicoupler shall be supplied with a minimum of one (1) unused port, terminated in a 50 Ohm load.

Interconnections shall use flexible, low-loss, hard-line-type cable.

The multi-coupler shall have a visual power supply failure alarm indicator.



7 Dispatch Communications System

7.1 Dispatch Center Locations

Vendor shall provide a block diagram for the equipment at each dispatch center location, showing all major components and the quantity and type of communication circuits required to connect the dispatch center equipment to the network. Vendor shall provide a list of all power and HVAC requirements for the dispatch center equipment.

Dispatch locations shall include for Bus Operations: Maplewood NJ (16 Console positions) and Camden NJ ( 3 Console positions); for Newark Light Rail Operations: Bloomfield NJ (2 Console positions); Newark Light Rail Backup in Newark NJ (2 Console positions).

7.2 NJT Police

NJT Police has a primary dispatch location in Newark, NJ and a backup dispatch locatin in Maplewood, NJ using existing console electronics which support various NJT Police Operations.

NJT Police access to the new radio system shall be provided through the existing console electronics interfaced to trunked UHF or 700/800 MHz control station radios. Vendors shall be responsible for providing the necessary control station radios, antenna systems, as well as necessary console interface hardware and software.

Vendors shall ensure that the transition from NJT Police’s existing 700/800 MHz trunked control stations to the new UHF or 700/800 MHz trunked control stations shall be seamless.

7.3 Physical and Environmental

Dispatch console equipment shall be powered from 115 VAC at 60 Hz. Vendor shall specify required current levels.

The dispatch console shall not be affected by temporary power loss and shall be supplied with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that supports approximately ten minutes of backup operation in case of power failure. Vendor may also evaluate existing NJT UPS for suitability.

7.4 Dispatch Console Equipment

Dispatch consoles will contain the new radio console and the computer aided dispatch (CAD) user interface (CAD only at bus locations). The computer for the radio console shall have the following minimum hardware specifications:



A 24” LCD monitor shall be offered with the console computer and audio network.

Plantronics model H 91 N, or approved equal, headsets with 15 ft. coiled PTT cords shall be provided in the console equipment offering

Each dispatch console shall be equipped with dual headset jacks. A single footswitch with high durability shall be included to provide PTT for the

headset. The footswitch shall be heavy-duty and non-skidding. The console shall support one select and one unselect audio speaker. Each console shall have a desktop microphone to backup headset. Console shall be installed such that audio from radio and telephone is

automatically routed to single headset, as required. Vendor is responsible for creating any interface required, and the accompanying documentation, for telephone audio routing to headset.

7.4.1 Supervisory Console

The supervisory console shall have the same features as a normal dispatch console, with the following additions:

The supervisory console shall be able to listen to any of a programmed individual entity radio calls. The supervisory console shall be able to display an emergency declared on an un-programmed talk group. The supervisory console shall be able to disable a non-supervisory console.

The supervisory console shall physically be the same as other consoles except that it has been programmed to have supervisory capabilities.

7.4.2 Dispatch Console Functionality

The console application shall run on the Windows 7 (or greater) or Linux operating systems. The console shall be software driven to allow for access to future features and technologies.

The console shall be easy for a properly trained dispatcher to use. It shall enable the dispatcher to perform dispatch tasks efficiently and with minimal confusion due to screen clutter. The displays on the monitor shall have clearly distinguishable words so that there is no confusion over the operation function of a particular button. The process of maneuvering through functions on the screen shall be possible through the mouse.

7.4.2.1 Screens

The console shall be able to support up to ten user-defined screen set-ups (appearances) to enable each dispatch shift to set its own screen appearance. These screen appearances shall be pre-configurable and selectable by the dispatcher.

The clock shall display in 12-hour format or 24-hour format.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe console shall have a dedicated display for network related messages. These messages shall include information regarding emergencies, console set-up, patch, and simul-select.

The console shall display in a dedicated panel the individual unit alias with whom the dispatcher is conversing.

The console shall display the console identification number.

The display and operation of the command buttons shall be independent of the display and operation of the page/modules. The console shall allow the flexibility of having operations commands display in combination with any screen. The screen and command button labels shall be displayed with distinguishable text.

7.4.2.2 Modules

The console shall support and display audio communications modules, where a module is a dispatcher defined space in a view screen that permits voice or data communications.

A module shall be programmable to support communication with one or more entities, which could include:

a trunking talkgroup an individual call a conventional channel a CTCSS talkgroup on a conventional channel another console a PSTN telephone number status (inbound data messaging) paging (outbound data messaging) auxiliary I/O (bi-directional data messaging)

The console shall support module names of at least eight characters.

The console shall support a minimum of 100 different modules. If a module is in use at one console, a busy indicator shall be displayed at the other consoles in the network.

For received calls, an alias (alpha-numeric representation of the radio terminal) shall be displayed in the appropriate module.

The console shall permit the operator to monitor call activity using two separate speakers, one with select audio and the other with unselect audio. The console shall permit the dispatcher to route any module to the speakers.

Each module shall have its own volume adjustment. The console shall be capable of muting individual modules or all unselected modules.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe console shall be able to display the call history of a particular module. The call history display shall place the most recent call at the top of a scrollable list of up to five entries. The console shall also be able to display a comprehensive call history for each module including up to 64 most recent calls.

7.4.2.3 Patches

The console shall support patches, which involves temporarily combining two or more modules. A patch merges the entities into a super group, such that each member hears every other member.

Each console shall be able to support up to five patches with up to 15 entities (groups and/or channels) each. All entities patched together shall be able to communicate with one another. The console shall support pre-configured patches.

7.4.2.4 Simul-select

The console shall support Simul-select, which involves temporarily summing two or more modules at the console. Simul-select merges the entities for the benefit of the dispatcher, however does not create a super group. Only the dispatcher can hear all Simul-select members.

Each console shall be able to support up to four Simul-selects with up to 15 entities each. The dispatcher shall be able to communicate with all entities contained in a single Simul-select. The console shall support pre-configured Simul-selects in conjunction with the Simul-select feature support within the trunked/conventional network.

7.4.2.5 Other Consoles

The console shall be capable of muting the audio from other consoles.

Two console operators shall be able to communicate with one another through an intercom feature. No RF channel shall be utilized during the inter-console communication.

7.4.2.6 Emergency

During emergencies, the console shall give both visual and audible alert. The module and page with the emergency shall be displayed in red. The module and the call history shall display the alias of the unit declaring the emergency. Further, the emergency shall be displayed in the network information panel, which shall be red.

If an emergency is declared when another emergency already exists:



Same group: If the original emergency has not been acknowledged, the console shall display a counter with the emergency message to indicate the number of emergencies for the same group. The declaring alias shall be displayed in the appropriate call history display.

Different group: The new emergency shall also be declared and shall exist with the original emergency. Both modules shall be red. The declaring alias shall be displayed in the appropriate call history display. The emergency message shall correspond to the most recently declared emergency.

The dispatcher shall be able to declare an emergency and clear an emergency at the console.

7.4.2.7 Telephone Patch

The console shall be able to interface to equipment to support a telephone patch. Audio shall be routed to a headset, if present. If no headset is used, the telephone audio shall be routed to the select speaker with all other audio routed to the unselect speaker. The console shall be able to display whether or not the console is involved in a phone conversation.

7.4.2.8 Conventional Channels

The console shall be able to control conventional channels and (in conjunction with a conventional base station that supports these functions) provide the following functions, either directly or through an attached gateway:

Select the station’s transmit/receive frequency pair from a pre-defined list. Enable the base station to repeat radio-originated audio. Enable the base station to be controlled by remote controller. Enable scan of selected channels of a multi-channel base station. Enable all receiver audio to be passed to the console regardless of the

originating conventional radio unit’s transmitted tone code. Enable toggling between main conventional base stations and standby

conventional base stations.

7.4.2.9 Alert Tones

The console shall be capable of initiating the following three alert tones:

Steady – nominal 1000 Hz steady tone Warbling – warbling tone (1600/2000 Hz at a 4 Hz rate) Pulsed – (repeating 1000 Hz for 260 ms, then no tone for 240 ms)


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network7.4.2.10 Link Failure

The console shall visually notify the dispatcher of link failure to the D-LMR network.

7.4.2.11 Multiple Screen Configurations

The console shall support a flexible graphical user interface environment via multiple screen configurations. The number and types of modules, module location, number of pages (up to eight), and color schemes for the screen shall be user definable off-line.

The screen configurations are customizable via an off-line program. The operational editing of the screen configuration files shall be the “drag-and-drop” method.

Each console shall be able to have its own unique screen configuration. The screen configuration shall be password protected. At a particular console, all of the screen set-ups shall use the same screen configuration.}

7.4.2.12 Status Messaging

The console shall provide the capability to receive pre-defined text messages sent to console from radio subscribers as described below.

The text messages can be used to indicate status reports of units. The identification of the user sending these pre-defined text messages shall be in a dedicated display module on the graphical user interface of the console. This dedicated display module shall clearly identify the text that is being sent.

The status message module shall display the alias and a time stamp. The modules shall be able to display multiple Aliases at one time.

The text messages shall include requests of a user to talk with the dispatcher at the console. The identification of the user sending these pre-defined text messages shall be in a dedicated display module on the graphical user interface of the console (separate from the status message display).

The request to talk module shall display the alias. The modules shall be able to display multiple aliases at one time. The dispatcher shall be able to respond with a group call for a group alias display and an individual call for a individual alias display. When the console receives a repeat request from an individual to whom no reply from a dispatcher has been made, the module shall be configurable to display either a “count” (up to number 8) or display the repeated Aliases.

The console shall be configurable to audibly indicate when a request to talk is received at the console.

7.4.2.13 Auxiliary Input/Output


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkEach console shall be capable of being equipped to support UP TO 64 unique auxiliary input/output modules. The console network shall be able to support UP TO 255 unique auxiliary input/output modules. Each module shall contain a button and a text line to identify the function and the status, respectively. The text and colors shall be configurable off line. Auxiliary I/O shall support each of the following four types:

Input Output Momentary Alarm Input Output Toggle

The input/outputs shall be either optically isolated inputs or control relay switches that activate relays, open doors, and perform special tasks by depressing the module associated with it.}

7.4.2.14 Last Caller Display

The console shall be able to display the last pre-defined number of unique callers on a programmed trunked group directly under the respective special communication module. Each module shall display the list of individual aliases that is applicable to its own module.

The list shall display up to eight entries (with 64 stored and viewable by scrolling). The most recent call is placed at the top of the list.

The network administrator shall be able to define an “exclude” list or an “include” list for particular individuals in talk groups. If an “exclude” is defined, the console shall track all individuals except for the ones in the exclude list. If an “include” list is defined, the console shall track only the individuals in the list.

7.4.2.15 Tone Generation

The console shall support a tone that will transmit for a user definable length of time (up to 9999 ms) upon a press of a button on the GUI. The tone shall be configurable as a DTMF digit (digits 0 to 9) or a frequency value (0 to 5000 Hz in 0.1 Hz steps). The parameters shall be configurable off-line.

7.4.2.16 Background Color

The console shall be able to support a visual background color change in a communication module depending upon two special statuses, such as Yes/No or On/Off. The background color shall change when a status other than the existing status has been sent from the radio to the console.

This change in status information shall not use a working channel



7.4.3 Voice Logging Recorders

The Vendor shall integrate the proposed radio system with existing NJT logging recorders. All radio traffic on a per console basis shall be recorded individually. The Vendor shall be responsible for understanding the capabilities of the existing NJT logging recorders located at the Maplewood facility (NICE Systems NPX), Camden (NICE Systems NPX), and Bloomfield (Office Business Systems Marathon model) in order to perform this integration task

7.5 Console Furniture

Vendor shall propose dispatch console furniture to NJTRANSIT as an OPTION. The console furniture shall be Watson Synergy or approved equal. The cost of the furniture shall not be reflected in the total system price, but shall be included as an optional purchase item for NJTRANSIT. The following console furniture requirements shall be met:

7.5.1 General Furniture Requirements

Construction of console walls shall be of solid core materials utilizing a post and panel design. Hollow core panel systems using cantilevered surfaces will not be acceptable.

A structural framework utilizing a unified frame construction design is required featuring full undersurface cavities that lock each element of the console subsurface into a contiguous whole, stabilizing all movement.

Console furniture shall be modular in design for ease of reconfiguration and upgrading.Sit-to-stand legs shall be bolted to the console undercarriage with a footprint designed to allow maximum stability based on the overall size of the LCD/CRT monitor surface.

There shall be no obstructions for side-to-side movement by the call-taker/dispatcher within the footprint of the console.

7.5.1.1 Keyboard Surfaces

Shall lower to at least 22” to accommodate the 5th percentile seated female. Shall rise to at least 57” to accommodate the 95th percentile standing male. Shall provide an infinite travel range from 5” above to 5” below the monitor

surface. Shall be available in a wrap design large enough to allow multiple input devices

such as keyboards, mice, and writing surface.



Shall be available in a tilt design that allows a 15 degree +/- adjustment. (BSR/HFES 100 Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations - 2002 HFES p. 78)

Separate electronic adjustment of keyboard surface shall be available through the use of an integrated single point interface with precise digital replication.

Shall have a static load capacity of 250 lbs. and an equipment load capacity of 200 lbs.

Shall have a zero gravity safety feature in order to prevent damage or injury. Safety bars mounted underneath surface are not acceptable.

Shall be secured to the monitor surface by metal-to-metal connection utilizing steel plates and 1” bolts, no wood screws will be acceptable. Separate, free-standing, independent, floor supported adjustable keyboard platforms will not be accepted.

Adjustment speed should not exceed 1.5” per second Shall be designed to provide un-obstructed knee clearance in the seated

operating position in accordance with ANSI standards.

7.5.1.2 Monitor Surfaces

Shall lower to at least 27” to allow for appropriate viewing angles of monitor so that the gaze angle to the center of the screen ranges between -15° and -20° from horizontal eye level for the 5th percentile seated female.

Shall rise to at least 52” to allow for appropriate viewing angles of monitor so that the gaze angle to the center of the screen ranges between -15° and -20° from horizontal eye level for the 95th percentile standing male.

Full-lift applications shall have a static load capacity of 3,000 lbs. and an equipment load capacity of 500 lbs.

Center-lift and Linear applications shall have a static load capacity of 1,500 lbs and an equipment load capacity of 325lbs.

Shall be able to accommodate up to as many as (5) 21” LCD flat panel monitors on a single tier, and up to as many as (10) 21” LCD flat panel monitors in a stacked configuration.

Focal depth platforms with a 13” horizontal adjustment supporting up to as many as (10) 21” LCD monitors shall be available.

Separate electronic adjustment of monitor surface shall be available through the use of an integrated single point interface with precise digital replication.

Shall be a 24V DC motors. Components shall be UL listed and CSA certified.

7.5.1.3 Adjustments

Individual adjustments for both monitor and keyboard surfaces shall be available through the use of an integrated single point interface with precise digital replication.

Adjustment speed to be not less than 1.25” per second and not greater than 1.5” per second.



1.25” minimum safety clearance is required between all moving surfaces. Software for console control will not be acceptable. Intelligent leg system shall support anti-collision safety feature in order to prevent

damage or injury. Safety bars mounted underneath surface are not acceptable. Keyboard surface shall have lowering switch available to be reached from a

seated position for ADA compliance. Design shall accept uneven load distribution. All moveable components of the console shall be designed and tested to at least

40,000 cycle full range adjustments

7.5.2 Materials

7.5.2.1 Acoustical Console Walls

Acoustical walls shall be solid core of a minimum 45 pound density 1" thick wood core material. Hollow core console walls will not be accepted.

Core shall be covered with a 3/8", high density, sound absorbing subsurface, then wrapped with fabric.

Top edges of these partitions shall either be curved or straight but shall be treated in a long wear, replaceable, washable 3mm thick high impact vinyl edging.

All fasteners shall be completely concealed.

7.5.2.2 Mounting Posts

All mounting posts shall be round or octagonal, in 2-1/4” and 3” diameter. Posts shall be constructed of aluminum grade extrusions with a 6051 hardness. Finish shall be powder coated to match edge treatments. Enamel paint is not

sufficiently durable. Leveling glides shall be an integral part of the system to accommodate uneven

floors.

7.5.2.3 Undercarriage

All supports, doors, cavity caps, fixed shelves, and pullout shelves shall be rated for 25 lbs. per square foot and shall be constructed of an industrial grade ¾” thick wood core material with a thermally fused laminate surface on both sides to prevent deflection.

All outside end panels shall be a minimum 45-pound density 1-1/8” thick wood core material, pressure bonded with a high-pressure laminate surface on both sides.

Zero-clearance rear access doors shall be locking and be made of light weight metal material utilizing a spring tension for easy lifting and lowering of door. Doors shall be perforated for passive airflow, and finished in a powder coat to



match the console mounting posts. Snap on access panels will not be acceptable.

Front access cavity doors shall be hinged and locking for safety and security purposes.

7.5.2.4 Surfaces

All monitor and keyboard surfaces shall be a minimum 45-pound density 1-1/8" thick wood core material, pressure bonded with a high-pressure horizontal grade laminate top and sealing horizontal grade backing sheet of laminate on the underside to prevent deflection.

Any surface with a span of 48" or more shall have additional support members under the surface for increased structural integrity.

Monitor work surfaces and extensions shall include cable drop areas for access into the fixed full-width equipment cavities.

All edges shall be treated in a high impact vinyl edging material.

7.5.2.5 Edge Material

Vinyl edging material shall be a minimum 2mm thick thermoplastic vinyl extrusion with self-healing properties against abrasion for all undercarriage, pedestals, and monitor surfaces, and a minimum 13mm thick for all keyboard platforms.

7.5.2.6 Laminates

High pressure shall meet ANSI/ASME A 17.1; 1986 requirements for Class "B" laminate, providing a non-glare matte finish.

All monitor and keyboard surfaces shall be a minimum of .0625” thickness horizontal grade laminate on the top surface, and on the backing sheet, all to prevent deflection.

Thermally Fused Laminate shall meet NEMA LI-1-1998. Low Pressure Laminate is not acceptable.

7.5.2.7 Fabric

Abrasion resistance at a minimum shall meet ASTM D-3597 MVPTS-198 standards.

The flammability requirements shall adhere to ASTM E-84 (Tunnel Test) or Class A or 1 and the State of California Technical Bulletin 117 Sec. E (SC-191-53).

Fabric shall be made from 100% recyclable materials.

7.5.3 Technology Requirements



Fixed full-width equipment cavity storage underneath monitor surface shall be provided for CPU equipment and cable routing, keeping the knee space below the consoles unobstructed to allow dispatchers a full range of movement to reach necessary equipment. A non-integrated technology tower placed outside the perimeter of the console will not be accepted.

Side cavities shall be a minimum 22.50” deep and 20” high and 19.5” wide to accommodate front to back CPU configuration.

Center cavities shall be a minimum of 12” deep and 20” high and 27.25” wide to accommodate side-to-side CPU configuration.

Cavities shall be vented to allow for passive airflow. Cavity fans should be offered as an option. Access to the cavities shall be from the front and rear depending on

configuration. Maximum weight capacity for any standard cavity shelf shall be at least 25psf

load. Optional pullout shelves can be specified on side cavities that will be user

defined to pull out from either the front or rear of the console. Hardware included with pull out shelves will be full-extension ball bearing construction with caster support to provide a rating for 250 lb. load.

Every equipment cavity shall include a minimum of eight 3-prong outlets with room for 3 transformer plugs on a U.L. listed and CSA rated 15 amps, 120-volt power center. These power centers shall include a circuit breaker with 1900 joules AC surge suppression to shield equipment from the strongest surges and line noise and an 8’ cord.

Total power draw for an individual console shall not exceed 15 amps. Cavity illumination should be offered as an option. For Full-lift and Center-lift designs a minimum of 3 power centers will be required.

For Linear positions, a minimum of 2 power centers will be required. Full-Lift and Center-lift designs shall include options for surface mounted user-

accessible power, voice, and data connections.

7.5.4 Cable Management

Each console shall include two (2) cable access drops with energy chains for vertical interconnectivity from monitor surface to equipment cavities.

Keyboard energy chains chain providing tidy cable management for keyboards, mice, etc., from keyboard surface to monitor surface should be available as an option.

Cable drops on extensions and bridges shall be included to each fixed cavity section.

Full Lift designs shall include cable trays with knockouts mounted under the rear perimeter of the monitor surface.

A horizontal raceway within each equipment cavity is required to provide full console perimeter cable routing.

Cables routed within the furniture panel system are not acceptable.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network7.5.5 Environmental Controls

At a minimum, the following environmental controls shall be made available:

The Console Furniture shall have available adjustable task lighting, indirect lighting, adjustable radiant heat, filtered airflow, and monitor and keyboard surface height adjustments from an integrated single point of control. Separate, individual control devices/pads; one for environmental controls, one for monitor work surface adjustments, and one for keyboard work surface adjustments are not acceptable.

All adjustments for the sit-to-stand monitor and keyboard platform shall be attained from an integrated digital single point interface, or from the front of the monitor or keyboard platform using an ADA switch, and shall be able to be adjusted from either the seated or standing position with the use of one hand to meet ADA requirements. Software for console control will not be acceptable.

7.5.5.1 Individual Environmental Controls

7.5.5.1.1 Air Distribution

System shall offer a scalable design from 1 to 3 fans for circulating filtered air. Up to three mobile fan(s) that can be placed anywhere on the keyboard and/or

monitor work surfaces by the individual user at any time, thus providing maximum individualized control. Ducting is not acceptable solution.

Filters should be washable and user replaceable.

7.5.5.1.2 Lighting Levels

System shall offer the capability to provide task light dimming outlets for 2 lights rated at 100 watts per light for LED, halogen and/or incandescent lights.

System shall include 2 accessory light on/off outlets with capability of providing up to 100 watts per light.

7.5.5.1.3 Heat Options

Radiant heat shall be offered with up to 150 watts of output. Forced heat is not acceptable due to conflicts with facility HVAC systems.

Options should include floor mat, footrest, and stand-up styles.

7.5.5.1.4 Single Point Interface

An integrated unit shall control all environmental, (task light dimming, task light on/off, heating controls, and air distribution), monitor and keyboard adjustments from an integrated single device. Software for console control will not be acceptable.



Height for both the monitor and keyboard surfaces shall include separate digital read-outs to insure total replication of all console positions in both sitting and standing locations for all employees. Digital read-out for monitor surface should display inches from the floor.

7.5.5.1.5 Activity Sensor

Provide the option of power management through an activity sensor that turns off all environmental systems after 15 minutes of inactivity. Activity sensor will reactivate upon detecting motion and return to previous settings.

7.5.5.1.6 ADA Switch

Shall include a “down switch” within reach of wheelchair to lower all surfaces for access to the single point interface to meet ADA requirements.

7.5.6 Power Requirements/Specifications

115 VAC, 60Hzft. power cord with a 3-prong plug 0.3 amperes minimum draw, 6.0 amperes maximum draw Maximum 0.3 amps Fan Draw (per fan) Interface shall be UL Listed, CSA Certified, FCC Certified

7.5.7 Foot Rests

As an option, foot rests shall be available and be adjustable with a radiant heat option.

7.5.8 Cabling

The following subsections highlight the cabling requirements for console and related equipment. Vendors should utilize this and any information obtained during the site visits to determine specific requirements.

Cabling shall be riser or plenum rated as required by the local and national building codes.

Console electronics will be housed in an equipment room at the NJT GOB in Maplewood NJ. As necessary, the Vendor shall provide additional conduit for routing to workstation consoles. All cabling between the console electronics, other system components, and the microwave transport, or other control lines shall be connected at a demarcation point consisting of an integrated or pre-wired and “connectorized” panel. Panels are available from ACD Telecommunications, AMP, or Ortronics, or an approved equivalent.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkCircuit identification shall be provided on the connectorized panels and the cabling.

All cabling shall be terminated with appropriate connectors for ease of field installation and shall be terminated to the nearest 1-foot length. All cabling used for system interconnection shall be tested during factory staging of the system.

A description and detailed wiring diagram of each connectorized panel utilized shall be provided.

7.6 UPS Operation

To provide continuity of operation in the event of an AC power failure, the console electronics and all dispatch consoles operating off of centralized electronics shall each be equipped with an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) that shall sustain full console system operation for a period of not less than 2 hours. This UPS system will be necessary in all locations and facilities that house console electronics, operator consoles or peripheral equipment and interfaces. Vendor shall provide adequate UPS systems at each location.

Vendors are to provide worst case voltage and current requirements for each of the loads and provide heat load calculations in BTU's.

Loads shall include all provided radio dispatch positions and associated electronics, and master time clock, etc. The Vendor will be given the opportunity to inspect any existing UPS systems in order to become familiar with the unit and their capabilities.

7.6.1 Power Line Surge Protection

AC line transient and surge protection shall be provided for the console electronics, prime site equipment and each console in the system. The nominal discharge current rating for each line surge protector shall be 10,000 amperes or more.

7.6.2 Telephone Circuit Protection

Transient and surge protection shall be provided for each wired telephone circuit in the system. The surge protectors shall be sealed, three element, gas filled spark gaps, having a nominal discharge current rating of 5,000 amperes or more.

7.7 Console Manufacturing Support and Documentation

7.7.1 Factory Testing


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe console system shall undergo extensive factory testing prior to shipment. This testing shall encompass all parts of the console equipment at the board level. Computer assisted testing shall be used to assure proper operation of all circuit board components and functions furnished with the console. NJT reserves the option to oversee the Factory Testing and/or request a copy of the Factory Test results.

7.7.2 Operator's Instruction Book

The Operator's Instruction Book shall be clearly written and illustrated to instruct radio dispatch personnel in the proper use of all standard features available for the consoles.

Drawings and/or photographs shall show the location of all operator controls. This manual shall be provided in addition to all other manuals furnished. A quantity of two master quality Operator's Instruction books shall be furnished. These instruction books shall be available in a PDF (Portable Document Format) and read with the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Two CD ROM copies shall be supplied. NJT shall have unrestricted license to utilize this information for internal reference or training purposes at no additional cost.

7.7.3 Installation and Maintenance Manuals

The Installation Manuals shall be clearly written and illustrated to instruct a radio technician skilled in the trade to unpack, assemble, and interconnect the various system components to prepare the system for operation. All base station site/console interconnect wiring, console and auxiliary function wiring shall be included as part of this manual and its attachments.

The Maintenance Manual shall be written and illustrated such that a radio technician skilled in the trade can service any portion of the system to the component level if desired. The manual shall include the theory of design for each unit, a schematic diagram of each assembly, assembly drawings of each circuit board, detailed part numbers where applicable, the description of each component used and the name and part number of the original component manufacturer to facilitate locating parts locally. The manual and its attachments shall include complete system configuration data, programming data, and as-built drawings. Where applicable, such information shall also be supplied for any items furnished as part of the system but not manufactured by the Vendor. A quantity of ten Installation/Maintenance Manuals shall be furnished. These instruction books shall be available in a PDF (Portable Document Format) and read with the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Two CD ROM copies shall be supplied. NJT shall have unrestricted license to utilize this information for internal reference or training purposes at no additional cost.

The console manufacturer (if other than the Vendor) shall maintain a complete set of original reference documentation for the system, to be supplied upon request as individual replacement sheets or complete replacement manuals. The manufacturer shall certify that this support will be available.



7.7.4 As Built Documentation

"As Built" drawings for the radio dispatch and work station positions supplied in response to this specification shall be provided by the Vendor. One original set of documents with reproducible drawings and four copies shall be supplied. In addition these as built drawings shall be available in a PDF (Portable Document Format) and read with the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Two CD ROM copies shall be supplied.

There shall be no restrictions or licensing requirements for information provided as reference, or used for training.



8 Telecommunications Network Backbone

8.1 General

As part of the overall communications network, Vendor shall integrate and link all infrastructure site equipment utilizing the highest reliability and most cost effective digital transmission facilities available. Depending on the network proposed by the Vendor, and the configuration thereof, site interconnectivity more than one type of transmission facility to accomplish this goal.

Under a separate contract with Alcatel-Lucent, NJT has procured, and is in the process of implementing a statewide digital microwave network to replace their existing analog microwave network. A brief description of the network is provided in the following section. The awarded Vendor shall be responsible for understanding all interface details necessary to interface the radio network to the newly deployed NJT digital microwave network.

To the maximum extent possible, the Vendor shall leverage their proposed network design to make the most use of the newly implemented NJT digital microwave backbone. If the Vendor proposes a network configuration which utilizes infrastructure sites that will not have any co-located digital microwave backbone, and that location requires network interconnectivity, then the Vendor shall propose alternative supplemental digital transmission facilities for that interconnectivity that meets the highest transmission reliability and availability criteria, in addition to being the most cost-effective solution to NJT. The Vendor shall follow the order of priority below, depending on site bandwidth requirements:

Deployment of additional digital microwave backbone, designed, manufactured, tested, installed, and optimized by Alcatel-Lucent, or approved equal, to interconnect with NJT’s digital microwave network.

High speed private enterprise licensed wireless point-to-point link services Digital wireline link services to interface to nearest NJT microwave system backbone site.

8.2 Overview of NJT’s Digital Microwave Backbone

The NJT Microwave Network map is included in Appendix H for reference to the prospective responders of this proposal.

The NJT microwave network will consist of Alcatel-Lucent’s ALU MDR-8000 Ethernet radios and the ALU 7705-SAR IP/MPLS service routers.

The network is primarily a ring design with some spurs. All of the microwave paths have been designed for better than 99.999% availability with licensed frequencies primarily in the lower 6 GHz band with some 11 GHz for short hops.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe microwave radios will provide 155 Mb capacity on the ring and 7 spur sites. The 7705-SAR will connect to the MDR-8000 radio via an optical Gig-E interface; all Customer Premise Equipment devices will connect to the 7705 via 10/100 Ethernet or T1 for transport over the microwave network. The microwave radios on the ring will be configured for non-standby operation relying on the fast re-route functionality of the 7705 service aggregation routers to maintain availability; microwave radios for the spur hops will be configured as hot-standby.

There are 15 sites that make up the ring with 7 spur sites. The microwave radios will be managed via the TSM-8000 management/alarm system, and the 7705's will be managed by the 5620-SAM NMS.

8.3 Radio System and Dispatch Communications Interfaces

Vendors shall design the most appropriate interface for bridging site-to-site radio, and dispatch communications audio and control connections to the digital microwave backbone. Available interfaces include Ethernet and T1 via the 7705-SAR. The Ethernet connection is RJ45 directly on the 7705. The T1 interface is via a DSX (wire wrap) panel.

8.4 Power Sub-System Interface

Alcatel-Lucent will install Eltek 48V DC rectifier systems at all microwave sites. Vendors shall integrate these rectifier systems in all site power and backup power provisions. Manufacturer specifications for the rectifier systems are included in Appendix I.



9 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

9.1 General

The Network Management Sub-System (NMS) shall be a comprehensive system of software and hardware, backed by the expertise needed to incorporate network information into a complete management tool. The NMS shall eliminate the slow turnaround of management data, reduce the time and effort spent deciphering network alerts, and provide the facts needed to make effective management decisions, while easily accommodating network growth and the addition of new technologies.

Vendors are required to supply detailed information on products and descriptive system solutions as part of the RFP response. The Vendor’s response to the NMS shall show an understanding of NJT’s requirements for design and integration of the radio network along with each of the systems and the associated elements needing monitoring and control. Supplied Vendor solution(s) shall be tailored to this RFP and the specifications. Complete RFP specifications defining the mentioned systems shall be considered by the responding Vendor in order to fully understand the overall issues and requirements of the NMS.

The NMS shall be developed with an emphasis on customizable graphical displays and simplified interfacing to various networks. The NMS shall be of a modular structure providing end-users with the capability to expand or customize the base system by choosing from a diverse library of software objects.

The software supporting the NMS shall respond to network expansion by enabling modifications to the NMS as new devices are added or deleted.The NMS will be provided as a turnkey system. Vendors shall supply the software and the hardware, coordinate the entire installation, create the initial graphical representations of the network, perform acceptance tests, and conduct NMS system administrator and end-user training.

NMS shall be a multi-user, multi-tasking, multi-nodal system with customized and inter-locked access, monitoring, and control functions are required per entity.

NJT envisions the NMS to be comprised of the following systems: system manager and core NMS equipment at the Maplewood Communications Center, remote user terminals at other remote locations, and network elements, element managers, Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and other Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) elements at the remote radio sites.

The radio system is comprised of radio subsystems included at all radio sites and the dispatch console subsystem. . Each of these subsystems needs to be remotely monitored and controlled for management and maintenance purposes.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network9.2 Simple Network Management Protocol (“SNMP”)

9.2.1 Device Management Capabilities

The ability for third party SNMP managers to communicate and monitor.

SNMP Support: Version SNMP V1, V2C, V3 SNMP Traps: Device to send SNMP to NMS managers, Management Interface

Base (MIBS). Shall interface to NJT Computer Associates (“CA”) Spectrum. SNMP Data: Enable device to collect MIB-2 counter information to interface to

NJT CA E-HEALTH nFLOW/sFLOW Support: If applicable, needs to interface to NJT CA Net QOS

9.2.2 Device Management Monitoring

Device needs to have its own SNMP agent that allows for health (status alerting), mapping, and performance data collection. If device does not have its own SNMP agent, then device shall have a proxy that has SNMP capabilities for LMR devices.

9.3 Radio Subsystem Manager Considerations

Vendors shall provide radio subsystem managers that shall allow the system manager to monitor and manage the radio subsystems. These radio subsystem managers shall also be supplied in such a manner as to allow alarms and control functions from the radio subsystems to be passed to a remote terminal that shall monitor the entire integrated radio network. Vendors are to provide detailed information describing this functionality of the radio subsystems and the connection/access between the radio subsystem element manager systems.

9.4 Radio Subsystem Monitoring

The radio subsystem shall provide the capability of automatic monitoring on a 24-hour basis the following radio infrastructure components.

Communications links to base station sites Base Stations Base Station Controllers Radio IP Subsystem (Routers / Switches) Radio System Servers

9.5 Radio Subsystem Management Services (“RSMS”)


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe RSMS shall provide a robust set of voice and data traffic statistical data that will allow NJT to manage network traffic in a proactive manner in order to plan effectively, manage resources, and avoid unnecessary problems and malfunctions. The Vendor shall provide the management tools needed to manage all aspects of this mission-critical network.

Within the RSMS, the Vendor shall provide the statistics and performance data related to all traffic within the NJT network. Use of the RSMS shall enable NJT to identify traffic levels, perform circuit utilization studies, calculate and monitor call completion rates and track routing of calls throughout the entire network in real time.

Available RSMS reports shall include comprehensive QoS reports and data traffic analysis to help NJT maximize voice and data call completion rates and assign resources as necessary. Detailed voice and data traffic reports shall enable NJT to characterize network traffic quickly, including type, volume, origination and destination, as well as causes for uncompleted calls. NJT shall be readily equipped with the information necessary to identify and quantify voice and data traffic in the network, manage trunk utilization, calculate throughput of network elements and perform traffic studies across all network segments.

Through the RSMS, the Vendor shall equip NJT with the tools to analyze throughput performance, potential interference, system diagnostics, and manner of call processing events including the following:

Automatic Radio system infrastructure component fault and failure detection and alarm generation

Audible and/or visual alarm operator alerting Diagnostics for isolating and trouble-shooting faults and alarms including all

communications links and link equipment Mobile unit radio link communications integrity test Message volume statistics by radio channels per hour Message volume statistics by base stations per hour Message volume statistics by subscriber units per hour Voice and Data throughput performance analysis Call attempts and failures Roamer performance analysis (handoff failures) Call durations Blocked Calls Dropped calls 30 day alarm history log file(s) Remote dial-in service support capability

9.6 Dispatch Centers and Other Remote Locations

The implementation of the integrated radio system shall support monitoring and control of the radio system. The Vendor shall provide information describing the manner in which this can be achieved through the offered products. Five monitor terminals shall be


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkprovided for performing NMS functions. These five (5) terminals shall be capable of simultaneously viewing and controlling independent system elements in reference to alarms and control functions.

9.7 Network Management System and Performance Requirements

The following section describes requirements of the NMS as it pertains to features, functionality, and performance. The Vendor shall supply a NMS that can interface with and support different systems and elements.

The NMS shall be capable of allowing users to quickly detect, evaluate, and respond to changing network conditions. Network devices shall be managed by manager modules, and the system shall automatically respond to the alert messages generated by all network devices.

A point-and-click mouse operation shall provide access to detailed menus and update data fields on any window. The NMS shall also incorporate a feature that graphically illustrates network trends and statistics. The NMS shall provide accurate information in a format most useful for network management.

9.7.1 General Requirements

The following list defines the required performance requirements:

Use of Open System Standards Use Client /Server Architecture Expandable Number of Users (Vendors to identify quantity of simultaneous

users) User Friendly Modular Software Security and User Partitioning (Vendors to identify number and capabilities of

partitions)

9.7.2 Functional Requirements

Vendor shall supply, at minimum, functionality, performance, and quality of the specific requirements as follows:

Use of Open System Standards Use Client /Server Architecture For The Network Design Message and Alarm Processing Terminal Reach-Through User Friendly Management Reports User Interface



Hardware/Software/Protocol Interfaces On-Line Help Modular Software SMTP Manager Modules System Software Support System Software License System Manager Terminal Security and User Partitioning

9.7.2.1 Function Descriptions

The following section describes the primary functionality and feature requirements of the network management system.

Intended functionality for the NMS is defined in the following paragraphs. It is the NMS Vendors’ responsibility to ensure they completely understand the relationship and impact of the NMS and all functional requirements as related to each of the systems, even if they are not specifically addressed in this RFP.

The following list of functional requirements and requested information establishes NJT’s requirements for the network management system. NMS Vendors are being requested to provide a response to the following items as part of the RFP response.

The NMS hardware architecture shall provide multiple levels of computing power based on the size of the network being managed. The NMS system shall be a multi-tasking system capable of simultaneous access and control from multiple users, each having a unique access level, operational capabilities, and information set.

9.7.2.1.1 Use of Open System Standards

The NMS shall be developed using Open Systems Standards (i.e. non-proprietary) in order to provide maximum flexibility and scalability of the NMS. This functionality will also allow for easier enhancements from other software/hardware providers.

9.7.2.1.2 Use Client/Server Architecture for the Network Design

The Vendor shall supply a true multi-user, multi-tasking system, following a client/server architecture and be capable of supporting 10/100/1000 MB/S Ethernet . The hardware architecture shall provide multiple levels of computing power based on the size of the network. NMS Vendors shall define the operating system programming language and platforms that are used to develop the offered NMS.

9.7.2.1.3 Message and Alarm Processing



The NMS shall process messages sent by the network elements and other element managers (different Vendors’ system network managers and elements) to the central monitoring station(s) located at the Network Control Center, backup Network Control Center, dispatch centers and other remote locations. Critical, major, minor and all other types of messages shall be processed in real time and displayed, alerted, logged, emailed, etc..

All alarms and messages shall be automatically recorded in real time. The NMS shall be capable of customized defined actions for each individual message from each managed element.

Vendors shall provide detailed information, in the form of bullets and text that will define and describe in detail the message processing functionality of the NMS being offered. Additionally, Vendors shall describe capabilities of customizing alarms, messages, etc. that can be made available for external NMS systems supplied by other Vendors for other systems.. Vendors proposed NMS shall accept SNMP messages, through defined traps, from external sources. Also the vendor supplied NMS shall generate SNMP messages to be sent to other NMS systems.

9.7.2.1.4 Terminal Reach-Through

The NMS shall allow authorized users access to network elements, element management systems, native element manager interface or other support systems.

9.7.2.1.5 Graphical User Interface

The NMS system User Interface shall be GUI allowing the user to easily understand the conceptual layout of the overall network. Vendor shall provide easily understandable icons allowing a user to drill down to card level diagrams and references. The design shall allow for on screen help menus and user understood prompts that provide direction and assistance through the learning process. These learning tools shall be able to be placed in the background after user efficiency is achieved. Vendor shall include both form-based and command line interfaces for entering data.

Training and user manuals shall contain the same information provided on help screens and prompts.

9.7.2.1.6 Management Reports

The NMS shall be capable of performing time-based analysis and generating statistical reports of the system based on alarm occurrence. The system shall be able to retain report formats, layouts and schedules for future use, and shall be able to be routed to a file, printer, or screen. Alarm related data shall be reported as text reports,


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkspreadsheets, charts or line graphs and be used to depict network performance by various categories.

9.7.2.1.7 User Interface

The NMS shall allow the user to access alarms and messages in both graphical and text format. The graphical user interface (GUI) and its display shall be fully integrated and independent of Vendor or protocol components. The GUI shall support the following features:

Object oriented Provide real time updating of events Support industry standard graphic interfaces up to 1920 x 1080 Provide multiple views hierarchically Provide point and click methodology Support customer network layouts (locations, equipment, geographic

configurations, etc.) Provide a library of icon symbols and be expandable using edit tools Provide the capability of utilizing scanned-in graphic images Provide the capability of customizing all scenes with color, graphic symbols and

linking Navigation shall be made through menus, dialog boxes and buttons Provide the capability to assign hot keys Provide the capability for prioritizing alarm indications Provide the capability of user defined colors Provide a hierarchy view of scenes in a tree-like representation The text format shall support the following features:

o Provide the capability to display all event details and status in texto Provide events in a scrolled list formato Provide the capability to color code the events by priorityo Provide the capability to attach messages to events

9.7.3 Hardware, Software, & Protocol Interfaces

The Vendors shall provide an explanation of the network management tool being offered. The explanation shall be divided into (3) three main sections: hardware, software, and protocol interfaces. These main sections shall be further divided as required in order to further define the types and capabilities of these items.

9.7.4 On-Line Help

The Vendor shall provide an on-line help feature. This feature shall provide fingertip access to “help” information, related user documentation, and system functions in a text format.



9.7.5 Software

Radio related software shall be fully validated. The The radio Vendor shall identify what validated standard is utilized or explain the internal validation process which its company uses on its product’s software. The software shall functionally do what it is supposed to, it shall satisfy all functional requirements as the radio Vendor defines of its product. Radio Vendor shall provide documented requirements/functionality of all software to NJT prior to contract award.

All radio Vendors shall be held accountable to their own specifications as it relates to software during installation and functional testing of new radio system. The software version and release of all new radio components shall be documented at time of validation or at time of radio system turnover to NJT. Vendor shall describe the software naming convention associated with each radio component. NJT IS shall first approve any software patch fix once the Vendor has described the nature of the bug/malfunction to which to patch is to remedy.

Vendor shall provide a schedule of routine software updates and recommend the upgrade times for various components which will have the least impact of NJT business. NJT may option to adopt or edit the software update recommendations.

Vendor shall work with NJT IS on patch management and maintain an update log for all radio software updates and maintain a historical data base on all software revisions. NJT should receive weekly software alerts from Vendor related to security, bug fixes and software feature enhancements.

Radio Vendor shall be responsible for all of Clever Device’s products software. This includes updates to the IVNs, DCC and all other hardware components such as modems, routers and etc.

9.7.6 SMTP

The new radio system Network Management System will require event/alerts from devices to be forwarded to the internal NJ Transit mail server via SMTP. The integration of the hardware and software shall be provided by Vendor. The Vendor shall test and verify functionality with internal NJT system personnel.

9.7.7 Manager Module

The NMS shall be provided with the capability of managing devices and elements through the use of different interfaces. Vendors shall describe the type of interfaces that are available in the response offering. NJT is requesting information on interfaces


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networksuch as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), Q3, Non-standard Protocols, HP OpenView, SunNet and others.

9.7.8 System Software Support

The Vendor shall explain the procedure for identifying and correcting software deficiencies as well as the method of distribution for updates and changes. The Vendor’s explanation shall include, as a minimum, the process for introduction of new software releases and costs. The Vendor shall also distinguish between operating system, third party software, and custom software and provide a description of technical support provided for software and hardware offered.

9.7.9 Security and User Partitioning

The NMS shall support multiple levels of access that are protected in a manner that will allow users to control, monitor and use software applications that have been partitioned for specific use by the end-user. Vendors shall provide a detailed description of this capability by defining the levels of partitioning and security, total number of end-users, the total number of simultaneous users with independent views, and the method used to achieve this requirement.

End-users shall be located at different locations such as dispatch centers, offices, maintenance facilities, and other remote sites. Therefore, this feature shall be provided to remote locations in order to allow restricted access to the overall radio network.

9.8 Monitoring and Control of Systems

The NMS shall be capable of controlling each and every system contained in the integrated radio system. These systems shall include, but not be limited to, the items listed below. A list of elements and alarms is provided as a beginning point in the development of the NMS.

UPS Systems Tower Lights Shelter Emergency Generator T-1 Interconnections Radio

Each of these items and systems shall to be monitored and controlled for specific management and diagnostic reasons. The monitoring and controlling operations shall be performed by network elements, such as RTUs and SCADA elements, as required.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network9.9 Tower System Alarms

The following alarm inputs, as a minimum, shall be supplied, installed and connected to the Network Management System.

Beacon on Beacon off Side marker(s) lamp failure Photo cell failure Beacon failure

9.10 Shelter Subsystem Alarms


Fire/Smoke Detector Intrusion (door) Alarm High Temperature Alarm Low Temperature Alarm Surge Suppressor Failure Fire Suppression Agent Discharge High Humidity Alarm AC #1 Failure AC #2 Failure

9.11 Emergency Generator System Alarms


Utility Power Failure Alarm Generator in Operation Failure to start (over-crank) Generator Over Crank Shutdown Generator Over Speed Shutdown Generator High Coolant Temperature Low Coolant Level Generator Low Oil Pressure High Engine Temperature Generator Low Fuel Over Speed

9.12 Optional Features for the Network Management System


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe Vendor shall provide a detailed list of optional features that can be supplied for review and understanding. Vendors shall provide a complete listing and explanation of all options that can be offered.

9.13 Remote Access and Monitoring

NJT is interested in having the capability of monitoring the integrated radio network from remote locations via dial-up or fixed connections. System managers, technicians, and other types of personnel shall be able to perform monitoring and obtain access to the network.

9.14 Network Management System Design Submittals

The Vendor shall submit as part of the Vendor’s response the following information and details based upon the systems defined in the RFP specifications.

System Diagrams System Drawings Equipment Layouts and Physical Dimensions Electrical and Environmental Requirements



10 NJT Distributed Antenna Systems and Bi-Directional Amplifier Systems

10.1 The Newark Light Rail Tunnel Interface

The NJT Newark Light Rail (“NLR”) has recently installed a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is a RF-over-fiber system in the tunnels located in Newark. This network carries RF for multiple Public Safety agencies over 3 different frequency bands including 800 MHz, VHF, and UHF in both duplex and simplex. The Vendor shall work with The Millennium Communications Group, who is the vendor for that Network to insure that the function of this tunnel system will be fully compatible with the proposed network and to design an interface for this application.

The Vendor shall develop an interface with Millennium to insure at a minimum the current levels of RF coverage and DAQ for all RF frequencies currently available in the tunnels are maintained.

The Vendor and Millennium shall insure the following:

NLR Vehicle radios shall operate seamlessly, without loss of communications, when travelling between the surface and tunnel environments.

NJT Radio coverage inside the NLR Tunnels -- NLR Cars and portable radios within cars shall continue to maintain the existing coverage and performance in the tunnels, at each station, and between stations.

The Vendor shall guarantee that there is no harmful interference between the surface system and the system being propagated in the tunnels.

10.2 The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Tunnel Interface

The NJT Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (“HBLR”) has an Axell Wireless Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is in the Weehawken tunnel. There is also a BDA in the HBLR Administration Building in Jersey City.

The Vendor shall insure at a minimum the current levels of RF coverage and DAQ for all RF frequencies currently available in the tunnel and the Administration Building are maintained.

The Vendor shall insure the following:

HBLR Vehicle radios shall operate seamlessly, without loss of communications, when travelling between the surface and tunnel environments, as well as in the Administration Building.



NJT Radio coverage inside the HBLR Tunnel -- HBLR Cars and portable radios within cars shall continue to maintain the existing coverage and performance in the tunnels, at each station, and between stations.

The Vendor shall guarantee that there is no harmful interference between the surface system and the system being propagated in the tunnels.

10.3 The Bus Garages and Facilities’ BDA Systems

NJT owns and operates BDA systems in the following bus facilities and garages:

Hudson HowellMeadowlands IrvingtonMarket St. Orange (Canada Dry Facility) Oradell NYC Port Authority Bus TerminalHilton HamiltonEgg Harbor Washington

The Vendor shall insure at a minimum the current levels of RF coverage and DAQ for all RF frequencies currently available in these garages and facilities are maintained.

The Vendor shall insure the following:

radios shall operate seamlessly, without loss of communications, when travelling outdoor to indoor environments.

The Vendor shall guarantee that there is no harmful interference between the outdoor and indoor systems.



11 SmartBus / CAD Environment & Revenue Voice/Data System

11.1 SmartBus Environment

Within Section 2.7.1 of this RFP is described the critical features of NJT’s existing SmartBus/CAD environment. Vendor’s proposed radio access network solution shall retain the functional core of this environment as well as provide complete interfaces and enhancements described herein.

NJT’s existing SmartBus System Vendor is Clever Devices. The SmartBus environment includes vehicle equipment, control center equipment and support equipment. The SmartBus control center equipment interfaces with an existing computer aided dispatch (CAD) system (by RSI) for CAD incident tracking and control of the existing radio system. The SmartBus/CAD environment provides backup communications via cellular data modem and Voice over IP (VoIP). The heart of the existing SmartBus environment is the Clever Devices Data Communications Controller (DCC), an element of the control center equipment.

The SmartBus control center equipment is designed to overlay and facilitate replacement of the existing CAD system. Accordingly, all data exchange between the radio access network controller(s) and the SmartBus/CAD environment will be through the Clever Devices environment.

The SmartBus onboard equipment includes the Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN) logic unit, the Clever Devices Transit Control Head (TCH), a radio interconnect box, the communications handset and speaker, auxiliary PRTT button (if any), covert alarm switch, and a variety of third party onboard devices. The IVN supports a multitude of audio and data paths, both analog and digital.

Primary user interface for onboard RTT, PRTT, messaging and volume control shall be located in the Transit Control Head.

The Transit Control Head, communications handset and speaker are all connected to the Clever Devices IVN. All interface between the radio mobile units and the SmartBus onboard equipment shall be through the Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN) vehicle logic unit.

Vendor shall assume Prime Contractor responsibility over Clever Devices to integrate a new radio system to support existing and enhanced CAD system functions described in this section.

The Vendor shall interface the new radio access network to the existing NJT SmartBus environment. This requires implementation of an interface to the Clever Devices system, with appropriate software to facilitate communication between the new Radio System and the existing Clever Devices CAD System, translating between the new


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkRadio System’s protocol and the existing Clever Devices CAD system’s protocol as necessary, as part of radio access network vendor’s proposal.

The Vendor shall also be responsible for the interfacing of the vehicle-based radio subscriber to the SmartBus environment, to include CAD communications and the radio subscriber interface to the onboard Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN). The radio access networks’ data capability, via the Clever Devices DCC, shall be utilized for CAD-to-Subscriber communications.

The Vendor shall assure that the SmartBus environment (through the Clever Devices’ DCC) will query and direct the Radio System to the extent necessary to determine current subscriber unit status and configuration, and that the radio system will accept direction from SmartBus environment regarding talk group assignments, call setup , etc.

The Vendor shall also assure that the existing SmartBus/CAD control center equipment receives GPS and third party data messages from the mobile subscribers. On NJT Revenue vehicles, GPS messages will be generated by the Clever Devices IVN. On all other vehicles, GPS messages will be generated from Vendor provided radio based GPS. In addition to GPS, data messages to/from third party devices shall be supported for both NJT Revenue vehicles and all other vehicles.

All interactions between the SmartBus/CAD environment and the Radio System shall be accomplished through defined and documented data interface protocols. The vendor shall deliver to NJT comprehensive documentation of these protocols sufficient to allow implementation by third parties, NJT has license to release and reuse these protocols and their related documentation at will, for any purpose, without restriction and without further compensation to the Vendor

11.2 CAD system support

CAD System features that shall be supported include the following: Select and communicate with one or more specific buses, and/or bus operators,

regardless of route or dispatch group assignment. Select and communicate with buses operating one or more specific run/line

combinations. Select and communicate with all buses on one or more specific bus lines. Broadcast to all buses, whether the buses are logged in or not. Select and communicate with all buses on all lines of one or more dispatch

groups. Control of radio to support Request to Talk (RTT) functions. Control of radio to support Priority Request to Talk (PRTT) functions. Control of radio to support processing of Emergency Alarm messages. Private Calls from control center to mobile user, which are not intended to be

audible by public. Live public address announcements (via IVN and radio speaker). Pre-programmed text messages to/from buses Automatic mobile unit to vehicle ID association.



Dynamic Terminate/Override of conversations to/from the mobile units by the SmartBus control center equipment.

Ability for dispatcher to enable a “HOT MIC” function in mobile radios during urgent situations.

Identify, select, and communicate with individual buses operating but not logged in.

Interfaces between the Radio System and SmartBus environment for radio control and bus operator logins.

Tracking of canned message codes for third party devices. Tracking of receipt and acknowledgement of text messages by vehicle operators. Tracking of vehicle operator reports of completion of text message instructions. Acquisition and tracking of call history and call alerts from Radio system. Automated tracking of Vehicle ID-to-Mobile Radio Unit IP address association. Automatic association of voice logs with related incident files

11.3 GPS/AVL System support

The Vendor shall equip all subscriber radios, both mobile and portable radios, with GPS. The radio system shall deliver GPS positioning data for mobile and portable subscriber units to the Clever Devices DCC at a reporting frequency acceptable to NJT (nominal reporting interval of once every 30 seconds).

All position reports for mobile subscriber units on VLU-equipped vehicles will be generated by the Clever Devices VLU or other third party device and conveyed to the Clever Devices DCC by the radio system via the mobile subscriber unit data port (i.e. the VLU generated GPS source shall override the mobile/portable radio transceiver GPS source data). Radio Vendor responsibility for GPS on VLU-equipped vehicles is limited to transmission and delivery of third party data and providing a means for the VLU to disable the radio’s internal GPS reporting.

Features that shall be provided by the Radio Vendor to support GPS/AVL on non-VLU equipped mobile radios include the following:

All mobiles will have onboard GPS, Vendor shall configure the system so that each mobile’s current GPS location, heading, speed, fix time and fix quality is acquired at a minimum location resolution of 0.006 mile and transmitted at a user-configurable interval (with minimal interval once every 5 seconds)

GPS data will be transmitted, together with the subscriber unit ID, to the Clever Devices DCC with a latency less than 10 seconds (i.e. GPS position data shall have left the GPS receiver less than 10 seconds ago when delivered to the DCC).

NJT shall have unrestricted rights for use and distribution of GPS data. Vendors shall comply with the following additional NJT database requirements:

o The only database solution used by NJ TRANSIT at an enterprise level is Oracle version 10g. SqlServer Enterprise Edition may be an option with prior approval by NJ Transit Information Services (IS).



o The database for the application shall have the capability to run on Oracle’s RAC (Real Application Cluster) environment. The NJT IS group will determine the location of the database, either standalone server or RAC.

o Currently Oracle 10.2.0.4 is run in production RAC. The 11.2.0.x is presently being used at NJT on standalone server and will have a Production RAC environment by end of 2011.

o The Oracle Client (SQL*Net) SHALL be the same version as the database.

DB Security requirements:

o The schema owner account cannot be used to run the application. The account can only be used to load the database with application Objects i.e. tables, indexes, procedures, triggers etc.

o User accounts will only be granted create session system privilege. o User accounts will not be able to create temporary tables, indexes or other

DB objects. o User accounts will be created in Oracle by NJT staff and not through the

application’s function.

GPS position logging shall be accomplished in such a manner and with sufficient performance as to support 2600 buses reporting every 30 seconds continuously for 24 hours without delaying transmission, receipt or logging of GPS data.

Radio vendor shall work with Clever Devices to develop an efficient method of packaging and sending GPS data over vendors’ proposed LMR data pathway to minimize LMR data infrastructure necessary to transport GPS/AVL data and achieve the desired reporting interval while simultaneously maintaining – in Clever Devices’ sole judgment -- Clever Devices’ ability to support their existing SmartBus environment as part of the standard Clever Devices product line.

Vendor shall describe specific method of packaging and transporting GPS/AVL data. Vendor shall also provide a diagram/example of a single site serving 250 buses - each transmitting GPS data information every 30 seconds under ideal signal/fading conditions. Vendor shall describe the specific infrastructure necessary to support the 250 buses (i.e. number of RF carriers and data paths) transmitting data every 30 seconds. Vendor shall describe any/all latencies involved between data being sent from bus and stored in database. Vendors shall assume a GPS message length of 36 bytes

For non-VLU equipped subscriber radios, Vendor shall provide for dynamic enable/disable of the radio’s GPS location reporting functions, and dynamic configuration of the reporting frequency, on a unit by unit basis, remotely from the Clever Devices Server,

Vendor shall contract with NJT’s existing SmartBus vendor to populate associated vehicle assignment and vehicle status tables in the SmartBus/CAD environment.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe GPS data provided by the radio system shall include:

Mobile Subscriber Unit ID (key) GPS Fix Date/Time (key) GPS Latitude GPS Longitude GPS Heading GPS Speed GPS Fix Quality Ignition State (if provided as discrete input to mobile radio)

GPS Location shall be updated in the SmartBus environment with every GPS location report received from the radio system.

Vehicle-Radio association shall be updated in the SmartBus environment with each change of vehicle-radio association. (Alternatively, new records may be inserted at each change of vehicle association.)

Databases shall be sized to hold a minimum of 30 days worth of data in each table (assuming 30-second GPS reporting interval, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for 2600 vehicles)

11.4 Revenue Bus Voice / Data Subsystem

The revenue Bus voice/data subsystem will operate under a “closed mic” computer aided dispatch model, controlled by the existing SmartBus/CAD environment, using login data from the existing onboard VLU. Login data will be passed from the VLU to the SmartBus DCC, and thence to the CAD system, through the mobile subscriber unit’s IP radio modem.

The vendor is responsible for end-to-end integration of the SmartBus/CAD login and communications control process, from VLU, to CAD, to operator messaging and radio control through the new radio system.

For all CAD-controlled buses equipped with Clever Devices IVN, the vendor shall supply a transceiver (without the control head and/or microphone) and the appropriate hardware and software required to interface with a Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN) Vehicle Logic Unit (VLU) and Transit Control Head (TCH) for utilization of Bus Operator login and other CAD/AVL Data operations. Further, the vendor -- working with Clever Devices -- shall supply all necessary hardware and software to enable all of the existing features and functions of the existing Clever Devices CleverCAD product to work with the vendor’s proposed transceiver.

All NJT buses are equipped with Clever Devices Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN) system which includes an IVN Controller (aka “VLU”), the Clever Devices Transit Control Head (TCH), auxiliary PRTT button, covert alarm switch, handset and operator’s


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkspeaker. The Clever TCH will replace the vendor’s control head on all CAD-controlled, Clever-equipped buses.

These devices perform a variety of Bus System ITS functions, but are currently NOT interfaced into the existing NJT Metrocom II radio network. Vendors shall integrate to the existing IVN System for interfacing with the Bus Voice / Data Subsystem..

For all NJT Revenue Buses an interface is required:

between the Vendor’s proposed transceiver and the Clever Devices VLU/TCH, such that the VLU/TCH shall replace and perform all functionality of vendor’s standard control head.

between the VLU and the mobile radio in order to query the mobile unit’s unique identifier.

between the Vendor ‘s proposed radio infrastructure and the Clever Devices environment. such that SmartBus data are transported between the DCC server(s) and the onboard VLU by the LMR system

Formal written interface agreements defining roles, responsibilities, functional requirements and non-functional requirements will be required between and among all parties affected by these interfaces. The Vendor shall assume the role to initiate and manage this process and will be supported by a NJT Project Manager. The Vendor shall be the “Prime Contractor” when working with Clever Devices and RSI and be responsible for all associated costs. The Interface agreements shall include, but not be limited to:

Detail Scope of Work and Schedule Operational concept Assumptions Deliverables Impacts to:

o Designo Softwareo Firmwareo Hardwareo Installationo Acceptance Criteriao Warranty responsibility:

Warranty Term (e.g. 3 years) Warranty Process Response Time Restore Time

o Maintenance Documentation


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network11.4.1 Radio Transceiver to Clever Devices VLU/TCH Interface

Transmitted audio from the operator handset will be routed via the VLU/TCH to the transceiver.

Received audio from the transceiver will be routed to the operator’s handset, Hailing Speaker, or the PA network via the VLU/TCH.

Received data messages will be routed from the transceiver to the VLU/TCH. Receive audio level will be controlled by the VLU/TCH The Push-to-Talk (PTT) function will be controlled by the VLU/TCH. Vendors

shall not supply microphones with the radio transceivers. After a transceiver registers with the trunked system the Clever CAD System will

control the transceiver talk-group selection. Details of Emergency Alarm functionality shall be determined by NJT and Clever

Devices, and the Vendor prior to the final network design. The inclusion of voice communications in the Emergency Alarm mode is also required. This subject needs to be fully developed and designed by the Vendor with interface agreements developed among the Vendor and Clever Devices, with NJT oversight.

Vendors shall propose to NJT a means for delivering emergency alarms during full trunked system operation and also during fall-back trunked operation without CAD.

11.5 Proposed Clever Devices DCC and CAD Interface

The Vendor shall provide an interface between the radio system and the Clever Devices DCC, for transit data and radio control

Interface between the trunked system and the Clever Devices environment to report and/or control:

Transceiver registration and deregistration. Call setup. End of call and call tear-down. Revenue Vehicle Emergency Alarm. Talk group configuration Non-revenue Vehicle Emergency Alarm - This alarm shall be sent on the trunked

system and is the same alarm as the Revenue Vehicle Emergency Alarm. Details of how this alarm is reported/displayed shall be determined by the Vendor and NJT.

The vendor shall work with Clever Devices to provide an interface between the Clever Devices DCC and the radio system for voice communications, converting to/from Clever Devices standard voice protocols as necessary.

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12 Subscriber Equipment Requirements

Unless otherwise stated, all control stations, mobiles, and portables shall meet the following functional requirements:

FCC type accepted at the time of the proposal submission.

The radio shall support digital voice trunking on any mixture of UHF or 700/800 MHz channels with 6.25 KHz/voice path equivalency.

All radios shall be capable of placing and receiving group and individual calls in trunking mode.

The radio shall have an emergency button and be capable of placing and receiving emergency calls.

The radio shall be capable of direct mode operation (talkaround - mobiles and portables only).

The radio shall be capable of sustained DAQ 3.4 in a high noise environment, including but not limited to, train rail platforms and such.

The radio shall be capable of selecting one of up to 128 voice “profiles”. A profile is defined as a set of talkgroups and may correspond to different operational users, for example maintenance worker, supervisor, patrolman, etc. would each have different profiles.

The radio shall be capable of selecting any talkgroup from any assigned voice profile containing up to 128 profiles.

The radio shall be capable of scanning all talk groups within the profile, with the selected talk group having priority.

The radio shall provide the user with separate and discrete audible tones to indicate the status of differing call types.

The radio’s personality shall be programmable through a standard Windows-based computer and through over-the-air signaling interface.

The radio software/firmware shall be flash updatable for adding future software enhancements through a standard Windows-based computer and through over-the-air signaling interface.

The radio shall include the capability to transmit and receive data through an external serial data port that conforms to RS-232 standard. Other industry standard interfaces may also be considered.



The radio shall contain an internal GPS receiver capable of sending GPS information through the radio’s data transport capability for use by third party applications.

Subscriber equipment for all Revenue Busses shall be shipped without microphones, as all Revenue Buses shall employ Clever Devices microphones.

Each subscriber unit shall be warranted for a minimum of 3 years from date of network acceptance

All subscriber equipment shall meet or exceed MIL-STD-810G as detailed in following section.

Subscriber equipment for buses and heavy equipment shall meet or be capable of meeting SAE J1455.

The Vendor shall supply at least six (6) sets of all necessary software, cables and documentation for the programming of all subscriber equipment. Programming software compatibility shall be maintained at no additional cost to NJT with the most up-to-date version of Microsoft Windows and shall be supported by the Vendor for a period of ten (10) years from System Acceptance.

12.1 New Subscriber Radio Quantities

By “subscriber radio equipment,” we refer to user radios consisting of mobile radios, portable radios and control station radios. Logic and transceiver design for these subscriber devices require similar design characteristics and shall be delineated as such. Where features and accessories are required for a specific variety of subscriber equipment, they shall be indicated as such.

Vendors shall quote subscriber units under this RFP, categorized as follows:

2300 Remote mount mobile radios without control heads or microphones plus 10% spares for interface with Clever Devices IVN/VLU/TCH

1700 Dash mount mobile radios plus 10% spares

Portable Radios –500 units, spare NiMH battery with smart battery technology, single unit rapid charger, and shoulder noise-cancelling microphone with antenna.

57 Control Station radios equipped with power supplies, antenna systems, and desktop microphone plus 10% spares.

12.2 General

The subscriber equipment shall be comprised of a transceiver, associated accessories, antenna and user functions and controls.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe units shall be of current production and shall be capable of withstanding the harsh environment associated with use in emergency service vehicles and meet or exceed MIL-810G. For radios mounted in NJT buses and heavy equipment, radios shall meet or be capable of meeting SAE J1455 standard for environmental, shock, and vibration.

With respect to MIL-STD-810G, the subscriber equipment shall meet the applicable sections as follows:

Low Pressure 500.4, Proc. I, IIHigh Temperature 501.4, Proc. I, IILow Temperature 502.4, Proc. I, IITemperature Shock 503.4, Proc. ISolar Radiation 505.4, Proc. IIBlowing Rain 506.4, Proc. IHumidity 507.4Salt Fog 509.4, Proc. IBlowing Dust 510.4, Proc. IMin Integrity Vibration 514.5, Proc. I, Category 24Functional/Basic Shock 516.5, Proc. ITransit Drop 516.5, Proc. IV

All mobile radio equipment shall be mounted and installed in compliance to SAE J1455

All radio equipment performance specifications shall be reported per TIA/EIA-603 "Land Mobile FM or PM Communications Equipment Measurement and Performance Standards"..

The units shall be feature & function compatible with the fixed equipment supplied under this contract.

The existence of an ESN (Electronic Serial Number) in a radio (subscriber unit) is to be mandatory. The validation response to an ESN inquiry is to be mandatory for authentication purposes.

All subscriber equipment shall:

Support all digital communications within this system. Support direct mode operation between other system subscribers (talkaround)

The radio shall be capable of sustain DAQ 3.4 in a high noise environment, including but not limited to, train rail platforms and such.

The radio shall support an optional Subscriber Unit Transmitter Inhibit Mode. This is an optional mode on portable and mobile equipment which when selected by the user would inhibit the transmitter under all conditions until the mode was deselected by the user. While in the transmitter inhibited mode, the receiver would still be capable of receive operation.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkRadios shall be equipped with data port for external peripherals.

The subscriber equipment shall be able to sequentially scan user selectable scan list including both conventional channels and trunked talk-groups in both clear and encrypted voice (when equipped with encryption). The scan shall be selectable priority, which means that the transmitter channel or talk-group selected by the user is the priority channel or talk-group.

12.3 Audible Signaling

The subscriber units shall be able to support audible signaling to and from subscriber units for functions as described below.

Because of the inability to faithfully pass audio signaling through vocoders, audible signals shall use data messages that cause the receiving unit to generate standardized tone signals. These standardized tone signals correspond to a specific signaling command. Audible signals use data messages in the system to initiate audible signals both in the subscriber units and also in the consoles.

It is a mandatory requirement that users shall be able to select no audible signaling, or any or all of the default types of signaling described below. As a standard option, users may require alternative signals, which are subject to personality programming in the subscriber unit and/or in the console.

Audible signals may be operator-initiated or system-initiated. The mandatory, default audible signaling shall be limited to four standardized signals.

A multi-tiered audio alerting capability that includes, but is not limited to the following types of alerts:

Emergency – indicates the highest level of a declared emergency.o The Emergency alert shall be initiated by the operation of a momentary

switch at the subscriber unit and may also be initiated by a console. It shall terminate after sending for a nominal two seconds regardless of how long the operator holds the switch.

o Receipt of an Emergency alert at a console shall cause a latch up output for operation of external alarms. The console operator shall be able to release this latch.

o A receiving subscriber unit shall continue to emit periodic Emergency signals reset by the operator or dispatcher.

Acknowledge – indicates an operator-designated affirmation of a request. This signal allows acknowledgment of a request without speaking.

o Acknowledge is initiated by the subscriber unit.

Message Alert – indicates that attention is needed to the message that follows.



The console operator shall initiate the Message Alert by initiating a momentary function or switch. The Message Alert tone shall continue in a repeating cycle until the operator releases the momentary function or switch.

12.4 Electrical & Mechanical

The unit’s operating frequencies, features, functions and other operating parameters shall be capable of being administered via over-the-air-provisioning and field programmed via PC based applications.

To the greatest extent possible, all equipment assemblies and sub-assemblies shall be shielded to minimize electromagnetic interference which may be caused to/by electrical equipment co-located and/or adjacent to this equipment.

The equipment housings shall be suitable for mounting on vertical or horizontal surfaces.

Power loss and/or replacement of the Portable unit’s battery shall not alter the operating software and/or parameters

Remote mounted transceivers for mobile radios shall be interconnected to their respective control heads through a control cable connectorized at both ends. In Clever IVN installations, the radio deck will be connected to an IVN via a radio specific cable. Vendor shall be responsible for interface cable.

The unit shall perform a self-diagnostic test each time it is turned on. This test shall be automatic and shall include all radio operating parameters. At the conclusion of a successful test, no operator intervention shall be required. A test that is not successful shall notify the operator.

Subscribers shall be available with an option for being intrinsically safe.

12.5 Subscriber Tracking/GPS Location Services

The proposed system shall provide GPS Location to support subscriber tracking capabilities for all subscriber types. Subscriber Tracking/GPS Location is defined as the service whereby a network control point or properly equipped dispatch console may monitor the real-time location of mobile or portable subscriber units (within coverage range of the proposed network) on a map display using the proposed network infrastructure. Manual user polling functionality shall be offered to provide real-time location status, and the location information shall be displayed on a map that updates at specified time intervals.

Additional triggers for location updates shall include: (1) emergency alert/call activation, (2) user PTT channel request, (3) dispatcher/administrator query, and (4) power-up/affiliation. All subscriber location change data (latitude, longitude, time of


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkdate, subscriber ID, etc.) shall be made available to the CLEVER Devices DCC. Subscriber Tracking/GPS Location Services functionality and the associated configuration control shall be explained in detail. The supplier shall further identify and price any available API that exists in which the subscriber GPS Location Services data may be exchanged with the with the Clever Devices DCC.

For non-VLU equipped radios, vendor shall provide for dynamic enable/disable of the radio’s GPS location reporting function, and dynamic configuration of the reporting frequency, on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis, remotely from the radio management system.

The GPS Location data transmitted to the central system shall include:

Mobile Subscriber Unit ID GPS Fix Date/Time GPS Latitude GPS Longitude GPS Heading GPS Speed GPS Fix Quality Ignition State (if monitored as discrete input to the mobile radio)

12.6 Mobile Radio

The mobile radios shall be supplied with all necessary mounting hardware for a complete installation and in compliance with SAEJ1455. All radio controls and inter-cabling shall be supplied, including radio and GPS antenna. In the case of radios used in CAD/AVL environment and interfaced Clever Devices IVN, vendor shall supply these radios in the configuration necessary to support NJT required CAD, AVL, and Data functions,

Radio functional requirements are further delineated as follows:

Configurable function keys shall be available for sending pre-programmed messages, acknowledgements to third party applications via the radio system..

(intentionally left blank) Built-in text display on the control head of the radio for conveying short

messages. Handset/speaker assembly. Emergency Alarm, with associated discrete input. Integrated IP modem with standard Ethernet or RS-232 interface port. Integrated internal GPS. Published and delivered interface for configuration and control by third party CAD

application Call Alert function, providing visual indication of pending private call on target radio.

Published and delivered interface for configuration and control by third party onboard ITS equipment.

Published and delivered interface for query of mobile subscriber unit ID by third party ITS equipment.



Call Alert function, providing visual indication of pending private call on target radio.

(desired, not required) Ability to direct audio output to one of two different audio output ports, controlled by third party software..

12.6.1 Additional Two-Way Radio Features:

individual call telephone interconnect call display alphanumeric voice group ID display alphanumeric caller ID display caller alias Group call alert Call alert decode Call alert encode Selective Radio Inhibit Out of range indicator Radio shall have a Signal Strength Indicator icon in radios w/ display Radios shall be flash programmable for adding future software enhancements. The same programming software should be used for all radio tiers proposed by

Vendor. Capable of receiving and displaying short data messages Voice encryption (either AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4) Data encryption (either AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4) Optional numeric keypad for unlimited individual calls Silent Emergency Activation Each subscriber shall be warranted for a total of three (3) years from date of

network acceptance.

For all NJT radios equipped with the Clever Devices TCH, the features and functions described above shall be implemented on the Clever Devices TCH, otherwise, they shall be implemented on the Vendor supplied control head.

Mobile equipment for all Revenue Busses shall be shipped without microphones, as all Revenue Buses shall employ Clever Devices microphones.

The front mount radio shall be self-contained in a single housing.

A trunk mount radio with remote control head shall be available as an option.

A palm-type microphone shall be provided with the radio. A separate external speaker capable of producing a minimum of five watts shall be provided. The speaker shall be contained in a housing sufficiently durable to prevent damage to the speaker. For NJT fixed route buses, transit handset and/or microphone shall be utilized and supplied by Clever Devices.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkAll Mobile radios shall be furnished with appropriate external land mobile and GPS antennas and associated coaxial cabling suitable to the vehicle, ruggedized for the transit and public-safety environment the vehicle operates, consistent with the Vendor’s link budget requirements, and in support of the functions required to be performed by the vehicle.

The mobile radio shall be powered from 12 VDC and/or 24 VDC negative ground depending on specific vehicle. Vendor shall specify required current levels.

12.7 Portable Radio

The radio shall be physically small enough to facilitate easy carrying by the operator. It shall be self contained in a single ruggedized housing. The radio housing shall be constructed of high impact material. It shall protect the internal circuitry from dust and moisture. The housing shall meet or exceed EIA drop test requirements.Portable radios shall be available with an option for being intrinsically safe.

All portable radios shall be furnished with a leather swivel type carrying case which attaches to the belt.

All portable radios shall be furnished with an emergency button.

All portable radios shall be capable of operating with a noise-cancelling remote speaker/microphone.

The portable radio shall be capable of sustain DAQ 3.4 in a high noise environment, including but not limited to, train rail platforms and such.

All portable radios shall also be capable of operating with differing configurations of accessories (such as covert operation accessories, hazmat operation accessories, etc).

Additional Required Features: individual call telephone interconnect call display alphanumeric voice group ID display alphanumeric caller ID display caller alias capable of receiving and displaying short data messages Voice encryption (either AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4) Data encryption (either AES, 3-DES, or TEA1-4) spare heavy duty battery single unit battery charger multiple unit battery charger Group call alert Call alert decode Call alert encode Selective Radio Inhibit



Out of range indicator Radio shall have a Signal Strength Indicator icon in radios w/ display Radios shall be flash programmable for adding future software enhancements. The same programming software should be used for all radio tiers proposed by

Vendor. Internal GPS Silent Emergency Activation Each subscriber shall be warranted for a total of three (3) years from date of

network acceptance.

The following minimum features and accessories shall be priced:

Numeric keypad for unlimited individual calls Belt clips Leather swivel cases Synthetic swivel cases Leather belt cases Shoulder strap for leather belt case with speaker/ mic or speaker/ mic/ antenna

clip Speaker/ microphones Speaker/ microphone/ antennas Spare batteries. Provide pricing for standard and intrinsically safe spares. A complete line of headsets and surveillance accessories shall be available

12.8 Vehicular Repeater

Vendors shall offer two options to furnish vehicular repeater capability. The first option shall be to provide a simplex VHF repeater that will interface to digital mobile radio to provide legacy access to NJT Police VHF portable radios. This mode of operation will allow NJT Police Officers with VHF portable radios to access, via proposed simplex VHF vehicular repeater, the new UHF or 700/800 MHz D-LMR system. In this mode, emergency activation on legacy portable radio shall be supported. This option would be utilized for all NJT Police Department mobile installations.

During circumstances where multiple vehicular repeaters are within the same RF vicinity (geographically close), the vehicular repeater systems shall be equipped with the necessary logic to assign a master repeater within the group in order to avoid vehicular repeater conflicts, incompatibles, or interference issues.

The second vehicular repeater option shall function in accordance with the following requirements:

Vehicular repeater system requirements shall be met in-band using the same digital trunking protocol as the fixed infrastructure for channel access.

The vehicular repeater link channel shall provide two-way, full duplex operation to permit system control and handshake, and to permit multiple associated



subscriber units to operate on the same single link channel. The following modes of operation shall be support:

o unit-to-unit direct,o unit-to-unit repeated, ando unit-to-unit repeated and linked to the infrastructure.

Repeater link channel operation is required in the same frequency band as the infrastructure channels, so that subscriber units can be used either direct to the infrastructure or through the vehicular repeater. A single antenna and a duplexer that incorporates appropriate filtering are desired for the vehicular repeater control link, with a separate antenna for the system mobile.

Where a vehicular repeater system has multiple link channels available, the link channel to be used by a particular repeater may be selected manually or, as a standard option, may be selected automatically. Means shall be provided to “mark” an active repeater link channel as “in-use” on a first come, first served basis, so that other repeater units, within radio signal range, will not select that same channel.

The vehicular repeater unit shall provide the ability for a subscriber unit (typically a portable hand held unit) to operate with full feature capability in order to achieve extended signal coverage from/to the infrastructure or from/to other subscriber units. It shall be possible to repeat scanned channels of the system mobile receiver subject to personality programming.

The vehicular repeater unit shall be a vehicle mounted mobile system that is integrated with the mobile radio package.

The vehicular repeater unit shall be controlled by appropriate control words transmitted by the controlling subscriber unit. Such control words may include access codes, and source and destination IDs. System control functions may be operated manually from within the vehicle.

A single subscriber unit shall be able to operate exclusively through its companion vehicular repeater unit (“repeat unit”) and be able to remotely control the mobile system and talk group in a trunking infrastructure. Within the limitations of system implementation, all other subscriber unit functions shall operate transparently through the vehicular repeater system. Using digital signaling with handshaking for a positive acknowledgement, control functions shall be communicated over the link channel.

One or more portable radio units shall be able to operate through a single vehicular repeater unit. Subscriber unit access may be permitted by the use of access codes for multiple subscribers from different groups. Additional subscriber units arriving within range of this single vehicular repeater shall be capable of manually selecting the “in-use” link channel for this repeater (“repeat group”).

Activation of vehicular repeater mode operation shall be provided by both front panel control and by remote activation (e.g. seat switch, vehicular charger socket insertion switch, etc). Remote activation shall be accomplished by contact closure, voltage


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networksensing or current sensing, and be isolated from vehicle power and ground to permit implementation flexibility.

Vehicle control systems shall use a single control head, loudspeaker and microphone for all functions of the vehicular repeater/mobile radio system.

Control systems of portable and vehicular equipment shall provide simple, easy to understand and operate functions. Legends and status displays shall be easy to view in all lighting conditions likely to be encountered in public safety applications. Displays shall provide operational information (e.g. talk group/channel currently being received or selected for scan priority/transmit). When display of control functions is required, the display shall temporarily display necessary information and then after a programmable time delay revert back to normal operational information.

During circumstances where multiple vehicular repeaters are within the same RF vicinity (geographically close), the vehicular repeater systems shall be equipped with the necessary logic to assign a master repeater within the group in order to avoid vehicular repeater conflicts, incompatibles, or interference issues.

12.9 RF Control Stations

Radio operation in the trunked radio system from various fixed locations within the system is required. Control stations, including antennas and transmission lines, shall be provided per the table below:

DEPTControl Stations

Bus Operations 26Light Rail Operations 6Private Carriers 9Radio Systems 2NJTRANSIT POLICE 14

All radio equipment shall be FCC type accepted under Part 900 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Control Stations shall be available with an optional auxiliary power system capable of sustaining operation for a period of four hours. Rechargeable batteries shall be provided, sealed batteries shall be used. Recharge time shall not exceed 12 hours; chargers shall be included.



RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkTrunked Operation - Shall operate in compatible trunked systems, with the following minimum capabilities:

Minimum Number of RF Channels:

All channels in UHF or 700/800 MHz band

Minimum Number of Modes: 200 for Public Safety 100 for non-Public Safety

Automatic Unit Identification - Shall transmit a digital unit identification on push to talkSystem Compatibility - Control Station radios shall be equipped and compatible with software related features of the trunking system:

Dynamic talkgroup reconfiguration System access priority System controller failure operating mode Wide area operation capability Selective inhibit and un-inhibit Multi-key Encryption

Status Tones - Audible indication shall be provided for the following operational conditions:

System busy Callback when channel available System controller failure Time out timer activation Access to system denied

12.10 Remote Control Desk-set Interface

NJT currently operates remote control desksets which interface to the existing control stations. NJT would like to retain the same functionality with the new trunked radio system. Vendors shall propose how this capability shall be provided.



13 Interoperability

13.1 Trunked Networks

The network shall provide automatic interoperability with existing trunked radio networks from the same or different manufacturers. Interoperability is defined as the capability to connect or patch trunked voice groups on the new radio network with trunked voice groups on an existing radio network. Automatic is defined as taking place without operator (user or dispatcher) intervention. It is acceptable for an operator to be required to set up the initial connection. However, all subsequent inter-network communications should occur without any human intervention.

13.2 Conventional Networks

The network shall provide automatic interoperability with existing conventional radio channels, where a voice group on the new network is connected through the network controller to a conventional radio channel, or alternatively to a CTCSS defined voice group on a conventional radio channel. Automatic is defined as taking place without operator (user or dispatcher) intervention. It is acceptable for an operator to be required to set up the initial connection. However, all subsequent inter-network communications should occur without any human intervention.

The existing trunked or conventional radio networks to be interfaced operate in the VHF, UHF, and/or 700/800 MHz, frequency bands. The conventional station interface shall accommodate any one or all of these. Interoperability is not required at the air interface.

The network shall support 30 statically defined interfaces between CTCSS talkgroups on conventional channels and talkgroups on the new network, where once the interface is configured it is not changed.

The network shall support 30 dynamically defined dispatch console patch style interfaces between conventional channels and talkgroups on the new network, where the interface can be configured by the dispatcher.



14 SITE IMPROVEMENTS

14.1 General Conditions

The Vendor is responsible to complete the required site development and work at all proposed RF sites and the Communications Centers to deliver a functional radio system as detailed in this specification. A professional engineer with State of New Jersey registration shall perform site design work and a New Jersey registered land surveyor or civil engineer shall prepare site plans.

All work necessary to provide radio sites which meet all NJT inspections and approvals, and which provide the necessary antenna mounting structures, equipment rooms or shelters and all required environmental, security, power, standby power, access roads, foliage control, lighting, environmental controls, cable support structures, and all functions/features described in this section shall be performed or provided by the Vendor.

The Vendor shall be responsible for a complete and fully operable installation in accordance with the latest version of the National Electrical Code, local building codes, environmental laws, zoning and planning regulations or ordinances, land use restrictions, Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, New Jersey Department of Transportation regulations governing road access and entry, and all other applicable local, state or federal codes, regulations, laws and/or ordinances. Vendors shall ensure all installations are in compliance with current R56 standards.

Materials furnished by the Vendor shall be new and of first quality as defined in industry standards. The Vendor shall not make substitutes unless prior approval has been obtained from the NJT project manager.

Each Vendor (prior to submitting a proposal) shall participate in site visits and examine the sites so as to fully understand all the existing conditions relating to the work.

The Vendor assumes full responsibility for materials and equipment employed in construction of the project and agrees to make no claims against NJT for damages to such materials and equipment except for that which is caused by NJT, its employees or agents. The Vendor shall be responsible for storage of all materials purchased and turned over to him by NJT and shall receive all delivered items by suppliers at the job site or at a staging area to be furnished by the Vendor.

The Vendor shall clean up and remove from the work site on a daily basis (or sooner if directed by NJT project manager) all rubbish and construction debris, resulting from his own work in the building. The Vendor shall supply a dumpster or similar trash storage/removal device where a substantial amount of construction debris is generated. Upon completion of all work, the entire job site areas shall be left clean and free of trash, debris, mud, dirt, dust, scrap materials and excess materials. Floors in radio


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkequipment shelters and rooms shall be mopped and polished to the satisfaction of the NJT project manager upon completion of installation and construction work.

The Vendor shall coordinate the work of all the trades under his responsibility to insure that interferences between electrical conduits, cable support trays, grounding wire, structural, and radio system work shall be avoided so that the project is completed within budget and schedule.

The Vendor shall keep up-to-date marked-up prints of the Project Drawings. Markings indicating changes to the drawings shall be red or green and clearly visible. Two (2) sets of "As-Built" drawings (reproducible on the most updated AutoCAD Release) shall be furnished to the NJT project manager at the completion of the project. Project Drawings shall also be supplied on disk.

14.2 Sites / System Timing (Synchronization)

For each site in the system, the vendor shall provide a GPS based primary reference clocking source that will allow timing synchronization of all network elements. Primary reference outputs shall include distribution/amplification of the following:

IEEE 1588 Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) 5 MHz Reference 10 MHz Reference T1/E1 Reference PPS Reference

14.3 Grounding Systems

All power feeders and branch circuits shall contain an equipment grounding conductor which shall have green colored THWN/THHN insulation or green identifying tape at both ends and which shall be suitably terminated to equipment ground bus or device screw terminal at both ends.

At any site at which building structural members are used for grounds, connections to those main structural steel members shall be made with exothermic ("Cadweld", Burndy or equivalent.) type connectors. Any paint or fire retardant material shall be scraped away down to bare metal (for good metal contact) before applying the connector. Surface preparation recommendations of the exothermic welding process to be used shall be followed.

All connections to ground halos shall be made as straight as possible with a minimum number of bends. Minimum bending radius of any ground wire shall be one foot.

Grounding of Radio Equipment Cabinets and associated Cable Trays shall conform to best industry best practices such as those developed by Motorola (R56) or Telcordia/Bellcore.



A ground ring consisting of a #2 AWG solid tinned bare copper wire shall be installed in a trench at a depth of 18" below final grade or below the frost line (whichever is lower) at a maximum distance of 2 feet from the foundation of the building where the equipment is installed.

If soil conditions allow, the ground ring shall be supplemented with copper clad steel ground rods. The ground rods shall have a minimum length of 8 feet and a minimum diameter of 5/8 inches. The use of ground rods will insure contact with unfrozen soil during the winter season. All ground rods shall be interconnected including the AC power service and telephone ground rods to form a ground grid of 5 ohms or less.

The minimum requirements for the quantity of ground rods shall be based on the following:

At least one ground rod at each corner of the shelter shall be installed The minimum distance between rods shall be 16 feet At least one ground rod shall be installed directly below the transmission line

entry port The top of ground rods shall be 6 feet below grade

The ground rods shall be bonded to the external shelter ground ring using an exothermic welding process, for example, Cadweld.

It will be left to the discretion of the Vendor to determine the type of connector to use in the welding process. The following two restrictions, however, shall be observed:

An anti-oxidant compound shall be applied to the connection point after the bond is completed.

All connections to the ground ring shall be such that the ground wires are as straight as possible avoiding sharp bends.

The exterior ground ring shall be bonded to the copper strap or grounding wire descending from the shelter's bulkhead panel.

The internal ground ring (halo) shall consist of #2 AWG tinned bare solid copper conductor, running continuously along the shelter wall, at a maximum of 6 inches below the ceiling. Insulated mounting standoffs shall be installed every 2 feet or as required to accommodate bends and avoid sag.

The transmission line entry port shall be installed directly beneath the ground ring (halo) at a point to be mutually agreed upon between the Vendor and NJT.

An internal copper ground bar shall be installed such that it is located directly beneath the transmission line entry port. The ground bar shall be wall-mounted on insulators, and shall be drilled to provide ground connections for each incoming coaxial transmission line. The ground bar may be integrated with a cable entry panel or other


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkspecial fabricated panel that will support gas tube surge arrestors for each coaxial transmission line to be installed. The internal ground bar shall be directly connected to the internal ground ring using an insulated #2 AWG stranded conductor.

The following connections shall be made directly to the internal ground ring (halo) using green insulated #2 AWG stranded copper wire (except where noted):

Ventilation louvers and sheet metal duct-work Metal doors shall be grounded to the door frames (using 1 inch wide solid copper

flexible/braided straps) and door frames shall be connected to the internal ground ring (halo) with green insulated #2 AWG stranded conductor.

Air conditioning and heating units. Telephone terminal block enclosure, Telco repeaters and line surge protectors

(#10 AWG is recommended) Generators may have a separate ground system that shall be connected to the

equipment via the internal halo ground ring The neutral shall be bonded to ground All microwave and radio equipment and cable trays

All connections made to the bulkhead panel shall use non-oxidizing material. The type of connectors to be used to ground the equipment to the internal ground ring (halo) shall be of the split-bolt, bronze mounting lug, and the parallel connector types, for example, BURNDY KSU or equal. These connecting wires shall be such that sharp bends are avoided.

The shelter external and internal ground rings shall be bonded together with #2 AWG bare solid tinned copper wire. The entrance to the equipment shelter ground system shall be made through a 3/4 inch PVC pipe terminated with bushings 6 inches above the finished floor (AFF) and 6 inches below finished grade (BFG). The PVC pipe shall follow the contour of the foundation. Each ground wire shall terminate at the corner ground rods and shall be bonded. The ground wire shall run vertically along the wall supported by 2-inch insulated standoffs similar to T&B, TY-RAP nylon standoff brackets (short). The PVC pipe shall be sufficiently filled with a duct sealing compound, O-Z/GEDNEY DUX1 or equivalent, through the interior side of the shelter (this compound will act as a water stop and moisture barrier).

Alternatively, the Vendor may use a Polyphaser Earthed Entrance Panel which will connect to the ground ring with copper strap, to which may be attached the halo and other internal building ground connections.

14.4 Lightning Protection

It is NJT’s goal to reduce possible system damage and failure due to strikes or induced currents. The Vendor shall adhere to current practices in providing protection to sensitive electronic equipment. At a minimum, the Vendors shall comply with the following lightning practices.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network14.4.1 Tower Lighting Control

All tower lighting controls shall be equipped with gas tube surge arrestors that will prevent a lightning strike to the tower or lighting system from back feeding into the electrical distribution system of the equipment shelter. This device shall shunt surges to the tower grounding system, and shall protect the tower lighting controller.

14.4.2 Radio Frequency Transmission Lines

Each transmit or receive transmission line shall be protected by coaxial surge/lightning protectors, Polyphaser IS-CT50HN, or equivalent, between the transmitter combiner output and the antenna. Lightning arrestors shall be grounded to the bulkhead panel.

Each transmission line shall be grounded at a point above the bend required to exit the tower mounted cable ladder to the ice bridge leading to the radio equipment shelter or room. These grounds shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, and shall be sealed against entry of moisture at any location where the outer sheath of the transmission line has been cut or removed.

14.4.3 AC Power Supply for Electronic Equipment

All AC powered equipment to be installed in equipment shelters or rooms shall be equipped with a surge arrestor, MOV/gas tube combination, in addition to any surge protection equipment that may be installed across the shelter/room power mains.

14.4.4 GPS Receivers

If GPS receivers are used as frequency/time references, the antenna line shall be equipped with a gas tube surge arrestor Polyphaser IS-MR50LNZ+6 or +15, or equivalent.

14.5 Conduits and Raceways

All wiring outside of the building/shelter shall be enclosed in heavy wall galvanized rigid steel conduit with form eight gasket fittings. Weatherproof grounding type hubs shall be used at boxes and equipment enclosures. All wall penetrations shall be sealed with weatherproof compounds.

Telephone company cable(s) shall be enclosed in GRS conduit.

Flexible metallic conduit (UL "Sealtite" or approved equal) with UL fittings shall be used as final connections to all mechanical vibrating/rotating machinery (A/C units, heaters, motors, transformers, UPS and Generator, etc.)


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkAll new conduit routings shall be horizontally and vertically straight, neat in appearance, indicative of professional workmanship and conform to existing conduit routings. Where existing conduit supports are adequate, they shall be used. If new supports are required, they shall be installed at intervals in accordance with the NEC. Only structural members suitable for conduit supports shall be used; piping, HVAC ducts etc. shall not be used for conduit supports. Conduit support intervals shall be based on the NEC Table 346-12.

Minimum size conduit shall be ½" diameter NPT trade size.

14.6 Wiring and Devices

Power conductor insulation shall be color coded (with tape at each termination end). Identification shall be by color tape (black-phase A, red-phase B, blue-phase C, white-neutral and green-ground). Branch circuit conductors shall be labeled (using Brady or approved equivalent wire markers) at each end with the appropriate circuit numbers. Genset and A/C unit control wiring shall be labeled with the terminal numbers corresponding to the Vendor's wiring diagrams furnished with the equipment.

All outlet boxes shall be surface mounted metallic and suitable for the quantity of devices enclosed. Faceplates shall match the outlet boxes. The outlet boxes shall be marked with the associated circuit numbers.

Radio equipment 120 VAC from UPS power panel shall contain separate identifiable white neutral conductors. Common or shared neutrals for these loads are unacceptable.

All wire for power, lighting, control and grounding systems shall be stranded copper with UL THWN/THHN 600V insulation, sizes as indicated. Minimum size for power shall be #12 AWG and minimum size for controls shall be #14 AWG.

Electrical equipment such as UPS, Genset, A/C (air conditioning units), heater, etc. shall be wired in accordance with manufacturers wiring diagrams furnished with the equipment.

14.7 Commercial Power

NJT will arrange for commercial power installation to the meter at each base station/microwave radio site. NJT will negotiate a utility right of way, if needed, at each site.

The Vendor is responsible for all power installation beyond the meter. Power feeds shall be buried and shall enter the building through conduit and an elbow described in the equipment shelter specification. If a main cutoff switch is required outside of the shelter, this switch shall be padlocked with a Best lock keyed to NJT’s specification.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network14.8 Ground Resistance Testing

A component of the system acceptance test plan to be completed by the Vendor shall be the testing of all grounding systems installed, or utilized, for equipment associated with this procurement. This includes grounding at all base stations and microwave terminal/repeater sites associated with this procurement.

All grounding systems, either using the main building steel or existing ground systems shall be tested using an AEMC or equivalent clamp-on ground resistance tester or Biddle 500V Null Megger or equal (3-terminal fall-of-potential method). The resistance to ground of all tie-in connections to the building's ground sources shall measure 5 ohms or less.

Ground tests shall be conducted in the presence of a NJT installation representative, and results shall be recorded on a form approved by the NJT project manager. These forms shall be included as a part of the acceptance test documentation and are a component of final acceptance of the radio communications system.

14.9 Scope of Site Improvement Work

Vendors shall be required to prepare as many sites in the NJT operating territory as necessary to facilitate installation of equipment .

NJT designated personnel will work with the Vendor to obtain permission to access facilities where required. NJT designated personnel shall be present when Vendors communicate with site owners.

In general, the Vendor shall be responsible for the following:

Procurement and installation of all materials necessary to complete the work Submittal for approval, all details, cuts and drawings of equipment and control

systems. Disposal and removal from the site, of all debris and refuse as the result of

performing this work. Vendor may provide, as an option, the overall project cost reduction if NJT is responsible for debris and refuse removal and disposal.

Obtaining all required permits in NJT’s name. NJT will assist the Vendor in obtaining all required permits.

Compliance with all codes in accordance with the requirements set forth in the specifications.

NJT will provide CDs or DVDs containing as much site information as available for vendors to glean. This information can be found in Appendix J.

14.10 Site Work (New Site)


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkVendors are to complete the following work at each selected radio site, as required.

14.10.1 Summary of Work

Site work includes clearing and earthwork; excavating and backfilling; compacting and grading; stone surfacing and fencing; foundation work

Delivery and installation of shelters

Delivery and installation of generators

Construction of towers as specified, including soil exploration, geotechnical report and foundation design

Coordinate electrical power to the site

Permits and approvals required for site work

14.10.2 Stone Surfacing

The Vendor shall install stone surfacing within the fenced in site area. Material shall be ¾" broken stone with 10% binder material. Two layers of polypropylene liner shall be installed under the stone for foliage suppression. Prior to installation of any material, an EPA approved defoliant shall be applied over the area.

14.10.3 Fencing

The Vendor shall provide 10’ chain link fencing and gates for the sites identified above. Fencing shall be a 9 gauge, 2 inch zinc coated diamond mesh. Corner, line posts and gate posts (2½", 2" and 4" respectively) shall also be hot-dipped galvanized. Top rail brace (1¼") and truss rods also are required.

The mesh fencing material shall be secured to terminal posts using stretcher bars and steel bands and line post using wire clips.

Gates shall be provided with a positive type latching device needed for padlocks. A plunger rod and catch are also required to secure gate in the open position.

Fence posts shall be bonded to the site grounding system using an exothermic welding process (Cadweld).

14.11 Shelter Specifications and Requirements


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkA prefabricated, concrete electronic equipment shelter, foundation, and ancillary equipment shall be furnished and installed on a turn-key basis as specified herein.

14.11.1 Reference Standards

Unless otherwise modified herein, materials, design and construction procedures shall be in accordance with ANSI/NFPA-70, current R56 standards (or approved equivalent), The National Electrical Code, and all federal, state and local building codes.

14.11.2 Submittal

Upon contract award the Vendor shall provide NJT three (3) sets of engineering drawings showing the shelter layout which will include grounding, electrical component placement (Main Disconnect, TVSS equipment, Main Panel, UPS, Bypass Switch, Automatic Transfer Switch, UPS Load Panels, Cable Tray layout, outlet layout and interior light placement), interior dimensions of the floor space including RF equipment rack location. These drawings should be approved by a State of New Jersey registered licensed professional engineer.

The Vendor shall design shelter foundation based upon normal soil conditions. Upon review of the soil boring and report, revised and final foundation designs and cost will be determined and presented to NJT for approval.

All foundation designs shall be approved by a Professional Engineer with a State registered license and meet or exceed manufacturer’s specifications prior to commencement of any work. The Vendor is responsible for the foundation soil testing and foundation design and approval by NJT.

14.11.3 Shelter Structural Requirements

All proposed shelters shall be a minimum size so as to allow space for all necessary equipment; technician’s workbench; test equipment; and three foot (3’) aisles.

The interior walls shall have one and half inches (1 ½”) of high performance hard board insulation with white Nupoly covering and mounting of ancillary equipment to the walls may be required with the use of standard fasteners.

The shelter roof shall be concrete designed to prevent penetration by ice falling from the tower at the site and able to withstand 48 lbs. of ice mass falling from a height of the tower served by the specific shelter..

The shelter shall be designed to withstand wind speeds of 120MPH.

The roof shall be designed with an R-19 insulation value or greater.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe roof shall be designed to prevent accumulation of water.

The roof shall also meet 150 lbs. per square foot capacity rating.

The interior ceiling height shall be a minimum of 9 foot from finished floor.

Ceiling shall be sheathed with one and a half inches (1 ½”) of high performance hard board insulation with white Nupoly covering.

The walls shall be designed with an R-11 insulation value or greater.

The building foundation shall be concrete slab and installed in compliance with local building codes and Customer Certification. A 48”x 48” concrete entrance pad shall be installed at the entry door and shall be a continuous pour with the main foundation.

Interior flooring shall be vinyl tile, mounted over concrete sub flooring. Base moldings shall be installed around all perimeter walls. The floor load shall be 300 lbs. per square foot for heavy equipment loading.

All shelters shall be weather tight and shall deter entry by animals, birds and insects.

14.11.4 Grounding and Electrical Requirements

All proposed shelters shall require a single point grounding system which meets or exceeds Motorola R-56 standard or approved equal specifications.

There shall be sufficient interior lighting to provide a level of 540 Lux (50 foot-candles at 1 meter (39.4 in.) above the floor. Placement of lighting shall assure illumination in front of and behind tall RF equipment racks. Lighting shall be of energy efficient design and low heat generation characteristics.

Interior Emergency backup lighting units shall be installed to activate immediately upon failure of all AC power. The Emergency backup lighting will also be equipped with illuminated Exit sign depicting exit locations in the shelter during emergency evacuation.

Exterior lighting for the shelter and shall be located above door level. A photoelectric switch shall be installed that will allow automatic illumination and extinguishment of this lighting at twilight and sunrise. An industrial grade protective cover shall be installed if incandescent lighting is used.

AC power shall enter the shelter through an entrance LB connector or properly sized J Box rated for external use. The location of the AC power shall be located as close to the Master Ground Buss as possible to provide immediate tie between external building ground and main electrical ground. A main disconnect switch shall be provided as required by local electrical code to provide a quick disconnect of utility power as required in case of emergency. In order to ensure single point grounding of the site, all


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkcable entrances into the shelter (AC disconnect, primary surge protector, Automatic Transfer Switch, Tower light controls, Main Ground Bar, telephone cables etc.) shall be located within twenty feet of the RF cable entry port location.

Outside master ground bar shall be standard copper grade with tin plating as well as stamped with “STOLEN – NJT – DO NOT RECYCLE”

To provide for generator maintenance or to bypass the primary electrical service in the event of failure, a manual transfer switch shall be installed that will allow input from a Hubbell, or equivalent weather protected generator connection, mounted on the exterior of the shelter (to which an alternate motor generator will be connected) and to connect this generator to the load. The purpose of this switch is to allow the primary electrical service to be taken off line in the event of failure or for extended maintenance and for a trailer mounted generator to be connected via a shore line to the Hubbell connector on the exterior of the shelter. The manual transfer switch shall be clearly labeled as to the input source “Main Electrical Power” and “Alternate Generator”. The output of the manual transfer switch shall be integrated with the automatic transfer switch. Each conductor shall be clearly labeled as to its use for electrical safety purposes (the output of the trailer mounted generator shall match the wiring convention of the input connector with the ground either connected to neutral or not connected, whatever configuration is used for the building wiring).

A normal mode surge arrestor device compliant with R56 specifications shall protect AC power mains. A Type 2 TVSS surge protector shall be provided and wired in at the main electrical disconnect of the building prior to the automatic transfer switch. A Type 1A TVSS surge protector shall be provided and wired in on the main panel prior to UPS and RF equipment. Both TVSS units will be required to have a means of disconnect so that the TVSS unit can be powered off during scheduled maintenance and service without affecting the power to any other equipment at the site. Acceptable Vendors for the TVSS equipment are Liebert, AC Data or approved equivalent.

The Equipment Room AC power shall be installed in EMT conduit with all outlets mounted on an outlet bar which will run the length of the equipment row and mounted above the RF equipment racks. A minimum of eight outlets shall be provided above each equipment rack location. Each outlet shall be connected to dedicated circuit. In order to allow easy maintenance, each row of equipment shall be powered from a dedicated distribution panel powered from UPS.

Service outlets shall be mounted on each of the four interior walls for service equipment. All outlets will be run in conduit throughout the equipment shelter. A duplex outlet connected to the generator shall be provided.

All electrical equipment supplied shall be UL listed. The entire electrical installation and wiring shall be in strict compliance with the latest approved edition of the National Electrical Code and all state, County and local codes and ordinances.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkA 120/240-volt AC Single Phase service shall be provided. Vendor shall size the service according to the requirements of the system proposed as well as a future 50% increase in system capacity.

14.11.5 Cable Runway Specifications

The primary function of cable runway is to manage cable support which includes proper support of the cables while also maintaining adequate cable separation between the different groups of cables. A minimum of three (3”) shall be maintained on the cable tray between the different groups of cable systems required between the equipment. The orderly support and separation of the cables also eases maintenance.

The Vendor shall provide a minimum 24 –inch wide cable runway and it shall be supported from the shelter ceiling with the appropriate hard ware and located over the equipment roles and racks based on the required equipment layout.

All cable runway sections shall be bonded together at each joint and connected back to the MGB (Master Ground Buss) at one (1) location on the cable runway closest to the MGB. These bonds at the joints of the cable runway shall be bonded with #2 AWG green jacket copper and both ends shall be attached with the appropriate compression fittings and required hard ware.

A #2 AWG green jacket copper run shall also be installed from the closest point of the cable runway to the MGB with the appropriate compression fittings and hard ware to tie the cable runway back to the single-point ground system.

A minimum of 15 cm (6 in) shall be maintained between the top of the equipment racks and the bottom of the cable runway.

A minimum of 30 cm (12 in.) shall be maintained between the top of the cable runway and the interior ceiling of the shelter.

Cable runways shall NOT be placed under electrical fixtures or ceiling lights.

The entire cable runway system shall be rigid and properly secured in place with the appropriate hard ware and capable of supporting the entire cable load both for the proposed cable system and future cable system.

The cable runway support hard ware shall not extend below the cable runway bottom further than the required fittings and shall include the appropriate protective end caps. One each wall mounted 20lb. ABC and 10lb. CO2 extinguishers shall be provided inside the shelter

A first aid kit shall be provided inside the shelter

The RF equipment shall be laid out to provide the appropriate room to work on equipment and provide adequate space for test equipment and spare RF equipment.



The aisle ways located between the equipment racks shall maintain a minimum of 36 inches of isle space for access to both front and back of RF equipment racks.

14.11.6 Door Specifications

The shelter will contain one (1) 36” x 7’0 exterior door with dead bolt, anti-pick plate, door bumper with “T” tie back and will be of steel / aluminum with a solid core. All hinges shall be tamper resistant so that pins cannot be removed from the outside of the shelter.

A drip awning shall be installed over each door to prevent water entry into the building.

Doors shall be sealed using adjustable weather stripping and an adjustable saddle.

14.11.7 Shelter HVAC System

The HVAC units for the shelters should be sized based on the thermal load requirements of all the RF equipment, as well as electrical including UPS, DC charger plants as required and thermal heat loads produced from the interior lighting. Once the overall thermal load has been engineered the Vendor shall size the HVAC units to provide a shared load design for the shelter so that the HVAC units provide redundancy and sufficient cooling.

The HVAC system for the shelter shall be designed with Lead Lag controllers or cycle controllers so that the HVAC units are subject to equal wear. This also provides cooling of the shelter in case one of the HVAC units fails.

Only commercial grade HVAC units shall be used. Consumer grade household units or window-mounted units shall NOT be used.

Electric heat strips shall be provided in the HVAC units to maintain an interior shelter temperature between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Vendor shall design the units based on the area at which relative humidity is maintained at an acceptable level for all the equipment proposed in the shelter.

A service disconnect shall be installed at each unit so that each individual unit can be disconnected for maintenance and service. This disconnect is used as a lock out of the power to the unit so that there is no risk of the unit powering up during maintenance.

Thermostats shall be installed in locations where room ambient temperature can be best and most evenly controlled.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThermostat placement and the number of thermostats shall be designed based on the flow of the circulating air and per the thermal load to provide the appropriate cooling throughout the shelter.

14.11.8 Shelter Alarms

Alarms: The following alarm inputs shall be installed and connected to the network management alarm system with alarm scan points for the following conditions:

Commercial Power Fail HVAC Fail Tower Light Alarm Smoke Detector Hydrogen Sensor (for lead-acid batteries) Intrusion (door) Alarm High Temperature Alarm Low Temperature Alarm High Humidity Alarm Low Humidity Alarm Rectifier Failure Alarm Inverter Failure Alarm Generator in Operation Generator Fail Low Fuel Level Automatic Transfer Switch standby Low Battery Voltage Surge Supressor Alarm Low Air Pressure (microwave lines)

All points of entry for the alarm cables into the shelter shall be provided with appropriate surge protection. All alarm wiring shall be terminated on a dry terminal 66 block with Amphenol connector

14.11.9 Wave Guide Entry

The shelter is to be equipped with a minimum 12 port Microflect entry port or equivalent.

All cables will be properly sealed upon entry to the building with the appropriate weather proof boot required to fit the proposed entry port.

All unused entry openings will be sealed so that no animals, birds and insects can enter an unused port for entry into the shelter.

14.11.10 Shelter Warranty


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe cost for each shelter shall include a minimum ten (10) year, no deductible warranty, to protect against structural defects in materials and workmanship.

14.12 Tower Work

NJT will not be constructing new towers as part of this procurement. Should additional RF locations not currently utilized by NJT be necessary to meet coverage requirements the Vendor shall seek to use existing State, County and or municipal owned tower facilities.

NJT will provide the Vendor with Structural Analysis for all of NJT utilized tower sites as-built. The Vendor shall be responsible to review the structural analysis for utilization of any site and determine if further structural analysis will be required to mount Vendor proposed RF antenna system components on these towers.

Whether existing NJT tower sites are used or existing State, County or Municipal Owned tower facilities are used, the Vendor shall apply the following specifications.

14.12.1 Transmission Line Support

Cable Ladder: A transmission line cable ladder shall be installed along the inner side of one face of each tower (nearest to the building). The cable ladder shall be of galvanized steel construction, and shall have mounting hardware of stainless steel or galvanized steel construction. No drilling of the tower legs or cross bracing shall be required to install the cable support device.

Transmission lines shall be attached to the transmission line cable ladder using stainless steel hangers and adapters of the appropriate size for the transmission line supplied. Hangers shall be Andrew models 43211, 42396A-1,2,4,5,9 or equivalent. Andrew E Angle Adapter, or equivalent, kits shall be used to attach the hangers to the transmission line support ladder.

Transmission line shall be supported on the cable ladder or ice bridge at intervals of not more than six feet, or as recommended for 125 mph wind with ½ inch radial ice. (Andrew LDF5-50A, if used, shall be supported at intervals of 5.5 feet or less; LDF4-50A should be supported at intervals of three feet or less).

Waveguide Bridge: A waveguide bridge/ice shield shall be installed between the tower and the equipment room/shelter to support transmission lines and to protect them from ice falling from the tower or antennas. The Waveguide Bridge shall be designed to accept support devices to properly attach the transmission lines at the intervals specified in preceding paragraph above. The waveguide bridge shall be supported by pipe columns if any horizontal span is 20 feet or greater, or if so required by local building codes. Galvanized steel construction shall be used for the waveguide bridge and its ancillary components. A grating type of Waveguide Bridge is required to reduce


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networksnow accumulation. Microflect waveguide cushions, hangers and crosses are the preferred method of attachment to the waveguide bridge.

14.12.2 Ice Shields

Each tower shall be equipped with steel mesh ice shields to be installed above each of the microwave antennas to protect them from falling ice. The ice shield shall cover the width and length of the microwave antenna it is intended to protect.

14.13 Generator Specifications

The Vendor shall furnish power generators for all required sites as described in this specification. Existing generators will be surveyed for determination of capacity and used wherever possible.


An emergency generator, sized appropriately for the demands of the communications shelter and its contents, and powered by propane, shall be used at all sites at which new shelters are being installed. Generators shall meet all NFPA 70 codes as well as State and local codes. Equipment shall be new and factory tested @ 0.8 power factor for 3 hours.

The Vendor shall install the generator to meet NFPA 70 codes and State and local codes. The generator shall be installed on a designed concrete foundation capable of the generator weight and fuel weight as required and shall be mounted to the foundation as required and with the appropriate hardware.

The appropriate battery and charger will be provided with the generator unit and the Vendor shall install the proper AC circuits to the battery charger and block heater as required by the generator manufacturer.

The Vendor shall provide the appropriate contact wiring between the generator and the transfer switch (switch to be located in the RF equipment shelter) to allow relays and closures as required by the generator manufacture to acquire all sensing contacts for standard start, stop and run capabilities of the generator as well as alarm wiring for reporting generator status.

The Vendor shall provide the high voltage, low voltage and contact alarm wiring in separate conduits to avoid generator malfunction or impedance of voltage. These conduits as well as all piping from the fuel tank shall be installed as required to eliminate tampering, or being exposed to the weather, animals, birds and insects.

The generator shall be enclosed in a housing sufficiently rugged to protect against weather, animal and insect ingress and tampering.



The generator shall be enclosed in the fenced site compound with adequate area surrounding the generator for service and maintenance.

A muffler and sound suppression cabinet shall be used to minimize noise.

The engine exhaust shall be equipped with a rain cap.

Locate the generator such that required ventilation may be achieved.

Grade relative to fuel source/fuel inlet shall be appropriately considered.

State and local codes shall be observed since different areas of the country have different requirements.

NJT will be responsible for providing generator fuel.

The generator shall provide 120/240 volts at the required amperage required to power the entire shelter load including all RF equipment loads, UPS loads, HVAC loads and other required electrical loads such as DC plants, tower light controllers.

The generator shall operate at full load while maintaining a frequency rating at 60 Hz.

The generator shall provide a minimum of three cranking cycles of at least 15 seconds before lockout and activation of an over-crank alarm condition.

The generators shall shut down and lock out upon: (per NFPA 110)

Failure to start (overcrank) Over speed Low lubricating oil pressure High engine temperature

The generator shall be compatible with the appropriate automatic transfer switch. The generator shall contain a main breaker on the unit sized for the full rated power of the generator.

The generator shall have manual starting and stopping capabilities on the control panel of the generator.

Fuel storage tanks shall be secured to appropriate concrete foundations designed for the generators with the appropriate hardware and shall be properly installed and meet all local fire and building codes.

All piping, regulators and other installation materials as required shall meet all local fire and building codes.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkAcceptable Vendors for the generators are ONAN or approved equivalent. A Cummings engine is preferred.

Alarms to be supplied by the generator as fault conditions are as follows: Low oil pressure High coolant temperature Low fuel Generator Run Generator Fail

The generator shall contain meters located on the generator controls for the following items:

Voltage for each phase RPM Frequency Amperage

14.13.2 Documentation

The following documentation shall be supplied to NJT for each generator set and transfer switch supplied:

Specification and data sheets for the exact type and model generator and transfer switch supplied pursuant to this procurement, including all options and accessories

Manufacturer's certification of prototype testing

Manufacturer's warranty documents

Shop drawings showing plan and elevation views of the equipment

Interconnection wiring diagrams showing all external connections required; with field wiring terminals marked in a consistent point-to-point manner

Manufacturer's installation instructions

Operator's and maintenance manuals that outline routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures

Transfer switch manual and wiring diagram.

14.13.3 Generator Warranty

A no deductible warranty, which provides for on-site service by a factory authorized service representative, shall be provided. This warranty shall provide coverage against


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkall defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the acceptance date of the radio communications system.

14.13.4 Start Up Service

The Vendor shall provide as part of the purchase of the generator full start up service of the generator under full load. The test data will be recorded on the generator and a copy of the test information will be provided to NJT for their records and another copy shall be kept at the site with the appropriate generator documentation and log book of all visits and tests of the generator.

14.13.5 Type of Generator

Generators shall be propane-fueled, four cycle, and engine driven sets with low reactance, brushless generator. Generator sets shall be equipped with a temperature compensated automatic voltage regulator with under speed protection function, a control panel, and high ambient temperature cooling system.

14.13.6 Ratings

Output power rating of the generator shall be appropriate to individual site needs; full load current 271 Amps at 120/240 Volts A.C., 60 Hertz. The generator shall be capable of full single phase output @ 1.0 pf.

Site conditions -- Altitude - 1500 feet above mean sea level or less at each site

Ambient Temperatures: Equipment shall mounted on a concrete pad suitable for supporting generator weight and in an outdoor, all-weather environment with an operating rage of -30F - +120F.

Voltage Regulation: +/- 2% of rated voltage for constant load between no load and full load

Frequency Regulation: .5% from steady-state no load to steady state rated load

Single Step Load Pickup: 100% of rated output power, less applicable derating factors, with the engine -generator at operating temperature.

14.13.7 Generator Set Control

The generator shall be a remote start type compatible with the automatic transfer switch to be supplied pursuant to this procurement. Manual starting and stopping shall be provided either from the control panel or remotely through the Network Management System utilizing an analog output relay.



Generator Protection Controls: (per NFPA 110)

Generator alarm contacts shall be wired into and shall be reported by the Network Monitoring and Alarm system being supplied pursuant to this procurement.

14.13.8 Fuel Supply

All generators shall be fueled by propane fuel.

14.13.9 Battery and Charger

A lead acid starting battery rated for the engine type to be supplied shall be furnished and installed with the generator set. This battery shall be float charged by a 10 amp voltage regulated charger which is powered by 120 volts AC. Float, taper and equalize charge settings shall be provided. Battery charger shall be located in the generator cabinet/housing.

Form C alarm contacts shall be provided and connected to the Network Monitoring and Alarm system to report loss of AC power, low battery voltage, high battery voltage, and power on.

14.13.10 Cooling System

A radiator cooled engine is required. The radiator shall be filled with a water and coolant mixture in accordance with the engine manufacturer's recommendations.

14.13.11 Base

The generator set shall be mounted to the concrete generator pad.

14.13.12 Transfer Switch

An automatic transfer switch, which provides switching of the equipment shelter electrical load between commercial power and generator power, shall be supplied and installed for each generator set. The transfer switch shall be completely factory assembled and shall contain electronic controls designed for surge voltage isolation, with voltage sensors on all phases of both input power sources. Permanently attached manual handles shall also be installed on the transfer switch. The switch shall provide positive mechanical and electrical interlocking and mechanically held contacts. Quick-make and quick-break contact mechanisms shall be provided for transfer under load.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe transfer switch shall be installed in a key locking, UL listed, NEMA cabinet to be mounted on a wall in the electronic equipment shelter. The switch shall be fully wired and integrated with the engine generator set in accordance with local electrical and fire codes.

All transfer switches and accessories shall be U.L. listed and labeled, tested per U.L. Standard 1008 and CSA Approved.

14.13.12.1 General Specifications

Transfer switches shall be double throw electrically and mechanically interlocked and mechanically held in both positions.

Main switch contacts shall be high pressure silver alloy. Contact assemblies shall have arc chutes for positive arc extinguishment. Arc chutes shall have insulating covers to prevent intermittent-phase flashover.

Form C contacts shall be provided in each position for alarm reporting purposes. These contacts shall be connected to the NMS system for reporting transfer status.

The transfer switch shall be continuously rated for operation in ambient temperature ranges of -30 to +120 degrees F. Transfer switches shall be rated to carry 100% of the rated current in the enclosure.

14.13.12.2 Automatic Controls

Transfer switch control shall be solid state and designed for a high level of immunity to power line surges and transients. The device shall be tested in accordance with IEEE Standard 587-1980 (or latest revision). Controls shall have optically isolated logic inputs, and isolation transformers for AC inputs. Relays shall be installed on all outputs.

Solid state under-voltage sensors shall simultaneously monitor all phases of the standby power source and the commercial power source. Pick up and drop out voltage settings shall be adjustable. Voltage sensors shall allow for adjustment to sense partial loss of voltage on any phase.

Controls shall be provided with solid state overvoltage sensors, adjustable from 100-130% of nominal input voltage to monitor the source. An adjustable time delay shall be provided.

Automatic controls shall signal the engine-generator to start upon signal from normal source sensors. A time delay start, variable from 0 to 5 seconds, shall be provided to avoid nuisance start ups. Battery voltage starting contacts shall be gold, dry type contacts that have been factory wired to a field wiring terminal block.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe switch shall transfer when the emergency source reaches the set point voltage and frequency. A time delay shall be provided for transfer that is variable from 0 to 120 seconds.

The switch shall retransfer the load to commercial power after a time delay retransfers. This time delay shall be variable (adjustable) from 0 to 30 minutes to avoid short engine run times. The retransfer time delay shall be immediately bypassed if the emergency generator fails.

A control shall automatically signal the engine generator to stop after a time delay, which shall be adjustable from 0 to 10 minutes, the time starting on return to commercial power.

Power for transfer operation shall be from the source to which the load is being transferred.

Diagnostic indicators shall be provided to allow the last successful step in the sequence of control functions to be pinpointed. The present status of the control functions shall also be indicated. These functions, at a minimum, shall include:

Source 1 OK Start generator set Source 2 OK Transfer timing Transfer complete Retransfer timing Retransfer complete Timing for stop

14.13.12.3 Front Panel Control Devices

A key operated selector switch shall be provided which will provide the following functions:

Test - to simulate commercial power loss to allow testing of the generator set with or without transfer of the load.

Normal - leaves the switch in its normal operating position

Retransfer - a momentary position that will provide an override of the retransfer time delay and cause immediate return to the commercial power source (if available).

14.13.12.4 Exerciser Clock


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe transfer switch shall be equipped with an exerciser clock that allows setting the day, time and duration of a generator set exercise/test period. Tests under load or with no load shall be selectable.

14.13.12.5 Manual Transfer Switch

Each equipment shelter shall be constructed with a manual transfer switch connected to a fused portable generator receptacle. Reference Section 14.11.4 for additional detail.

14.14 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) & DC Power Plant

The UPS /Power Plant shall be supplied by NJT at all existing tower locations. The power plant utilizes Eltek Flatpack 2 48/2000 equipped with one (1) rectifiers that will supply up to 40 amps capacity at -48 VDC. It can be expanded to support up to 150 amps. Vendor shall provide the necessary additional rectifiers and/or batteries as needed to support proposed equipment requirements in addition to existing NJT tower location equipment (such as Microwave equipment). Vendor shall be required to provide for a minimum battery backup time of eight (8) hours.

If the vendor proposes a new site, the UPS/DC Power (Eltek Flatpack 2) plant hardware described above shall be deployed.



15 Staging and Component Testing (Sub Networks)

15.1 General Requirements

The Vendor shall provide staging of the offered equipment at or near the Vendor’s primary engineering/manufacturing facility. This will include ALL new components, sub-networks, and ancillary equipment required to construct and perform a Factor Acceptance Test of the proposed network.

As part of the proposal the Vendor shall develop a preliminary Factory Acceptance Test Plan (FATP) document for sub network component testing, integration testing, to test the interface among the sub network equipment. Following successful integration testing, this FATP document shall be one of the components in the development of the final System Acceptance Test Plan (SATP) document that shall cover sub-network interfaces, Vendor responsibilities, NJT responsibilities, staging requirements and testing, test procedures and documentation required for field release.

During the FATP, Vendor shall stage and test all the Equipment and Software to be supplied under this contract. At a minimum, the FAT shall include Land Mobile Radio and associated sub-networks, with all necessary revenue mobile units, non-revenue mobile units and portable units and shall demonstrate end-to-end Network operational functionality. The Vendor shall work with Clever Devices (if applicable), to provide the necessary hardware and software with the specific interfaces that will be tested within the time frame in the approved Network Installation Schedule.

15.2 Factory Staging

The Vendor shall stage and test all fixed equipment at the factory location. The equipment for each phase shall be made operational and shall be factory tested prior to installation in the field. NJT shall supply representatives, whose travel and expenses shall be accounted for in the vendors’ proposals, to witness the factory staging and testing of the equipment. All equipment shall be functional within the staged system prior to delivery acceptance.

15.3 Staging Prerequisites

Prior to delivery to the site and installation, the system shall have been fully and extensively factory factory-tested by the manufacturer prior to shipment. This testing shall encompass all parts of the system from the board level to the finished system level. Computer assisted testing shall be used to assure proper operation of all items furnished as part of this specific installation. The Vendor shall provide original certification from the Manufacturer of the testing. Factory staging acceptance testing at the Staging Facility will be scheduled at the time that the Vendor has received and connected all components of the System, and all equipment and subsystems are functioning as a System as specified in this RFP, and after the System has completed


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkthe manufacturer’s recommended “burn-in” period, NJT will inspect the System and observe factory staging acceptance tests.

15.4 Staging Area

The Vendor shall provide a staging area to permit the system to be tested prior to permanent installation at all sites. This test shall simulate as close as possible the final configuration of the system.

15.5 Minimum Staging Requirements

Factory staging acceptance tests shall demonstrate the fully integrated land mobile system functionality. Failure scenarios shall be demonstrated to the NJT representatives. These tests shall be monitored by the Network Management Subsystem (NMS) for the purpose of testing the NMS equipment.

A final matrix of all the tests to be performed and descriptions of each test shall be provided by the Successful Contractor vendor not later than 30 working days prior to the demonstration date for the NJT's approval.

At the successful completion of the staging demonstration, a NJT representative will approve the shipment of the equipment to the NJT's sites for installation. If the demonstration or staging fails to meet the NJT's expectations, another date will be set to repeat the event at the expense of the Vendor. No system equipment, sub-system, or components shall ship from the staging facility without NJT’s approval. Shipment also can be delayed if the project schedule has changed and the NJT requests a shipping delay.

At a minimum, the following components shall be tested at staging:

System central controlling device(s) if applicable to the product Console(s) and all other console equipment RF subsystem Antenna multiplex system CAD / AVL / Clever Devices System Wireless Data Functions Network Management System

15.6 Staging Participation

The Staging Area/Testing Site shall permit NJT representatives to become familiar with the system, and test, the system features. Vendor shall prepare and provide costs for four (4) full days of staging attendance to provide for factory acceptance testing as well as any system level training that would benefit NJT for better comprehension of the testing process. Travel to the Vendors staging facility shall be included for five (five (5) representatives from the NJT and one (1) representative from the NJT’s consulting firm.



15.7 Equipment Cabling

The Vendor shall determine cable lengths between all interconnected equipment. Cabling shall be plenum rated where required in accordance with Federal and State codes.

Circuit identification shall be provided on the modular panels and the cabling.

The use of any conventional type punch blocks is acceptable. All cabling shall be terminated with appropriate connectors for ease of field installation and shall be terminated to the nearest 1-foot length to provide for equipment movement or removal without stressing the cable. All cabling used for system interconnects shall be tested during factory staging of the system prior to shipment to the field.

All cables shall be clearly labeled with pre-printed (not hand-written) adhesive labels (i.e. Brady or equivalent) with "To-From" information to clarify interconnection for field installation and maintenance. Cable label information shall directly correlate to system documentation/drawings that define or depict the interconnecting cables (i.e. cable label text shall match drawing text). A spare set of cable labels shall be provided with the site documentation package.

A description and detailed wiring diagram of each modular panel utilized shall be provided.

15.8 Equipment Information

Prior to shipment from the staging facility, all software/firmware version numbers, jumper configurations, and equipment programming shall be recorded by the vendor and recorded in the as-built documentation for verification in the field. Changes to any of the mentioned items after the demonstration and prior to Final System Acceptance in the field is not acceptable. The use of hand-written labeling on equipment firmware is not acceptable.

All equipment (infrastructure and subscriber) shall be inventoried and entered into the NJT Asset Management System – Asset Works (see Section 5.8 ) in this RFP prior to equipment shipment to the field.

15.9 Pre-Assembly Before Shipping

The site equipment of the System shall be assembled as complete sites for direct shipment to the site locations in the field. All cabling, wiring, programming and equipment configurations shall be completely integrated in their final configuration prior to shipment. Upon arrival at their final destination, the hookup of racks, external power, grounding, LAN/WAN and antennas to the site equipment should complete the physical


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkintegration of the sites and allow them to be "on-air" ready. No additional work should be needed to ready the site for operation. It is understood that additional optimization (level setting, power adjustment, etc.) may be required to meet the technical requirements of this specification

15.10 Post FATP Documentation

Vendor shall create or update the following documents of network staging at FAT facility:

Baseline network design documents Baseline network Interface agreements between and among the Vendor, Clever

Devices; and across any and all other interfaces (i.e. NJT’s newly implemented Microwave System).

Interconnection charts Interconnection cable description and inventory Printout of equipment parameters Inventory with serial numbers and installation reference Software/firmware version numbers



16 Shipping, Deployment Plan, and System Installation

The Vendor is responsible for the packing, shipping, unloading, warehousing (if necessary), local shipping (if necessary), inventory, and installation of all equipment proposed. The following paragraphs further delineate the Vendor’s responsibilities.

16.1 SHIPPING

The Vendor is responsible for providing safe transportation and delivery of all material defined by this RFP from the place of origin to the Vendor designated locations No equipment shipments to NJT owned, or leased locations, or to the locations of system participants shall be made without the approval of NJT.

All packaging of material shall conform to good packing practices to protect against any possible shipping damages.

The choice of the method of delivery shall be made by the Vendor to ensure that the system is installed to meet NJT’s critical dates as defined in the final implementation schedule.

The Vendor shall advise the NJT Project Manager how equipment or systems will be delivered, i.e. identify the carrier and destination. The Vendor shall provide the NJT Project Manager 48 Hour Advance Notification of the shipping dates. NJT’s Project Manager shall be promptly provided confirmed notification of any changes in shipping dates that result from delays in transit.

Title to and ownership of the equipment for the entire system shall remain with the Vendor until the equipment is delivered, successfully installed, and operational at the radio site as characterized in the Acceptance Test Plan.

Charges for freight express, cartage, packing or crating, offloading, storage, or unpacking will not be allowed or paid by NJT unless otherwise agreed in writing by NJT.

Every package, bill of lading, shipping memorandum, and invoice shall be marked with the purchase order number issued by the NJT for this procurement.

An itemized delivery ticket, bearing the NJT purchase order number shall be left with the goods to document their receipt by a designated NJT representative. If a carrier makes delivery, an itemized delivery ticket shall be attached to the outside of the package.

16.2 Packing and Shipment of Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement (“FRA”) Replacement Radios.

NJT and Nextel have reached agreement on Frequency Reconfiguration in accordance with the FCC frequency reconfiguration mandate for 800 MHz channels. The


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkFrequency Reconfiguration Agreement (“FRA”) between Nextel and NJT entitles NJT to receive payment for replacement of 613 of its existing fleet of legacy system subscriber radios and accessories. In compliance with the FRA, NJT is contractually obligated to remove the designated subscriber radios from the buses and ship these replacement radios to a specified location, either in Elgin, IL or Abilene, TX.

The cost associated with the removal, packaging, and shipment of the FRA replacement radios has been determined in accordance with FCC established metrics and applied by the Transition Administrator to the NJT and Nextel FRA.

On behalf of NJT, the Vendor shall comply with the aforementioned FRA task in accordance with the FRA costs agreed to by NJT, to remove, package, and ship these radios. The cost for this task is not negotiable, and NJT is unwilling to pay any additional costs, beyond that which Nextel will pay, for completing such return shipment of subscriber replacement equipment. Vendor shall honor the previously established FRA in this matter.

The following is a summary of the rebanding equipment return process and requirements:

All of the Motorola replaced subscriber radios and related accessories shall be returned to Elgin, IL, (address will be provided).

Licensee will deliver the Trade-In Radios and Trade-In Non-Kit Accessories to Motorola as soon as practical after they are replaced by the Vendor.

Cables for trunk mounted mobile radios and mobile antennas shall be disposed of locally.

Non-Motorola replacement equipment shall be sent to Abilene, TX

Gather the serial numbers of all the radios to be returned in that shipment. More detailed instructions for this will be provided to the Vendor.

Remove NJT specific programming data from the radios including talk groups.

Pack the equipment into the boxes in a uniform manner to allow for ease of verification and counts of the equipment at the receiving location. This would include packaging radios such that the serial numbers point outward or upward in the box. This would also include packaging like accessories together in bags or smaller containers with counts noted on the outside of the smaller container which would be placed into the larger box.

Create a packing slip for each box by going to https://etos1.ctdi.com/login/. Use the NJT deal number (Example: DL1234567890) as the Logon ID. Use the same deal number as the password, follow instructions:


https://etos1.ctdi.com/login/


o Enter your contact informationo Enter the Tracking #, if known.o Enter the weight, if known.o Select the Make of the item.o Select the Type of the item.o Select the Model of the item.o Input the quantity for that item.o Input the serial numbers, o When finished inputting the lines then click the “Build Carton”; Print the

packing slip for each carton and include it inside the carton; retain a soft copy of all packing slip(s) for future reference.

Follow the shipping instructions on the file Rebanding Subscriber Return Process_103109_v1.doc. Nextel will be billed directly from UPS for the shipping cost.

Be prepared to assist in resolving any reconciliation issues that may arise from the returned items.

16.3 DEPLOYMENT PLAN

The Vendor shall develop a deployment and resource plan with a detailed timeline that shall adhere to NJT’s Communications System Rules of Operation, found in Appendix A, for assurance that the Vendor shall take every precaution necessary and anticipate every potential possibility of system disruption so as to minimize and avoid as much disruption as possible.

The plan shall, to the greatest extent, minimize disruption to existing operations.

The plan shall address the transition and migration of the existing users to the new network.

The plan shall include the deployment, at a minimum, of each of the networks below:

Trunked System Installation. o Fixed Radio Infrastructure. o Mobile Radios.o Portable Radios.

System Integration. Communications Center Equipment. Network Management System. CAD/AVL Integration All Software.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network16.3.1 SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS

The Vendor and its sub-contractors shall ensure that no part of the radio sites or any other property or equipment at the sites is damaged or disrupted during the installation and testing of the new Network Equipment.

If deviations from NJT’s “Communications System Rules of Operation” are deemed by the Vendor to be necessary, written notification, detailing the nature and duration of the deviation, shall be provided to NJT for review and approval at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the requested deviation. NJT’s approval is required prior to any deviations to NJT’s “Communications Rules of Operation”.

The Vendor shall comply with any site-specific requirements.

The existing radio operation will be moved to the Communications Center(s) and operate remotely, with staff available on-site during testing and cutover. Vendor shall ensure these operations are not disrupted during TRS installation and testing.


Unless otherwise provided in other sections, this section applies to all Vendor installations.

The Vendor shall employ R56 Installation Standards, or approved equal, for all fixed station and site equipment installations and follow best practices for mobile installation.

The Vendor shall identify the facilities where the major network items will be delivered and stored prior to installation.

The Vendor shall provide all necessary hardware, tools, equipment and other supplies, and transportation for the successful installation of all new network equipment.

The Vendor shall be responsible for optimization, troubleshooting, and adjustment of each sub-network.

The Vendor shall install equipment in a neat and workmanlike manner, in accordance with best practice, using technicians or mechanics specified and approved by NJT.

The Vendor shall ensure that adjustment or alignment of any transmitter or receiver shall be performed by factory certified technicians.

Equipment cabinets and enclosures shall present a sealed enclosure to minimize the entry of insects and to prevent entry of birds and rodents.

All audio and control cable and wiring between new Network components shall be shielded, and grounded at both ends, or as recommended by the manufacturer.

Cable and wiring interfaced to the transmission backbone network shall be shielded up to the termination equipment or demarcation punch-blocks.

All external equipment inter-cabling, whether RF, AC, Audio or Control cables and/or wiring, shall be labeled with pre-printed adhesive wire markers. Markers shall be placed at each end, adjacent to the connector, plug or terminus. For



cables and/or wiring within a shelter, markers shall be placed at five (5) foot intervals along the length of the cable and/or wiring. This data shall be recorded in the installation documentation.

All cable/wiring bundles exiting the equipment shall exit through the top of the cabinets. Rubber grommets or other suitable protection shall be used at cabinet knockouts to protect the cable/wiring.

All equipment cables or cable bundles, to the greatest extent feasible, shall be neatly tied by means of lacing string and secured by clamps to flat surfaces.

Splicing of antenna, power, audio and/or control cables/wiring shall be unacceptable.

All rubbish and debris associated with site preparation; unpacking of shipping materials; and/or the installation of equipment or networks related to this project shall be removed from the premises every day by the Vendor.

A site is deemed ready for Vendor equipment installation only after mutual agreement by NJT and the Vendor that the site has adequate room in an existing building or shelter to accommodate the equipment to be installed, and electrical service and internal distribution in place. In addition, NJT provided circuits shall have been satisfactorily tested.

16.3.3 Base Stations

16.3.3.1 Cabinet/Rack

Bolt to floor Front & Back Access Use HEPA Vac During Drilling Wire management channels/devices required

16.3.3.2 Power

Obtained from -48 VDC plant via dedicated breaker Power cabling installation should begin at radio base station and proceed to

power distribution panel Voltage and ground verification to be completed prior to circuit breaker activation.

16.3.4 Antennas and Transmission Lines

For each cable installation, the coaxial antenna transmission line coming into the shelter shall be cut to length. Low Loss Flexible (like Andrew Superflex) jumpers shall run from coaxial cable to base station. The radio equipment end of this line shall terminate at a point where the lengths of jumper cables shall have sufficient slack to allow for diagnosing transceiver equipment if pulled away from rack or cabinet. This terminus shall be secured to the ladder rack to prevent stress to the entry port.

The use of reducers / adapters are not permitted. Appropriate permanent connectors shall be used which may include right angle connections.



Antenna transmission line connectors shall be 7/16 DIN, or type “N” where appropriate. Transmission lines shall connect to antennas, RF equipment using flexible coaxial jumper cables. Jumper cables used to reach a side-arm-mounted antenna shall be shaped to form a drip loop.

Transmission lines shall be fastened to the external antenna support structure in accordance with the manufacturers’ specifications, or at a minimum, every four (4) feet for vertical runs. Fasteners shall be of stainless steel. Nylon cable ties are not acceptable.

Transmission line runs inside equipment shelters or buildings shall be supported, via ladder rack. Multiple cable runs shall not be bundled together, but rather shall be strung and supported adjacent to each other.

Coaxial jumper cables shall be 1/2" diameter, such as Andrew Superflex. Jumper cables shall be cut to length and shall use 7/16 DIN or type “N male”

connectors except as dictated by the connector supplied with the antenna. Coaxial cables shall exit equipment cabinets through cabinet feed-troughs. Antenna transmission lines shall be labeled with metal tags indicating their

associated sub-network. All interior and exterior antenna feed line routes at each fixed facility shall be

approved by NJT. Exterior antenna feed line connection points shall be sealed with antenna

weatherproof sealing kits Exterior antenna feed line penetrations shall be sealed. Exterior mounting hardware shall be stainless steel. Grounding should be performed as per standard practices and will be grounded

as close as possible to the site ground bus using Polyphaser (or equivalent) TVSS.

16.3.5 Subscriber Mobiles

16.3.5.1 Revenue Bus Requirements

Vendor shall perform all mobile installations at the NJT garage facilities as listed in the tables below:

Central DivisionBig Tree 1 Washington Ave. Nutley, New Jersey

07110Hilton 1450 Springfield Ave., Maplewood,

New Jersey 07040Howell 1251 Route 9 North, Howell, New

Jersey 07731Iron Bound 677 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New

Jersey 07105Orange 420 Thomas Blvd., Orange, New

Jersey 07050



Northern DivisionFairview 419 Anderson Ave., Fairview, New

Jersey 07022Greenville 53 Old Bergen Rd, Jersey City, New

Jersey 07305Market Street 16 Market Street, Paterson, New

Jersey 07501Meadowlands 2600 Penhorn Ave., North Bergen,

New Jersey 07046Oradell 455 New Milford Avenue, Oradell, New

Jersey 07649Wayne 55 West Belt, Wayne, New Jersey

07470

Southern DivisionEgg Harbor 1431 Doughty Rd., Egg Harbor Twp.,

New Jersey 08234Hamilton 600 Sloan Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey

08619Newton Avenue 350 Newton Ave., Camden, New

Jersey 08103Washington 812 Black Horse Pike, Turnersville,

New Jersey 08080

The Vendor and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor with NJT Bus Safety will jointly develop installation prototypes for each different type of NJT vehicle. The Vendor shall document in writing and photos, the integrated installation prototype for each different type of NJT vehicle. The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall install all equipment into NJT vehicle’s following the Vendor’s documented installation standards / best practices, and NJT vehicle safety requirements.

The Vendor shall work with the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor to supply a test fixture for use in their garages, and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor for testing of equipment prior to installation. For proposal purposes, vendors shall assume twenty (20) fixtures shall be supplied for Revenue Bus installations.

The Vendor’s / Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor installation process shall include but not be limited to the following:

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall perform integration test of each mobile, with the Clever Devices VLU/TCH, and CleverCAD System for compliance to specification through the Vendor supplied test equipment and fixtures at the installation site. Mobiles, and VLU/TCH’s that fail the test will be documented and sent back to the Vendor for repair or replacement. Cost of shipping to and from installation Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will be the Vendor’s responsibility.



Two weeks prior to shipment, the Vendor shall work with Clever Devices to send the NJT Site Installation Supervisor and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor a spreadsheet of all boxes for delivery, as necessary. The spreadsheet will list the Box Number Label with the model and serial number of all equipment and accessories contained in each box. All capital equipment will be entered and managed in the NJT Asset Works Asset Management System. Data to be supplied by the vendor.NJT’s designated Site Installation Supervisor will check and sign for each pre-installation test compliance.

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will remove the existing Motorola mobile, VLU/TCH and ancillary equipment, document model number and serial number of each and place in numbered box provided by the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor.

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will install the new mobile and VLU/TCH and ancillary equipment per the detailed NJT approved prototypes provided by the Vendor and make the appropriate entry into the NJT Asset Works Asset Management System.

When installation is complete the mobile will again be tested in the NJ TRANSIT vehicle for the Mobile by Mobile Acceptance by the NJT designated Site Installation Supervisor.

Softcopies of spreadsheets will be provided on site to the NJT-PM designated NJT site installation supervisor and emailed daily to the NJT-PM and other agreed to people.

16.3.5.2 Clever-Devices (VLU/TCH)

All NJT Revenue Bus installations shall include the installation of the new mobile radio interfaced to the Clever Devices VLU/TCH. The installation prototype for the installation shall be developed among the Vendor, NJT Site Installation Supervisor, the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor, and Clever Devices.

The Vendor shall work with Clever Devices to supply four (4) test fixtures for NJT Garage, Independent Garage and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor for testing of equipment prior to installation.

Two weeks prior to shipment the Vendor shall work with Clever Devices to send the NJT Site Installation Supervisor and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor a spreadsheet of all boxes for delivery. The spreadsheet will list the Box Number Label with the model and serial number (if applicable) of all equipment and accessories contained in each box.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network16.3.5.3 Non-Revenue Bus Requirements

Vendor shall perform the installations at NJT Private and Independent Bus Carriers’ facilities .

The Vendor and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor with NJT will jointly develop installation prototypes for each different type of vehicle. The Vendor shall document in writing and photos, the integrated installation prototype for each different type of vehicle. The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall install all equipment into vehicle’s following the Vendor’s documented installation standards / best practices, and vehicle safety requirements.

The Vendor’s / Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor installation process shall include but not be limited to the following:

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall bench test each mobile for compliance to specification through the Vendor supplied test equipment and fixtures at the installation site. Mobiles that fail the test will be documented and sent back to the Vendor for repair or replacement. Cost of shipping to and from installation Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will be the Vendor’s responsibility.

NJT’s designated Site Installation Supervisor will check and sign for each pre-installation test compliance.

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will remove the existing mobile radios, and ancillary equipment, document model number and serial number of each and place in numbered box provided by the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor.

The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor will install the new mobile and ancillary equipment per the detailed NJT approved prototypes provided by the Vendor and make the appropriate entry into the NJT Asset Works Asset Management System.

When installation is complete the mobile will again be tested in the vehicle for the Mobile Acceptance by the NJT designated Site Installation Supervisor.

Softcopies of spreadsheets will be provided on site to the NJT-PM designated NJT site installation supervisor and emailed daily to the NJT-PM and other agreed to people.

Two weeks prior to shipment the Vendor shall send the NJT designated Site Installation Supervisor and Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor a spreadsheet of all boxes for delivery. The spreadsheet will list the Box Number Label with the model and serial number of all equipment and accessories contained in each box.



Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall take reasonable custody and care of equipment within their facility and delivery to Private and Independent facilities for installation.

16.3.5.4 Continuity of Operations Vehicle (“COOP”) Requirements

The COOP provides a mobile office environment for continuity of operations and supports NJT personnel who require a mobile office including NJT Police. The vehicle has an interoperable radio communications system that is accessed over a TELEX radio over IP console system

Vendors shall furnish and install four (4) mobile radios and interface these radios with the TELEX radio-over-IP console system as well as provide for all necessary antenna equipment, and ancillary devices.

16.3.5.5 Light Rail Vehicle Requirements

NJT has 3 light rail operations located in Newark, Jersey City, and Camden, NJ. These vehicles have two different radio configurations as well as physical design. The River Line is powered by diesel fuel, while Newark Light Rail and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail use electrically powered vehicles.

Vendor shall furnish and install one (1) radio per cab that meets Light Rail Operations Requirements. Vendors should note that the existing Newark Light Rail vehicles have a single radio with a remote control head. Vendors shall replace this old configuration with two radios, one in each cab.

The Vendor and the Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor with NJT Light Rail Safety will jointly develop installation prototypes for each different type of NJT vehicle. The Vendor shall document in writing and photos, the integrated installation prototype for each different type of NJT vehicle. The Mobile Installation Sub-Contractor shall install all equipment into NJT vehicle’s following the Vendor’s documented installation standards / best practices, and NJT vehicle safety requirements.

16.3.5.6 Control Stations

The placement of all control station units and accessories, and antenna mounting locations shall be approved by NJT to prior to Vendor deployment.

16.3.6 Dispatch Consoles

Cables under floor Installed in new furniture (supplied by NJT) Non-disruptive to existing operations



Accessibility to PC connections (USB, RS232) Coordinate with NJT for installation of anti-virus and software fix applications.

16.3.7 Audio Logging Recorder

Vendor shall be fully responsible for integrating the existing NJT logging recorders at the Maplewood, Camden, and Bloomfield dispatch facilities which shall include all necessary cabling, configuration and programming.

Vendor shall furnish and install the audio cabling between the recorder and each audio source.

Vendor shall furnish and install cable punch-down blocks on the recorder side of the audio cabling. Vendor shall be responsible for interfacing the logging recorder at each location to the radio electronics and to designated phone lines.

16.3.8 Grounding and Lightening Protection

The following paragraphs are functional requirements for this section.

External commercial power feed to all new fixed-Equipment power supplies provided under this contract shall be protected by a device with silicon avalanche diode type primary, with MOV backup.

External radio control circuits, such as telephone lines, to the new fixed Equipment provided under this contract shall be protected by a punch-down bridge clip suppressor or approved equivalent.

External coaxial transmission lines to the new fixed Equipment provided under this contract shall be protected by gas tube impulse suppressor such as those manufactured by Polyphaser Corporation, or approved equivalent.

Impulse suppressors shall be placed at the point where the coaxial antenna transmission line connects to the jumper cable from the radio frequency equipment, and shall be grounded at this point.

Radio frequency and ancillary equipment supplied by Vendor under this contract shall be grounded to a central ground bus. All grounding interconnections shall be made by using #2 AWG solid copper wire or flat copper strapping having a width of not less than 2”, and shall comply with NEC Code 70 where applicable.

Coaxial antenna transmission line outer conductors shall be grounded to the tower. These grounding points shall be:

Below the top connector of the line. Above the point at which bends are made to exit the tower or antenna support

structure. At the cable entry port. Ground points shall be made by using copper ground straps from the same

manufacturer as that supplying the coaxial antenna transmission line and in accordance with the manufacturer's installation practices. No grounding to tower



cross braces is allowed, only direct conductor to ground. Braided ground straps are not acceptable.

Cuts made in the outer jacket of the transmission line to install the ground straps shall be thoroughly sealed with a water-resistant tape or compound as required by the manufacturer. Ground connections to galvanized tower legs shall be made with transition clamps thereby reducing the oxidation effect of dissimilar metals.

For the sites where there is no existing grounding, Vendor shall be responsible for providing and installing a ground network

16.3.9 Cable Terminations

16.3.9.1 General Cabling Requirements

Care shall be exercised in wiring to avoid damage to the wiring and equipment. All wiring and connectors shall be installed in strict adherence to standard telecommunication installation practices and all applicable federal, state, and local codes.

All cables, regardless of length, shall be marked and/or numbered at both ends. Marking codes shall correspond to recognized standards and specifications. All cabling shall be neatly laced, dressed and adequately supported.

No splices will be allowed in network wiring other than at approved designated locations, and with approved devices

16.3.9.2 Terminating Cross Connect

Vendor shall supply and install all required equipment such as accessories, punch-blocks, patch panels, terminal strips and/or cables needed to interface to new and/or existing facilities.

To conserve space in the wall-mounted cross connect backboard, Vendor shall utilize small "110" or 3 M "BIX" type blocks if applicable.

Vendor shall clearly mark all terminations to allow rapid identification of every circuit and its termination point to facilitate repair or relocation of Equipment.

To the greatest extent possible, Vendor shall insure that all equipment inter-cabling and/or cable/wiring bundles are properly secured by means of lacing string (waxed) and where needed, secured by surface mounted clamps and hidden from view.



17 Acceptance Testing

17.1 General Requirements

The Vendor shall verify all equipment has been installed as per design build specifications and all equipment functionality has been validated by Vendor and NJT network performance to the NJT Project Manager prior to beginning the Performance System Acceptance Test Plan Period. System performance functionality shall be demonstrated by equipment/network tests and verifications.

The Vendor shall provide all necessary technical personnel and test equipment to conduct the tests. The Vendor shall coordinate with the NJT Project Manager in regard to scheduling of the tests and provide at least two weeks’ notice prior to performing the tests.

All test results shall be recorded in a standardized format to be determined by the NJT and Vendor. The format to be used for recording of test program data shall be submitted to the NJT Project Manager for approval. All recorded test program data shall be dated, witnessed, and signed by the sub network suppliers designated representative, the Vendor’s project manager and the NJT Project Manager. The entire test data shall be presented in a single test report.

A preliminary, but detailed, System Acceptance Test Plan (SATP) shall be submitted with the RFP response. The SATP shall include, but not be limited to:

Compliance to technical specifications Operational / Functional Compliance – All equipment functionality has been

validated by Vendor and NJT Coverage compliance – RF coverage to meet or exceed defined coverage

specifications Network Availability Compliance

The Vendor shall provide documentation for pass/fail criteria of each test. The NJT. The NJT Project Manager, the sub network suppliers designated representative and the Vendor’s sub contractor’s project manager shall witness each test and initial next to pass/fail criteria. The Vendor shall agree that the System shall not be accepted until all parties agree that all networks subsystems have successful passed the SATP.

The network shall be conditionally accepted by the NJT Project Manager upon completion of a successful performance period for each phase subsystem of within the project scope. Those time periods are to be within the parameters of the schedule submitted with the original technical proposal.

Successful operation is defined as the absence of any major failure of equipment or equipment function. Minor failures, such as operational problems and adjustments normally encountered during implementation of a new network, shall not constitute a failure in achieving successful operation.



17.2 Technical, Functional, & Operational Compliance Testing

17.2.1 Field Acceptance Testing

After field installation of the fixed infrastructure, Vendor shall perform those checks and tests that were not, or could not be performed during the initial installation and FAT tests. During this activity, NJT also expects that critical network parameters and functions tested during the initial tests will be re-checked and re-tested for verification purposes.

Prior to the commencement of this activity, Vendor shall deliver a final field test plan to the NJT for review, modification, if necessary, and approval.

At the conclusion of the field tests, Vendor shall present to the NJT written certification that the tests performed were in accordance with the approved test plan, the tests were successful and the actual results of the tests as recorded.

NJT shall attend the field tests. Travel costs for NJT or designated personnel attending the tests shall be the responsibility of NJT.

17.2.2 Field Inspections

After installation of the fixed infrastructure, Vendor shall perform field inspections to verify that equipment installations have been completed in accordance with NJT’s Specifications, Vendor’s installation practices and standards, and NJT’s expectations that the workmanship will be neat and professional.

Prior to the commencement of this activity, Vendor shall deliver a final field inspection plan to the NJT for review, modification, if necessary, and approval.

At the conclusion of this activity, Vendor shall present to NJT written certification that the field inspections performed were in accordance with the approved plan, and that the results of the inspections were satisfactory.

NJT shall attend these inspections.

17.3 Functional and Operational System Testing

This test shall be performed to demonstrate that the NJT Radio Network and related sub-networks have been properly configured and optimized; and that they will operate fully, and properly, without a major network failure.

This test shall be performed after all the tests and inspections defined earlier in this section have been accepted, and before network cutover.



During the test, all network features and functions shall be fully operational and accessible to the test users. NJT shall approve the selection of test users.

The duration of this test shall not be for less than a continuous sixty (60) calendar day period. If a major failure occurs within this period, the continuation or re-start of the test will be at the discretion of the NJT. NJT defines major failure as any failure that causes full featured or full function trunked operation to be lost on any one-radio channel or at any one (1) fixed Equipment site.

The Operational System Test shall consider, at a minimum, the following items:

All Trunked System Features shall be included but not limited to the following:o Automatic unit identification.o Emergency alarm function, with and without all voice channels busy.o Talk group selection (mobile, portable, control station, console networks).o Dynamic regrouping from control terminal.o Network Computer/Site failure.o Trunked controller failure software mode.o Power failure at trunked controller.o Trunked signaling channel failure.o Repeater failure.o Trunked site failure.o Busy queuing and other queuing capability.o Emergency access to voice channel, all channels busy.o Frequency standardo Simulcast optimization equipment (if applicable).o Operation of equipment alarm functions.o Operation of talkgroup database.o Modem functions (data links between sites).o Remote site controller failure (if applicable).o Emergency Call Alert signaling.

Base Repeater Functions including, but not limited to:o Transmit frequency and authorized transmission mask.o Output and reflected power.o Receiver sensitivity.o Receiver selectivity.o Receiver multi-coupler gain.o Receiver preamplifier gain.o Time domain reflectometry of transmission line.o Conducted spurious and harmonic emissions.o Transmitter combiner loss.o Duplexer.o Alarm functions.



o Receiver audio output levels.o Voting (if applicable) network function and level adjustment.o Proper operation of frequency standard.o Proper operation of standby frequency standard.o Verification of proper orientation of directional antennas.

Dispatch Console Functions including, but not limited to:o Proper operation of trunked talkgroups.o Proper operation of all signaling functions. o Proper operation of volume and mute controls.o Proper operation of headset interfaces and volume controls.o Proper operation of cross patch functions. o Proper operation of cross mute functions.o Proper operation of instant call recorder/playback.o Proper operation of relay controlled external devices. o Proper operation of preprogrammed simulcast or group control functions.o Proper operation of clocks, meters or other displays contained in console.o Operation of self-diagnostic and testing features contained in the consoles

electronics through simulation of failures. o Proper operation of automatic unit identification and emergency identifica-

tion functions.o Proper operation of uninterruptible power supplies.

Revenue Mobile Functions including, but not limited to:o Polling & polling response between and among Clever Devices’

equipment.o Request-to-Talk over the transit data channel.o A Priority-Request-to-Talk over the transit data channel.o Mobile radio acquiring a talkgroup.o Mobile radio completing a Priority-Request-to-Talk or a Request-to-Talk

call and switching to the control channel.o Emergency alarm activation over the control channel.o Complete functional test of the Clever VLU/TCH and associated mobile

radio. o Automated switch to trunk-mode with loss of the transit data channel.o Hailing speaker activation (Call-Mode).o Fallback operation.o Status of radio upon power up.o Registration/Deregistration and presenting the information through the

Clever Device equipment.o Private-Call to a bus.o Group-Call to a bus (group of buses).o Fleet –Call (all buses in the fleet).

NOTE: Any changes required to existing Clever Devices VLU shall be “end-to-end” regression tested



ACCESS’ Voice Network Functions including: acquire network access for emergency alarm, talkgroup, fleet and private calls.

Non-revenue Mobile and Portable Radio Functions including, but not limited to:o Proper operation of talkgroup or mode selection switches and personality

programming.o Proper operation of automatic unit identification and emergency alarm

button.o Transmit frequencies and authorized transmission mask..o Transmitter output and reflected power.o Receiver sensitivity.o Receiver selectivity.o Operation of accessory functions.o Proper operation of conventional base station selector (if used).o Verification of adequate battery capacity.

Control Station—Remote Control Sub-network Functions including, but not limited to:

o Measurement of forward and reflected power.o Transmit frequency and authorized transmission mask.o Receiver sensitivity.o Receiver selectivity.o Proper talkgroup operation.o Proper operation of remote control functions (if used).o Proper orientation of directional antenna.

Vendor shall document mobile and portable radio testing, and ten percent (10%) of the randomly selected units will be evaluated in conjunction with the fixed-end Equipment testing to determine network acceptance.

In the event that more than one-half percent (0.5%) of the randomly selected units fail to meet the required Specifications, NJT will consider the test a failure.

17.3.1 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, Clever Devices DCC, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Test

These tests will verify the correct operation of the, Radio, VLU/TCH interface using hardware and software to simulate the mobile fleet. These tests are a requirement of NJT though we understand specific technology of the Air-Interface may require modification of these test cases to conform to the technology proposed. At a minimum, the following functions shall be tested.



Ensure that polling for GPS information on revenue vehicles operates correctly with 2500 vehicles in the polling table.

To ensure operation of two-way data transmission, Vendors shall test for correct polling operation while simultaneously transmitting free-form text and voice messages from the Bus Control Center to 2500 revenue vehicles.

Revenue vehicle GPS data should be polled every thirty (30) seconds under all situations and conditions.

Test to insure that a mobile vehicle ID is added to the polling table whenever a revenue radio is powered up.

Test for proper CAD login operation. o VLU login data should be received and processed in CAD.o CAD should associate vehicle ID with mobile subscriber unit ID.o CAD should direct the radio system to configure the mobile radio with the

correct dispatch group assignment for the run and line logged in.

Test for proper operation of Request-to-talk (RTT) and Priority RTT (PRTT). o RTT and PRTT should be received by the CAD system.o Calls should be routed to the correct Coordinator/Dispatcher.o Test to ensure CAD directs call set up upon acceptance of RTT/PRTT by

the coordinator/dispatchero Test to ensure that radio system sets up call as directed.o Test to ensure that PTT is operational for the set up call.o When a call is completed, the channel/path should be immediately

available for the next call.

Test for successful operation of calls from a Coordinator to a single bus, to a group of buses, or to all buses in the fleet, as directed by the CAD system.

Primary Emergency Alarm test.o This test should confirm that when an Emergency Alarm is received and

accepted by the Bus Control Center, an Emergency Alarm Acknowledgment is sent to the Revenue Bus and conveyed to the bus operator by the Clever Devices VLU/TCH.

o Confirm that a channel/talk path is set up for the vehicle that originated the EA and the Console that accepted the alarm, and that the presence of the talk path is conveyed to the bus operator by the Clever Devices VLU/TCH. Insure that the channel/talk path remains assigned until the CSR is closed, or that the EA talkgroup is assigned highest network priority until the alarm is closed.

Back-up Emergency Alarm. This test should confirm that a Back-up Emergency Alarm is transmitted to the CAD system under the following circumstances.



o When an Emergency Alarm Acknowledgement isn’t received after a Primary EA is transmitted.

o When an Emergency Alarm is sent and the NJT Data Channel isn’t available.

Verify correct operation of all network alarms and event loggers including automatic email messages and paging messages to the Warranty Vendor and the NJT Radio Communications group, and alarm/event notification to the Bus Control Center.

NOTE: Any changes required to existing Clever Devices or SmartBus/CAD environment shall be “end-to-end” regression tested

17.3.2 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Field Test

These tests will verify the satisfactory operation of the , Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, Clever Devices DCC, and CAD equipment and software Interface using mobile radios installed in vehicles in revenue service. At a minimum, the following items shall be tested.

Insure that the revenue polling operates correctly with at least 2500 vehicles and with only two (2) vehicles in the polling table.

Field Test for correct polling operation while simultaneously transmitting free-form text messages from the Bus Control Center ten (10) RVs. Revenue Vehicles should be polled in less than two (2) minutes under all situations and conditions.

Test to insure that a Vehicle ID is added to the polling table whenever a revenue radio is powered up.

Test for proper CAD login operation.o VLU login data should be received and processed in CAD.o CAD should associate vehicle ID with mobile subscriber unit ID.o CAD should direct the radio system to configure the mobile radio with the

correct dispatch group assignment for the run and line logged in.

Test for proper operation of RTT and PRTTs. o Call requests should be routed to the correct Coordinator.

Test to ensure CAD directs call set up upon acceptance of RTT/PRTT by the coordinator/dispatcher

Test to ensure that radio system sets up call as directed. Test to ensure that PTT is operational for the set up call.

o When a radio call is finished, the mobile radio should revert back to its normal standby state.

o When a voice call is completed, the channel/path should be immediately available for the next call-setup request.



Test for successful operation of voice radio calls from a Coordinator to a single bus, to a group of buses, and to all buses in the fleet.

o When these calls are finished, vehicle radio(s) shall revert back to its normal standby state.

o When a voice call is finished, the channel/path should be immediately available for the next call-setup request.

Primary Emergency Alarm test.o This test should confirm that when an Emergency Alarm is received and

accepted by the Bus Control Center, an Emergency Alarm Acknowledgment is sent to the revenue vehicle and conveyed to the bus operator by the Clever Devices VLU/TCH.

o Confirm that a channel/talk path is set up for the vehicle that originated the EA and the Console that accepted the alarm, and that the presence of the talk path is conveyed to the bus operator by the Clever Devices VLU/TCH. Insure that this channel/talk path remains assigned until the EA CSR is closed, or that the EA talkgroup is assigned the highest priority for channel assignment until the alarm CSR is closed.

GPS polling control test. This test will verify that the CAD system can configure GPS polling on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis.

o Enable and disable GPS polling for individual vehicles.o Configure polling rates for individual vehicles.


17.3.3 Radio, Vehicle Logic Unit, Clever Devices DCC, & CAD Bus Control Center Integration Pilot Test

This is an operational test of 100 Revenue Buses, which will operate on various routes. At a minimum, the following functions shall be tested.

Radio operation based upon vehicle location provided by GPS and data provided by the Bus Control Center related to location data received, or not received, from each bus in the Pilot Group.

All normal radio operations including:o Radio registration (poll-table add).o Login.o RTT and PRTT. Test should also include a test condition where all 100

Revenue Buses send simultaneous RTTs and/or PRTTs.o Single Call, Group Call, Strategy Call with audio routed to radio handset,

then to the Hailing Speaker, and finally to the Public Address network.o Emergency Alarm operation.o Normal GPS updates operation with all Pilot Group vehicles.



o Normal location reporting while simultaneously transmitting free-form text messages to two (2) or more buses.

Verify correct operation of all network alarms and event loggers including automatic email and paging message alerts sent to Maintenance Staff, and alarm/event notification sent to the Bus Control Center for the following networks:

o 700/800 MHz trunked radio network.o Bus Control Center console sub-network.o DAS and BDA RF distribution network.

GPS Location Reporting Control test. This test will verify that the CAD system can configure GPS location reporting on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis:

o Enable and disable GPS location reporting for individual vehicles.o Configure location reporting rates for individual vehicles.


17.4 Distributed Antenna Systems Field Integration Test

This test will verify continued operations at all NJT locations which employ distributed antenna systems, including Newark Light Rail (NLR) operation, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR), and facilities which utilize BDA systems. Vendor shall ensure that operations are as follows:

Verify that NLR and HBLR Vehicle continues to function as normal as the vehicle enters the NLR and HBLR Tunnels.

Verify NJT Radio coverage inside the NLR and HBLR Tunnels. NLR and HBLR Cars should have 100% coverage in the bores and at each station and staging area. Portable radios should have ninety-nine percent (99%) coverage on all platforms, staging areas and tunnel portals.

Verify trunk radio operation between the Dispatcher and all tunnel Rail Cars.

Verify that the tunnel channels cannot be received by radios or base stations on the surface.

Verify that all existing BDAs in Bus Garages and Facilities continue proper operations.

17.5 NJT Police Field Integration Test

This plan will verify the integration between the NJT Radio Network and the NJT Police VHF Network, by testing proper operation of the interface between the Police Dispatch


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkconsoles and the newly installed trunked control station radios which are programmed to access the required new network talkgroups.

17.6 RF Coverage Acceptance Testing

The Vendor shall complete a detailed RF Coverage Acceptance Test Plan (CATP) that provides a verifiable and statistically valid means of confirming the RF coverage requirements . The Vendor shall include a detailed CATP in their proposal. The final CATP shall be approved by NJT.

This Coverage Acceptance Test Plan for Delivered Audio Quality Sampling, Correlation and Analysis (“CATP”) provides the methodology for the assessment of the radio coverage provided by the radio communications network to be provided to NJT by the Vendor.

This CATP provides the exclusive means by which to determine whether the coverage warranty provided by the Vendor to NJT and set forth below (the “Technical Coverage Warranty,” as distinct from the General System Warranty is satisfied.

The Technical Coverage Warranty provided to NJT by the Vendor is as follows:

The Radio System shall provide radio coverage to NJT such that in the Test Area (as hereinafter defined), the delivered audio quality (“DAQ”) for voice coverage shall be at least DAQ 3.4 (as that term is understood in the relevant industry standards: TIA-TSB-88C); and the data system coverage shall be such that no more than three (3) retries shall be required to successfully deliver a 100 byte data message, both inbound and outbound in every test point where voice quality is DAQ 3.4; with a reliability over the entirety of the Test Area of at least 95% for both outbound and inbound radio transmissions.

The Vendor shall prove compliance to the coverage requirements of this RFP by successfully completing three (3) independent tests:

1. A subjective Digital Audio Quality (DAQ) test for both inbound and outbound voice transmissions.

2. An automated outbound (Fixed Repeater to Subscriber) Bit Error Rate (BER) test which shall show that BER is less than or equal to 2%; and which shall show that measured BER will correlate to a DAQ 3.4 as described further this section.

3. An automated inbound/outbound Data Coverage test which shall measure BER to be less than or equal to 2%; and which shall demonstrate that no more than three (3) retries shall be required to successfully deliver a 100 byte data message in every test point where voice quality is DAQ 3.4.

Performance of testing and test data for the three (3) tests may be collected simultaneously, but shall be analyzed and evaluated independently.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkNo more than four adjacent grids shall fail in any part of the service area. An adjacent grid shall be defined as grids having common sides or apexes.

The service area will be divided into uniformly sized tiles, in accordance to land use density determined by NJT, and shall be no larger than as described in the following:

For land use areas designated as “rural”, Vendor shall include a 0.75 square mile test tile; and shall include a minimum of two (2) sample points for subjective inbound/outbound voice DAQ testing.

For land use areas designated as “suburban,” Vendor shall include a 0.25 square mile test tile; and shall include a minimum of one (1) sample points for subjective inbound/outbound voice DAQ testing.

For land use areas designated as “urban,” Vendor shall include a 0.1 square mile test tile; and shall include a minimum of one (1) sample points for subjective inbound/outbound voice DAQ testing.

For land use areas designated as “dense urban,” Vendor shall include a 0.1 square mile test tile; and shall include a minimum of two (2) sample points for subjective inbound/outbound voice DAQ testing.

NOTE: The number of test sample points required for each test tile is only in reference to subjective voice DAQ transmissions. The test samples collected for each tile for the automated coverage tests shall be as many test samples as possible for the vendor proposed automated coverage test equipment.

The determination whether the Radio System satisfies the Technical Coverage Warranty shall be made solely and strictly in accordance with this CATP. In relation to the matter whether the Radio System satisfies the Technical Coverage Warranty, this CATP shall be the sole governing document as between NJT and the Vendor.

The coverage verification tests, in accordance with NJT’s approved CATP, are to be performed under full foliage conditions, preferable in the Month of July. If the network is completed so that coverage testing would take place without full foliage conditions, Vendor shall postpone Full System Acceptance until testing can be done under full foliage conditions.

The following subsections depict the CATP requirements of each of the independent coverage tests outlined above.

17.6.1 Subjective Outbound and Inbound DAQ Coverage Acceptance Test Plan

The Vendor shall perform a DAQ test to evaluate system talk out and talkback. Vendor may propose utilization of multiple test teams if they so choose. Each test evaluation team shall consist of a minimum of two NJT representatives and one Vendor representative, who shall be present to conduct this test.

Test tiles shall be determined prior to testing, in accordance to the land use descriptions defined above. A DAQ test shall be performed in each tile where a portion of that tile is


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkwithin the service area. Test points within each tile will be selected by NJT, with the understanding that selected points shall not cluster adjacent grid test points together. All selected test points shall be within the service area.

The testing instrumentation shall be configured to allow use both on foot – for testing portable in street and in-building test areas -- and in a vehicle. Testing instrumentation shall simulate a portable radio, worn at hip level with use of a public-safety lapel mic (without external antenna) for testing portable radio coverage, and a mobile radio configured with Vendor proposed antenna configuration for testing mobile radio coverage. The testing instrumentation shall be verified by an independent means acceptable to the Township both before and immediately following the test. Test equipment shall remain in the possession of NJT for the duration of the test.

Each test point may be evaluated from a fixed location or in a moving environment, at NJT’s discretion.

NJT will provide test messages representing commonly used dispatch language for their various departments. The Vendor and NJT shall mutually agree on the test messages. The test messages will be no longer than 10 seconds in length. Test messages will be drawn at random, read and evaluated. Testing shall occur using both male and female voices.

If a majority of the evaluation team believes that the test message met a minimum DAQ of 3.4 on the first transmission, the test tile passes.

If a test point is evaluated on-street utilizing the configured test instrumentation, and a majority of the evaluation team believes that test message did not meet a minimum DAQ of 3.4 on the first transmission, the test tile fails.

The NJT test evaluation team shall be provided with the definition of DAQ 3.4, based upon TSB-88C definitions as given in Table 18-1, and audio wave file samples of 3.4 DAQ. The NJT test evaluation team shall reach final determination if the 3.4 DAQ has been achieved.

Successful completion of the DAQ test shall occur when 95 percent or more of the total test tiles achieve a minimum DAQ of 3.4 or better for both talk out and talk back. However, the DAQ test shall be considered failed if any two (2) adjacent or contiguous grids, in any horizontal, vertical or diagonal combination, fail to achieve a minimum DAQ of 3.4.

17.6.2 Automated Outbound Coverage Acceptance Test Plan

The Automated Outbound CATP will be used to verify the coverage provided by the Radio System. NJT recommends using Bit Error Rate as an indicator of DAQ to facilitate the automated collection of DAQ data. For this to be accurate, NJT and Vendor shall develop an agreed upon correlation between bit error rate (“BER”) and DAQ. This will be accomplished through subjective testing – a process that will also


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkhave to be jointly developed with vendor and proven through independent, objective, and verifiable means.

This CATP provides a methodology to ensure the performance criteria to be utilized are established objectively based on published recommendations and field verified procedures and able to ensure that, if satisfied, they will provide a network-wide DAQ of 3.4 with a minimum reliability of 95%.

NJT will only consider quality of voice coverage by reliance upon DAQ, which is an accepted measure of performance of a voice trunked network for public safety and mission critical radio networks. The willingness of NJT to consider the framing of this CATP in terms of BER should not be misunderstood. NJT does not wish to represent that they consider a subordination of DAQ to BER, rather they wish to subject to strict proof that there is a highly certain correlation between DAQ and BER. NJT will accept BER measurements to determine whether the Radio System satisfies the Technical Coverage Warranty (itself framed in terms of DAQ) if and only if BER can be shown to be and is in fact a proper surrogate for DAQ.

17-2 Table TSB-88C DAQ Definitions

Under applicable industry standards, DAQ values are divided into seven ratings shown in Table 17-1.

All DAQ characterizations made pursuant to this CATP shall be made by NJT personnel.

17.6.3 BER Testing:


Delivered Audio

5

Quality Subjective Performance Description

Speech easily understood.

4.5

4

3.4

Speech easily understood. Infrequent Noise/Distortion.

Speech easily understood. Occasional Noise/Distortion.

Speech understandable with repetition only rarely required. SomeNoise/Distortion.

3

2

1

Speech understandable with slight effort. Occasional repetition required due to Noise/Distortion.

Understandable with considerable effort. Frequent repetition due to Noise/Distortion.

Unusable, speech present but unreadable.

RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe method by which the proposed radio network coverage will be assessed is by measuring the BER of the Radio System throughout the NJT service area depicted in Appendix D (NJT Service Area).

The Vendor shall supply a method by which BER will be measured and specify the maximum BER that will yield a DAQ of 3.4. The Vendor shall demonstrate that the specified BER corresponds to a DAQ of 3.4 to the satisfaction of NJT.

The Vendor shall supply a method by which BER will be measured and specify the maximum BER that will yield a DAQ of 3.4 for all subscriber radios used in high noise environments, including but not limited to, train rail platforms. The Vendor shall demonstrate that the specified BER corresponds to a DAQ of 3.4 to the satisfaction of NJT.

17.6.4 RF Coverage Test Areas

Coverage testing is required in all areas as depicted in Appendix D (NJT Service Area) based upon Revenue Bus Routes.

The coverage test in this test area shall demonstrate mobile radio coverage of DAQ 3.4 over 95%, and DAQ 3.4 -- consisting of bus and rail routes shown in map (see Appendix D) plus one (1) mile on both sides of referenced routes -- of this area for portable radios.

17.6.5 Drive Route Planning

A drive route plan shall be developed to gather a collection of data points evenly distributed throughout the defined service areas and provide a statistically accurate determination of radio coverage performance. The service area shall be divided into tiles as specified in Section 17.6 and shall consist of an even or uniform distribution of test locations. The tiles shall be overlaid onto street maps and a drive test route determined that passes through each tiles at least once but not more than twice -, as much as is practically possible..

17.6.6 Test Level Measurements

The test receiver instrument used for coverage acceptance shall be reliable, accurate test gear that produces repeatable measurement results and is in conformance with industry standards. The test receiver instrument shall perform downlink (Base station to subscriber) signal level DAQ measurements at an equal distance interval throughout the entire drive route. With the test vehicle in motion, a local mean signal measurement shall be made every 0.1 mile (typically) by averaging a minimum of 50 data points within a 40 wavelength measurement window.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network17.6.7 Data Analysis and Acceptance

The data records collected from the drive test shall be post-processed for the entire NJT service area using all mean measurements within the defined service area boundary. For each service measurement point area, the minimum acceptable signal level at the mobile or portable antenna terminals shall be adjusted to the measurement reference point using loss factors associated with that mode of operation. A comparison shall be made between the mean measurement points in the service area and this adjusted minimum level, denoted the adjusted signal threshold DAQ shall be recorded. Points that meet or exceed the adjusted DAQ threshold value are recorded as passed and those below are recorded as failed.

The installed radio network coverage is deemed to meet the coverage requirements if, for the entire NJT service area in Appendix D the ratio of the number of pass points to the total number of points in the service area equals or exceeds 95%.

17.6.8 Coverage Acceptance Test Plan Requirements

Test teams shall be staffed as follows:

On Site Team Dispatcher or other person - Provided by NJT Test Monitor - Third party, such as the NJT’s consultant Test Monitor - Provided by Vendor Observers – Provided by NJT

Field Teams Driver - Provided by NJT Test Monitor - Provided by the Vendor Record Keeper - Third party, such as the NJT’s consultant Observers – Provided by NJT (Optional)

To reduce the time required for the coverage test, more than one test team will operate at a time, and a single Monitor Team may support more than one field team.

The “Monitor Team” comprised of the Vendor, NJT and its consultant and shall monitor the test at the dispatch facility in order to assist in test coordination as necessary.

A test vehicle shall be provided by NJT for each field team. The vehicle will be equipped by the Vendor with a test radio from the stock to be supplied to NJT, along with any test instrumentation required.

The Vendor shall present the design for all test equipment to NJT for approval at least 8 weeks prior to starting the test. NJT and its consultants reserve the right to disapprove any instrumentation or procedures that do not comply with the RFP requirements or that do not provide valid test results. The Vendor has sole responsibility to provide equipment and procedures that are acceptable to NJT. During these tests, the repeater


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkbase station output power shall be monitored and no adjustments made to the repeaters, mobile units, portable units, or test equipment without NJT approval in writing once NJT has observed appropriate calibration of all units.

NJT and Vendor shall test coverage in all accessible tiles. Tiles that cannot be accessed will not be counted in the reliability calculation.

All portable radio coverage testing shall use a radio with the proposed flexible whip antenna, worn on the belt (3' AGL), and equipped with a speaker/microphone. If your coverage guarantee requires NJT staff to use any special carrying devices such as leather cases with swivel attachments, they shall be clearly outlined and described in your radio coverage description.

17.6.9 CATP Methodology

For the subjective out-bound / in-bound listening test the pass / fail criterion is the Delivered Audio Quality (DAQ). The DAQ value shall be recorded for each test tile at the fixed location and the subscriber terminal using the DAQ definitions from Table 18-1, Delivered Audio Quality Definitions,

17.6.9.1 Determining Test Area Reliability For Acceptance

After all accessible service routes in NJT’s Service Area have been tested, the test area reliability (%) shall be determined by dividing the number of tile that pass by the total number of measurements {TSB-88C,}. The coverage test acceptance criterion for each equipment configuration is that the tested test area reliability shall be equal to or greater than the required reliability.

17.6.9.2 Testing Responsibilities

Vendor’s CATP shall include a list describing the responsibilities of Vendor and NJT related to conducting the tests, testing equipment, test personnel, and test preparation.

17.6.9.3 CATP Procedures

Vendor’s CATP shall describe in detail the procedures that will be followed to perform a quantitative coverage acceptance test using equipment acceptable to NJT to provide objective verification that the network provides the faded performance threshold for the specified CPC, and a subjective listening test that verifies out-bound and in-bound Delivered Audio Quality (DAQ) performance of the network.

Vendor’s CATP shall describe in detail the procedure for objective and subjective tests.

The CATP Test Measurement System shall be installed in a test vehicle which shall be driven over a predetermined route to cover the accessible service areas



within the coverage test area. Vendor personnel shall operate the CATP Test Measurement System and NJT personnel shall observe, and where necessary, participate in this test.

During the coverage test, a laptop computer shall display the test vehicle’s location on coverage test area map overlaid with the test tile. CATP Test Measurement System shall automatically initiate signal level and BER measurements when the GPS receiver indicates that the test vehicle has entered a test tile. The computer shall provide a visual indication that a measurement has been completed in a tile. The CATP Test Measurement System shall manage test data collection and shall store all test data for later analysis with the mobile outbound reference signal level measured in each tested tile.

Attenuation of the test receiver shall be used to simulate a portable subscriber on the street. Each tile shall be evaluated whether it passes or fails the required BER for each equipment configuration. The tile pass / fail evaluations shall be used to determine the test area reliability.

Coverage acceptance shall be based on demonstrating that at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the tiles for subscribers in specified test areas are measured to provide a mean level of two percent (2%) BER or better at the test receiver input. The network coverage acceptance criterion shall be the successful passing of each of the equipment configurations.

The Vendor may review any test tiles that fail both objective BER and subjective DAQ tests, versus the signal strength samples taken for the same test tiles. If a coverage test, or a portion thereof, is suspected by Vendor to have failed due to external interference, those tiles suspected of being affected by an interferer may be re-tested. If the test tiles re-tested are confirmed to have failed due to interference, those test tiles shall be excluded from all acceptance calculations and Vendor shall work with NJT to identify potential solutions to the interference issues.

The procedure for objective DAQ coverage test shall, at a minimum, include the following steps:

To perform a statistically valid and subjective DAQ test, 3 (three) to 7 (seven) people shall judge the audio quality for the subjective tests. The number of subjective testers shall be approved by NJT before the testing begins. All test participants shall be “calibrated” before the test begins by listening to examples of static and faded audio at various CPC levels from the type of network being tested. Test evaluators shall also be trained on the proper positioning of equipment during transmissions.

A fixed control point location shall be established. Prior to testing, NJT and Vendor shall agree on a procedure to allow each audio transmission to be



evaluated for approximately ten (10) seconds. The audio source might be live or recorded dispatch traffic, books on CD, phonetically balanced sentences, etc.

The test participants shall be divided into teams, each team shall consist of personnel from both NJT and Vendor. Each team shall have members who operate a subscriber radio in the field and members who are stationed at the fixed control point location. As the field test team(s) drive through the test area, test locations within each tile shall be selected randomly by CATP Test Measurement System’s GPS location indication. CATP Test Measurement System’s DAQ recording feature shall be used to record the out-bound and in-bound DAQ value as well as any pertinent notes for the location.

Each field test team member shall listen to an out-bound audio transmission at each tile location and shall record his or her subjective evaluation of the DAQ for that tile. Team members stationed at the control point shall evaluate in-bound audio transmission quality from the test field unit(s) in each tile. Each team member shall maintain a test log to record date, time, and subjective evaluation for each test tile location. Subjective evaluation shall be based on the Delivered Audio Quality descriptions in Table 10-1. The DAQ score for each test tile shall be based on a pass / fail criteria, and a majority shall rule on disputed tiles.

The DAQ score for each test tile shall be used to evaluate whether each tile passes or fails for each equipment configuration. The tile pass / fail evaluations shall be used to determine the test area reliability

Downlink and Uplink shall be evaluated independently.

Coverage acceptance shall be based on demonstrating that at least ninety-five percent (95%) (for mobiles, of the tile locations in the specified coverage test areas shall provide an audio quality of DAQ-3.4 or better. The network coverage acceptance criterion shall be the successful passing of each of the equipment configurations

Vendor may review any test tiles that fail both the objective BER and subjective DAQ tests, versus the signal strength samples taken for the same test tiles. If a coverage test, or a portion thereof, is suspected by Vendor to have failed due to external interference, those tiles suspected of being affected by an interferer may be re-tested. If the tiles (or test points) re-tested are confirmed to have failed due to interference, those tiles (or test points) shall be excluded from all acceptance calculations and Vendor shall work with NJT to identify potential solutions to the interference issues.

Coverage acceptance testing shall be performed in areas to be defined by NJT. Vendor shall determine the minimum number of test tiles required, as described in the Method Section of this CATP. Vendor and NJT shall plan the route for the test vehicle(s) through the coverage test area, to ensure that at least the minimum required number of tiles is tested. If possible, any tiles not accessible to the test vehicle(s) shall be identified while planning the route.



If any portion of the test is determined to be unreliable because of proven equipment malfunctions or failures, Vendor shall repeat the portion of the test affected by the equipment malfunction or failure. NJT shall have the option to accept the coverage at any time prior to completion of the coverage test.

Before starting the test, NJT and Vendor shall agree upon the time frame for Vendor’s submission of a report containing the coverage test results. For example a 1,000 test tile CATP may take 15 work days to complete for an “Subjective Audio Quality” test.

17.6.9.4 CATP Documentation and Coverage Acceptance

During the objective BER measurement portion of the coverage acceptance test, The CATP Test Measurement System generates computer files that include the Reference Tile Levels for each test tile. A copy of this raw data will be provided to NJT at the conclusion of the coverage test. Vendor shall process this data to determine whether the coverage test was passed for each equipment configuration, and to produce a map detailing the coverage test results.

During the subjective Delivered Audio Quality testing, a test log will be kept by each test team member, in the vehicle(s) and at the control point. The DAQ evaluations for each test tile will be recorded on the test logs. A copy of the test logs will be provided to NJT at the conclusion of the coverage test. Vendor shall evaluate the subjective test logs to determine whether the coverage test was passed for each equipment configuration.

Vendor shall submit to NJT a report detailing the coverage test results. This report will include a document, which is to be signed by both NJT and Vendor, indicating the test was performed in accordance with this CATP and the results of the test indicate the acceptance or non-acceptance of the coverage portion of the network. NJT will have the option to accept the coverage at any time prior to completion of the coverage test or documentation process.

17.6.10 CATP For Mobile Wireless Data

An automated inbound/outbound Data Coverage test which shall measure BER to be less than or equal to 2%; and which shall demonstrate that no more than three (3) retries shall be required to successfully deliver a 100 byte data message in every test point where voice quality is DAQ 3.4.

The Vendor shall propose a CATP for verifying RF coverage of of outbound and inbound wireless data transmissions throughout the NJT Service Area (see Appendix D) with 95% reliability.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe Vendor shall provide a detailed test plan which simulates the NJT data messaging operation, including NJT system CAD data messaging, AVL messaging, and HBLR system messaging as the basis for this wireless data CATP.

The testing shall be performed along a pre-determined, mutually agreed, and accessible drive route throughout the NJT Service area consisting of variable land use categorized test tiles as defined in Section 17.6.

Wireless data coverage shall be verified by measurement of data message success rate throughout the NJT service area using mobile radios along the drive route. Successful transmission of the data message shall be demonstrated on both the inbound and inbound data paths. A failure in either the inbound or outbound data transmission shall be deemed a failed data transmission. The wireless data test in the NJT service area shall be considered passing if the percentage of successful inbound and outbound messages is equal to or better than 95%.

17.6.10.1 Wireless Data Testing Prerequisites

The Vendor’s proposed wireless CATP shall identify all resources needed to perform the testing including NJT personnel, Independent Verification personnel, Vendor personnel, hardware, software, firmware and/or third party test equipment for both the Host facilities and the Subscriber Terminal facilities.

Vendor shall propose a test procedure that shall meet all implementation schedule constraints depicted within this RFP. Vendor may propose a test procedure that may include multiple test teams, driving on multiple drive route segments, as necessary to perform the wireless data testing within an expedient time frame so as to meet all implementation schedule constraints depicted within this RFP. NJT recommends that Vendor supply a wireless data CATP that can be performed simultaneously with the voice coverage ATPs.

The proposed wireless CATP test equipment shall include, at the minimum, a Vendor proposed transceiver; Clever Devices IVN; Transit Control Head, Vendor supplied CATP testing devices including all necessary hardware, software, and firmware; and all necessary ancillary equipment incidental to an operational NJT Bus configuration (power sources, installation accessories, antennas, etc).

NJT and the Vendor shall agree, prior to testing, on the quantity of 100 byte test messages that shall be transmitted as a function of the speed of the vehicle, within each pre-determined NJT drive route test tile.

Vendor shall configure test with all necessary tools that shall allow data test messages to be automatically transmitted, both inbound and outbound, to the destination terminals.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network17.6.10.2 Wireless Data Testing Methodology

Vendor shall supply and install the automated coverage test tools on both the fixed end infrastructure and the subscriber, activated and verified to function properly.

The Wireless Data CATP Vehicle (s)should be driven at normal traffic speeds and posted speed limits. The inbound and outbound channels shall be tested simultaneously in order to demonstrate wireless data link balance.

The automated coverage test tool shall automatically generate the test messages and pass them to both the subscriber and fixed end destination terminals. The CATP tool shall record the outcome of the attempted message delivery. The CATP tool shall also record the location of the test point in GPS coordinates format.

17.6.10.3 Wireless Data Testing Measurements

This data is to be collected while driving automatically by the testing software. The Coverage Test will include continuous sampling of RSSI, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Latency and Transfer-rate associated with a location point provided by a GPS device. The following measurement shall be used to validate performance of a mobile subscriber unit and applied to the coverage model. Data from drive performance testing will be categorized and referenced to a specific tile location with a color indicating the expected performance level.

Every automated measurement sample shall include Signal-to-Noise Ratio (in dB), Coordinates of reading (in GPS LAT/LON); and Timestamp of reading (in HH:MM:SS).Automated RSSI measurements shall be greater than or equal to the established RSSI value measured in accordance to the automated BER measurement tests (see Section 17.6.3) and correlated to deliver DAQ 3.4 for voice equivalent.

Automated measurements of Average Round Trip Latency (Remote- Endpoint-Remote for 100 byte message) shall be less than or equal to 120 msec.

Automated measurements of Average Transfer rate (Remote- Endpoint-Remote) shall be greater than or equal to 19.2 kbps (using no more than two 12.5 KHz RF channels, or one 25 KHz RF channel).

17.6.10.4 Wireless Data CATP Documentation Coverage Acceptance

Following measurement portion of the wireless data coverage acceptance test, the Vendor shall perform post-processing of computer generated files that include the Reference Tile Levels for each test tile. A copy of this raw data will be provided to NJT at the conclusion of the coverage test. Vendor shall process this data to determine whether the data coverage test was passed for each equipment configuration, and to produce a map detailing the coverage test results.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkPost-processing shall show the results according to the coverage reliability design based upon the “3-retry” criterion for user data transmission.

A test point shall be considered “passed” after a test message has been transmitted between the Host and the subscriber, and vice-versa, and an acknowledgement (ACK) was either received for either that initial test packet or the three immediately following it. A test point shall be considered “failed” after four successive test packets have been transmitted, but no acknowledgement was eve received by the Host terminal or the subscriber terminal, and vice-versa for any of the test packets.

Vendor shall submit to NJT a report detailing the wireless data coverage test results. This report will include a document, which is to be signed by both NJT and Vendor, indicating the test was performed in accordance with this Wireless Data CATP and the results of the test indicate the acceptance or non-acceptance of the wireless data coverage portion of the network. NJT will have the option to accept the wireless data coverage at any time prior to completion of the coverage test or documentation process.

17.7 Wireless Data Throughput ATP

Vendor shall include a Wireless Data ATP which demonstrates that the wireless data functionality can efficiently process the NJT data traffic capacity required for NJT peak data and voice traffic periods. Performance ATP for Session Persistence, Roaming/Handoffs, and Throughput shall be described in detail.

Vendor shall utilize both new and existing NJT wireless data applications, such as CAD and AVL data, wherever practicable for testing purposes.If necessary, Vendor shall utilize traffic simulation software, preferably commercially off-the-shelf, for throughput and system loading testing.

All wireless data tests shall be performed in moving vehicles throughout any portion of the NJT service area. If testing between host and subscriber terminals shall be stationary, Vendor shall supply a detailed explanation justifying the basis for this type of test.

All wireless data testing shall be performed utilizing vendor proposed transceivers with fully integrated Clever Devices IVN and TCH. Application testing such as mobile data computer running mobile CAD; light rail telemetry; NJTPD mobile CAD, shall also be tested using stand-alone subscribers without Clever Devices IVN. Any additional peripheral test equipment, fixtures, devices, etc, shall be properly integrated with the NJT subscriber so as to simulate the NJT service operation. Vendors shall identify the quantity of NJT subscriber radios that shall be needed for wireless data testing, and shall also specify the simulated throughput and load for all ATPs performed.

For every test performed, Vendor shall provide automatic report generation of messaging processed in each Clever Devices IVN and stand-alone mobile subscriber.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkAll proposed tests shall be performed at the maximum wireless data transfer rates that the Vendor’s proposed system has specified and proposed while under maximum voice load..

17.7.1 Session Persistence Testing

Vendor shall include in their Wireless Data ATP a Session Persistence Test, which is based on the Vendor’s proposed Session timeout value not to exceed 15 minutes. Session loss shall be simulated by removing the network cable from the NJT terminal and initializing an application command prior to and during network interruption. Vendor shall demonstrate Session continuity when network connectivity is lost for three different network interruption periods: 1 minute, 5 minutes, and15 minutes. Vendor shall ensure that application remains stable and sessions remain persistent throughout the test. Vendor shall utilize typical NJT provided CAD and AVL wireless data operation functions suitable for performing the desired outcomes for this test.

17.7.2 Roamer/Handoff

Vendor shall include in their Wireless Data ATP a Roamer/Handoff Test, which shall demonstrate that message integrity is not compromised and that system throughput is not “choked” during peak traffic periods as subscriber units roam from one site to the next.

17.7.3 System Throughput Testing

Vendor shall include in their Wireless Data ATP a System Throughput Test which shall demonstrate that the Vendor’s stated transfer rates perform as specified under loaded data and voice conditions.

All throughput tests shall not be stationary, but shall be performed in moving vehicles throughout any portion of the NJT service area.

Vendor shall describe in detail the data traffic load placed on the network and the loading simulation utility.

Vendor shall utilize both a loading simulation utility running a File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and normal NJT applications loaded on NJT subscriber vehicles such that the majority of the test vehicles are running normal NJT applications and the Vendor supplied simulation utilities are running file transfers as well as continuous pings to network servers or devices. Vendor shall equip a minimum of 250 NJT buses for participation in this system loading test. Vendor shall demonstrate that data transferred for this test will meet minimum requirements specified for network loading (3 Mb/Hr)For the vehicles running the FTP, Vendor shall record the time taken to perform the file transfer and shall calculate network latency. Vendor shall demonstrate that network


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networklatency shall be within 25% of acceptable value and the average latency which shall be less than or equal to 135 milli-seconds.

Vendor shall run the throughput ATP for a minimum of one (1) hour.

17.8 NJT Network Availability Acceptance Testing Requirements

17.8.1 Transit Radio System Availability

This section identifies the equipment and functions required for the NJT Radio Network to be considered available.

The NJT Radio Network shall fulfill the following availability requirements:

The NJT Radio Network shall have a total calculated availability, including functional availability and hardware availability of 99.999%. That is, the ratio of total time minus hold-time minus downtime to total time minus hold-time shall be equal to or greater than 0.99999.

The failure of any single component, processor, or device shall not render the network unavailable.

17.8.2 Functional Availability

All NJT Radio Network functions shall execute as specified, without degradation in response times, for the network to be considered available.

17.8.3 Hardware Availability

For the NJT Radio Network hardware to be considered available, the following dispatch network, radio network, and vehicle Equipment requirements shall be met. For purposes of the availability testing, Software and Firmware in Vendor provided radio network Equipment and on-board vehicle Equipment will be considered as part of the hardware. Communications equipment provided by others for communicating between equipment sites will not be included when determining NJT Radio Network availability.

17.8.4 Dispatch System Availability

All NJT consoles at all NJT dispatch facilities shall be considered operational when the keyboard, cursor positioning device, all monitors, workstation, radio communications Equipment, PTT switch, audible alarm, and voice storage unit are all operational, and the console is capable of performing the voice and other functions required for normal operation.



17.8.5 NJT Radio Network Availability

The following minimum complement of hardware shall be operational for the NJT Radio Network to be considered available:

All base station sites; failure of any entire base station site will cause the network to be considered unavailable.

Digital Loop Microwave System inter-site communications Equipment for voice and/or data communications on all but one channel with all base stations (i.e., only one (1) channel may be unavailable).

The entire radio communications simulcast synchronization network.

Note: Downtime caused by communications equipment not provided by Vendor shall not be used in the equipment availability calculation.

17.8.6 Vehicle Equipment Availability

For the mobile Equipment to be considered available, ninety-nine percent (99%) of the revenue and non-revenue vehicles in the NJT fleet shall have all Vendor-provided radio Equipment (including the radio, antenna, control head, microphone, speaker, ancillary Equipment, and for revenue vehicles, the NJT/ Clever and CAD interface) fully operational.

For availability calculation purposes, a vehicle with a failure of Vendor-provided radio network Equipment will be considered unavailable from the time the failure is noted by a Vehicle Operator until the vehicle returns to a garage at the end of that vehicle’s service day, or until the radio is repaired or replaced if the failure is discovered in a garage. An exception to this will be allowed in cases where the failure is intermittent and the failing operation is successfully performed in no more than two (2) retries. In these cases, one (1) hour of unavailability shall be counted against each affected vehicle for each service day that the intermittent failure occurs.

17.8.7 Individual Device Availability

In addition to meeting the network hardware availability requirements, during the 720-hour test, each device, including processors, shall individually exhibit a minimum calculated hardware availability of 99.5%.

Also, during the Availability Test, each device shall experience no more than one (1) hardware failure.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network17.8.8 Transit Radio System Availability Test Plan

Following the Field Testing , Radio Coverage Verification Testing ; and placing the complete NJT Radio Network and newly equipped fleets into revenue service; a 720-hour test shall be conducted as part of the Full System Acceptance Test in to verify the ability of the NJT Radio Network to meet its availability requirements.

Prior to the start of the test, all variances shall be corrected and all hardware and Software Documentation shall be received and approved by NJT.

During this test, the Vendor shall make no adjustments, Modifications, or substitutions to the NJT Radio Network, except with the approval of NJT.

17.8.8.1 Availability Requirements

The total NJT System Availability requirements above shall be exhibited by the NJT Radio Network in accordance with the availability criteria also specified in 18.6.1 during the 720-hour test. Individual device availability shall also be measured over the Availability Test Period in accordance with the availability criteria specified above.

17.8.8.2 Test Responsibilities

NJT shall be responsible for conducting the Availability Test. The test shall consist of normal NJT Radio Network operations without special test Equipment or procedures. Test records defined in the Availability Test plan and Test Procedures shall be maintained by NJT’s Consultant. NJT shall operate and maintain the NJT Radio Network according to procedures described in the approved Vendor documentation. Vendor may observe the Availability Test and review all test records during and after the test.

NJT Radio Network maintenance on an on-call basis, via either consultation or on-site assistance, shall be provided by the Vendor, as needed. When on-site maintenance support is needed, qualified Vendor personnel shall arrive at the site within the time specified in the Contract, Section 17.9, Pre-Acceptance Deficiencies in Work Provided Before Full System Acceptance.”

17.8.8.3 Test Definitions

The following definitions of downtime and hold-time shall apply to the AvailabilityTest.

17.8.8.3.1 Downtime

Downtime occurs whenever the criteria for successful operation defined in this section , Transit Radio System Availability Test Plan, above are not satisfied. Downtime shall be measured from the start of diagnostic procedures until full service is restored. In the


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkevent of multiple failures, the total elapsed time for repair of all problems shall be counted as downtime.

17.8.8.3.2 Hold-time

During a test of this nature, certain contingencies may occur that are beyond the control of the Vendor and of NJT. These contingencies may prevent successful operation of the NJT Radio Network but, at the same time, are not considered to be downtime for the purpose of measuring NJT Radio Network availability. Such periods of unsuccessful operation may be declared "hold-time" by mutual agreement of NJT representatives and the Vendor. These periods will not be considered in availability statistics for acceptance purposes. Specific instances of hold-time contingencies are:

Scheduled Shutdown: During scheduled shutdowns, or if an equipment failure occurs while its backup device is scheduled out-of-service, the resulting network outage shall be hold-time, provided that service can be restored according to Vendor-specified procedures within thirty (30) minutes.

Power Interruption and Environmental Excursion: Loss of power, or manual shutdown in the event of loss of environmental control, shall be considered hold-time. If the NJT Radio Network is operated during periods of power or environmental conditions beyond those specified, any resultant downtime shall also be considered hold-time.

Service Response Time: Hold-time will be allowed for the Vendor to respond to each call for maintenance support.

The time between detection of a failure and the start of diagnostic procedures shall also be considered hold-time when performed by NJT personnel.

Corrected Design Defect: Hold-time may be declared by mutual agreement to ensure against similar future occurrences if a failure occurs due to a defect in NJT Radio Network design and the Vendor defines corrective measures. Hold time may be declared while the Vendor is implementing and testing the corrective measures.

17.8.8.3.3 Test Satisfaction

After 720 hours of cumulative test time, test records shall be examined to determine conformance with availability criteria. If test objectives have not been met, the test shall continue until the specified availability is achieved, based on one of the following time periods:

Total elapsed test time – required availability is achieved over an extended test period that exceeds 720 hours (the test window is extended).

Consecutive 720-hour period of test time, exclusive of hold-time – required availability is achieved over a 720-hour period different from the initial test period (the test window is moved).

In order to establish that all failures have been satisfactorily repaired prior to the end of the Availability Test, no downtime or any un-commanded restart or failover shall have occurred within 240 hours of the test's conclusion and no more than one un-


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkcommanded restart or failover shall have occurred during the entire 720-hour test period. The test shall be extended, if necessary, to satisfy this requirement.

After the satisfactory conclusion of the Availability Test, the availability of each NJT Radio Network device shall be measured against the device availability criteria defined in Section 17.8.7 Device Availability, above. If one or more NJT Radio Network devices do not meet the defined criteria, then completion of the test shall be delayed until NJT representatives and the Vendor mutually agree that corrective action has been completed for those devices. Corrective action shall include performing all necessary procedures to test and verify proper operation to NJT’s satisfaction.

17.9 Full System Acceptance

For all acceptance testing, Vendor shall exercise extreme caution so as to not disrupt existing system operations in any manner. See NJT Rules of Operations in Appendix A for further detail.

The following items shall be the criteria for providing Full System Acceptance:

Completed delivery, installation and programming of all Equipment, Software and interfaces.

The Full System Acceptance Test Plan will provide the details of a 30-calendar day operational reliability test period of the complete NJT Radio Network including the UHF or 700/800 MHz trunked radio network on the surface, in the NLR and HBLR Tunnels and Availability Testing as provided in Transit Radio System Availability Test Plan (see previous section).

Revenue vehicles, non-revenue vehicles (including location reporting), portable radios, and control stations shall also be tested as will the interfaces to the Microwave network and all NJT Radio Network Equipment in the Bus Control Center including the console sub-network and all network alarms and event loggers. This test will also check interfaces between the NJT Radio Network, , Vehicle Logic Units, Clever DCC, CleverCAD, Bus , NLR, HBLR, and Police Control Centers under normal and abnormal operating conditions.

While this test is underway, failure alarms, event logs, and network failure issues will be emailed daily to the NJT.

All failed tests shall be fully documented, assigned a control number, assigned proper resources to remedy, and retested until fully operational.

Successful completion (passing) of all testing defined in the Acceptance Test Plan.

Completed delivery of all manuals, as-built documentation, maintenance documentation and other documentation; completion of all “punch list” items; and completion of required training.



18 Compliance with Standards

Without limiting the generality of other requirements of this Specification, all work specified herein shall conform to or exceed the applicable requirements of the industry standards; provided that wherever the provisions of said publications are in conflict with the requirements specified herein, the more stringent shall prevail.

NEC 70 (National Electrical Code) Sections 100-300 and Section 800. MIL-810 All pertinent FCC rules and regulations, specifically including 47 CFR Part 900:

Private Land Mobile Radio and Part 101: Fixed Microwave Services;; Part 15, Subpart J: Computing Devices; and Part 2, Subpart J, FCC Equipment Authorization Procedures.

47 CFR 1.1310 and 2.1093– Radio Frequency Radiation Exposure Limits. 47 CFR 1.1307 Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) Evaluation. International Building Code, including the seismic requirements for Earthquake

Zone 1 and 2A EIA Standards RS-232-C and RS-485. TIA/EIA 603-1–Land mobile FM or PM communications equipment measurement

and performance. TIA/EIA 136, Rev B; TIA/EIA-95-B. TIA TSB-88C—Wireless Communications Networks–Performance In Noise-And

Interference-Limited Situations–Recommended Methods For Technology-Independent Modeling, Simulation, And Verification.

Codes and Standards of good practice issued by the following organizations:o National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA).o Underwriters Laboratories (UL).o National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).o Publication No. 70, National Electrical Code.o Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Standard, including 29

CFR, Part 1910 and Part 1926.




19 IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

19.1 Implementation Plan

The network shall be built in the following phases:

Phase I The backbone network including the network controller, the network management system,and the repeater sites shall be installed, checked out and fully tested in accordance with the acceptance test plan using a pilot set of RF control stations, mobiles and portables operating within the service area. Phase II will be accepted prior to implementing Phase II.

Phase II The main dispatch center including all of the main dispatch consoles will be installed, checked out and fully tested in accordance with the acceptance test plan. Phase II will be accepted prior to implementing Phase III.

Phase III The remaining RF control stations, mobiles and portables required for the users shall be installed and verified as fully operational in accordance with the acceptance test plan.

Vendors shall provide a proposed implementation plan as part of the technical response to the RFP in accordance with the phased plan defined above and in Section 21.1.

19.2 Project Schedule

The final network acceptance and all related documentation shall be completed no later than 18 months after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Vendors shall provide a detailed project schedule showing key tasks and milestones. The schedule shall include, but is not limited to:

final design review date network manufacture and integration time frames pre-shipment network integration and staging dates factory/staging acceptance test date shipping dates network installation and optimization dates field acceptance test date installation configuration audit date coverage testing dates training dates Cutover dates

19.3 Project Organization

Vendors shall provide a detailed project organization plan which shall include the following:



Project Organization Chart listing specific names, titles, and project responsibilities for every facet of the project from project kickoff to final acceptance, followed by warranty and maintenance organizational support.

Project personnel names and resumes shall include professional project management and engineering certifications and references.

The Project manager shall be PMP certified and assigned full-time, within the NJT service area from project initialization to final system acceptance.

The Vendor shall provide detailed references validating that the proposed Project Manager has significant experience in managing projects of comparable size and complexity.

Project support facilities and locations.

Project Management, Direction and Coordination shall include the following minimum skills and responsibilities:

Project Controls and Administration (Cost and Scheduling)o Contract Administrationo Quality Assurance Managemento Guidance to NJT Project Management Staffo Manage Vendor Training Staffo Maintain As-Built Documentationo Contract For Additional Engineering and/or Services as requiredo Manage Subcontractor Worko Change Control and Managemento Maintain System Fileso Third Party Users (contracts and invoicing)o Future Planning



20 PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT CONTROLS

20.1 Project Management

Project management shall be provided throughout the implementation of the network by the Vendor. The Vendor shall appoint one full time dedicated individual who shall physically be located at the New Jersey Transit office in Newark NJ to act as project manager for the duration of the project, (award through final acceptance) and serve as the primary point of contact between NJT and the Vendor on contractual matters. This resource shall be responsible to provide a resource plan detailing and identifying the Vendor project team (Sub network suppliers); the team hierarchy; and roles and responsibilities of each team member.

The Vendor’s assigned project manager will be exclusive to this project and shall be available for the entire duration including final acceptance. The Vendor assigned Project Manager shall be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). The Vendor shall identify an alternate project manager who will be available should the primary project manager take a scheduled vacation or unforeseen sick day. The alternate project manager shall maintain intimately knowledge of the project and project status and be able to maintain continuity until the return of the primary project manager. The Vendor’s project manager shall be the primary interface to the NJT Project Manager and shall assume the following responsibilities:

Support NJT Project Manager Development and Maintenance of Communication Plan that includes:

o Weekly project status reportso Meeting Minutes and distributiono Issues Logo Status Reportingo Escalation Process for sub network suppliers

Schedule weekly status meetings with NJT Project Manager Project Controls (Microsoft Project) Subcontractor management System Design Plan and final design sign-off Project plan and schedule development with sub network suppliers and NJT

Project Manager Implementation planning, scheduling and coordination Management of all network integration activities Installation and optimization Migration and cutover planning Test Plan for sub network component testing Project inspections with NJT Project Manager Status reporting to NJT Project Manager SATP development with NJT Project Manager Final Punch List Delivery and Final Acceptance User and technical training



Maintenance support

20.2 Project Controls

The Vendor’s project manager shall use Microsoft Project as the project control tool for this project. Key project milestone tasks and sub tasks shall be identified with baseline plan dates. Baseline plan shall be saved to compare with later versions. Resources are to be identified in the project plan. The Vendor’s project manager shall update and provide a copy to the NJT Project Manager 24 hours prior to the weekly status meeting.

20.3 Communications Plan

The Vendor’s project manager shall provide a Communication Plan that is fully compliant with the NJT Communications Rules of Operation incuded in Appendix A. The plan should include project functions information such as meeting frequency, day of week / time, bridge number and who is expected to attend – any, all or none of the sub network suppliers; Vendor personnel, etc. The plan shall also indicate who will publish status meeting minutes and issues log and when they will be distributed.

Meeting Minutes shall be taken during all regularly scheduled meetings by the Vendor’s project manager and distributed to all attendees. A formal minutes file shall be maintained by the Vendor’s project manager and a copy of this file shall be provide to NJT as a project-closing document

20.3.1 Issues Log

The Vendor’s project manager shall develop and maintain an Issues Log to track all project issues. Each issue shall include a brief synopsis of the issue, the individual’s name and organization to which the issue is assigned, the date it was assigned, the forecasted dated of completion, the actual, date of completion and a comments field to log the resolutions. This log shall be distributed to NJT and all sub network suppliers and shall be reviewed during the weekly status meetings.

20.3.2 Status Meetings and Reporting

The Vendor’s project manger shall schedule weekly status meeting with the NJT Project Manager. The Vendor’s project manger shall also invite any other sub network supplier and or internal Vendor resource if required. Vendor’s project manger shall work with the NJT Project Manager and determine how status will be reported and to what audience.

20.3.3 Escalation Process


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe Vendor’s project manger shall develop will each sub network supplier and the NJT Project Manager a formal escalation chain with contact names and phone numbers that shall be executed for the project if required.



21 PROJECT MILESTONES, SUB TASKS & PROGRESS INSPECTIONS

21.1 Project Milestones

TASK # NJT Key Milestones

Target Start Date Target End Date

1

Initiate Project – Introduce Communications Plan and processes for Issues Management, Status Reporting, Escalations process and initial design plan with sub network suppliers and NJT. Feb 1, 2012 Feb 17, 2012

2Finalize Design Plan and sign-off with all sub network suppliers and NJT. Mar 2, 2012 Jun 1, 2012

3

Detailed project plan and schedule review and sign-off with all sub network suppliers and NJT. Project 30% inspection Jun 1, 2012 Jul 2,2012

4 All Equipment ordered Jun 8, 2012 Aug 14, 2012

5

Factory Acceptance Test Plan for sub networks component testing, interface “pair” testing and preliminary System Acceptance Test Plan (SATP). Training Plan review Sep 14, 2012 Oct 2, 2012

6Final System Acceptance Test Plan review and sign off with sub network suppliers and NJT. Oct 2, 2012 Oct 17,2012

7 Operational cutover plan review Oct 15, 2012 Feb 8, 2013

8Construction (installation) – wiring, cabling, fiber - electrical, radio, Equipment racks, antenna. Oct 31, 2012 Apr 14, 2013

9 Sub network component testing, and interface “pair” testing. Nov 14, 2012 Jan 14, 2013

10 Operational cutover plan review Nov 30, 2012 Jan 15, 2013

11 Single Site Roll-out Jan 15, 2013 Feb 25, 2013

12 Rev Bus Installs Feb 26, 2013 Mar 1, 2013

13Project 60% inspection. User and Technical Training Plan sign off Mar 15, 2013 Apr 14, 2013

14Construction (installation) – Final installation components Apr 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013

15 User and Technical Training Jul 14, 2013 Sep 14, 201316 Operational Final cutover plan review Jul 20, 2013 Aug 1, 2013

17 End-to-end Acceptance Test Aug 7, 2013 Sep14, 2013

18 operational cutover plan sign off Aug 15, 2013 Sep 1, 2013

19 Cutover Sep 15, 2013 Oct 15, 2013



20 Project 90% inspection Nov 1, 2013 Nov 30, 2013

Final punch list and System Documentation Dec 1, 2013 Jan 14, 2014

Project Closeout Jan 15, 2014 Feb 1, 2014

21.2 Sub Tasks and Progress Inspections

The Vendor in their response shall deliver a detailed project plan that shall follow the key tasks in their proposal. Further, the Vendor shall provide detailed sub tasks to those Project Milestones as identified in the Milestone schedule. The Vendor’s project manager shall work directly with the NJT Project Manager throughout the implementation of the system.

While acceptance testing is underway, failure alarms, event logs, and network failure issues will be emailed daily to the NJT.

21.3 Project Engineering

The Vendor shall appoint one individual to act as project engineer and serve as the chief technical authority on the project and primary point of contact between NJT and Vendor on technical issues. Project engineering services shall be provided from the final network design through the completion of network acceptance and the warranty period. At a minimum the services shall include:

final network design and review frequency analysis and planning coverage prediction and acceptance testing fleetmap planning network configuration implementation support final network documentation resolution of technical problems

21.4 Installation Plan

Vendors shall provide details on the planned installation schedule and procedures to ensure that equipment is installed in a timely logical sequence and in a workmanship like manner. This shall be provided prior to contract award.

21.5 Migration, Integration & Cutover Plan

The plan shall separately detail the seamless and lowest possible operations risk migration strategy for:



Network Infrastructure, Subscriber Equipment

Vendor shall develop the migration plan such that there will be no simultaneous use of subscriber radio equipment in any of the NJT busses which are in operation at any point in time (i.e. NO DUPLICATE OPERATIONS RADIOS). NJT will not permit any bus to operate with more than a single subscriber radio installation.

The plan shall separately detail the integration strategy for:

Sites and Facilities Interface into the Transport (digital microwave) backbone Clever Devices Server and CleverCAD System Dispatch Console System Transition from existing Subscriber radio equipment to new Subscriber Radio

equipment without simultaneous Subscriber Radio equipment operation at any time.

These shall include careful planning, any necessary system redundancy, detailed cutover procedures which shall include a Fallback Plan. All proposed Migration Planning contemplated by the Vendor shall adhere to the NJT Operational Business Requirements. The migration plan shall guarantee a timeline for completing the cutover process over the entire NJT network.

*NJT favors an implementation plans that completes the migration in a shorter timeframe.

The Vendor is to describe in this response a detailed cutover plan. This plan shall include a chronological chart (Gantt-type format) with the tasks to be accomplished and the time for achievement of each task shown. A smooth operational transition from the existing systems to the new trunked radio system is the goal. The selected Vendor shall be required to implement the plan as part of the written procurement contract.

Vendors shall conform to NJT Communications Rules of Operation included in Appendix A

The detailed cutover plan shall include a narrative description of the sequential cutover steps and a clear delineation of which tasks are the responsibility of the Vendor and which tasks are the responsibilities of NJT

The existing communications system shall remain operational during the cutover and testing phase. The Vendor shall provide a phased implementation plan that will ensure that no current dispatch function is negatively impacted or impaired during system testing or cutover to the new communications system.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network21.6 Service Interruptions

The Vendor and its sub-contractors shall fully comply with the NJT Communications Rules of Operation found in Appendix A.

The Vendor and its sub-contractors shall ensure that no part of the radio sites or any other property or equipment at the sites is damaged or disrupted during the installation and testing of the new Network Equipment.

If deviations from NJT’s Communications Rules of Operation are deemed by the Vendor to be necessary, written notification, detailing the nature and duration of the deviation, shall be provided to NJT for review and approval at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the requested deviation. NJT’s approval is required prior to any deviations to NJT’s “Communications Rules of Operation”.

The Vendor shall comply with any site-specific requirements.

The existing radio operation will be moved to the Communications Center(s) and operate remotely, with staff available on-site during testing and cutover. Vendor shall ensure these operations are not disrupted during TRS installation and testing.



22 SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY SERVICES

22.1 Existing NJT Maintenance Operations

NJT currently self-maintains their existing LMR network through three major support structures. Fixed-end and infrastructure equipment is maintained by NJT Radio Systems Support; subscriber equipment is maintained by bus operations repair facility (Central Maintenance Facility); and maintenance for the Private Carriers and Bus Contractors are provided through a variety of commercial radio service vendors.

It is NJT’s intent to continue with a self-maintenance model after the expiration of all warranties provided by the Vendor.

22.2 Fixed End / Infrastructure Support and Maintenance

During the first year of warranty, fixed end/infrastructure maintenance and support includes, but is not limited to, network monitoring and management, performance reporting, alert notification and dispatching, site inspections (local or via remote VPN), preventive (proactive/scheduled) maintenance, emergency (reactive/non-scheduled) maintenance, and ongoing technology refreshment of the network equipment and support structures (patches and other releases).

During the contracted warranty/maintenance period, the vendor shall provide 24/7 local and remote support as part of their operations and maintenance functions.

Vendor shall include proposed process for implementing requirements of this section as it pertains to the involvement of NJT personnel and end-users.

During the warranty period, a phased approach shall be implemented by the vendor in the following manner:

1st year – All functions are to be performed 24/7 by the vendor and/or its sub-contractors. NJ Transit maintenance personnel will “shadow” the vendor during monitoring and maintenance but will not actively participate. This “shadowing” of vendor/subcontractor personnel by NJ Transit will be in conjunction with formal training and hands on learning

2nd year – Vendor shall continue to provide 24/7 remote technical support and monitoring. NJ Transit personnel shall maintain system locally and will utilize vendor/subcontractor as needed to perform their duties at a predetermined rate schedule to be provided with vendor bid proposal. Vendor shall offer these services as an option in the 2nd year and include option pricing in proposal.

3rd year – Vendor shall only provide remote technical support (VPN/Phone) as needed to NJ Transit personnel when requested at a predetermined rate



schedule to be provided with vendor bid proposal. Vendor shall offer these services as an option in the 3rd year and include option pricing in proposal.

22.3 Subscriber Maintenance and Repair

Currently, subscriber maintenance and repair is two-fold. It entails first echelon maintenance at the bus/non-revenue vehicle level by craft-level personnel, and maintenance & repairs by the NJ Transit electronic shop (E_Shop).

First echelon maintenance is defined as fault finding on a bus to the failed on-board radio system element (i.e. radio, logic unit, control head, etc.). Once the failed element has been identified, it is replaced with a spare component and the necessary paperwork completed. Failed units are then transported to E_Shop for repairs. This task is carried out by maintenance personnel at our 15 garages and the non-revenue shop at the Central Maintenance Facility located in Doremus Ave.

Currently, maintenance & repairs are performed by the radio technicians in the E-Shop. These technicians are FCC certified and are able to do repair at the board level.

During the 1st year of the warranty period, the tasks required of the vendor shall include but are not limited to:

Respond to suspected vendor installation faults in NJT revenue and non-revenue vehicles at local NJT garage facilities.

Perform radio repairs as necessary to return faulted radios to factory specifications.

Maintain a database of all repairs. A summary report of all repair actions should be made available to NJT on request.

Establish a process to allow on-line ordering of replacement parts. Develop a protocol between vendor & NJT to ensure access to all future updates

related to product improvements, service bulletins, etc. Supply a listing of vendor and authorized repair facilities for out of warranty

repairs. The list should include address, phone number & contact person. Vendor shall cover round trip shipping costs of equipment covered under

warranty between NJT and vendor repair facility.

22.4 Private / Contractor Carriers

All services provided to NJ TRANSIT shall be extended to the Private / Contracted Carriers receiving NJT equipment. Any services beyond the contracted warranty and maintenance provisions of the contract, as it pertains to private/contracted operations, will be at the expense of said carriers. Any extensions, renewals, and offers made to NJT for extended warranty and/or maintenance services shall also be extended to private/contract carriers at their expense.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network22.5 Warranty And Maintenance

22.5.1 General Warranty

A. The Vendor represents and warrants that it has full authority to enter into a Contract with NJT that this potential Contract is not inconsistent with any of its other obligations, and does not create a conflict of interest.

B. For the duration of the proposed Contract, the Vendor warrants and guarantees the complete Network furnished under a proposed Contract including but not limited to, all materials, equipment, software and other work provided under a Contract shall (a) meet the requirements of the Contract, (b) be free of defects in design, material, and workmanship, and (c) be new (at the time furnished). To the extent maintenance, repair, replacement, Upgrades, Updates and any other Work is performed by the Vendor after Full System Acceptance, this warranty shall also apply to such Work and the materials, equipment, software and other items that are repaired, replaced, corrected, maintained or provided.

C. The Vendor warrants that it has good and marketable title to all materials, equipment, software and other Work provided by the Vendor under the proposed Contract, free of all encumbrances; and that any title conveyed to NJT under the terms of the Contract shall be good and its transfer lawful; and that all materials, equipment, software and other work shall be transferred and title vest in NJT free from all security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances whatsoever. The Vendor agrees to warrant and defend same against all persons claiming the whole or any part thereof.

D. The Vendor shall ensure that the warranty requirements of the proposed Contract are enforceable through and against the Vendor's suppliers, vendors, distributors and Subcontractors. The Vendor is responsible for liability and expense caused by any inconsistencies or differences between the warranties extended to NJT by the Vendor and those extended to the Vendor by its suppliers, vendors, distributors and Subcontractors. Such inconsistency or difference will not excuse the Vendor's full compliance with its obligations under the proposed Contract.

E. The Vendor represents and warrants that it and its Subcontractors possess the necessary skill, expertise, and capability, including sufficient personnel with the necessary qualifications, to design, implement, test, deliver and perform Warranty services for the new NJT proposed network in the manner specified in the proposed Contract, in the time period and at the prices specified herein. .

F. The termination of the proposed Contract shall in no way relieve the Vendor from its warranty obligations specified herein.

G. The warranties provided herein shall be in addition to any other express warranties or any implied warranties or remedies provided by the proposed Contract or by law, and in addition to any other rights or remedies available to



NJT under the proposed Contract or by law. No provision in this subsection shall be construed to limit the liability of the Vendor for Work not done in accordance with the Contract. The liability for such failure to perform shall extend as far as the appropriate periods of limitation provided by law.

H. The Vendor warrants that the Designed Annual Availability described in Section 6.6.20 shall apply during the Warranty Period.

22.5.2 Warranty and Maintenance Period

For the duration of the proposed Contract, the Vendor warrants and guarantees the complete Network furnished under a proposed Contract including but not limited to, all materials, equipment, software and other work provided under a Contract shall (a) meet the requirements of the Contract, (b) be free of defects in design, material, and workmanship, and (c) be new (at the time furnished). To the extent maintenance, repair, replacement, Upgrades, Updates and any other Work is performed by the Vendor after Full System Acceptance, this warranty shall also apply to such Work and the materials, equipment, software and other items that are repaired, replaced, corrected, maintained or provided.

The Vendor shall provide a three (3) year warranty that shall address defects in design, workmanship, sub-network equipment and components that were purchased, installed and integrated into the proposed network. Warranty shall include all hardware, firmware, software, and installation of said equipment both subscriber and infrastructure. If defects are found with installations, labor and expertise necessary to restore to full operation, to include on-site support, shall be included.. Service-affecting defects identified with firmware and software “bugs” shall be repaired immediately. Software and firmware fixes that permanently address software and firmware “bugs” shall be advanced and installed by the Vendor to NJT at no additional cost for the software and services to install the same following the next successful software release by the Vendor. The Vendor shall provide evidence that firmware and software defects and/or bugs have been fully tested and certified. All relevant test documentation shall be made available to NJT for their approval prior to installation in NJT operational equipment.

The Vendor shall work with all OEM and / or sub-contractor warranties to insure all warranties commence immediately following NJT Network acceptance. The Vendor shall also insure that all OEM and / or sub-contractor warranties that exceed the three-year requirement defined in this RFP are documented and transferred to NJT. Warranty will commence immediately following the completion of a successful performance test as specified in the Acceptance Testing Section 17.9 of this RFP.

All test equipment used in the provision or delivery of warranty and maintenance services provided to NJT, shall at all times be functioning properly and have current equipment calibration certificates. Technicians using the equipment shall be properly trained to utilize the equipment. Technicians that are dispatched or assigned to service NJT facilities shall be familiar with the Network and configuration.



Vendor’s three (3) year warranty shall include an initial one (1) year maintenance offering from date of network acceptance with a clearly stated two (2) hour response and four (4) hour restore time when addressing a warranty claim. The Vendor shall further provide an optional maintenance offering for years two and three, priced accordingly.

Warranty Period

NJT Cost Vendor Response Time

Vendor Restore Time

1 year(Standard)

NC 2 Hours 4 Hours

2nd Year $ 2 Hours 4 Hours

3rd Year $ 2 Hours 4 Hours

22.5.3 Software Warranty

For the duration of the Software Warranty Period, the Vendor shall provide, at no cost to NJT, any support, maintenance and updates on all software included in the new NJT Network, wherever located, in accordance with the Contract requirements and the Software Maintenance.

Where third party software developer offers any project deliverable delivered by or through the Vendor with a standard commercial warranty, such standard warranty shall be in addition to, and not relieve the Vendor from, the Vendor’s warranty obligations during the project warranty period(s). Where a standard commercial warranty covers all or some of the warranty period(s), the Vendor shall be responsible for coordinating the warranty service with the third party developers.

All costs for labor and material and transportation incurred to repair or replace defective software during the warranty period shall be borne solely by the Vendor, and NJT shall in no event be liable or responsible therefore.

22.5.4 Software Post-Warranty Maintenance

Following expiration of the Software Warranty Period, the Vendor shall provide support, maintenance and updates on all software included in the new NJT Network wherever located, in accordance with the Contract requirements and Software Maintenance. The Vendor shall provide these services for the annual fee set forth in the Price Schedule.

NJT may, at its option, have the Vendor provide software maintenance for five additional years beyond the current term of the Contract. Should NJT exercise this option for extended software maintenance, the Vendor shall provide such software maintenance in accordance with the Contract requirements and for the annual fee set forth in the Price Schedule.



22.5.5 Software Virus Warranty

The Vendor warrants and represents that licensed or custom Software contains no known viruses. The Vendor is not responsible for viruses introduced at NJT’s site through no act or omission of the Vendor.

22.5.6 Warranty Service Required Response and Restore Cycle Times

The Vendor shall adhere to the required response and restore cycle times defined herein for warranty repair services.

22.5.7 Network / Fixed End Warranty

NJT is a Public Safety Instrumentality for the State of New Jersey with twenty- four (24) hour / seven (7) Day per week operations. The Vendor shall provide warranty repair services to support all NJT’s Network / Fixed End warranty claims with properly trained Vendor personnel and or Vendor Sub-contractor(s), that maintain the prescribed levels of spare equipment / components at facilities used by vendor for servicing NJT warranty and maintenance contract obligations. Following NJT’s and or a Network Management alarm’s request for service, the Vendor shall respond to such a request within a 2 two hour time frame and shall restore the equipment / component back to factory specifications within a 4 hour time frame from the initial service request.

22.5.8 Mobile Radios, Mobile Repeaters & Portable Radio Units’ Warranty

NJT has multiple field locations (i.e. bus garages) that dispatch radio equipped vehicles. Each of these locations shall be equipped with a suitable quantity of spares and trained NJT personnel to allow NJT personnel to replace malfunctioned equipment with spares without impacting warranty to maintain vehicle dispatch readiness and service. Malfunctioned equipment will be returned to the vendor for service and restoration through NJT Maintenance Facility.

For radios maintained by NJT Contract Operations – including Hudson Bergen Light Rail and South Jersey Light Rail – malfunctioning radios shall be returned to NJT Radio System Support for evaluation. Malfunctioning radios shall be replaced from Spares Inventory. Malfunctioning radios shall be returned to Vendor repair and return.Vendor shall manufacture and deliver nineteen (19) subscriber radio test fixtures to be utilized by NJT garages, e-Shop, and Radio Systems Support. The test fixture shall support an integrated system that shall include the Vendor’s radio, Clever Devices IVN and TCH, handset, hang-up switch and speaker, emergency button, cabling, antennas, and power supply.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network22.5.9 Warranty Process

The Vendor shall guarantee that a recommended spares list of fixed network equipment and subscribers are included in proposal. Spares will be available and stored at NJT facilities to facilitate four (4) hour restoration.

Vendor shall have a documented process for all warrantees associated with this RFP and procurement. As with most hardware the warranty date is coded into the equipment’s serial number and as such the Vendor shall need to develop their warranty process to insure there is a method to identify all equipment procured in this RFP. The equipment shall include the Vendor’s and all other OEM and / or sub-contractor equipment that are components of this RFP. The start date of all Vendor and third part Sub Contractor equipment warranty shall commence immediately following Network acceptance and be for a (3) three year period.

22.5.10 Optional Warranty Claim Payments to NJT Services

As NJT is a COMPANY OWNED AND MAINTAINED property (AKA - COAM). As an optional line item in proposal, the Vendor shall propose a process that shall appoint NJT and its applicable internal technical teams as a CERTIFIED SERVICER for all equipment and components provided in this procurement. The Vendor and it’s sub-contractor’s shall provide all applicable technical training to NJT for all equipment and components that NJT determines it will be capable to provide support for maintenance and repair. The Vendor shall also provide support service options for multiple levels of support for the NJT technical maintenance teams so that NJT may determine what level of support would best meet the technical needs. As is common with Certified SERVICERS for equipment vendor’s preferred pricing for parts and components shall be extended to NJT at the least costly levels.

The Vendor shall pay all claims for warranty reimbursement (hereinafter “warranty claims”) made by the NJT within sixty (60) Days after receipt of the claims and issuance of the invoice. Warranty claims unpaid after sixty (60) Days of the invoice date will be charged and accrue interest at the rate of one percent per month until the claim is paid. NJT will add ten percent on parts and labor to all warranty claims to cover processing costs. Payment of warranty claims by the Vendor shall be by check or electronic funds transfer. Warranty claims remaining unpaid more than ninety (90) Days after the invoice date may, at NJT’s discretion, be deducted from amounts due the Vendor under the Contract, provided NJT gives the Vendor ten (10) Days advance notice of its intent to deduct. Denials of warranty claims shall be in writing and contain the reason(s) for denial.

22.5.11 Pre ACCEPTANCE Warranty

The Vendor shall provide during the period prior to network acceptance warranty service to all network and subscriber equipment.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network22.5.12 Post-Warranty Maintenance

Following expiration of the Equipment Warranty Period, NJT will maintain the equipment. In the event NJT requests the Vendor to perform a repair, the Vendor shall complete the repair and return within three (3) Days of receipt of the unit. The cost of a repair shall include the reasonable labor costs (calculated by multiplying the actual hours reasonably required for the repair by the applicable hourly labor rate for person performing the repairs) and the reasonable material costs including a reasonable material mark-up for overhead/profit not exceeding 10%. The Vendor shall notify NJT if the repair costs will exceed fifty percent (50%) of the cost of a new unit of equipment, and NJT will either authorize the Vendor to complete the repair or replace the unit with a new unit of equipment at the applicable purchase price).

22.5.13 ADDITIONAL WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS

All proposed equipment and parts are to be serviced in the USA with equipment to be repaired by Vendor and returned to NJT within three (3) days of receipt. Swapped defective equipment repair that exceeds three (3) working days after receipt from NJT shall have the contract warranty period extended by one (1) month for each instance of a delayed repair . Contracted warranty extension shall also be levied if defined warranty restore times are not achieved.

22.5.14 Non-Warranty Repair

Equipment not covered under warranty due to a warranty exception such as physical damage or some other defect caused by NJT shall have a clearly defined process by the Vendor to address the repair. That process shall include the following:

Specific reason for the rejected warranty claim reported to NJT Vendor determination of feasibility to repair Vendor cost to repair Vendor cycle time to repair NJT written approval

The Vendor shall provide in their response to this RFP an hourly service repair rates for non -warranty repairs that shall remain the same for the duration of the warranty period. The Vendor shall also provide their preferred “Vendor servicer” pricing for parts also for the duration of the warranty period.

22.5.15 SYSTEM LIFECYCLE

Vendor shall include in their proposal to NJT a detailed fifteen (15) year product life-cycle report for both subscriber and infrastructure equipment.

22.5.15.1 Subscriber Lifecycle and Parts Support


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe proposed solution shall have a defined lifecycle for all subscriber equipment that will be supplied as part of this RFP response. Vendor shall offer subscriber equipment that is in the early stage of the product life-cycle, and ensure that the subscriber equipment will be manufactured, with no intent to cancel, for a minimum of five (5) years from date of system acceptance. Should Vendor develop and manufacturer compatible, state-of-the-art subscriber equipment as a replacement for the equipment provided in the initial contract, Vendor shall offer newer equipment at same contract prices or less, whichever is most favorable to NJT.

Vendor shall commit to manufacture and support either the current subscriber equipment, or improved and compatible subscriber equipment, for a minimum of fifteen (15) years from date of final system acceptance.

Vendors shall commit to supply notification to NJT on any intent to cancel current products at least 12 months prior to the product cancellation date to allow NJT to make a last time buy.

Vendor shall commit to maintaining a complete supply of subscriber parts for a minimum of ten (10) years after product cancellation.

22.5.15.2 Infrastructure Lifecycle and Parts Support

The proposed solution shall have a defined lifecycle for all infrastructure equipment that will be supplied as part of this RFP response. Provided infrastructure products and platform shall be manufactured, with no intent to cancel, for a minimum of five (5) years from date of contract. This five year manufacturing requirement will not apply to third party Vendor supplied infrastructure equipment whose manufacturing lifecycle is beyond the control of the Vendor.

Vendor shall commit to supply current infrastructure equipment, or compatible infrastructure equipment, and for expansion of RF sites and dispatch positions, for a minimum of ten (10) years from date of contract. Vendors shall commit to supply notification to NJT on any intent to cancel current products at least 12 months prior to the product cancellation date to allow NJT to make a last time buy.

Vendor shall commit to maintaining a complete supply of infrastructure parts for a minimum of ten (10) years after product cancellation.

22.6 Training

The Vendor is responsible for providing training and train-the-trainer programs throughout the Contract term. Training includes curriculums for networks administrators, end user operations training, maintenance training, (infrastructure and subscriber units), and train-the-trainer training. Training program(s) shall leave NJT personnel with the full


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Networkcapability to self-maintain all elements of the new D-LMR system. The Vendor shall provide a minimum of eight (8) hours of training at three (3) locations in North, Central and Southern New Jersey that shall include substantial hands on involvement in using the proposed network and subscriber equipment.

The Vendor shall provide on-site training using classroom demonstration,discussion, techniques and field training where applicable. The Vendor shallrecommend a minimum number of hours of training that shall include substantial hands on involvement in using the proposed network and subscriber equipment.

It is recognized that the Vendor’s proposed technology and network design mayimpact training requirements. The Vendor warrants and represents the effectiveness of the resultant training to achieve a high level of NJTemployee competency.

The Vendor is responsible for providing training and train-the trainer programs throughout the Contract term. Training includes curriculums for network administrators, end user operations training, maintenance training, and train-the-trainer training. The Vendor shall provide a description of and cost for training on the operation and maintenance of all equipment provided with the network that shall include all third party equipment.

The Vendor shall provide a description of each course including the material to be covered, number of hours or days of training per course, and prerequisites. The Vendor shall provide at a minimum, courses that address the following:

Overview training of trunked network technology and setting user expectations for non-technical personnel.

Management training for administrative and management personnel who will be responsible for operations, administration, and maintenance of the network.

User equipment operator training for designated NJT trainers on the operation of portable radios, mobile radios, and control stations. The training will be conducted using a train-the-trainer format.

Console equipment operator training for dispatchers and their supervisors. Maintenance training for technicians on maintaining and troubleshooting the

entire system, as well as equipment to the unit, board or component level as appropriate.

The Training Schedule shall reflect and be consistent with the build-out schedule, acceptance testing, user transition schedule, and all other training requirements. It will be the responsibility of the Vendor to complete and maintain the Training Schedule throughout the term of the Contract.

Training shall commence as soon as practical, but in no case later than that specified in the Acceptance Process. The Vendor is advised to take notice that completion of scheduled training is a condition precedent to Final Acceptance as specified in the Acceptance Process.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio NetworkThe Vendor’s proposal shall specify its training based upon 60 trainees projected on an annual basis throughout the term of the Contract, calculated on the number of individuals (by category) requiring training to meet the Phased Build Out and implementation timelines.

22.6.1 User Training Integration Plan

The Vendor shall describe the proposed methodology for transitioning users from legacy networks onto the completed NJT proposed Network.

The user training time each individual user requires may vary depending on the complexity of the equipment, equipment features, functionality of equipment, and the number of pieces of equipment such training requires. The Vendor shall be responsible for creating and providing teaching aids for NJT certified trainers, including, but not limited to, train-the-trainer students with video, interactive CD and/or on-line tutorials that detail specific knowledge skills and both proficiencies required for effective use and operation of the equipment listed below. Only qualified instructors shall conduct and/or present the training on such medium. The Vendor’s training program shall integrate with the design and implementation build-out schedule. Such training materials or documentation shall become the property of the NJT. Training shall be designed to teach the use of the NJT network and proposed equipment and shall include adequate level of detail, be easily comprehendible, and be of adequate duration so that, upon completion, each user will be certified by the Vendor as having satisfactorily completed a course of training that demonstrates that the user can proficiently operate and use NJT equipment. The number of copies of the documentation that the Vendor shall provide shall equal the number of class attendees at each session.

The training curriculum shall include a validation/test component administered by a certified trainer that shall be a requirement for satisfactory completion of training. Remediation through classroom or distance learning sessions and retesting shall be included as a curriculum component. Training shall be designed so that upon completion users will have a demonstrated working knowledge of how to use:

Subscriber mobiles, Subscriber portables Vehicular repeaters Control stations/fixed radio access terminals Other specialized equipment. Software for applications and associated data Infrastructure equipment (base stations, controllers, servers, switches, routers,

timing devices, etc) Consoles Network Management System


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network22.6.2 Technical Maintenance and Installation Training Plan

The Vendor shall describe the proposed methodology for training and transitioning several distinct NJT’s Maintenance Technical teams that shall support maintenance and installation actions for the following:

Network Infrastructure Radio Components Network Components (Routers, Switches, Controllers, Servers, etc) Network Management Mobile Radio Portable Radio

22.7 Future Software Updates/Enhancements

As part of its ongoing maintenance responsibilities, the Vendor is required to install and upgrade, at no additional charge, any commercially released software upgrades, versions and/or enhancements to the originally deployed software as they become generally available.

22.7.1 Hardware/Software Upgrades

During the contracted warranty and maintenance period, the Vendor is responsible, at its cost and expense, for the installation and support of software manufacturer-recommended revisions, updates and upgrades for all NJT equipment. The Vendor is responsible for coordination with the original equipment manufacturer or software developer (if not the Vendor) during manufacturer/developer’s warranty periods. The Vendor shall be required to provide a plan and methodology for each upgrade that shall be subject to NJT’s prior approval. Any plan shall include, but not be limited to, timelines, effect on service, testing, and fall-back options. If the physical software/equipment change/upgrade shall be performed by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the Vendor shall be responsible for the coordination of all aspects of the change/upgrade, ensuring compatibility and continued performance, with all components of the new NJT network. If the original manufacturer/developer’s warranties expire prior to the overall contracted warranty and maintenance period, the Vendor shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense for providing onsite support for the equipment or software via an appropriate maintenance contract with the original equipment manufacturer, software developer and/or other certified support organization.

22.8 Software License

Title and ownership to proprietary commercial software delivered under the Contract shall remain with the proprietary owner(s) (“Licensor”). Effective upon delivery, such software shall be perpetually licensed to NJT. Licensor may not terminate the License without first providing NJT with written notice of the material breach giving rise to the termination and a ninety (90) day opportunity to cure. The Vendor must submit his proposed software license with his technical proposal. NJ TRANSIT shall choose the firm who will hold any escrow agreements.


RFP No. 11-018Design & Installation of a Statewide Land Mobile Radio Network22.9 Archival Back-Up/ Disaster Recovery

NJT may use and copy the licensed software and related documentation in connection with:

Trouble shooting diagnostics

Reproducing copies of the Licensed Product for archival backup and disaster recovery procedures in the event of destruction or corruption of the software or disasters or emergencies which require NJT to restore backup(s) or to initiate disaster recovery procedures for its platform or operating systems. “Disaster Recovery” shall be defined as the installation and storage of Product in ready-to execute, back-up computer systems prior to disaster or breakdown that is not used for active production or development. The disaster recovery/back-up plan will be set forth in the Phase I Final Engineering Design

Reproducing a back-up copy of the Licensed Product to run for a reasonable period of time in conjunction with a documented consolidation or transfer of NJT network functions.

22.10 Spare Parts

Vendors shall quote a complete recommended spare parts package which will support maintenance three (3) years beyond the initial three (3) year contracted network maintenance period.

22.11 Test Equipment Option

Vendor shall quote a complete recommended itemized list of test equipment which will support maintenance following network warranty.

22.12 Documentation

Vendor shall provide complete operational and maintenance documentation. In addition to user and technical manuals for each piece of equipment (i.e. each radio receives a manual), contractor shall supply ten (10) sets of a complete networks manual which will include the following:

System operational overview System interconnection and block diagrams System trouble shooting procedures

Vendor shall provide user operational and equipment technical manuals on commonly utilized portable media.

22.12.1 User Operational Manuals:

RF Control Stations Mobile Equipment Portable Equipment



Consoles

22.12.2 Technical Maintenance/Reference Manuals:

RF Control Stations Mobile Equipment Portable Equipment Console Equipment Repeater Equipment System Management Computer Network Controller Other as required to maintain system

22.12.3 As-Built Installation Documentation

Thorough “as built” documentation shall be provided by the Contractor and delivered to the NJT Project Manager. Three (3) copies of the documentation shall be provided in 3-ring binders and three (3) copies on CD media in the original software format (i.e. AutoCAD, Excel, Word, Visio, etc.) for drawings, spreadsheets, and text. At a minimum, the following “as built” documentation shall be included in each set:

A general system manual that describes the overall system layouts, architecture, and its operating and failure modes.

System block diagrams. Site layouts and floor plans of each equipment site, and dispatch facility, to scale. Rack face drawings, to scale. Drawings showing cable tray location details, to scale. Radio propagation coverage maps. Coverage Acceptance Test documentation. All external equipment inter-cabling, whether NETWORK, RF, AC, AUDIO or

CONTROL cables and/or wiring, shall be labeled with pre-printed adhesive wire markers. Markers shall be placed at each end, adjacent to the connector, plug or terminus. For cables and/or wiring, within the shelter, markers shall be placed at 3’ intervals along the length of the cable and/or wiring.

Interconnection drawings that show all connections between sub-assemblies, such as terminal boards, panel assemblies or other equipment, and which external connections are made, shall be provided.

Numbering and labeling of all cabling associated with remote control units. Numbering and labeling of all connections to termination blocks associated with

the control consoles. Numbering and labeling of all interconnecting cabling between repeaters, the

central control, any remote site controllers or processors, alarm circuits, and leased telephone company circuits, and the microwave system.

A log of level settings for all control circuits. A record of telephone circuits by circuit number and telephone number for

service on these circuits.



Documentation and labeling of transmission line routing and antenna mounting at all fixed sites, with detailed drawings showing all mounting hardware and accessories.

Complete set of maintenance and operations manuals shall be provided for the system as whole and for each category of equipment purchased in association with this project

Any unique wiring configurations or circuit modifications that are not part of the standard equipment documentation provided shall be included in the ring binder. All information as described in the previous paragraph shall be included, in addition to the theory and method of operation.

A complete inventory of all provided equipment and software including model numbers, serial numbers, version numbers in printed form and in the latest version of Microsoft Access.

Final fleet-map configuration, with all group I.D.’s and aliases. A complete roster of unit I.D.’s and aliases. Documentation of final programming configurations for all software program-

mable equipment. A soft copy and printed copy of all equipment programming templates used in the

system. Copies of the Hardware Acceptance Test Plan, with all recorded measurements. All interface documents associated with radio system interface to existing NJT

legacy systems (i.e. CAD, Clever IVN, NetworkFirst Gateway, etc.)



23 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The Vendor shall include in his proposal a statement of compliance which clearly indicates compliance, non-compliance, or partial compliance with clarification for each requirement in this RFP.



24 PRICING

Vendors shall supply unit pricing for ALL available subscriber equipment, subscriber accessories, infrastructure equipment, as well as all services. Any vendor that omits this pricing detail shall be deemed non-compliant in their response to this RFP.

Vendors shall guarantee to NJT that all pricing quoted shall be the most favored pricing offered to any Customer for five (5) years following system acceptance.

Vendors shall provide pricing information on the cost proposal forms listed as Attachment E. Use as many sheets as necessary since spare parts prices are also required.



25 ATTACHMENT A-1 Technical Evaluation Criteria

DESIGN & INSTALLATION OF STATEWIDE LAND MOBILE RADIO NETWORK

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

The categories in the table below will be utilized as a guide to assess the technical proposals:

Item Description1 Vendor Eligibility Qualifications2 Subcontractor Qualifications3 Mandatory Requirements4 Project Management 5 Project Controls 6 Quality Control7 General Warranty8 Implementation Timetable9 Installation Plan10 Cutover Plan 11 Integration & Migration Plans12 Subscriber Lifecycle and Parts Support13 Infrastructure Lifecycle and Parts Support14 Network Management & Administration15 System Reports & Tools16 Feature Set17 Maintainability18 System Integrity19 Operational Security 20 Spectral Efficiency21 Interference Control22 Repeater Site Locations23 Use of Additional or Alternate Sites24 Competitive Availability of Subscriber Equipment



26 ATTACHMENT A-2 References

DESIGN & INSTALLATION OF STATEWIDE LAND MOBILE RADIO NETWORK

REFERENCES

Vendors should submit references from owners of projects that are comparable in size, complexity and scope of work sought by this RFP. The references should also demonstrate the Vendor experience with the technology solution proposed. All references should include the name, title, telephone number of both the current owner of the project and the owner of the project at time of work effort. Specific reasons for using the reference shall also be provided.

1. How would the reference rank the overall performance of the firm?2. Was the reference satisfied with the quality of the deliverables and work effort to the extent they would hire the firm again?3. Were there any significant problems with the work and how were the problems resolved?4. Did the firm maintain the availability of the individuals offered in the proposal?5. Was the reference accurate and applicable to this assignment and proposed staff?6. Did the firm meet schedules?7. Did the firm adhere to budgets?8. Was the firm responsive and easy to work with?9. Did the firm anticipate needs and keep the reference informed in a timely way about budget, schedule and problems?10. Was the project manager effective in managing the work, representing the team and technically proficient?11. Did the firm perform well in meetings and presentations?12. If the firm was a prime contractor, did it manage its subcontractors well?13. Did the firm satisfactorily comply with all contract provisions including: SBE requirements, quality assurance, insurance and indemnification provisions?



27 ATTACHMENT B Blank

DESIGN & INSTALLATION OF STATEWIDE LAND MOBILE RADIONETWORK

ORAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

(NOT USED)



28 ATTACHMENT C Blank


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29 ATTACHMENT D PROPOSAL FORMAT


PROPOSAL FORMAT

DESIRED ITEM PAGE LIMIT

1. Cover Letter 5

2. Team and Project Organization Chart 2

3. Technical Proposal As Needed

4. Resumes As needed(No more than 2 pages per person)

5. Vendor Qualifications 20

6. Related Experience 10

7. Schedule As needed

10. References As needed



30 ATTACHMENT E Cost Proposal

COST PROPOSAL Basic System Pricing (Fixed End Infrastructure)

Item Qty Equipment Description Price

EachPrice

Extended1 1 Repeater Site {Name}

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N 1 Repeater Site {Name}Electronics Including:

RepeatersSystem MonitoringAntenna System

N+1 1 Network ControllerN+2 CRT Dispatch Consoles

N+3 1 Centralized Telephone InterconnectN+4 1 Data GatewayN+5 Lot System Management Equipment

and SoftwareN+6 Lot InstallationN+7 Lot Training Including:

Operator/UserTechnician

AdministratorConsole

N+8 Lot DocumentationN+9 Lot Project Management

N+10 Lot Project EngineeringN+11 Lot (Optional) Software ServicesN+12 1 (Optional) Maintenance (Basic

System)N+13 Lot (Optional) Spare Parts (Basic

System)N+14 Lot (Optional) Test Equipment

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ATTACHMENT E COST PROPOSAL CONTINUED

Optional System Equipment Pricing

Item Qty Equipment Description PriceEach

PriceExtended

1 1 Single Channel Trunked Site {Name}electronics including:Antenna Combining

RepeatersAntenna System

2 1 Conventional site {Name}electronics including:Antenna Combining

RepeatersAntenna System

3 Lot Installation

Basic System Pricing (User Equipment)


PriceExtended

1 RF Control Station2 Antenna System for RF Control

Station (50' feet Coax)3 Remote Control Unit4 Mobile Radio w/ Antenna5 Hand Held Portable6 Portable Charger7 Lot Installation

Sub-Total for User Equipment

Grand Total for Basic System

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Optional RF Control Station Equipment Pricing


PriceExtended

RF Control Station1 1 Remote Control Unit Adapter

2 1 Battery/Charger for DC Operation

Remote Control Unit3 1 Clock/VU Meter

Itemized Mobile Radio Unit Pricing With Options

Item Qty Equipment Description (1) PriceEach

PriceExtended

Basic Radio Package

Options:

1 trunked/conventional operation2 group scan with priority3 Voice encryption with OTAR (AES,

3-DES, or TEA1-4)4 Data encryption (AES, 3-DES, or

TEA1-4)5 talk around6 emergency call7 display alphanumeric voice group ID8 display alphanumeric caller ID9 individual call10 telephone interconnect call11 display short data messages12 numeric keypad13 [internal] GPS receiver14 unity gain antenna15 3 dB gain antenna

(1) Items checked are requested to be included in Radio Package Pricing in Basic System Pricing (User Equipment)

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Itemized Portable Radio Unit Pricing With Options

Item Qty Equipment Description (1) PriceEach

PriceExtended

Basic Radio Package

Options:

1 trunked/conventional operation2 group scan with priority3 Voice encryption with OTAR (AES,

3-DES, or TEA1-4)4 Data encryption (AES, 3-DES, or

TEA1-4)5 talk around6 emergency call7 display alphanumeric voice group ID8 display alphanumeric caller ID9 individual call10 telephone interconnect call11 display short data messages12 numeric keypad13 internal GPS receiver14 Spare Heavy Duty Battery15 Single Unit Battery Charger (1 Hr)16 Multiple Unit Battery Charger (1 Hr)17 Leather Swivel Carry Case/T Strap18 Speaker Microphone with Straight

Non-coiled Cord

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Itemized Portable Radio Unit Pricing With Options


PriceExtended

1 1 Repeater Site {Name}Electronics Including:

Repeaters System Monitoring Antenna System

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N 1 Repeater Site {Name}

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31 APPENDICES (SEPARATE FILES – INCLUDED ON CD)

APPENDIX A -- NJT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM RULES OF OPERATION

APPENDIX B -- NJT TRAFFIC STUDY

APPENDIX C -- NJT FCC LICENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

APPENDIX D -- NJT SERVICE TERRORITORIES

APPENDIX E – (left blank)

APPENDIX F -- NJT TRAFFIC DENSITY MAP

APPENDIX G -- NJT EXISTING VOICE GROUPS

APPENDIX H -- NJT DIGITAL MICROWAVE SYSTEM MAP

APPENDIX I -- NJT MICROWAVE SYSTEM POWER RECTIFIER SPECIFICATION SHEET

APPENDIX J -- NJT SITE PACKAGE INFORMATION

APPENDIX K – (left blank)

APPENDIX L --- SUBSCRIBER ACCESSORIES REQUIREMENT



32 EXHIBITS (SEPARATE FILES – INCLUDED ON CD)

EXHIBIT A – NJT GOODS & SERVICES AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT B – NJT EEO PROVISIONS

EXHIBIT C – NJT SBE REQUIREMENTS

EXHIBIT D – NJT BUSINESS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

EXHIBIT E – VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS

EXHIBIT F – ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADDENDA

EXHIBIT G – NJT PROTEST PROCEDURES


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