System Integration Planning Considerations. In order to ensure a smooth system transition, the Contractor shall provide all necessary Telephone Instruments, replacing telephone cords as appropriate, and provide sufficient, qualified technicians to support the system integration and test activities. The Contractor shall be required to submit equipment lists, rack elevations, power and air conditioning requirements for all equipment to be installed in the communications rooms at each County facility listed on Attachments 2.1 and 2.2 to this Exhibit B (Statement of Work). The Contractor shall be responsible for equipment delivery, unpacking, installation, and test activities. The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding tool inventories and maintaining a safe and clean work environment, including the timely removal of all tools, parts, and packing materials. Initial phases of the Contractor’s installation, configuration, and test activities shall not interfere with normal operations of the current Inmate telephone system at each County facility. Telephone Platforms shall be tested initially in a test bed environment, prior to their phased installation. Any new Telephone Instruments must be installed, tested, and activated in such a manner that no other telephones are adversely affected. If old telephones must be removed or replaced, the old telephones must be completely removed from the County facility. Existing telephone systems and Telephone Platforms shall remain in place until the phased installation and cutover is complete, and the new ITS and equipment become fully operational. The new automated operator ITS and Telephone Platform shall become fully operational upon the successful completion of all system integration testing and acceptance by the County. System integration and acceptance test criteria is as follows: all Inmate telephones tested and verified as fully operational, plus forty-five (45) consecutive days of successful operation without Deficiencies, and written acceptance by the concerned County Project Director. All telephone installation plans and schedules will be reviewed and approved by the Sheriff Project Manager and Probation Project Manager, in order to minimize impacts to normal operations.
