PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ADD1

Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Gravesite Expansion
El Paso, TX 79906

VA Project 886CM3026
Bid Documents
Addendum 1

SECTION 28 13 00

PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This section specifies the finishing, installation, connection, testing and certification of a complete and fully operating Physical Access Control System, hereinafter referred to as the PACS.
B. This Section includes a Physical Access Control System consisting of a system server, one or more networked workstation computers, operating system and application software, and field-installed Controllers connected by a high-speed electronic data transmission network.

The

PACS shall have the following:

1. Physical Access Control:

a. Regulating access through doors
b. Anti-passback
c. Surge and tamper protection
d. Secondary alarm annunciator
e. Credential cards and readers
f. RS-232 ASCII interface
g. Credential creation and credential holder database and management h. Monitoring of field-installed devices
i. Reporting

C. System Architecture:

1. Criticality, operational requirements, and/or limiting points of failure may dictate the development of an enterprise and regional server architecture as opposed to system capacity. Provide server and workstation configurations with all necessary connectors, interfaces and accessories as shown.
D. PACS shall provide secure and reliable identification of Federal employees and contractors by utilizing credential authentication per FIPS-201.
E. Physical Access Control System (PACS) shall consist of: 1. Head-End equipment server,
2. One or more networked PC-based workstations,
3. Physical Access Control System and Database Management Software, 4. Credential validation software/hardware,
5. Field installed controllers,

PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM

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Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Gravesite Expansion
El Paso, TX 79906

VA Project 886CM3026
Bid Documents
Addendum 1

6. Card readers,
7. Smart card credential (qty: 200),
8.

Supportive information system,

9.

Door locks and sensors,

10. Power supplies,

11. Interfaces with:

b. Automatic door operators,
c. Intrusion Detection System,
e. Fire Protection System,
F. Head-End equipment server, workstations and controllers shall be connected by a high-speed electronic data transmission network. G. Information system supporting PACS, Head-End equipment server, workstations, network switches, routers and controllers shall comply with FIPS 200 requirements (Minimum Security Requirements for Federal