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Technology Budget Narrative <br />Orange County Emergency Management <br />Orange County 9-1-1 Center Radio Technology Upgrade Project- Budget Narrative <br />Equipment <br />A. 16 Control Station packages <br />Orange County Emergency Management operates five fully functional call taking and <br />dispatch capable consoles in its 9-1-1 Center, and two call taking only stations. This <br />equipment contains pximar~y components that have an average age of oven 15 years... This <br />is far outside the average life span of'this technology, and the technology is beginning to <br />fail . Spare parts are no longer produced, and any parts necessary must come from out of <br />service machines., <br />Orange County Emergency Management wishes to upgrade to new technology in the <br />farm of a 800 MHz franking system.. The radio control stations will provide this <br />capability to dispatch and share information over the 800 MHz platform under <br />construction by the state, <br />We have researched and determined that sixteen (16) control station packages that <br />include the radio system, power supply, microphone, sofiware, programming and other <br />necessary accessories will meet our' needs. These components will allow our <br />telecommunicator~s to function on the 800 MHz platforms. Each control station package <br />will cost approximately $8,999.81 for' a total of $14.3,997..00.. <br />B .Antenna <br />Orange County Emergency Management will procure and install an antenna system to <br />provide connectivity between the control station packages to the 800 MHz radio tower on <br />Eno Mountain.. Orange County Emergency Management will utilize a vendor on state <br />contract to provide the antenna and installation services, The antenna and installation will <br />cost approximately $4,000. <br />