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DocuSign Envelope ID:67496B91-FCOD-4188-A6C5-F7496722386E <br /> Countywide Radio Communications Interoperability and Systems Engineering Services <br /> Options presented to the Committee shall include budgetary cost <br /> estimates associated with each. <br /> Options analyzed, presented and recommended for consideration shall <br /> represent an enabling infrastructure, meaning the infrastructure needs to <br /> enable the end users to meet their identified needs, not adapt their needs <br /> to the recommended alternative. <br /> 4. Once an option in (g) is selected and approved by the review committee: <br /> a. Develop a comprehensive cost analysis <br /> b. Develop a comprehensive transition plan for all current <br /> infrastructure users to the new/proposed infrastructure. The plan <br /> shall be designed to ensure no loss of functionality and/or <br /> capabilities during the transition. <br /> c. Develop a vendor-neutral Request for Proposal (RFP) suitable to <br /> be released to the vendor community for the purposes of <br /> procuring the approved alternative. <br /> Facilitation of the RFP process, including staff support to the County in <br /> conducting a comprehensive evaluation of RFP responses received. <br /> 5.C. Work to Be Performed <br /> Expectations of work to be performed include: <br /> 1. Meet with management personnel and end users of the current <br /> infrastructure to develop a comprehensive needs analysis addressing <br /> functionality, capability and needs of all current infrastructure users. A <br /> draft needs analysis shall be presented to the end-users for validation in <br /> at least two group meetings, and then to the committee for final approval. <br /> 2. Gather, analyze, and document operational, functional, and specific <br /> technical information of existing fixed sites and associated equipment for <br /> various emergency service departments that serve Orange County <br /> residents (may be an Orange County based agency or a Department in a <br /> County adjacent to Orange County that serves/protects geography within <br /> Orange County), or Orange County emergency service departments that <br /> serve residents outside Orange County in order to understand the <br /> present status of our communications capabilities. <br /> 3. Review interoperability needs with all agencies serving citizens and/or <br /> territory within the county and those law and fire/EMS agencies <br /> bordering Orange County, including gateway or P25 ISSI needs for users <br /> RFP#5217 <br /> 16 <br />