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DocuSign Envelope ID:67496B91-FCOD-4188-A6C5-F7496722386E <br /> - 1 Orange County, North Carolina <br /> OKANGE Countywide Radio Communications <br /> COUNTY <br /> NVR['li(AHOLINA Interoperability and System Engineering Services <br /> 3 RESPONSE TO TECHICAL REQUIREMENTS (RFP SECTION 5.0) <br /> 3.1 Statement of Objectivity (RFP 4.E) <br /> It is the intent of Orange County to hire a firm that is neutral with respects to radio <br /> communications companies or equipment. Proposals will be accepted only from independent <br /> consultants not engaged in or associated with the business of selling, servicing, or renting <br /> communications equipment. Respondents must clearly state the independence and <br /> objectivity of the consultant. The selected firm shall not be allowed to provide provisioning <br /> services. <br /> FE's certified independence guarantees that Orange County will receive totally objective analyses, <br /> free from the influences of hardware vendors, software suppliers, and service providers. Unlike some <br /> consulting firms, FE has no business relationship with any suppliers of public safety communications <br /> equipment or software. FE is not engaged in, nor are we associated with, the business of selling, <br /> servicing, or renting radio communications, telephony, CAD, or any other systems. Because we have <br /> no affiliation with equipment manufacturers or service providers, we are truly your trusted <br /> advisor; our recommendations and designs are not biased toward any particular technology, <br /> product, or approach. However, since many of our professionals have worked for equipment <br /> manufacturers in the past, our designs embody practical, cost-effective solutions customized to the <br /> specific needs of our clients. <br /> At FE, we take pride in the vendor neutrality of our recommendations, system designs, and <br /> specifications. The results of some recent system procurements shown below are evidence that FE's <br /> involvement has resulted in a wide range of major system vendor selections. <br /> Client Radio System Vendor <br /> State of Oregon Harris <br /> King and Queen County, Virginia Tait <br /> City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Motorola <br /> ORION, Hampton Roads Region, Virginia Motorola <br /> Buncombe County, North Carolina Airbus DS (Cassidian) <br /> Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Motorola <br /> Dane County, Wisconsin Harris <br /> Pittsylvania County Virginia Harris <br /> 3.2 Work to be Performed (RFP 5.C) <br /> 3.2.1 Comprehensive Needs Analysis (RFP 5.C.1) <br /> 1. Meet with management personnel and end users of the current infrastructure to develop <br /> a comprehensive needs analysis addressing functionality, capability and needs of all <br /> current infrastructure users. A draft needs analysis shall be presented to the end-users <br /> for validation in at least two group meetings, and then to the committee for final approval. <br /> Copyright Protected Do Not Duplicate 22 � ' <br />