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DocuSign Envelope ID:67496B91-FCOD-4188-A6C5-F7496722386E <br /> Countywide Radio Communications Interoperability and Systems Engineering Services <br /> 4. The Orange County Communications Center, Orange County backup <br /> Communication Center location <br /> 5. Voice paging infrastructure <br /> 6. Fire and EMS station alerting infrastructure <br /> S.B. Study Expectations <br /> The scope of the study shall include a voice and paging communications <br /> infrastructure that enables operability and interoperability to best meet <br /> short and long term needs for all agencies served by the Orange County <br /> Emergency Communications Center <br /> 1. Recommendations as to a proposed approach to the overall study, <br /> including: <br /> a. Identification of key project milestones. <br /> b. Number of expected meetings with the review committee. <br /> c. Recommended timeline for the project, mapped out for <br /> compatibility with the County budgeting cycles. <br /> d. Recommendations on effective stakeholder engagement <br /> throughout the process. <br /> 2. Development of a comprehensive needs analysis addressing functionality, <br /> capability and needs of all current infrastructure users. Inputs shall <br /> include information obtained from current infrastructure users and <br /> previous studies completed for Orange County. <br /> 3. Presentation of infrastructure alternatives to the review committee for <br /> the purposes of narrowing the alternatives down to one (1) <br /> recommended solution to be approved by the committee that will be the <br /> basis of the balance of the project. Alternatives that will be presented <br /> shall include pros, cons, advantages, disadvantages, issues and <br /> considerations specific to the needs of Orange County users, including, <br /> but not limited to: <br /> a. Frequency range (low band, high band, UHF, 700, 800), and <br /> analysis of spectrum availability within each frequency range <br /> b. Wide band versus narrow band <br /> c. Analog, digital or combination, including P25 Phase I and II air <br /> interface compatibility <br /> d. Encryption options and capabilities <br /> RFP#5217 <br /> 14 <br />