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DocuSign Envelope ID:67496B91-FCOD-4188-A6C5-F7496722386E <br /> Countywide Radio Communications Interoperability and Systems Engineering Services <br /> e. Operating protocol (conventional,trunking, combination) <br /> f. One infrastructure or more, meaning: <br /> i. A single infrastructure to serve the combined needs of all <br /> users in the County, or <br /> ii. Two or more infrastructures (one or more to serve the <br /> urban/metro area, and/or one or more to serve the areas <br /> outside the urban/metro area) with appropriate <br /> interoperability capabilities <br /> g. Procurement scope, meaning: <br /> i. County procures the core infrastructure, and each user <br /> entity (Town, OWASA, Schools, and other end users) must <br /> procure their own end-user equipment (base, mobile and <br /> portable radios, and pagers) <br /> ii. County procures all core infrastructure and all end user <br /> entity equipment (based on the number of end user <br /> equipment items in service at the time of the needs <br /> analysis) <br /> iii. County procures all core infrastructure and all end user <br /> entity equipment, but individual end user entities need to <br /> procure infrastructure enhancements to improve coverage <br /> or other issues above and beyond what is provided by the <br /> current infrastructure <br /> h. With respect to the potential options above, interoperability with: <br /> i. Agencies serving Orange County residents both on a day-to- <br /> day and event related basis. Note: This includes State of <br /> North Carolina and University of North Carolina entities, <br /> and fire and EMS entities in adjoining Counties that serve <br /> territories in Orange County. <br /> ii. Interoperability with adjoining County Emergency Service <br /> entities (for adjoining County units responding into Orange <br /> County, and for Orange County units responding into <br /> adjacent Counties). <br /> i. Options in (g) shall be presented with detailed propagation studies <br /> at standards levels consistent with identified end user needs as <br /> approved by Committee. <br /> RFP#5217 <br /> 15 <br />