OTHER-2024-020 Acceptance of NC 911 Board Portable Radio Grant

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i DocuSign Envelope ID : K815948- 1A81 -4F11 -A1F&95538D797638 i! I r This grant opportunity is available only to Primary PSAPs . The PSAP will make direct purchase of the desired radios from the PSAPs vendor of choice . The PSAP ' s locality will be reimbursed for the purchase . The Primary PSAP will be required to enter into a grant agreement with the Board upon approval of the application . The grant agreement will give the PSAP approximately 14 months to - . purchase the radios and complete programming and staff training . r This grant opportunity will provide the following per approved seat : • 1 portable radio ( including two batteries ) • 2 chargers ; one for the primary PSAP and backup PSAP • Programming per radio cost , ARS Encryption , and Code Plug • Training for PSAP staff on use of the new portable radios • Maintenance for the first 12 months The number of awarded radios will not exceed the number of Board- approved seats . Each portable radio must be kept on the dispatch floor at a console in order to be available for use by telecommunicators . The portable radios will not be kept elsewhere within the PSAP, including supervisor offices . I` The radios may only leave the Primary PSAP when taken directly from the Primary PSAP to a Board- approved Backup PSAP. The radios will be maintained exclusively for the Primary' s PSAP use . The PSAP will not share , gift , loan , or otherwise allow the use of any of the grant- awarded portable radios by other PSAPs , agencies , or departments , including those that the PSAP dispatches for or that are otherwise affiliated with the PSAP. I The PSAP understands that the radios may be checked during PSAP assessments or Board staff visits to ensure that all Board - awarded portable radios are on premises . I All portable radios purchased through this program must contain the VIPER Statewide required template as defined in the State Interoperability Executive Committee ' s SOG , in addition to whatever local talk groups the PSAP deems appropriate to its jurisdiction . Once activated on the VIPER system , each PSAP must submit a completed copy of the h subscriber unit activation request form as sent to the VIPER Network Operations Center. The completed request form will become an addendum to the executed Grant Agreement . The submission of the pdf will be required prior to any reimbursement by the Board . The PSAP must pay for anything related to the radios that exceed the amount approved by the .4 Board . After the first year, the PSAP will pay for all maintenance for the radios out of its general fund . The PSAP understands that the maintenance will not be ETSF eligible . c i; The PSAP agrees that it will keep the radios for at least 36 months , It will not resell them or give . them away to any other entity. If the PSAP does not retain the radios on the PSAP premises for 1 at least 36 months , it will reimburse the Board pursuant to Rule 09 NCAC 06C . 0405 . _ Portable Radio PSAP 2023 Grant Application • Page 2 of 3 4-