Title
Approve and authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute a non-standard agreement with L3Harris Technologies, Inc. for NGEN system verification services, for the term of May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $21,771.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute a non-standard agreement with L3Harris Technologies, Inc. for NGEN system verification services, for the term of May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $21,771.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County’s Next Generation (NGEN) public safety radio system was built by Harris. This agreement will enable to perform a system validation, inventory, and assessment of the entire digital radio system in preparation for a system-wide hardware and software upgrade.
In order to develop a scope of work for a system upgrade, Harris needs to understand the current Monterey County radio infrastructure with a high degree of accuracy and completeness. As part of this system validation, a team of Harris engineers will physically validate radio and network equipment information at each of the twelve radio sites. This information, along with all system configuration data will be analyzed to produce a scope of work for the upgrade including hardware, software, and engineering requirements.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel cannot approve the agreement due to non-standard insurance provisions.
FINANCING:
The funds for payment of the costs of this Agreement have been included in the FY19-20 Adopted Budget for the Information Technology, ITD 1930, Budget Unit 8436, Appropriations Unit INF002. Transactions relating to future fiscal years will be included in each respective Recommended Budget based upon the anticipated utilization of the services.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This validation is in support of the Next Generation radio infrastructure which is operated throughout Monterey County. This infrastructure provides critical two-way radio communications for public safety and first responder agencies.
__Economic Development
__Administration
__Health & Human Services
X Infrastructure
X Public Safety
Prepared by: Lynnette Beardsall, Management Analyst II, 759-6938
Approved by:
______________________________________ Date: _________
Eric A. Chatham, Director of Information Technology, 759-6920
Attachments:
Agreement with Harris Corporation
Attachments on file with Clerk of the Board