Radio Communications P25 System Upgrade

To purchase and install a P25 LMR system to provide communications for the town's first responders. Replacement of the current public safety VHF and UHF voice and paging radio system infrastructure with an interoperable, UHF, P25 Phase II TDMA, simulcast, public safety communications system and supporting network infrastructure. • Provide and construct any supporting facilities such as shelters, compounds, and towers required to implement the Contractor’s proposed P25 radio system. • Provide and install a new IP Ethernet MPLS microwave backhaul network connectivity between all sites in the Contractor’s proposed P25 network. • File for all new UHF and microwave RF channels to be utilized for the implementation. • Replacement of the existing mobiles, portables, control stations, and pagers with next generation P25 compliant radios and pagers. This is to include installation of all mobile and control station radios. • Replacement of the Town’s current inventory of thirty-five (35) fire pagers with new units capable of operating and being alerted through the new UHF P25 system. • The Town will need to retain its present Police department UHF and fire department VHF systems for up to 6 months post Final System Acceptance (FSA). The vendor must include a detailed plan for the coexistence of the present systems until such time as it is removed. Additionally, the vendor needs to make all necessary provisions for decommission and removal of the system infrastructure at a time following FSA. • Provide and install new emergency power consisting of both UPS and generators at all proposed sites in the P25 network. Emergency power is to include connecting and reporting generator and UPS alarms to the appropriate staff. • The proposer shall provide a design and pricing for a backup dispatch position based on laptop technology. • Replacement of the current recorder logging system. This replacement must connect to the proposed new P25 system and the existing phone system(s). • The successful proposal will include a detailed network/system/channel utilization plan for the Town and all of its agencies that are planned to operate on the new unified system. • The successful Contractor shall be responsible to provide a Turnkey Solution to the Town of Ludlow for all items in the Contractor’s proposal

Division 27 -	Communications, Common Work Results for Communications.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security.