Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1047-1047C-1047L-134106

FSU Police Department Public-Safety Radio System Upgrade

Framingham State University is seeking a complete replacement public-safety radio communications system for its Police Department. - Buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Framingham State University; end user and office: Framingham State University Police Department (FSUPD), Framingham, Middlesex County. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, manufacturer, or vendor is named in the solicitation. The system manufacturer is left to the proposer. - Equipment requested: One complete radio system upgrade, including radio infrastructure, dispatch consoles and workstations, repeaters, transmitters, receivers, antennas and RF components, network and Radio-over-IP equipment, racks, power and monitoring equipment, software, licenses, interfaces, and accessories. Specific models, part numbers, and component quantities are not stated. - System capabilities: Support conventional analog, P25/P25 Phase 1 FDMA, 12.5 kHz narrowband, emergency signaling, unit identification, interoperability, and encryption where applicable. - Backup dispatch: Provide one independently operable, transportable backup dispatch system, with required radios, antennas, power, controls, accessories, and documentation. Trained FSUPD personnel must be able to deploy it at an alternate location within 15 minutes, without vendor intervention. - Services: Assess, design, furnish, install, program, configure, test, document, and support the replacement system; provide administrative and technical training; and provide a maintenance agreement for the contract term. - Notable requirements: Include system redundancy and contingency planning, secure documented remote access, configuration and architecture records and backups, cutover and rollback planning, and lifecycle and recurring-cost disclosures. Training must cover routine operation, troubleshooting, alarms, failure and backup procedures, and recovery. - Experience: Proposers must demonstrate at least five years of relevant public-safety land-mobile-radio experience and provide comparable project references. A site visit is mandatory.

Description

Framingham State University seeks proposals to replace the existing public-safety radio communications system at its Police Department. The work includes assessing, designing, furnishing, installing, programming, configuring, testing, documenting, and supporting a complete, reliable, and scalable system, including dispatch consoles and workstations, repeaters, and related equipment. The proposer must provide training and a maintenance agreement for the full contract term. Proposals are due November 10, 2026, at 4:00 PM.

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