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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Five-Year Contract with Motorola to Purchase Communications Equipment for an Amount Not to Exceed $2,179,067.70; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the Upgrade of the Police Department's Emergency Communications System. (Police 10031100)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Alameda Police Department (APD) is required to meet the California Department of Justice Security Policy and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy to ensure the confidentiality of information from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS). Compliance will require APD to upgrade all radio systems to include encryption of all radio traffic. Encrypting APD's current equipment would not be prudent as current equipment is at the end of its useful life and will no longer be supported or serviced by Motorola as of July 1, 2023. If approved, the decision will authorize the purchase of upgraded equipment and encryption of all APD radio communication equipment using unspent budget from the existing fiscal year 2022-23 budget. This will ensure that APD complies with state and federal security requirements and that its radio equipment will continue to be operable and serviceable by the sole source provider, Motorola. (Exhibit 2 is the Quote and Exhibit 3 is Motorola's proposed Terms & Conditions).
BACKGROUND
APD is currently utilizing the Motorola APX6000 two-way radio platform. This platform was purchased in 2011 and was critical to meet the standards of the then-new East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA). EBRCSA was launched to unify communications among public safety individuals when mutual aid was requested for natural disasters and other similar critical incidents. EBRCSA was officiall...
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