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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Shanita Thompson, Director IT Operations
Cmdr. Michael Doerzaph, Commander of Support Services
Gary Fript, Telecommunications Engineer
DATE: June 19, 2019
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the upgrade of the Public Safety and Municipal Radio System software, consoles, and UPS batteries for the radio shelters with Harris Corporation, Lynchburg, VA for an agreement amount not to exceed $775,667.56 and to extend the current warranty for an additional 3 years.
PURPOSE:
The Harris Radio System is designed to support and provides 24/7 city wide communications for both Public Safety and our municipal employees. The current aged radio consoles have become obsolete and are out of warranty. The Maestro Console operating system is currently running on Microsoft Vista. As of April 11, 2017, Windows Vista customers are no longer receiving new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical updates from Microsoft. Maestro radio console software/hardware is no longer supported or manufactured from our radio vendor Harris Corporation as of 12-31-17.
BACKGROUND:
In 2008, the City of Aurora received a Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant (PSIC) from the Federal government to allow the Cities of Aurora and Naperville to improve communication capabilities for first responders to better serve our communities. Both Cities have been live on the Harris Open Sky radio system since November 2010. The interoperable voice/data radio system provides state of the art public safety communications on a federal, state and regional basis. The Open Sky radio system is proprietary hardware and software, which must be maintained by the Harris Corporation. The partnership with Naperville allows the two cities to share the infrastructure enabling cost sharing and reduced duplication.
The installation included a warranty and maintenance contract for a three-year period from November 201...
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