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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Bryan Handell, Commander, Bureau of Administrative Services
Mike Kaufman, Assistant Chief of Support Services
Ram Tyagi, Chief Information Officer
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
DATE: July 16, 2026
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to acquire Public Safety radio networking equipment from L3Harris, Melbourne, FL for $244,506.45.
PURPOSE:
This resolution is requesting the purchase of critical networking equipment to support the L3Harris radio system utilized by Public Safety and Public Work departments.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution R23-384 authorized the purchase and implementation of the P25 radio system. Transitioning to the P25 standard upgrades the City to a system that delivers proven interoperability with other Public Safety partners-including all state and federal agencies-and provides improved scalability and significantly enhanced coverage.
This purchase is for the required networking critical spare equipment and dispatching equipment needed to complete the installation of P25.
DISCUSSION:
To avoid potentially lengthy outages due to equipment failure and subsequent shipping delays, the City is contractually obligated to keep critical spare equipment onsite. This equipment is not manufactured by L3Harris and therefore could see ordering and shipping delays if failure occurs.
During the implementation of the P25 system city IT staff negotiated with L3Harris not only on pricing but on what equipment was necessary for replacement and redundancy. Staff is confident this equipment is what is needed to avoid a lengthy outage in case of hardware failure.
Funds are available in account 211-1280-419.38-03 for this purchase.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Providing onsite critical spare equipment to support the L3Harris radio system utilized by Public Safety and Public Work departments is necessary to reduce any downtime caused by a failure of critical networking equipment.
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