TRUNKED RADIO NETWORK MICROWAVE

Erie County is seeking a vendor to design, supply, install, test, commission, and maintain a county‑wide microwave backhaul network that will interconnect all public‑safety Land Mobile Radio (LMR) sites and dispatch facilities. The solution must support ≥150 Mbps per link, deliver 99.9995 % one‑way availability, integrate with an existing MPLS network, and provide a redundant, fault‑tolerant architecture. The contract includes hardware procurement, FCC licensing, site preparation, installation of dishes, wave‑guides, and radomes, full system testing (factory and on‑site), training for County personnel, a one‑year warranty, and a minimum ten‑year maintenance and support agreement. The County may extend the three‑year base term by up to two additional one‑year periods. • Design and engineering of a microwave backbone (loop or hot‑standby) for ~40 sites across Erie County. • Supply of microwave radios, antennas, dishes (>3 ft with dual struts), wave‑guide, power, UPS, and related infrastructure; obtain all required FCC licenses. • Installation, grounding, lightning protection, and integration with the Motorola UEM network management system or equivalent. • Comprehensive testing (FAT, on‑site baseline, functional acceptance) and delivery of all documentation, as‑built drawings, and training materials. • Warranty, extended warranty options, and a 10‑year post‑warranty support package covering software/firmware updates, 24×7 on‑call service, and spare‑parts provisioning.