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C.46

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	March 31, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase and Installation of Interoperability Equipment Needed to Upgrade Contra Costa County's Microwave Communication System

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Eileen Devlin, (925) 335-1557

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 31, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., in the amount of $924,096 for the purchase and installation of communications interoperability equipment for the East Bay Regional Communications System - West County Cell.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No net County costs: 75% of the equipment and installation costs are included in the 2007 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant Program administered through the City of San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management (CFDA #16.710). The County is required to provide a 25% match, which will be satisfied with proceeds from the Kinder-Morgan settlement agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The request of $924,096 is for the purchase and installation of interoperability equipment needed to upgrade Contra Costa County’s microwave communication system. The system connects Turquoise, El Cerrito Police Department, Pearl Ridge and Nichol Knob sites in the City of Richmond. The upgrade adds connections to the interface with other agency microwave systems and is central to the East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS) mission of forming a single interoperable San Francisco Bay Area microwave loop. The key to the interoperability project is that every component must be 100% compatible. The existing system can not be upgraded with another vendor’s product, and it is this fact that serves as the primary justification for a sole source purchase with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.

The decision to proceed with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. is supported by the EBRCS Authority Board of Directors. While other vendors were considered, the purchase of an entirely new system for Contra Costa was determined to be cost prohibitive. Contra Costa County’s 2007 COPS grant is budgeted to fund the microwave communications system upgrade.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A decision not to issue this purchase order will result in delays in fielding East Bay Regional Communications System equipment that may cause us to be out of compliance with our agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and the funding agent, the U.S. Department of Justice.