Public Safety Radio System
Upgrade
800 MHz Radio System
April 24, 2018
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Item No. __ 8a supp.____
Meeting Date: April 24, 2018
2004
POS Radio System
Upgraded
2012
POS asked to join King
County Emergency
Radio Communication
System (KCRCS)
2013
POS
decides to
remain
independe
nt
2017
POS Reconsidered
KCSERCS/ PSERN as
an alternative
2014
POS Radio
System Partial
Upgrade Complete
($4.7M)
1993
POS Radio System
Installed
Background
2015
KC Tax Levy passed, Puget
Sound Emergency Radio
Network (PSERN, $274M)
Priority #1 is Public Safety…regardless of operational use profile
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POS User Profile
Legacy SmartZone Phase I –> P25
End of Life- High Risk
Core
Backhaul RF Sites
Subscribers
Units
(1700)
Dispatch
Consoles
2014
Partial Upgrade
Complete
2017-2021
Infrastructure & Handsets Require Upgrade
Full capability with P25 is a must for stable communications & interoperability
5
Interoperability through ISSI 8000 and TRIS
Links
Interoperability with multiple agencies collaborating to build a system of systems
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TRIS Link
ISSI Link
Pierce
County
PSERN
Tacoma
Snohomish
County
Kitsap
County
POS
WSP
IWN
(FBI,CBP,ETC.)
Alternatives
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10-year Cost
Estimates
1 Go to Market
(not recommended)
Pros: Control, competitive advantage, requirements met.
Cons: Time, Cost, and Proprietary equipment must be
maintained.
$29,000,000
-
$37,000,000
2 Commit to PSERN
(not recommended)
Pros: Interoperability, reduced project LOE, and cost.
Cons: Time/ Risk of catastrophic failure, Uncertainty & risk of
inability to meet all requirements, risk of increased costs &
schedule slippage, impact to service levels & Port priority.
$10,700,000
3 Upgrade with
beneficial features
(not recommended)
Pros: Timely replacement, additional redundancy, control,
requirements met, interoperability, benefit & cost predictability.
Cons: Timing/ cost versus value.
$24,175,000
4 Upgrade
(recommended)
Pros: Shortest timeline, interoperability beyond Port, control,
requirements met, benefit & cost predictability.
Cons: Cost, lack of Mobile Tower Site.
$22,100,000
Questions?
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