Motorola Sole Source Letter RF Site In frastructure and Critical connect.pdf

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Government & Commercial Markets - Americas 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, 3rd Floor, Columbia, MD 21046-2289 Tel: +1.410.712.6200 Fax: +1.410.712-6489

Jeffery D. Perry Oct 4, 2024 Chief Mission Support WV Emergency Management Division 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, 6TH Floor Charleston, WV 25314 304-558-5380

Subject: Motorola Public Safety RF Site Infrastructure and Critical Connect Solutions

Dear Sir:

The current statewide interoperable radio network (SIRN) system and the Equipment and Services that WV EMD and others on the WV SIRN system are uniquely designed, manufactured, installed, configured, and optimized for mission critical operation by Motorola Solutions for the State of West Virginia. Motorola Solutions is uniquely qualified to support, service, upgrade, expand and provide structured training for these systems. No other vendor has the system knowledge of the specific configuration, components and optimization capabilities guaranteeing critical public safety performance criteria that RF Site equipment and LMR interoperable internet based capabilities through the Critical Connect product offerings ensuring coverage, reliability, and redundant first responders communications.

In employing the equipment and utilizing the installation and configurations to allow such onto the existing WV SIRN ASTRO P25 radio system, Motorola Solutions is the only vendor that can ensure the following:

Motorola Solutions can ensure that all hardware and software, both existing and upgraded, will be compatible within the radio system, in particular the Motorola designed radio devices such as handheld radios and mobile radios. These devices, the upgrade and or reconfiguration of can only utilize original Motorola parts to ensure mission critical operation and valid warranty. Vendors other than Motorola Solutions do not have access to the proprietary specifications and procedures used.

Given the unique and demanding requirements of a public safety radio system, Motorola Solutions has worked hard to certify that its products are configured to provide mission critical communications at all times. The introduction of another vendor’s uncertified and untested equipment into the radio system could potentially affect system performance in unknown ways.

Motorola Solutions is unable to guarantee system performance for uncertified configurations. The introduction of uncertified equipment into any portion of the radio network could adversely affect the entire system to the point of rendering it inoperable.

Motorola Solutions strives to go beyond P25 standards in enabling the West Virginia state wide interoperable radio network (SIRN) and WV EMD and fellow WV SIRN users to meet their purpose and goals of providing mission critical communications through RF Site infrastructure equipment and technologies and the LMR interoperable and prioritized internet based communications through the Critical Connect product for on demand whenever and wherever public safety personnel need to communicate.

Motorola extends the terms, conditions, and prices of this contract to other West Virginia Agencies and Institutions who express an interest in piggybacking on this contract. Each of the piggyback Agencies/Institutions will issue their own purchasing documents for the goods/services. Motorola agrees that the Emergency Management Division shall bear no responsibility or liability for any agreements between Motorola and the other West Virginia Agency/Institutions who desire to exercise this option.

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Government & Commercial Markets - Americas 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, 3rd Floor, Columbia, MD 21046-2289 Tel: +1.410.712.6200 Fax: +1.410.712-6489

Sincerely, Peter Marotta Account Manager for the state of West Virginia Motorola Solutions Sales and Services, Inc.