Communication Equipment Services

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is seeking to enter into a single-source contract with Williams Communications for Communication Equipment Services for the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Command Post Vehicles (CPV-1 and CPV-2). The contract will provide services and maintenance for the Catalyst voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) radio system currently installed in the CPV-1 and CPV-2 Mobile Command Buses. This specialized equipment has the ability to remotely control the Harris radios used in FLHSMV's Enhanced Digital Access Communications System (EDACS), which is critical for law enforcement and first responders during natural disasters, special events, and intelligence-driven missions. The contract term is up to three years, from FY 2023/24 to 2025/26, with an estimated dollar amount of $150,000.

FLHSMV has determined that the Catalyst system is the only VoIP radio system that can remotely control the existing Harris radios, and Williams Communications is the only authorized service provider for the Harris equipment and the existing proprietary Catalyst equipment in the North Florida area. As this is a single-source procurement, there are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor for this contract is Williams Communications, which currently provides the necessary services and maintenance for the Catalyst system in the CPV-1 and CPV-2 vehicles.