L3Harris Radios

Northern Wasco County People's Utility District has issued a Notice of Direct Appointment for the procurement of Public Safety Communications Equipment through Statewide Price Agreement PO-10700-00005055. This is a special procurement method that bypasses competitive bidding, with L3Harris selected as the sole contractor. The procurement focuses on the acquisition and delivery of public safety communications equipment to support the District's emergency response and communication infrastructure needs. The notice was posted on March 5, 2026, and establishes a seven-calendar-day protest period (with a due date of March 12, 2026) during which the public may formally challenge the direct appointment. Contract execution will not proceed until the protest period has expired or any submitted protests have been resolved. The Notice of Direct Appointment is contingent upon execution of a written contract with terms and conditions acceptable to the District and does not itself constitute a binding contract between the parties.

The direct appointment to L3Harris represents a non-competitive procurement method that does not involve set-asides or restrictions based on organizational status or disadvantaged enterprise designations. The contract value for this special procurement is $202,057.14. The District reserves the right to revoke the award or cancel the Notice of Direct Appointment at any time prior to written contract execution if the contractor fails to execute an acceptable agreement or for any other reason the District determines appropriate. The contractor will not acquire any legal or equitable rights to the contract services until a fully executed written agreement is in place. As this procurement utilizes an existing statewide price agreement, specific infrastructure integration requirements or incumbent vendor considerations should be referenced in the underlying Statewide Price Agreement PO-10700-00005055 documentation.