When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due November 10, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 20, 2026.

It was issued by Framingham State University. The work is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Public safety communications and radio system integrator. Experience with dispatch consoles, repeaters, RF infrastructure, and Radio-over-IP systems. Qualified installation teams familiar with applicable electrical, communications, and safety codes. Expertise in resilient power, grounding, surge protection, redundancy, and system monitoring. Strong documentation, configuration management, cybersecurity, and remote-access capabilities. Experience planning complex public safety system cutovers and rollbacks.

Public Safety Radio Communication Upgrade Services (Due November 10, 2026)

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IT Support, Hardware & Networking

Framingham, Massachusetts, United StatesPosted: October 3, 2026Deadline: November 10, 2026

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SUMMARY

A government authority in Framingham seeks a qualified vendor to upgrade its public safety radio communication system, including radio, network, power, dispatch, monitoring, and related infrastructure. The project also requires installation, documentation, redundancy planning, remote access, licensing details, and cutover and rollback planning.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of five years of demonstrated experience designing, installing, integrating, and supporting public-safety land mobile radio (LMR) systems
Must provide a list of previous successfully completed projects involving police, fire, EMS, emergency communications centers, or higher-education public safety
Must provide at least three references for comparable public-safety radio infrastructure projects completed within the previous five years
Must document the date and personnel who attended an FSU site visit
Must provide a Maintenance Agreement for the full term of the contract
Must provide a transportable, independently operable backup dispatch system capable of deployment within 15 minutes
Must include a copy of the firm's audited or reviewed financial statement for the most recent fiscal year-end available

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

Release of RFP: October 1st, 2026

Site Visit: October 13th, 2026

Questions Due: October 20th, 2026

Response to Questions: October 29th, 2026

Proposal Due: November 10th, 2026

Committee Review: November 11th–18th, 2026

University Selection: November 25th, 2026

Award and Contracting: December 4th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

October 20, 2026

CONTACTS

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Issuing Agency

Framingham State University

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Framingham, Massachusetts seeks a vendor to provide public safety radio communication upgrade services. The scope includes dispatch consoles and workstations; repeaters; transmitters and receivers; antennas and RF components; network and Radio-over-IP equipment; racks; grounding, bonding, surge and lightning protection; primary and backup power; monitoring and alarm systems; and associated hardware, software, licensing, and interfaces.

The selected vendor will be responsible for professional installation and labeling in compliance with applicable codes and industry standards. The work must include redundancy and contingency provisions for equipment, network, power, and dispatch failures; secure and documented remote-access capabilities; complete system architecture and configuration documentation; required programming and current configuration backups; identification of recurring costs, licenses, subscriptions, dependencies, and support lifecycles; and a detailed system cutover and rollback plan. Questions must be submitted by October 20, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due November 10, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 20, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by Framingham State University. The work is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Public safety communications and radio system integrator
Experience with dispatch consoles, repeaters, RF infrastructure, and Radio-over-IP systems
Qualified installation teams familiar with applicable electrical, communications, and safety codes
Expertise in resilient power, grounding, surge protection, redundancy, and system monitoring
Strong documentation, configuration management, cybersecurity, and remote-access capabilities
Experience planning complex public safety system cutovers and rollbacks

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