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CONSENT INDIAN, RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jason Brown, County Administrator THROUGH: Tad Stone, Director Department of Emergency Services FROM: Maria Resto, Emergency Services Manager DATE: January 6, 2020 SUBJECT: Approval of Renewal of the Public Safety Communications System FX Software Services Agreement. It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County. Commissioners at the next scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: On August 9, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners approved the public safety radio system P25 Migration Project. During the migration period, the county will be operating both the EDACS and P25 radio systems concurrently to maintain a public safety level of service, stable operations, and functionality until completion of the project. An integral part of the EDACS and P25 system is the FX Software. On September 11, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners approved Communications International as a sole source for the public safety radio system FX Software Services. The FX Software provides enhancements and corrections to public safety EDACS and P25 backbone and radio components. It also assures the County that any new generation radios, hand-held or mobile units, would seamlessly integrate into our communication network. The contract provided for renewal or extension of the contract in one (1) year increments for a total of five (5) years upon mutual consent of the parties. This base contract for services expired on September 30, 2019, and the proposed FY 2019/2020 contract renewal represents extension number one (1) of the original contract. The proposed FY 2019/2020 FX Software agreement will cover all necessary upgrades for the P25 system. The EDACS system will be covered under the same agreement at no charge until the EDACS system is taken out of service. 18