7183-20 - 911 Center Console Furniture Replacement

 

1. 1. Background

The Boulder Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA) is a governmental entity established pursuant to 29-1-103, C.R.S. and 29-11-100.5 et seq. and in conformance with the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act 24-10-101 C.R.S. et seq. The Authority pays costs of providing 911 telephone services, but does not pay for the cost of staffing individual dispatch centers. The cost of responding to 911 calls is covered by the participating emergency response agencies.
The members of BRETSA include the County, each of the incorporated cities and towns in Boulder County, the independent fire districts serving areas in Boulder County, and the CU Board of Regents.
 
BRETSA provides financial support for the four primary public safety-answering points (PSAPs) within Boulder County, Colorado. These PSAPs are:

1. Boulder County Sheriff (10 Dispatch Consoles)
2. City of Boulder (10 Dispatch Consoles)
3. City of Longmont (10 Dispatch Consoles)
4. University of Colorado, Boulder (4 Dispatch Consoles)
   2.   Purpose

BRETSA is seeking bids from qualified Bidders who have experience serving State and local government markets, preferably public safety entities. All Bidders should be experienced in installing and configuring dispatch consoles in 911 Centers; working around sensitive information and not hindering the work being done by 911 dispatchers while installing the consoles.

1. 3.   Current BRETSA Environment

Each PSAP has provided a description of its current configuration of the dispatch floor, current manufacturer and current systems that would need to be removed to an off-site storage location and the new furniture installed. Please see Exhibit A.

1. 4.   Current Power Access

Each PSAP provided a description of the current electrical power access on the dispatch floor. Please see Exhibit A.

1. 5.   Current Computer/Workstation Video Access

Each PSAP provided a description and pictures of the current computer/workstation video access, with content describing the use of any booster or signal extension. Please see Exhibit A.

1. RFQQ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
   1.   Deadline for Notification to Attend Virtual Bidders Conference

Please email purchasing@bouldercounty.org by 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday,     November  12, 2020 to attend the virtual bidders conference.    

1. 2.   Submission Instructions

RFQQ’s are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time, January 20, 2021. 

1. 3. Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding the RFQQ shall be submitted, in writing, to the Purchasing Office via email to purchasing@bouldercounty.org with “RFQQ #7183-20 Questions” in the subject line.
The deadline to submit written prior questions to the scheduled RFQQ Bidders Conference is 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

There will be a second opportunity to submit written questions after the RFQQ Bidders Conference. Post RFQQ Bidders Conference deadline to submit written questions is by 2:00 p.m. December 16, 2020.
All questions will be documented and responded to in an Addendum on Thursday, December 22, 2020.
Only questions submitted through this process, and subsequently answered in writing, can be relied upon.