Jones County School System Quote
Title: 24-62 Two-Way Radios
Deadline: 12/15/2023 12:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Deadline Expired
Quote Number: 24-62
Description: Jones County School System is requesting quotes for Two Way Radios. Specifications will be listed in the Specification Document. Please note that this bid will be evaluated after Christmas/Winter Break because the district is closed from December 18, 2023, to January 1, 2024. Please read the eRFQ carefully.
Documents:
Question 1
Posted: 12/1/2023
Question: 1) Do you have repeaters at the schools or are you intending to use the radios without repeaters? 2) Do you require the ability to communicate between schools? Would you like to do so? 3) Do you require the ability to communicate with your buses inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? 4) Do you require the ability to communicate with your employees off site inside or outside the county. Would you like to do so? 5) Do you require the ability to have separate talkgroups for different functions? Administration, maintenance, transportation, etc? Would you like to do so? 6) Do you have existing UHF FCC Licenses? I can find no FCC licenses for UHF Operation. It appears your VHF License WNMF687 expired 12/3/22. 7) Do you require the ability to display on each radio who is transmitting? Would you like to do so? 8) What features beyond simple voice communications would you like for the radios to do. 9) Can you provide a better description of the feature and use you would like the radios to perform.
Response: 24-62 Two-Way Radio Questions & Answers 1) Do you have repeaters at the schools do you intend to use the radios without repeaters? We intend to use radios without repeaters. 2) Do you require the ability to communicate between schools? Would you like to do so? Not at this but it may be something in the future that we investigate. 3) Do you require the ability to communicate with your buses inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? We have a separate system for our buses that can communicate with the schools, buses as well as local law enforcement. 4) Do you require the ability to communicate with your employees off-site inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? Staff utilizes their cell phone, and our buses are equipped to communicate with our schools. 5) Do you require the ability to have separate talk groups for different functions? Administration, maintenance, transportation, etc? Would you like to do so? It is not a requirement, but our schools and departments do have separate channels for different groups to use. 6) Do you have existing UHF FCC Licenses? I can find no FCC licenses for UHF Operation. It appears your VHF License WNMF687 expired on 12/3/22. I am checking on this, and I will respond once I receive the information. The following information is for our bus radios only: Repeater 156.2250 159.0450 TAC 156.2250 7) Do you require the ability to display on each radio who is transmitting? Would you like to do so? That would be a great feature to have but it would depend on the cost. 8) What features beyond simple voice communications would you like for the radios to do? The vendor is welcome to recommend other features beyond what is listed but the items must have the price listed. 9) Can you provide a better description of the feature and use you would like the radios to perform? Please see the answer to question eight.
Posted: 12/1/2023
Question: 1) Do you have repeaters at the schools or are you intending to use the radios without repeaters? 2) Do you require the ability to communicate between schools? Would you like to do so? 3) Do you require the ability to communicate with your buses inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? 4) Do you require the ability to communicate with your employees off site inside or outside the county. Would you like to do so? 5) Do you require the ability to have separate talkgroups for different functions? Administration, maintenance, transportation, etc? Would you like to do so? 6) Do you have existing UHF FCC Licenses? I can find no FCC licenses for UHF Operation. It appears your VHF License WNMF687 expired 12/3/22. 7) Do you require the ability to display on each radio who is transmitting? Would you like to do so? 8) What features beyond simple voice communications would you like for the radios to do. 9) Can you provide a better description of the feature and use you would like the radios to perform.
Response: 24-62 Two-Way Radio Questions & Answers 1) Do you have repeaters at the schools do you intend to use the radios without repeaters? We intend to use radios without repeaters. 2) Do you require the ability to communicate between schools? Would you like to do so? Not at this but it may be something in the future that we investigate. 3) Do you require the ability to communicate with your buses inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? We have a separate system for our buses that can communicate with the schools, buses as well as local law enforcement. 4) Do you require the ability to communicate with your employees off-site inside or outside the county? Would you like to do so? Staff utilizes their cell phone, and our buses are equipped to communicate with our schools. 5) Do you require the ability to have separate talk groups for different functions? Administration, maintenance, transportation, etc? Would you like to do so? It is not a requirement, but our schools and departments do have separate channels for different groups to use. 6) Do you have existing UHF FCC Licenses? I can find no FCC licenses for UHF Operation. It appears your VHF License WNMF687 expired on 12/3/22. I am checking on this, and I will respond once I receive the information. The following information is for our bus radios only: Repeater 156.2250 159.0450 TAC 156.2250 7) Do you require the ability to display on each radio who is transmitting? Would you like to do so? That would be a great feature to have but it would depend on the cost. 8) What features beyond simple voice communications would you like for the radios to do? The vendor is welcome to recommend other features beyond what is listed but the items must have the price listed. 9) Can you provide a better description of the feature and use you would like the radios to perform? Please see the answer to question eight.