Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Board of Supervisors of Charlotte County, Virginia, herein referred to as "the County,” is soliciting sealed proposals from licensed, qualified Contractors for a new UHF multi-site trunked radio system for Charlotte County emergency services and school personnel. The County desires a “turnkey” solution from a single contractor, herein referred to as the "Contractor". The selected Contractor shall be responsible for providing all design, services, equipment and infrastructure required for installation and optimization of a fully operational radio system in accordance with the specifications included in this RFP and subsequent negotiations. General Scope The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing a complete and fully functional radio communications system, including the guarantee of radio coverage. The Contractor shall be a Virginia licensed Contractor and an authorized dealer in good standing for the proposed brand of radio. Responsibilities of the Contractor shall include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Engineering and system design, including the identification of tower sites 2. Project management 3. Furnishing and installing system equipment to include, but not limited to, infrastructure equipment, radios and ancillary facilities 4. Providing FCC Licenses 5. Software installation and programming 6. Acceptance testing, including coverage testing 7. Training 8. Cutover plan and execution 9. Warranty and maintenance 10. System Monitoring 11. Decommissioning and removal of legacy communication system and ancillary devices not utilized in the operation of the new system . System Design 1. It is required that the Contractor provide a complete and fully functional system including, but not limited to, the following components: a. A UHF, 450-470 MHZ multi-site trunked system that operates on 6.25 KHz b. A UHF Analog Simulcast paging/interoperability talk-back channel which operates either on 12.5 KHz or 6.25KHz as recommended by the Offeror c. Direct IP interface to the County's existing AVTEC dispatch console d. Cell phone Interface and real-time texting ability with talk-back options e. Interface with emergency service organizations in surrounding localities that provide mutual aid and/or rely on Charlotte County for mutual aid f. VCALL, UCALL, and ICALL interoperability base stations g. All required site connectivity h. Infrastructure Equipment and User subscriber equipment i. Infrastructure Facilities (to include additional towers, shelters, fencing, etc. if needed) j. Generators k. UPS/power surge protection system