Just a short note to let you know that a specialist team has been working on a project to replace CFA’s 10,000 operational radios (mobile, portable and specialist terminals, but not including base stations).
A tender process is currently under way to purchase the new, digital voice radios that will underpin CFA operations for many years into the future.
A reminder, too, of the probity constraints that the whole of CFA is under at present during the tendering phase. (See my message below and memo from February attached.) Tenderers who seek help or advice from CFA people are likely to be disqualified from consideration.
The project team has consulted extensively with staff and volunteer representatives to ensure that all of CFA’s operational and support requirements have been properly captured and specified in the tender documents. The other emergency response Agencies (Police, Ambulance, DSE, MFB, VICSES and ESTA) and the Dept of Justice continue to participate in reference panels that guide the project’s progress.
The attached Information Sheet provides some more detail on the project, some of the benefits that will flow from the new radios and how they will be rolled out across CFA. Please feel free to distribute it to brigade members in your area. It will also be posted shortly to CFA Connect, where updates on progress will be posted from time to time. CFA Connect is at http://www.cfaconnect.net.au/
The project team will continue to consult with a wide range of CFA people to ensure that the new technology is introduced carefully and with full support and training for our people. Please contact me if any further details are needed.
Regards
Doug Booth
Project Director
Radio Replacement Project
