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g� Santa Ana Police Department SPA Phase III One Mission. Yours. GTSI-11-13308 0.0 CICO. A Web -Based reporting tool can/ will be utilized to submit the information. There is also a need to utilize this information as part of the establishment of a Communications Interoperability baseline for the Ca1SIEC SPA Strategic Plan; therefore, the GTSI Team will publish a report presenting aggregated SPA wide findings summarizing the demonstration results at the SPA level. The report will also be suitable for forwarding to CalSIEC to meet the reporting requirements of the CaISCIP. Completion of the task identified above for each Operational Area and the delivery of the - SPA Response -Level Emergency Communications Report will complete Deliverables 13 through 23. This deliverable should be completed and reports delivered to the CICO no later than 31 August 2011 in order to meet the CalSIEC reporting requirements. 2.7 Narrowband Evaluation Report Multiple agencies within the SPA have communications assets that will be affected by the FCC ruling requiring the narrow -banding of all channels below 500 MHz. It is important from a communications interoperability perspective for the SPA, as well as the California EMA and adjacent states, such as Nevada and Arizona, to understand the current and future status of narrow -banding activities within the region and how it could potentially impact the ability for agencies within the SPA to interoperate via radio communications. The networks operating on VHF and UHF frequencies require narrowbanding operation by January 1, 2013, per the FCC Report & Order. Currently, within the SPA the California EMA channels (National Channels) and associated local licensed mutual aid channels are affected by the FCC narrowbanding mandate. There are approximately 30 channels and approximately 100 radio networks operating on these affected channels within the SPA which will require modification. Information concerning which radio networks used by first -responders for mutual aid response is being impacted by the FCC narrowbanding mandate and knowing the modification status of these networks will greatly assist the SPA in defining the overall impact to the various Operational Areas, municipalities, agencies and departments. Narrowbanding will impact day-to-day communications and could seriously impact communications interoperability in the event of a major terrorist event of natural disaster. Additionally, knowing the narrowbanding status of these first -responder radio networks will provide the SPA the capability to facilitate planning and development of mitigation plans as these networks are fully upgraded over the course of time. Previous contracts provided for the development/update of Tactical Interoperable Communications Plans (TIC Plans), the development of Operational Area Interoperability Field Operations Guides (IFOGs) and the update to CASM data. The associated TIC Plans, IFOG information, CASM data and the FCC database information will be utilized to develop a qualified listing of affected systems and channels within the SPA. The GTSI Team will develop a Narrowband Evaluation Report which will include the following information: • Point of Contact for each affected radio network • Listing by Operational Area/ county, city and discipline of all affected systems/channels • Listing of all affected radio networks by county, OA, city and discipline/first-responder • Narrowbanding Plans of the licensee or radio user • Listing of all narrowband planning completion schedules EM GTSI Confidential and Proprietary. Use or disclosure of the data contained on this sheet is subject to the restrictions on the title page of this proposal.