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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH PACIFIC SERVICES, INC. <br />FOR POINT-TO-POINT HIGH-CAPACITY <br />WIRELESS MILLIMETER-BAND 80GHZ <br />SYSTEM (UASI GRANT) <br />V <br />ITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Pacific <br />Services, Inc., to provide a Point-to-Point High-Capacity Wireless Millimeter Band 80GHz <br />System with three years of maintenance and support in an amount not to exceed $63,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana Information Services Division is seeking to install a high speed point to <br />point wireless link between City Hall and the Regional Transportation Center. The current data <br />connectivity to the Regional Transportation Center is limited to a single T-1 data link provided by <br />AT&T which runs at 1.5Mbs and is currently at capacity for a significant portion of each day. This <br />high speed wireless link is required to support the Santa Ana Police Department access the new <br />Video Surveillance System that is being provided by the Orange County Transportation Authority. <br />It will also improve access to enterprise and departmental systems for the CDA WORK Center <br />Staff, Police Substation Staff, and Public Works Staff that manage the Center. This wireless <br />system will employ BridgeWave Gigabit Ethernet Millimeter Radios operating in the FCC licensed <br />band between 81 - 86 GHz. <br />A competitive procurement process was conducted to solicit proposals from 80GHz point-to-point <br />high-capacity wireless system vendors. A "Request for Proposal" (RFP) was developed which <br />defined the system requires, the equipment to be employed, and the scope of work as well as <br />proposal evaluation criteria. Due to the high complexity and specialized type of equipment and <br />the degree of engineering involved, only a very limited number of vendors are in the business of <br />providing the City's needed services. The equipment manufacturer was contacted and they <br />provided a list of all qualified resellers/installers/maintainers for the equipment type being sought. <br />In August 2011, the RFP was posted for the public on the City's website and sent to each of the <br />five qualified vendors. The City received three (3) written proposals. An evaluation team, <br />25E-1