Re: [californiadisasters] L.A. Co. Starting Over on Emergency Com System

Part of the problem here (guessing from past experience and not having
inside knowledge of this situation) is that some technical areas are not
amenable to the standard open bidding protocol of government.

For example, I wonder if any govt. agency has ever had open bidding for
personal computer operating system! (They cover that by getting bids for
computers, which all come with a choice of: 1. Windows. Don't know how they
cover buying Mac, but I know it's been done since forever and I've never
heard of a complaint.)

So who is even capable of building/supporting LA-RICS? Raytheon? Motorola?
GE? (Inclusion of GE here would mean losing choice of system and
compatibility, going to EDACS instead of MOT.) If it went to open bid, and
Joe's Radio and Billiard Ball Co. bid lowest, would LA-RICS have to be
supplied by Joe?

A real dilemma.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Noyes" <kimnoyes@gmail.com>
To: "CaliforniaDisasters" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "DailyBrief" <DailyBrief@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 10:19 PM
Subject: [californiadisasters] L.A. Co. Starting Over on Emergency Com
System

> L.A. County starting over on emergency communications system*Hundreds of
> millions in federal funds are at risk and years of planning are scrapped
> over concerns that the project's nearly completed contract violates state
> rules on how it must be structured and awarded.*
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