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Request for Information for Portable Radios to be Used on the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) System

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Issuing agency
Internal Services Department
Method
RFI
PIN
LA-RICS 018
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Posted
Jul 24, 2026
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Description

The LA-RICS Authority (Authority) is issuing this RFI to obtain information from qualified and knowledgeable firms (Respondents) to understand the capabilities of the current telecommunications market for handheld Portable Two-Way Radios (Radios), along with their supporting ecosystems, to ensure safe compatibility with the Authority's LMR System. The goal of this RFI to obtain responses from multiple responsive, responsible firms and to test Radios to determine if they are fully compatible and capable of operating on the LMR System infrastructure utilizing features currently installed and used by the Authority. Submissions and information gathered in response to this RFI will be used by the Authority to test the compatibility of portable radios in the market for use on the LMR System and the Authority will share this information with its Member Agencies via a list of tested and approved Radios for use on the LMR System. This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only, there is no promise of future solicitations and/or business by the Authority and/or its Member Agencies.

Commodity: TWO-WAY RADIO RECEIVERS, TRANSMITTERS, TRANSCEIVERS: MOBILE

Type: Commodity

Documents5
LA-RICS_Portable_Radio_RFI_04-17-2023.pdfPDF
ExhibitA_PortableRadioRequirementsMatrix_Writable.docxDOCX
ConferenceSignInSheet_In-PersonAndVirtual.pdfPDF
PortableRadioRFI_ConferenceSlides.pdfPDF
PortableRadioRFIAddendumA.pdfPDF

Contact

Name
Melissa Saradpon
Phone
(323) 881-8289
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Full source recordfrom Internal Services Department
Detail
Bid Type
Commodity
Open Date
4/17/2023
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Close Date
Continuous
Commodity
TWO-WAY RADIO RECEIVERS, TRANSMITTERS, TRANSCEIVERS: MOBILE
Amendments
Id
82244
Name
PortableRadioRFIAddendumA.pdf
Department
Internal Services Department
Attachments
Id
81179
Name
LA-RICS_Portable_Radio_RFI_04-17-2023.pdf
Id
82245
Name
ExhibitA_PortableRadioRequirementsMatrix_Writable.docx
Id
82246
Name
ConferenceSignInSheet_In-PersonAndVirtual.pdf
Id
82247
Name
PortableRadioRFI_ConferenceSlides.pdf
Contact Name
Melissa Saradpon
Description
The LA-RICS Authority (Authority) is issuing this RFI to obtain information from qualified and knowledgeable firms (Respondents) to understand the capabilities of the current telecommunications market for handheld Portable Two-Way Radios (Radios), along with their supporting ecosystems, to ensure safe compatibility with the Authority's LMR System. The goal of this RFI to obtain responses from multiple responsive, responsible firms and to test Radios to determine if they are fully compatible and capable of operating on the LMR System infrastructure utilizing features currently installed and used by the Authority. Submissions and information gathered in response to this RFI will be used by the Authority to test the compatibility of portable radios in the market for use on the LMR System and the Authority will share this information with its Member Agencies via a list of tested and approved Radios for use on the LMR System. This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only, there is no promise of future solicitations and/or business by the Authority and/or its Member Agencies.
Last Changed
6/12/2023 3:33:40 PM
Contact Email
melissa.saradpon@la-rics.org
Contact Phone
(323) 881-8289
Amendments Raw
Amend IDI
0
Amend Nbr
01
Amend Date
/Date(1686608580000)/
Amend Desc
Addendum A to RFI No. LA-RICS 018 for Portable Radios to be Used on the LA-RICS LMR System
Attach IDI
82244
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Att File Nbr
01
Att File Name
PortableRadioRFIAddendumA.pdf
Att File Size
3293608
Att File Type
.pdf
Attachments Raw
Inactive
No
Attach IDI
81179
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Att Doc Type
B
Att File Nbr
1
Att File Desc
RFI No. LA-RICS 018
Att File Name
LA-RICS_Portable_Radio_RFI_04-17-2023.pdf
Att File Size
1113600
Att File Type
.pdf
Last Update Date
/Date(1681762380000)/
Inactive
No
Attach IDI
82245
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Att Doc Type
B
Att File Nbr
2
Att File Desc
Exhibit A (Portable Radio Requirements Matrix) - Writeable Version via Addendum A
Att File Name
ExhibitA_PortableRadioRequirementsMatrix_Writable.docx
Att File Size
117311
Att File Type
.docx
Last Update Date
/Date(1686608880000)/
Inactive
No
Attach IDI
82246
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Att Doc Type
B
Att File Nbr
3
Att File Desc
RFI Conference Sign-In Sheet
Att File Name
ConferenceSignInSheet_In-PersonAndVirtual.pdf
Att File Size
1101072
Att File Type
.pdf
Last Update Date
/Date(1686609060000)/
Inactive
No
Attach IDI
82247
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Att Doc Type
B
Att File Nbr
4
Att File Desc
RFI Conference PowerPoint Slides
Att File Name
PortableRadioRFI_ConferenceSlides.pdf
Att File Size
814163
Att File Type
.pdf
Last Update Date
/Date(1686609180000)/
Listing
Title
Request for Information for Portable Radios to be Used on the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) System
Bid Type
LA-RICS 018
Bid Number
LA-RICS 018
Bid Ref Nbr
41723678973
Close Date
Continuous
Department
Internal Services
Categorized By
llm-nc
Detail Fetched
Yes

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