Caroline County, Virginia Request for Proposals Project 25 Radio ...

UHF/700 MHz P25 Radio Communications SystemRequestion for ProposalsCaroline County, Virginia1. The CATP shall be consistent with the procedures and guidelines outlinedin TSB-88C latest revision.2. Coverage testing shall commence only after the radio system is fully testedand aligned. Significant changes to the system will require retesting ofcoverage at the County’s discretion.3. The SELECTED VENDOR shall perform two types of coverage testing:a. Automated objective mobile drive testingb. Non-automated subjective DAQ testing (intelligibility testing)Automated and intelligibility testing shall be complementary and serve tofully verify that coverage requirements are met both technically andoperationally.4. Test Configurations:a. Testing configurations for automated and intelligibility testing shallrepresent typical operating configurations to the greatest extentpossible, using portable and mobile radio equipment to be used withthe system.b. Automated Objective Mobile Drive Testing:1) The SELECTED VENDOR shall test both the signal leveland Bit Error Rate (BER), as applicable, at a statisticallysignificant number of test locations throughout the Countyutilizing automated test equipment such as an STI-9400 orequivalent.2) Inaccessible grids shall not count as either a pass or fail inthe statistical analysis.c. Non-Automated Subjective DAQ Testing:1) Non-Automated subjective DAQ coverage testing shall beconducted using typical portable radios supplied with thesystem.2) Talk-out and talk-in performance shall be documented.3) The SELECTED VENDOR shall provide a standardizedtest form for testing.May 27, 2011 Page 90 of 134