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Alabama delays timeline for statewide public-safety LTE procurement until after national FirstNet announcement

Alabama delays timeline for statewide public-safety LTE procurement until after national FirstNet announcement

State of Alabama officials have decided to extend the deadline for vendors to submit proposals to build a statewide public-safety LTE radio access network (RAN) that would be integrated with the national FirstNet system, if the governor chooses to pursue the opt-out alternative to FirstNet deploying the system within the state’s borders. The new submission deadline is 15 business days after the announcement of the FirstNet nationwide award.

What the elimination of pdvWireless may indicate about the timing of the overall FirstNet project

Just two weeks before FirstNet’s target date of Nov. 1 to announce the winning contractor, pdvWireless disclosed that its bidding team is no longer in contention. A review of federal procurement rules reveals that the notification also may indicate that Nov. 1 is not a realistic date to unveil the contractor—and that’s OK, as long as the procurement is executed properly.
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