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Bid Title

Police Radio System Assessment and Recommendation

Issuing Agency

City of San Bruno

Location

California

Published Date

Apr 16, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 3, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	Police Radio System Assessment and Recommendation
Category:	Request for Proposals/Qualifications
Status:	Open

Description: Project Background The City of San Bruno relies on mission-critical radio communications to support police operations and coordinate, as needed, with other police employees, the fire department, mutual aid partners, neighboring jurisdictions, county resources, and other regional public safety stakeholders. The San Bruno Police Department currently operates a single-band T-Band LMR system in the 470–512 MHz UHF frequency range. The current system design uses six-voted receiver sites, with one primary transmit location (with a backup transmitter at another location). The current system is not encrypted to meet CJIS/FBI security needs and is constrained by limited operational capacity, aging infrastructure, and interoperability limitations. The City seeks a future-state system that better supports secure public safety communications, increased system capacity, disaster resilience, and interoperability with agencies and systems that are not operating on T-Band frequencies. The City of San Bruno is soliciting proposals from qualified firms with demonstrated expertise in public safety communications, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, Project 25 (P25) system design, mobile data network design/deployment in a high viability environment, interoperability planning, and communications infrastructure strategy to assess the City’s current radio communications environment and develop recommendations for a replacement solution. Publication Date/Time: 4/16/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 6/3/2026 4:00 PM Contact Person: citymanager@sanbruno.ca.gov Qualifications: •        Demonstrated experience in public safety communications systems and infrastructure. •        Experience conducting Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system assessments and Project 25 (P25) planning. •        Experience developing interoperability strategies across multiple agencies, jurisdictions, and communication platforms. •        Experience evaluating LTE-based and carrier-dependent backhaul solutions for mission-critical communications. •        Experience in mobile Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network design for public safety or other mission-critical environments. •        Experience strengthening LTE network reliability, including transport systems and security architecture. Related Documents: Police Radio System Assessment RFP

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City of San Bruno

RFQ: Environmental Justice, Open Space Element

Request for Proposals

POLICE DEPARTMENT LAND MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM ASSESSMENT,

P25 COMPATIBLE REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LTE

BACKHAUL EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION

Issue Date: April 16, 2026

Responses Due: June 3, 2026 at 4:00pm

City of San Bruno

City Manager’s Office 567 El Camino Real, San Bruno CA 94066

City Manager’s Office

citymanager@sanbruno.ca.gov

City of San Bruno RFP: Police Department Land Mobile Radio System Assessment, P25 Compatible

Replacement Recommendations, and LTE Backhaul Evaluation and Recommendation

City Background

The City San of Bruno (“City”) is a general law city founded in 1914 as a railroad suburb to San Francisco.

The city experienced steady growth from its inception until World War II, when the influx of military

personnel spurred rapid expansion. Following the post-war housing boom, San Bruno’s population

reached approximately 35,000 by the 1960s. Growth has since slowed, with the population now standing

at around 43,000 as of 2024. Located in northern San Mateo County, just west of San Francisco

International Airport (SFO), San Bruno spans roughly 5.5 square miles. It extends 3.5 miles from the

relatively flat eastern areas along Highway 101 to the hilly western neighborhoods on the eastern slopes

of the Coast Range, rising nearly 1,200 feet in elevation. The eastern portion is more urbanized with a mix

of land uses, while the western part is primarily low-density residential and open space. Key transportation

corridors include Highways 101, 280, and 380, El Camino Real, and the Caltrain and BART rail lines.

The San Bruno Police Department (“Department”) is a full-service law enforcement agency providing

patrol, investigations, dispatch and communications, traffic safety, school resource, community

engagement, and administrative support functions. The Department has 72 merit and 10 part time

employees and is led by Chief Matt Lethin.

Project Background

The City of San Bruno relies on mission-critical radio communications to support police operations and

coordinate, as needed, with other police employees, the fire department, mutual aid partners, neighboring

jurisdictions, county resources, and other regional public safety stakeholders.

The San Bruno Police Department currently operates a single-band T-Band LMR system in the 470–512

MHz UHF frequency range. The current system design uses six-voted receiver sites, with one primary

transmit location (with a backup transmitter at another location). The current system is not encrypted to

meet CJIS/FBI security needs and is constrained by limited operational capacity, aging infrastructure, and

interoperability limitations. The City seeks a future-state system that better supports secure public safety

communications, increased system capacity, disaster resilience, and interoperability with agencies and

systems that are not operating on T-Band frequencies.

The City is issuing this Request for Proposals to obtain a thorough assessment of the current environment

and practical recommendations regarding replacement options, implementation considerations, lifecycle

costs, and future interoperability strategy.

Request for Proposal

The City of San Bruno is soliciting proposals from qualified firms with demonstrated expertise in public

safety communications, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, Project 25 (P25) system design, mobile data

network design/deployment in a high viability environment, interoperability planning, and communications

infrastructure strategy to assess the City’s current radio communications environment and develop

recommendations for a replacement solution.

1.0 Project Overview

The purpose of this RFP is to obtain proposals from qualified firms to provide a comprehensive review of

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City of San Bruno RFP: Police Department Land Mobile Radio System Assessment, P25 Compatible

Replacement Recommendations, and LTE Backhaul Evaluation and Recommendation

the City’s current radio communications system and to develop a recommended replacement strategy

centered on a P25 capable radio solution.

The selected consultant or vendor shall assess the current system, identify deficiencies and risks, evaluate

future operational needs, and present a replacement or modernization strategy that includes, at a

minimum:

1. A current system overview and assessment.

2. Including current and projected over the next 5-7 years workload/needs assessment.

3. A recommended P25-capable replacement solution.

4. Evaluation of encryption implementation considerations.

5. Potential capacity improvements over the current single-band T-Band system.

6. Interoperability options for communication with other regional systems, including systems outside

the T-Band environment.

7. Consideration of an LTE-only backhauled communications plan.

2.0 Project Objectives

• Assess the current single-band T-Band, non-encrypted radio system and identify technical, operational,

security, and lifecycle limitations.

• Develop a replacement strategy for a P25-compliant LMR system.

• Increase operational capacity to support daily operations, planned events, critical incidents, and mutual

aid operations.

• Improve interoperability with neighboring jurisdictions, county systems, regional public safety

communications systems, and mutual aid partners.

• Evaluate how the City can communicate with other area radio systems during disasters, regional

emergencies, or mutual aid incidents, including systems that are not operating on T-Band.

• Evaluate encryption requirements and recommend an appropriate implementation approach.

• Assess coverage, capacity, redundancy, resiliency, and failover requirements.

• Evaluate transport and backhaul alternatives, including LTE-only backhaul.

• Provide implementation, migration, and lifecycle cost projections.

• Evaluate the current mobile data transmission environment and provide recommendations for

implementing a multi-source connection to LTE/other data providers.

• Deliver practical, implementation-ready recommendations that support strategic decision-making.

3.0 Scope of Services

A. Existing System Overview and Assessment

At a minimum, the proposer shall provide a detailed overview and assessment of the City’s existing

radio communications environment, including:

• Existing radio system architecture and topology.

• Current operation as a single T-Band system.

• Current lack of encryption and resulting operational and security considerations.

• Existing frequencies, channels, licensing, and regulatory considerations.

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City of San Bruno RFP: Police Department Land Mobile Radio System Assessment, P25 Compatible

Replacement Recommendations, and LTE Backhaul Evaluation and Recommendation

• Existing channel capacity and operational constraints.

• Ability or inability of the current system to support communications outside the T-Band

environment.

• Fixed infrastructure, including repeaters, sites, shelters, antenna systems, combiners, UPS systems,

generators, environmental systems, microwave, fiber, IP transport, or other supporting

infrastructure.

• Dispatch console environment and related interfaces.

• Subscriber fleet assessment, including portable radios, mobile radios, control stations, and

accessories.

• Coverage performance, dead spots, in-building limitations, and geographic constraints.

• Capacity, grade of service, and future growth limitations.

• Redundancy, resiliency, failover capability, and single points of failure.

• Interoperability with neighboring agencies, county systems, fire and EMS partners, and regional

mutual aid systems.

• Maintenance condition, manufacturer support status, lifecycle position, and obsolescence risks.

• Cybersecurity and network management considerations, where applicable.

• Risks associated with maintaining the existing single T-Band architecture in a changing regional

communications environment.

The assessment shall specifically identify limitations of the current system as they relate to capacity,

encryption, interoperability, disaster communications, and communications with agencies operating on

non-T-Band systems.

B. P25-Compliant Replacement Solution

At a minimum, the proposer shall develop and present a replacement or modernization solution that

includes:

• A P25 capable replacement solution.

• Recommended future-state system architecture and design.

• Increased operational capacity sufficient to support current operations, future growth, critical incidents,

and mutual aid demands.

• Encryption-capable infrastructure and subscriber strategy.

• Recommended encryption framework and implementation considerations.

• Coverage and capacity assumptions.

• Redundancy and resiliency design.

• Dispatch integration and interoperability planning.

• Subscriber replacement strategy for portable, mobile, and control station radios.

• Migration strategy from the current single-band T-Band system to the proposed future-state system.

• Phased implementation options.

• Training, maintenance, support, and lifecycle planning.

• Capital cost estimates and long-term cost of ownership estimates.

At least one proposed option must be a fully P25-capable replacement solution suitable for public safety

operations.

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City of San Bruno RFP: Police Department Land Mobile Radio System Assessment, P25 Compatible

Replacement Recommendations, and LTE Backhaul Evaluation and Recommendation

C. Interoperability and Disaster Communications

The proposer shall specifically address how the proposed solution will improve the Police Department’s

ability to communicate during disasters, regional emergencies, and mutual aid incidents. At a minimum,

proposals shall address:

• Interoperability with surrounding local, county, regional, and state public safety radio systems.

• Communications options with agencies operating on non-T-Band systems.

• Mutual aid communications strategy.

• Cross-band, multi-band, ISSI, CSSI, gateway, console patching, or other interoperability methods, as

applicable.

• Subscriber equipment recommendations required to support interoperability and disaster

operations.

• Whether the proposed system design supports continued operations when local infrastructure is

degraded or unavailable.

• Limitations, dependencies, and risks associated with the proposed interoperability model.

D. LTE-Only Backhauled Communications Plan

At a minimum, the proposer shall evaluate and include consideration of an LTE-only backhauled

communications plan, including:

• Description of an LTE-only backhaul architecture.

• Mobile Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network design considerations, including architecture, device

connectivity, carrier integration, and field deployment assumptions.

• LTE network connection hardening measures, including resiliency, security controls, authentication,

segmentation, failover, and protection against unauthorized access or service disruption.

• Whether LTE-only backhaul can adequately support a P25 capable radio solution.

• Reliability, resiliency, latency, bandwidth, and performance considerations.

• Carrier dependency risks and continuity-of-service considerations.

• Coverage limitations and geographic risk factors.

• Disaster, outage, and congestion-event performance considerations.

• Cybersecurity considerations.

• Priority service and preemption assumptions, if applicable.

• Redundancy options for LTE-only designs.

• Comparison against traditional backhaul and hybrid transport approaches.

• Appropriate and inappropriate use cases for LTE-only backhaul.

• Cost implications, including recurring carrier and service costs.

The proposer shall clearly state whether LTE-only backhaul is recommended as a primary, secondary,

contingency, or limited-use transport model for the City’s future P25 capable system.

E. Comparative Analysis

• Sustainment of the existing system versus replacement.

• Conventional versus trunked approaches, if applicable.

• Traditional backhaul versus LTE-only backhaul.

• Hybrid transport approaches.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 334220Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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