Subscriber Inventory. Federal Engineering will work with the City of El Paso to collect, review and analyze the existing subscriber radio inventory. Most of the subscriber (voice) equipment was replaced when the City of El Paso began using the P25 system, so a complete inventory will likely not be needed. For equipment that was not replaced, Federal Engineering will coordinate with original manufacturers, or authorized representatives, in the assessment of suitability for reconfiguration on behalf of the City of El Paso. Federal Engineering and the City of El Paso will compile a list of all subscriber and mobile data equipment information detailing which equipment requires retuning, reprogramming, or replacement as part of the suitability assessment. The City of El Paso will provide the resources necessary to make the identified subscriber units available for data sampling and/or inventory if required.
Subscriber Inventory. An inventory of subscriber radio devices must be prepared and reviewed to determine reconfiguration requirements. The purpose of the subscriber inventory is to determine what subscriber equipment is suitable for retuning, reprogramming or replacing. The accuracy and completeness of the subscriber inventory information is dependent on Customer inventory records and field access to the equipment. For example, for determining what subscriber retuning work will be necessary, the inventory report will contain only generalized information such as subscriber unit counts, descriptions of radio models and families to determine proper programming equipment, whether any frequency determining elements are applicable, and anticipated accessories. For determining what subscriber reprogramming work will be necessary, the inventory report will contain only generalized information such as unit counts of subscribers in each model and family (e.g., 25 ea XTS2500, 22 ea Astro Spectra radios, etc.) and the number of programming stations so the proper number and kind of Flash Kits may be specified and ordered. For determining replacement of subscriber radio units, the inventory report will ordinarily contain only generalized information such as the number of units to be replaced and their corresponding “Comparable Facility” replacement radios. The inventory report may not contain all details needed such as battery type, whether mobile radio units are to be dash or remote mounted, cable length specifications, accessories, and other detailed information that requires validation for an efficient and effective implementation. Obtaining this more detailed information is intentionally postponed until the Reconfiguration Implementation Phase. The inventory conducted in the Reconfiguration Planning Phase is general, is based upon samples and not a 100% physical inventory, and is not detailed. Therefore a high level inventory will be performed in the Reconfiguration Planning Phase but more detailed information about the replacement units must be gathered in the Reconfiguration Implementation Phase; that additional work will be described in the Statement of Work for implementation.
