According to the RFI, “the FIN system allows disparate radio systems and dispatch centers to communicate using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).”
“Dispatch console equipment connected to a FIN user’s radio system can patch talk groups with other FIN users connected to the network,” the RFI further states. “The Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) talk groups and conventional Mutual Aid channels are also integrated with FIN.”
After 9/11, FIN was implemented through Department of Homeland Security grants to provide secure, interoperable communications for Florida’s public safety community. FIN currently supports federal, state and local agencies across the state.
The state Legislature's annual budget allocation for FIN is $1.25 million.
In general, the department is looking to enter into a new multiyear contract to replace its existing FIN contract with a more modernized system that can integrate into the SLERS and other public safety radio systems.
The department is asking for vendor input on the following:
- Identifying cost-effective solutions for the FIN replacement system
- Understanding of methods to provide a highly available and highly reliable network
- Identifying any console equipment capable of integrating with multiple radio systems universally, including SLERS and L3Harris Two47 P25 base station equipment
- Identifying methods to cost-effectively migrate current FIN users to the FIN replacement system
- Identifying and understanding methods to secure the FIN replacement system from internal and external security threats
More detailed information about DMS-23/24-092, including all submission requirements and requests, can be found online. The deadline for responses is 4 p.m. on April 23.
