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Vendor says it was sidelined after RFP for emergency communications; asks to be returned to evaluation table
Summary
Communications International urged the board to reopen vendor discussions after an RFP evaluation moved to a second consultant and Federal Engineering. Company representatives said they were vetted through multiple technical reviews and asked to review redacted competitor materials and question the process that led to Federal Engineering's role.
Pam Swerd, director of service for Communications International, told the Harrison County Board of Supervisors she and her team had complied with the county's request-for-proposal process for a public-safety communications project and asked for an opportunity to present to the board after local evaluation moved to a different consultant.
Swerd said Communications International submitted a point-by-point technical response and was vetted by the county's technical reviewers, by the Emergency Communications Commission and by other local…
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