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County joins NPPGov cooperative and approves Motorola radios purchase for sheriff interoperability
Summary
The board authorized Thurston County to join the NPPGov cooperative procurement system and approved a sole-source purchase of Motorola radios for interoperable public-safety communications, citing budget appropriations and TCOM pricing.
Thurston County commissioners on April 15 approved two central-services procurement items aimed at improving county purchasing efficiency and law-enforcement radio interoperability.
Central Services Interim Director Bruce Rovaugh requested the board authorize membership in NPPGov, a national cooperative procurement organization, saying membership is free, has no minimum purchasing requirement and gives county departments access to publicly solicited contracts and additional vendor pools. Commissioners voted to authorize the county to join and the interim director to execute the agreement.
Public Works and Fleet Services then sought approval for a sole-source purchase of Motorola portable and mobile radios to outfit vehicles and staff for the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office to ensure interoperability with TCOM, the county’s 9-1-1 dispatch center. Bruce Rovaugh said the county leveraged TCOM-negotiated pricing for advantageous rates and that funding was appropriated in the 2025 budget from the public-safety sales tax.
The board approved a sole-source contract with Motorola in the amount of $303,378.48 for 18 mobile radios, 18 portable radios and associated equipment and authorized the Central Services director to execute the agreement and amendments up to 10% for changes not altering scope.
Rovaugh and commissioners said the cooperative membership and the radio purchase together aim to increase procurement efficiency and support reliable public-safety communications across jurisdictions.
