Chenango County (the County) has issued this specification as part of its project to establish a new public safety radio system. The County has been using a radio system that has components that date back 12 years. The County has embarked upon this project for the purpose of updating the radio system with a modern radio system. Because of the numerous items surrounding the determination of the radio system, the County intent is to review the cost and benefits of the various systems proposed to determine the best direction for the County. The County intends to build a public safety grade, two zone, three channel P25 compliant Phase 2 UHF voice radio system with an analog UHF paging system and a microwave backhaul system. The County will also be integrating portions of its current system, which will be continued to be used during the transition and in the future.