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B-K Electric, Inc. has established the
following policies for all sales and planning assistance to first responder or
government agencies:
Public safety
employees and volunteers deserve only the best, most dependable, durable and
interoperable equipment reasonably available.
We require
that all requests for quotes, bids or proposals:
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comply with an
overall master plan for communications systems, and
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adhere to all
current state-of-the-art industry technical standards, and
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comply with all
interoperability guidelines as determined by the appropriate governing
agency, and
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be entirely "open
standard" and in no way proprietary to any one vendor or manufacturer
including our own, and
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be forward compliant with all
anticipated standards for the next ten years, and
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be backward
compliant with existing equipment as practical, and
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comply with the
applicable U.S. D.O.D. Military Standards to assure that the equipment
purchased is suitable for daily use by public safety organizations and first
responders whose lives and well being may depend on the equipment.
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We simply refuse to sell "farm radios" to
public safety organizations. "Good enough" isn't good enough.
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We promise to always
bid or quote our our most competitive GSA or government price in any request
from any tax-supported entity, and to sell all subsequent or non-bid equipment
at similar pricing levels.
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We require that all
purchase decisions made with public funds be based upon real, honest,
competitive consideration of all prospective vendor's equipment meeting
suitable state-or-the-art and public safety equipment standards, and
refuse to be the sole equipment or service provider considered.
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We require that all
major purchases of equipment or services be based on honest competitive
bidding with strict adherence to the stated specifications.
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We will provide technical or
engineering assistance at no charge or at a "zero-profit" basis to any
volunteer or "budget disadvantaged" public safety or first responder agency in
planning long term interoperable communications, provided that such
action meets all of these guidelines and we are a potential vendor, or
equipment or service provider.
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We will provide at no charge
appropriate assistance to any volunteer or "budget disadvantaged" public
safety or first responder agency in writing grant applications or requesting
other funding. All such bid requests or requests for proposals shall be
written so as to allow entry from multiple, competing manufacturers or
vendors. We also require that all requests for bids or proposals pass a
"reality check" for real-world suitability.
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For any first responder organization
mobile or portable radio sold by us and less than 5 years old, we promise
repair or loaner replacement within 24 hours. Period. All other first
responder communications equipment will be addressed within 24 hours, 365 days
a year. We will not charge for radio re-programming while any unit sold
by us is under warranty,
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We desire only a competitive, level
playing field with strict adherence to suitable public safety bid
specifications. We will withdraw our bid from any situation in which the
purchase decision varies from the stated specifications, involves substandard
or one-manufacturer-proprietary equipment, or is based upon preferential
treatment or "good 'ole boy" favoritism, and we will aggressively pursue legal
or other remedial action in any situation where the
highest degree of fairness, professionalism and technical standards are not
met, whether we are an active participant or not.
Brandon Bennett,
President & Jim Eatock, Manager Updated
Monday February 15, 2010
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