Public Safety Mobile Radio Consulting

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Founded in 1983, Federal Engineering is an independent, nationwide systems engineering and consulting firm specializing in the planning, design, and implementation of state-of-the-art public safety communications systems for state and local governments. Our analytical knowledge of voice, data, mobile radio, and video technologies is complemented by the practical, hands-on experience of our operations personnel. Systems designed by FE have proven flexible, cost effective, and reliable.

FE has become the nation's leading specialist in state and local government telecommunications consulting. FE is also a recognized industry force in the private sector, having accomplished countless telecommunications projects for organizations in the aerospace, energy, finance, education, publishing, communications, and computer services fields. Judged superior in competitive procurement, FE has consistently merited client satisfaction, as evidenced by the frequent award of repeat business.

Because we are not affiliated with equipment manufacturers, our designs are not biased toward any particular technology, product, or approach. However, since our professionals have worked for equipment manufacturers in the past, our solutions embody practical, real-world experience. The result is the most cost effective solution to our clients' communications needs.

FE believes that our firm is uniquely qualified to go beyond the technical issues in planning public safety communications for our clients. We are particularly sensitive to the intricacies of dealing with non-technical state and local government administrators. Federal Engineering personnel have provided expert testimony to state bureaus and have appeared before the U.S. Congress, many governors, the elected representatives of states, and a host of local government councils. A sampling of previous FE projects include:

PSMR planning, procurement and implementation support for the states of:

  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Oregon
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

PSMR planning, procurement and implementation support for the counties of:

  • Campbell County, Wyoming
  • Contra Costa County, California
  • Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Fairfax County, Virginia
  • New Hanover County, North Carolina
  • San Juan County, Washington
  • Stillwater County, Montana
  • Troupe County, Georgia

PSMR planning, procurement and implementation support for consortia:

  • 15/90 Consortium, Montana
  • Big Sky 11 Consortium, Montana
  • ORION Consortium, Virginia

PSMR planning, procurement and implementation support for the cities of:

  • Gillette, Wyoming
  • LaGrange, Georgia
  • Longmont, Colorado
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • Portsmouth, Virginia
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia

Federal Engineering‘s wide range of services is based upon over two decades of experience and best practices including:

  • 800 MHz rebanding
  • user needs assessment
  • strategic planning
  • radio network design
  • site surveys
  • dispatch center design
  • coverage analyses
  • spectrum planning
  • antenna site selection
  • interference analyses
  • FCC license applications
  • equipment specifications
  • RFP development
  • procurement support
  • program management
  • implementation support
  • independent validation
  • network operations

CORPORATE STABILITY

We would like to stress the stability of FE’s ownership. Federal Engineering has not changed hands in its twenty-year history and the founder, Ronald F. Bosco, remains the President today. This consistency in ownership translates into consistency in performance as evidenced by the fact that our earliest local and state government clients remain clients today, over two decades later. In addition, USA ownership ensures compliance with DHS security scrutiny.

Although Federal Engineering, Inc., is not a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), FE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides both employment and subcontracting opportunities without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status or any other basis protected by law. All solicitations, terms, and conditions of subcontracting with FE are, and will continue to be, established solely on the basis of merit and other nondiscriminatory factors. Federal Engineering is committed to working with M/W/SBE (minority/women/small business enterprise) firms. Clearly we place emphasis on this area when one considers that approximately twenty five percent of FE's subcontractors used on a routine basis are attributable to M/W/SBE firms.

CERTIFICATIONS

Federal Engineering certifies that it has no conflict of interest and that it is not affiliated in any manner with any communications equipment manufacturer, two-way radio supplier, radio shop, tower or infrastructure provider, component or materials supplier, regional Bell operating company, independent telephone company, interconnect dealer, dominant or alternative common carrier, value added carrier, Internet service provider, CATV company, or governmental organization, nor does FE receive remuneration of any kind for recommending such products or services.

Federal Engineering certifies that it has never, in its entire 20+ year corporate history, had a contract terminated or defaulted, nor has FE been involved in any litigation, as either a defendant or a plaintiff, related to FE’s performance under any contract. Lastly, Federal Engineering certifies that it has never, in its entire corporate history, been suspended or debarred by any state, local, or Federal government entity.

TECHNICAL DIVERSITY

Public safety communications combine diverse technologies especially when dealing with the multitude of systems, agencies, and governments typical of today’s environment. There is a full range of radio technologies in use today from analog low band systems over 20 years old to the latest 800 MHz digital, trunked systems. In addition, a diverse set of applications must be supported including voice, data, AVL, encryption, and emerging imaging. To effectively plan and design such systems, in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge is required in multiple technologies. FE’s broad range of technologies is shown below.

FE TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

PUBLIC SAFETY MOBILE RADIO
  • Trunked and conventional systems
  • VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 4.9 GHz
  • Dispatch centers, EOCs, and PSAPs
  • MDCs (Mobile Data Computers)
  • Fire station alerting systems
DISPATCH SYSTEMS
  • ECCs, EOCs, PSAPs
  • CAD, RMS, AVL
  • E9-1-1 and telephony
  • Radio consoles
  • Recorders, time synchronization and displays
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
  • Private radio networks
  • Cellular systems
  • WiFi, WiMax, Bluetooth, and mesh networks
  • Tone, voice, and alpha paging
INTRANET/INTERNET ACCESS
  • ISP RFPs and selection
  • TCP/IP network design
  • VoIP systems and networks
DATA COMMUNICATIONS
  • Client/server networking
  • Legacy systems
  • TCP/IP router based networks
  • LANs, MANs, and WANs
FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS
  • Single mode and multimode
  • Trunking and add/drop
  • Long haul, WANs, and LANs
  • SONET, ATM, and FDDI
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
  • VSAT networks
  • LEOs (Low Earth Orbit Systems)
  • TVRO networks
  • Distance learning systems
  • INTELSAT and DOMSAT earth stations
  • Fixed and transportable systems
TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • VoIP, PBX, and central office designs
  • Routers, multiplexers, and channel banks
  • Frame relay, ATM, and DSL
  • Carrier and private microwave
SECURITY
  • Firewalls and proxy servers
  • Computer access and user authentication
  • Network penetration testing
  • Threat assessments
  • Building vulnerability analyses