FirstNet Puts Off Vote on RFP
The FirstNet board met Wednesday but decided not to release an expected draft request for proposal. FirstNet acting General Manager TJ Kennedy told reporters the board continues to make progress toward the launch of the network and said meetings the…
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board held Tuesday and Wednesday were productive. There are a few parts of RFP where FirstNet’s Finance Committee wanted additional detail from staff, Kennedy said. “We’ll be doing that over the next several weeks,” he said. The RFP will be released “hopefully not too long from now,” he said. FirstNet officials wouldn't say what concerns the Finance Committee had with the RFP that delayed its release. Other FirstNet committees have signed off on the RFP.