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Colorado Is Fifth State to Release RFP for a FirstNet Alternative

March 25, 2017 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

On March 22, the state of Michigan issued an RFP so that it could potentially opt out of a national public safety network contract with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) — an increasingly popular quest, as Michigan was the fourth state to do this. And just two days later, on March 24, Colorado joined this effort by issuing its own RFP.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Colorado-is-Fifth-State-to-Release-RFP-for-a-FirstNet-Alternative.html