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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, July 22, 2024 – City of Deming, New Mexico has awarded Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) a contract to evaluate its current radio system and develop alternatives for an upgrade or replacement.

Chief Joseph Owen of the Deming Fire Department stated: “The City of Deming Fire Department (DFD) currently operates a VHF radio system consisting of two transmitter sites and is dispatched by Luna County. System users are experiencing coverage challenges, both outdoors and indoors. An upgrade or replacement is needed to address radio system coverage, reliability, and resiliency issues with the current radio system. Our goal is to improve the radio coverage in the greater population areas, and we acknowledge that this may require additional network sites.”

“Federal Engineering will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, including user interviews, surveys of the Fire Department’s existing radio sites, and visits to potential future sites. In conjunction with the City’s technical experts, FE will analyze coverage, technologies, and system configuration alternatives to enhance coverage and system performance. A conceptual design and budgetary cost estimate of the most feasible solution, based on the DFD goals, and budget will be formulated.” concluded Chief Owen.

Mr. Rajit Jhaver, Associate Vice President of the LMR/Wireless Practice for Federal Engineering, explained: “FE has served the public safety community for over 41 years and has extensive experience working with multiple jurisdictions in New Mexico to improve their public safety communications. Our goal is to equip the Deming Fire Department with enough knowledge to make an informed decision as to the best approach for improving system performance. After the report has been approved, Deming’s FD has the option to add FCC Licensing, Procurement Support, and Implementation Management tasks to our contract.”

Federal Engineering is a leading, nationwide firm providing analysis, design, procurement, and implementation support for public safety and public service communications involving VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 4.9GHz mobile radio systems as well as LTE and CBRS. These services complement FE’s wide range of dispatch center consulting services in NG911, PSAPs, EOCS, and RTTCs. FE’s cybersecurity practice helps our clients defend against today’s complex and ever-changing threat landscape. FE personnel also serve as trusted advisors assisting clients to assess services such as FirstNet® and the impacts of new technologies on their current and future plans. Since 1983, FE has completed thousands of communications projects in all 50 states for numerous state, local, and federal government clients as well as Canadian clients.

In addition to its public sector work, Federal Engineering provides design and implementation support services for voice, data, and video networks used in the transportation, utilities, finance, education, and computer services industries. FE’s certified independence ensures that clients receive objective, unbiased consulting services that are not influenced by any technology, product, vendor, or approach.