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State of New Mexico Enters Into an Agreement with Federal Engineering to Provide NG9-1-1 Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, May 27, 2024 – Just announced, the State of New Mexico’s Department of Finance & Administration has finalized a contract with Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) to support the State’s implementation and transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
Mr. Joseph Baros, Chief Information Officer for the State, provided an overview: “We are very pleased to onboard Federal Engineering to provide the state with comprehensive and thorough Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services as we roll out a NG9-1-1 system. This project will include, but is not limited to, the evaluation and assessment of the implementation of a standards-compliant Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet) and Next Generation Core Services (NGCS) transition from the current legacy E911 environment to a statewide, interoperable Next Generation 9-1-1 solution based on the vendor contract deliverables. The completion of services provided by FE is set for June 2026.”
Mr. John E. Murray, Executive Vice President & COO of Federal Engineering said: “FE has been providing consulting services throughout the southwestern region of the United States for over 40 years and has a longstanding presence in and around the State of New Mexico. We understand the system deployment, environmental, and regulatory requirements unique to New Mexico, having provided numerous consulting services, including projects that developed the original state 9-1-1 plan, a cybersecurity review, and multiple iterations of a 9-1-1 billing audit program, most recently completed in 2018.”
Federal Engineering is a leading nationwide firm providing analysis, design, procurement, and implementation support for NG9-1-1, PSAPs, ECCs, EOCs, and RTCs. These services complement FE’s wide range of consulting services in 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. 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 in assessing 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.