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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: October 1, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Don Vanderhoek
SUBJECT: 7th Special Forces Group Fiber Optic Contract
DEPARTMENT: Information Systems
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The 96th Communications Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, on
behalf of the Army 7th Special Forces Group, has requested that Okaloosa County provide a 36
strand single mode, dark fiber path between Building 4545 at the 7th Special Forces Group (SFG)
Airborne (A) compound, located west of Duke Field, to Building 44 on Eglin AFB. The one-time
fee to the military to provide this fiber path is $1,343,135.46 as stated in attached contract
FA2823-13-C-3010. Also attached is an Area Map depicting the fiber path.
BACKGROUND: Okaloosa County, through the Information Systems Department, has created
and currently maintains a robust fiber optic telecommunications utility infrastructure. Okaloosa
County continues to leverage this utility to greatly decrease annual expenditures for both data
and voice communications while greatly increasing performance. The utility was designed and
constructed to meet current and future needs. Limited quantities of dark fiber are available to
provide opportunities for expansion and revenue generation. This revenue increases the return on
investment and provides funding for operations and maintenance to enable long term
sustainability.
This contract has been through the County internal review process.
OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove the Chairman signing Contract #FA2823-13-C-3010 totaling
$1,343,135.46.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the Chairman signing Contract #FA2823-13-C-3010
totaling $1,343,135.46.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator