Vermont’s Public Safety Communications Task Force is managing and overseeing the state’s transition to a statewide, reliable, secure, and interoperable public safety communications system. With a goal to improve public safety communications, 911 call-taking and regional dispatch, land mobile radio systems, policies and procedures, governance, and associated public safety communications technology, funding and administration, the Task Force released multiple RFPs, including for System Planning and for Project Management.
In January 2024, Televate was awarded the three-year Project Management contract and is serving as an independent third party, managing various deliverables, and coordinating activities between the Task Force and the selected communications system vendor, and the statewide public safety stakeholders.
Project Tasks
As the Project Management vendor, Televate works side-by-side with the Task Force, as their trusted advisor, to ensure that its communications improvement efforts are on track and proceeding smoothly. Specific tasks include:
- Providing as-needed assistance to the Task Force to advance to a successful outcome
- Maintaining, delivering, and ensuring project status and schedules, deliverables, budget, and vendor contractual obligations
- Stakeholder outreach and coordination
- Facilitating the Task Force and key stakeholder groups’ development of technical and organizational recommendations to the Vermont legislature
- Developing regular newsletters to convey project status
Project information and publications are available on the Task Force website at https://dps.vermont.gov/committees-boards/communications.