Edward Parkinson provides an update on the progress of the First Responder Network.

1. Edward Parkinson
Director of Government Affairs
May 21, 2014
www.firstnet.gov
FirstNet Update

2. Why FirstNet
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3. Why FirstNet
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4. Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012
 Act implements key Administration priorities
– Public Law No. 112-96 (enacted February 22, 2012)
 NTIA to establish the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
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Purpose
To create a nationwide, wireless, interoperable
public safety broadband network
Network Single nationwide network architecture
Technology LTE: the most advanced, proven technology
Spectrum Reallocated 700 MHz D Block
Coverage Nationwide along with rural, underserved areas
Funding $7B through spectrum auctions proceeds
Sustainability Self-funded through fees
Governance Specifications for the FirstNet Board

5. Public Safety Needs FirstNet
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First Responders Deserve the Best
Network
Flying Blind is Dangerous
Reliability Must Be Built In
Sharing One Network Improves
Communication
Public Safety Needs Priority Access Mass Markets Fuel Innovation
Special Events Attract Big Crowds Budgets are Tight
Rural Emergencies Pose Coverage
Challenges
Battling Threats Requires a
Coordinated Response
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6. FirstNet Updates

7. FirstNet Organization
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As of May 2014
Chief Administrative Officer
FRANK FREEMAN
Human Resources (Jamesa Moone)
Recruitment & Staffing
Payroll & Benefits
Workforce Development
Facilities Management (Derrek Sanks)
Emergency & COOP
Operations Support
Records Management & Training
(Saleah Tinsley)
Travel Operations (Teryl Smith)
Chief Financial Officer
RANDY LYON
Deputy CFO (David Socolof)
Budget and Finance
Budget Operations & Controls
(Alice Suh)
Finance & Accounting
Deputy CFO for Strategic Planning
(John Quinlan)
Performance Measurement & Risk
Management (Lea-Ann Bigelow)
Office of Chief Counsel
STUART KUPINSKY
Board Matters (Uzoma Onyeije)
General Law (Jason Karp, Uzoma
Onyeije, Eli Veenendaal, Natasha
Coates)
NEPA (Genevieve Walker,
Amanda Pereira)
Regulatory Strategy (Lance
Johnson)
Chief Technical Officer
ALI AFRASHTEH
Deputy CTO (Jeff Bratcher, Acting)
RAN
CORE
Applications
Devices
Performance
Budget
Technology Planning & Dev.
Standards
Operations
Deployment
FirstNet Labs
FirstNet Offices and Divisions
Program Management
and Strategy
Mark Daley
Board of Directors
Samuel (Sam) Ginn, Chair
Sue Swenson, Vice Chair
Barry Boniface
Tim Bryan
Sylvia Mathews Burwell (OMB)
Charles (Chuck) Dowd
F. Craig Farrill
Paul Fitzgerald
Eric Holder (U.S. Attorney General)
Jeff Johnson
Jeh Johnson (DHS)
Kevin McGinnis
Ed Reynolds
Teri Takai (DoD)
Wellington Webb
GENERAL MANAGER
TJ Kennedy (Acting)
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER
TJ Kennedy
Deputy General Manager
User Advocacy
TJ KENNEDY
Government Affairs (Ed Parkinson)
Communications Division (Corey Ray)
Outreach Division (Amanda Hilliard)
Federal
State
Tribal
Product Management Division
State Consultation Division (David Buchanan)
State Plans (Richard Reed)
Strategy and Business Planning Division
(Jessica Zufolo)
Chief Information Officer
JIM GWINN
IT Services
Office Systems
Desktop
Telecom
Peripheral
User Systems & Operations
Billing
Device Operations
Provisioning
User& Technical Support
Mobility
Chief of Staff
Stuart Kapinsky
(Acting)
Advisor
Laura Pettus
(Acting)
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8. Preliminary Consultation and State Plan Process
Final State
Plan
Final State Plan
Review
Draft State Plan
Review
Intermediate Design
Review (IDR)
Stakeholder
Asset
Evaluation
Prelim. Design Review
(PDR) & Data Collection
Initial ConsultationPreparation
ConsultationTechnicalUserReq./BusinessCase
Send Initial
Consultation
Checklist
Coordinated
Outreach
Plan
Collect
Operations
Data
FirstNet Research
/ Planning
(FCC / NPSTC
Reqts)
Assess/Prioritize
Public & Private
Assets
IDR Meeting
(Assets, Coverage, Priority,
Security, Training)
Identify Best
Value Assets &
Develop Cost
Estimate
Finalize State Plan
Validate / Verify
Asset Suitability -
Core & RAN
design
Draft State Plan
Review Meeting
(Complete DRAFT
Plan)
Final State Plan
Review Meeting
w/ SPOC & Gov. Office
Final State
Plan
Presented
to Governor
State Provides
Checklist
Materials
Draft &
Issue RFPs
Evaluate RFP Responses
OEC Consultation
Prep Workshops
(Voluntary)
OEC’s Mobile Data
Survey Tool (MDST)
(Voluntary)
FirstNet
Coverage
Baseline
Develop
Asset
Tool
Collect
Screening
Info on
Assets
PDR & Data
Collection Mtg
(Coverage, Data
Collection, PS Grade)
RFP Results
Draft State Plan
Outreach /
Vetting Process
Initial
Consultation
(Process, Users,
Coverage, Outreach)
Update Design &
Send to State
Cost &
User
Fees
IDR State Outreach /
Vetting Process
Update Plan &
Send to State
State
Feedback on
User Baseline
APCO/NPSTC
hardening
recs. (PS
Grade)
Update Business
Case from Asset
Evaluation
Federal Assets and
Coverage/User
feedback
Detailed
Date
Collection /
Suitability
Update Business
Cases from
Users info,
MDST
Final State
Review
Develop Ops Baseline
Sections of State Plan
(Security, Priority &
Training)
Update Business
Case from
Operational Reqts
Update Business
Case from IDR
feedback
Finalize Ops Sections
of State Plan
(Security, Priority,
Training)
Review
Priority,
Security &
Training Plans
 PSAC  Tribal Working Group  NTIA SLIGP Monitoring/Support  ECPC Federal Agency Inputs
Legend:
Stakeholder
(State / Local / Tribal / Fed)
Joint Stakeholder /
FirstNet
FirstNet
Partners
(NTIA / DHS / PS Orgs)
NTIA Approval
RFI
Response
Review
PSAC Inputs
on
Operational
Topics
State Review /
Feedback of
Coverage Baseline
Develop
Asset MOU
Reqts
SLIGP
Ph. 2
Develop Asset
Data Collection
Plan

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ConsultationTechnicalUserReq./BusinessCase
Final State
Plan
Final State
Plan Review
Draft State Plan
Review
Intermediate Design Review
(IDR)
Prelim. Design Review
(PDR)
Initial ConsultationPreparation
FirstNet
Research/Planning
(FCC/NPSTC Reqts)
Update Business
Case from Initial
Consultation Mtg
PSAC Inputs
on
Operational
Topics
Send Initial
Consultation
Checklist
Coordinated
Outreach
Plan
Final State Plan
Review Meeting
w/ SPOC & Gov. Office
State Provides
Checklist
Materials
OEC Consultation
Prep Workshops
(Voluntary)
OEC’s Mobile Data
Survey Tool (MDST)
(Voluntary)
Initial Consultation
Meeting
(Process, Users,
Coverage, Outreach)
State
Feedback on
User
Baseline
Review
Priority,
Security &
Training Plans
State Review /
Feedback of
Coverage Baseline
Finalize Ops Sections
of State Plan
(Security, Priority,
Training)
Finalize State Plan
Evaluate RFP Responses
FirstNet
Coverage
Baseline
RFP Results
Update Design &
Send to State
Refine Plan &
Send to State
APCO/NPSTC
hardening
recs. (PS
Grade)
RFI
Response
Review
IDR State Outreach /
Vetting Process
SLIGP
Ph. 2
Develop Asset
Data Collection
Plan
Cost &
User
Fees
Final State
Review
Review and
Update IDR
Results
Draft State Plan
Review Meeting
(Complete DRAFT
Plan)
Draft State Plan
Outreach /
Vetting Process
PDR Meeting
(Coverage, Data
Collection, PS Grade)
Further Collection
of Operations and
Other Data
Federal Assets and
Coverage/User
feedback
Collect State
Infrastructure
Draft & Issue RFPs
PROPOSED Consultation, Outreach & State Plan Process
Update Business
Case from
Operational Reqts
Develop
Asset
Tool
Update Business
Case from IDR
feedback
IDR Meeting
(Assets, Coverage, Priority,
Security, Training)
Next Steps
Task Orders
Change Orders
Revised Plans
Meetings with State
Develop Ops Baseline
Sections of State Plan
(Security, Priority &
Training)
Final State
Plan
Presented
to Governor
We
Are
Here
Legend:
Stakeholder
(State / Local / Tribal / Fed)
Joint Stakeholder /
FirstNet
FirstNet
Partners
(NTIA / DHS / PS Orgs)
NTIA Approval
 PSAC  Tribal Working Group  NTIA SLIGP Monitoring/Support  ECPC Federal Agency Inputs

10. Network Build
Considerations

11. Challenges
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12. Five Unique Coverage Categories
Wilderness/
No Coverage
Rural
Suburban
Urban
Dense
Urban
Unique Geography and Demographics Require
Multiple Solutions – Seamless Operation
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13. State Outreach and
Consultation Updates

14. FirstNet Outreach and
Communications
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 FirstNet.gov website launched in March 2014
– Upcoming speaking engagements and current
events
– Presentations
– Fact Sheets, including Law Enforcement, Fire,
EMS, and LMR Networks
– March Board meeting materials and webcast
 Planned website capabilities
– Blogs
– Information subscription
– Secure portal for information exchange
 Social media presence
 Development of Outreach Toolkit
– Videos
– Presentations
– Fact Sheets
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15. FirstNet Regional Structure
 10 Regional Teams to:
– Work with the state SPOCs
– Outreach to cities and other
localities
– Current Focus: state consultation
– Future Focus:
• Education and training
• Outreach
• Solution sales
• Support
• Account management
 2 Nationwide Teams to:
– Gather input and requirements
– Serve users
TRIBAL
TEAM
FEDERAL
TEAM
The FirstNet operational outreach model aligns with 10 FEMA regions.
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16. Initial Consultation Agenda Topics
Topic Description
State or Territory
Update
Discuss any topics the state or territory feels necessary to facilitate
consultation process.
FirstNet Update Provide update on FirstNet activities related to technical design, organization,
outreach and overall policy.
Consultation
Process Delineate the consultation process, with a timeframe, key steps and strategy.
Roles and
Responsibilities
Discuss responsibilities and roles for FirstNet, state officials and major
stakeholders.
Eligible Users Review baseline information about potential users in each state.
Coverage Provide definition of coverage. Guide conversation to help states begin to think
about coverage needs.
Joint Outreach
Planning
Identify how FirstNet can best support outreach efforts in the state or territory
based on a review of material provided in the Readiness Checklist.
Next Steps Discuss joint outreach activities, completion of the user baseline, and any
additional next steps identified in the meeting.
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17. LEGEND
2
3
4Pre-consultation conference
call scheduled or completed
Initial Consultation Checklist
returned to FirstNet
Initial Consultation meeting
scheduled with FirstNet
1 Received Initial Consultation
Package from FirstNet
Current Statistics (June 2, 2014)
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18. Procurement
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 FirstNet has committed to releasing an RFP no later
than the end of the calendar year
 This is a worst-case timeline
 This RFP will be fully comprehensive
 Per the FirstNet Board release – we are seeking a
“comprehensive network solution” – not multiple
niche solutions which we in turn have to integrate
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19. Procurement
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 Both potential comprehensive network partners and
niche solutions providers recognize that they need
each other and will team appropriately
 Teams will be substantively formed before release of
draft network RFP in late CY14
 Teams will provide quick-turn comments on draft
network RFP
 FirstNet can release final RFP in early CY15 with a 60 -
90 day proposal due date
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