Summary
Seeks to identify strategic sources that can allow dos to manage and allocate these communications systems more effectively in its deployment office and help fulfill its communications missions worldwide. The desired outcomes for its customers and end-users are: offer DOS contingency communications to maximize global coverage to all embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions worldwide; achieve economies of scale from the use of equipment pooling; able to purchase systems and components commercially off the shelf or customized configurations; allow (near) real time usage, system monitoring, and outrage reporting; provide individual Posts/customer base to purchase airtime; and offer help desk support via 24x7 help desk technical support for users worldwide. See attached file.