FirstNet sets 'Industry Day,' starts taking one-on-one meetings with vendors

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) made a couple of significant moves of late, setting May 14 as an "Industry Day" for interested parties to convene and beginning the process of accepting requests for one-on-one meetings with vendors starting May 15.

The Industry Day will provide opportunities for interested parties to ask questions and provide feedback to FirstNet. At the event, FirstNet officials will provide an overview of the Special Notice and draft Request for Proposal (RFP) documents that were approved for release by the FirstNet board and posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. "This is a key opportunity for members of the public safety community, the vendor community, and the public to engage in a dialogue with FirstNet about our proposed acquisition approach to deploy the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN)," said FirstNet Acting Executive Director TJ Kennedy in a press release. "We encourage local, state, tribal, and federal agencies, market participants, and the public to participate in this event and in future opportunities to provide direct feedback to FirstNet on acquisition matters affecting the NPSBN."