To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler Brown, Sheriff, Arapahoe County
Prepared By:
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Daniel Joyce, Captain, Support Services
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Subject:
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Agreement with MHQ of New Mexico for installation of Cradle Point Routers and MIMO Dual Shark-Fin Antennas
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this request is to request that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement with MHQ of New Mexico to install Cradle Point routers and MIMO Dual Shark-fin antennas in approximately 200 Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office vehicles.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Safe and Healthy Communities - Advance public safety by strengthening partnerships across law enforcement, emergency response, and community stakeholders.
Background and Discussion: In 2025, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office switched cellular and internet service providers from Verizon to T-Mobile. T-Mobile provides better quality cellular and internet services with additional features such as "Push-to-talk" capabilities in cellular phones as well as Starlink Satellite connectivity for dedicated communications where basic cellular and internet broadband services fail.
This transition required the use of MHQ of New Mexico as a vendor to install Cradle Point routers and MIMO Dual Shark-fin antennas in approximately 200 Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office vehicles. This equipment is necessary to ensure officers' safety and improved communication. The Board approved use of this vendor through a waiver per purchasing policies at their meeting on November 24, 2025.
Alternatives: The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office could contract with a local vendor for the installation which would significantly increase the time required to complete the work by requiring the transporting of each Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office vehicle to the vendors' location for installation. This requirement would dramatically increase the amount of t...
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