NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION - MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
What this bid is
The Hawaii Fire Department, through the County of Hawaii, is asking for an exemption to buy from Motorola Solutions without an open competition under solicitation 27-0104. The equipment named falls under radio core equipment and radio access equipment in the broadcasting and telecommunications category. The notice gives no quantities, budget or schedule beyond that.
This is a request for an exemption, not an open bid. Vendors who object must upload written objections through OpenGov before the end date, addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, and must give sufficient bases. Do not email objections to the Purchasing Division. Questions go to Purchasing@hawaiicounty.gov. Responses are due November 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM HST.
The contact is Kilipaki Kanae, Battalion Chief, at kilipaki.kanae@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 932-2908. The full request is on the OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account before anything can be uploaded.
Who should bid
Low Voltage & Telecom contractors - the work is Hilo, HI.
Deadline
20 November 2026, 2:00 PM HST (6 days remaining - last confirmed 14 Nov)
How to submit
On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice
As the agency published it
County of Hawaii - Hawaii Fire Department has issued request for sole source/exemption, solicitation 27-0104.
The County of Hawaii is posting a Notice of and Request for procurement of from. Additional information is contained in the attached request. Vendors who object to the Notice of shall respond to this notice by uploading their written objections through OpenGov prior to the request’s end date and shall be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer. Vendors who object must provide sufficient bases to support its written objection. Any written objections received as a result of this Notice of and Request for will place the request on hold, and the procurement officer will review the objection and provide a written determination to the person submitting the objection. Responses will not be considered as proposals, bids, or quotes. Any inquiries shall be emailed to Purchasing@hawaiicounty.gov. Do not email your written objections to the Purchasing Division. All written objections shall be timely uploaded to OpenGov in order to be considered.
Responses are due November 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM HST.
Commodity categories: Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications; Radio core equipment; Radio access equipment.
Contact: Kilipaki Kanae, Battalion Chief (kilipaki.kanae@hawaiicounty.gov, (808) 932-2908).
1 document is attached to the notice: Memo EX 27-0104_OpenGov With Report.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/hawaiicounty/projects/326114. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
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Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
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| Bid deadline6 days remaining - last confirmed 14 Nov | 20 November 2026, 2:00 PM HST check | 6 days |
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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Hawaii, first seen 14 November 2026, last confirmed 14 November 2026.
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