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all controllers a similar IDS experience. The estimated roll out date for EIDS is 2021. • The IDSR pr ogram office is making a push to get facilities to declare Initial Operating Capacity (IOC) and move towards Operational Readiness Decision (ORD) steps. NATCA ' s view of these steps has always been supportive providing the facility in question is comfortabl e in moving forward. If anyone has any questions about the IOC and ORD processes or anything IDSR related contact Mr. Smith at IDSR@natca.net . NAS VOICE SYSTEM (NVS): Jon Shedden (ZFW) leads NATCA's efforts on the N VS Program as the Article 48 Representative. Mr. Shedden has provided the information below for this week's update. • NAS Voice Systems (NVS) is in the process of deploying Build 11 to the FAA demonstration labs (ACY, OKC, MLB). This is the beginning of the final development stretch leading into Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) scheduled to begin in November 2016. We are in the finishing stages of identifying and writing requirements from the Air Traffic Early User Involvement Event (EUIE) in October. o The items are: • Mapping of A/G Frequencies • Position Chime Control • Voice Monitor Suspension • Spare Position Dialing • Button Labeling • Activity Indications • A/G Cross Coupling • Release of Incoming OVR Calls • Improving the readability of the display • Sidetone Volume Con trol • Contact list searching o The NVS Key Site facility representatives have been released and are scheduled to visit the Harris Demo Lab in Melbourne, F la., for an on - site familiarization February 8th - 11th. During the visit the representatives will be hands on with the workstation and position equipment. They will also receive a full update on the current state of NVS. • Next Generation Air - Ground Communication (NEXCOM) continues deployment of new CM300/350 V2 radios to terminal facilities across the country. Dep loyment is going well with only one minor issue identified so far. Eighteen new radios are going operational in January at various sites across the NAS. • NAS Voice Recorder Program (NVRP) is the replacement for existing NAS voice recorders (DALR, DALR2, DVR S, DVR2). Vendor meetings occurred between November 19th and December 3rd. There is a meeting scheduled January 21st to discuss the results of the market survey and clarify requirements for the NVRP. • The Headset contract (Plantronics) is expiring in June o f 2016. The FAA program office is currently in the vendor selection process and expected to announce the selected vendor in the spring 2016 time frame. There will likely be changes to the availability of existing headset models regardless of the vendor sel ected, although the most popula r models will remain unchanged.