RFP, Dept. of Public Safety CAD/RMS

Bid/RFP Due Date: 
Monday, October 23, 2017 - 5:00pm

Bid/RFP Status: 
Closed - no longer accepting bids and proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
City of Unalaska, Department of Public Safety
  • Law Enforcement Records Management System
  • Computer Aided Dispatch
  • Evidence/Property
  • Jail Management
  • Purpose and Objectives

The Unalaska Department of Public Safety (UDPS) desires to acquire a public safety software system for the purpose of replacing their current Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management (RMS), Jail Management and Evidence/Property solutions.  Key to this procurement is obtaining one fully integrated solution from a single vendor.

Bid Process

The UDPS will conduct the selection and contract award process in the following manner:

1. This Request for Proposal (RFP) will be distributed to all respondents who request it.

2.  Respondents will submit proposals.  Respondents may submit questions about the RFP to the contact person listed below.

3.  The proposals will be received and evaluated as described in this RFP.  If deemed necessary, UDPS will ask one or more selected respondents questions about their proposals, either in writing or by oral presentation.  Demonstrations of the system at the Agency location or through online methods may be requested.

4.  A selected respondent will be chosen for contract negotiations.     

Schedule of Events

The following is the schedule of events listed in the order of occurrence, showing the major milestones from issuance of the RFP to the contract award:

Milestone Event                                              Date
RFP Issuance                                                   23 Aug 2017
Proposal Due Date                                           23 Oct 2017
Contract Award                                                29 Dec 2017

Contact

The UDPS has designated the following email address as the point of contact for questions related to this procurement:  [email protected]

No other personnel within the UDPS are to be contacted.  Doing so may disqualify the respondent from further participation in the bid process.  Answers to respondent questions will be sent to all respondents.

Bid Submittal Instructions

Respondents are to submit an electronic copy of their proposal before 5:00 p.m. on 23 October 2017.

Electronic copy shall be submitted to [email protected] and the subject line of the email shall read “SEALED BID – DPS RMS” followed by the name of the respondent.

All bids must be valid for a period of 90 days after bid opening.  Bids must address all RFP requirements.  This RFP is for a complete turnkey system including software, installation, training, software maintenance, support and updates for the first three years.  Partial or incomplete proposals may be rejected.  Computer equipment required for the system is to be specified in detail by the respondent but will be procured as needed directly by the UDPS.

Full text of the REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS is attached below in both MS-Word and PDF formats.