SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Correctional Staff Tablets
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2026 5:44:05 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- PRIVATIZATION - CO WASHINGTON DC 20534 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20534
- Solicitation Number
- TPS_RFI_2026
- Response Due
- 5/3/2026 9:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/19/2026
- Point of Contact
- Mason Lacy, Senior Contracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
-
mlacy@bop.gov
(mlacy@bop.gov)
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is posted as a means of conducting market research and there is no solicitation currently. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for the information requested. Responses are purely voluntary and will be treated as information only and not as a proposal. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is seeking information from vendors who have integrated a rugged/industrialized tablet with enterprise level software. The intent of this solution would be to modernize daily correctional staff duties. Interested vendors are requested to submit capability/qualification statements with the relevant information requested below by May 4th, 2026. Hardware & Physical Security Requirements Compliance: Trade Agreemets Act (TAA). Ruggedization: Information on devices ruggedness. Access Control: Provide information on access controls such as support multi-factor authentication including secure PINs, biometric verification (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition), and or PIV access for staff logins, etc.. Operational & Digital Logging Requirements Presence Verification: Information on capabilities for the system to utilize NFC, RFID, or QR code scanning to provide verifiable proof of location specific entries and data. Real-Time Documentation: Information on capabilities to provide digital templates for housing unit logs, headcounts, incident reports, and other correctional institution data. Capabilities for supporting multimedia attachments (photos/audio) and voice-to-text input. Offline Synchronicity: Information on the systems capability to fully functional in areas with zero network connectivity. Abilities to automatically and securely sync to the central server immediately upon re-establishing a connection. Audit Trails: Ability to maintain forensic integrity of entry, edit, or deletion within the system including time-stamped and tied to a specific user ID to ensure a permanent, unalterable audit trail. Artificial Intelligence & Analytics Requirements Behavioral Analytics: Information on capabilities for AI analyzation of historical and real-time data to identify anomalies in inmate movement or routine that may indicate a security risk or ""hot spot."" AI Reports: Abilities to utilize AI capabilities to produce detailed customized reports from staff inquiries. Automated Redaction: Capabilities for the system to provide AI-driven tools to automatically redact faces or sensitive identifiers in video and photo evidence to comply with privacy and legal discovery requests. System Integration & Compliance Requirements Data Security: Information and capabilities for data security. System Interoperability: Ability to integrate with current Correctional Management software, and other external data sources. Centralized Management: Capabilities for Mobile Device Management allowing administrators to push updates, restrict applications, and remotely ""kill"" or wipe lost or stolen devices. Reporting Engine: Ability to generate automated daily, weekly, and monthly reports for compliance monitoring, shift summaries, and facility-wide trend analysis. Support & Sustainability Requirements Training: Capabilities to provide a comprehensive training program, including ""train-the-trainer"" model, digital user manuals, and course curriculum. Technical Support: Capabilities for offering 24/7/365 technical support with defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for hardware replacement and critical software patches. Implementation Costs Associated Costs: Available information regarding pricing structure to include one-time costs, implementation costs, and annual recurring costs, or recurring maintenance, licensing costs, etc.. Industry Use Any relevant currently deployed use cases.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf056c28b50746d5b39323e0e4c6ef34/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07785174-F 20260422/260420230050 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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