Telecommunication Technology Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be received up to and including Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. , prevailing time.

Vendor shall pay the county on the 10th day of each calendar month following execution of the contract a sum equal to the revenue generated during the previous calendar month multiplied by the percentage of revenue the vendor proposed to share with the county.

The document mentions Manufacturers Warranties, if applicable as a required submission, but does not specify warranty terms for the services.

An award will be made to the highest scoring offeror based on qualifications and experience (15 points), references (15 points), technical proposal (25 points), proposed timeline and availability (15 points), cost to called parties (15 points), and revenue to county (10 points).

Offerors must demonstrate at least five years of experience providing inmate communication services to municipalities of similar or larger size, with experience in web-based, hosted inmate communication systems. References from New York county jails are preferred.

If an offeror fails to perform or otherwise breaches the contract, in addition to any other rights and remedies the county may have, the offeror may be listed as nonresponsible and may be ineligible for future contract awards.

A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held, and attendance is strongly recommended. A preproposal conference and site visit will be held at location on date at time, prevailing time.

Questions must be submitted by Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. , prevailing time.

Failure to respond to the RFP on any forms provided, submitting a proposal with modifications, omissions, or erasures, or submitting an illegible and unsigned proposal may result in disqualification as nonresponsive.

Responses are due August 26, 2026, by 10:30 a. m. Central Time.

Chapter **** of the Texas Government Code shall govern remittance of payment and remedies for late payment and nonpayment. Invoices must be sent to itinvoicing@hhs. texas. gov.

The award will be made to the respondent that provides the best value to the state of Texas, based on relevant experience (30%), narrative and technical proposal (50%), and cost (20%).

Respondents must have at least four years of experience providing VDOT services and demonstrate experience implementing, monitoring, and maintaining a VDOT system. They must also submit all required solicitation consideration documents and have a VDOT score of 'C' or higher.

Noncompliance or failure to meet performance measures may result in enforcement of liquidated damages or other contractual remedies.

Failure to comply with prohibited communication, failure to meet minimum qualifications, or submission of non-searchable PDF files may result in disqualification.

Historical compensation under similar contracts has been approximately $188,**** per fiscal year.

Award will be made only if the offeror, the product service, or the manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in accordance with FAR clause 52. 209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation.

Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the source approval brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the source approval brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation.

Responses are due by 12:00 p. m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 4 August 2026. all responses to this rfi are to be submitted by 12:00 p. m eastern standard time est, on 4 august 2026.