Tarrant County has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to replace its existing CentralSquare Computer Aided Dispatch and Law Enforcement Records Management System (CAD/RMS) with a newer version that includes both mobile computer terminal and field reporting capabilities.
The county’s current CAD/RMS system provides dispatch and law records services to nine agencies, including Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office; the county Narcotics Enforcement Team; Tarrant County constables; the Auto Crimes Task Force; Courts; DPSN; DPSW; the Emissions Enforcement Task Force; and the Hurst Police Department.
According to the RFP, the new system would be required to do the following:
- Operate 24/7 with maximum possible uptime.
- Provide adequate storage for all records in compliance with the state’s records retention laws.
- Provide a staging and test environment to validate updates without impacting production systems.
- Allow users to activate workstations from an alternate location in the event of a disaster.
- Offer capabilities to support criminal justice information services compliance.
- Use industry-standard databases and data storage systems.
Additional proposal requirements can be found on the county website.
The vendor that meets these requirements will be awarded a 12-month contract with the option to renew for two additional 12-month periods.
The due date for all vendor proposals is Jan. 19.
