CSE-24961 - USA (Pacific, California) - RFI for Panic Button and Security Management System - Deadline November 30,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide panic button and security management system to the government authority located in Pacific, CA.• Provide information, technical insights, and solution conceptualizations from qualified vendors to modernize and centralize its campus–wide emergency panic alarm system.• The primary objectives of this RFI are to:– Assess Technology: Explore modern emergency alert solutions, including physical buttons, mobile/desktop apps, location tracking, and management software.– Compare Operational Models: Evaluate the trade–offs, security, and costs of managing the system in–house (via Campus Police) versus outsourcing to a third–party monitoring center.– Identify Integrations: Determine how new systems will connect with our existing dispatch (CAD), video (VMS), access control, and mass notification infrastructure.– Inform the RFP: Use vendor feedback, architectural best practices, and budgetary estimates to draft a highly targeted Phase II Request for Proposals (RFP).• The University invites vendors to present holistic or modular solutions covering any or all of the following core functional areas:– Trigger Endpoints: Hardwired buttons, wireless/cellular/LoRaWAN physical buttons, desktop/PC shortcut triggers, wearable lanyards, and smartphone mobile applications.– Central Management & Health Monitoring: Software consoles capable of continuous heartbeat polling, automated fault detection (low battery, signal loss, tamper alerts), and real–time administrative dashboards.– Location & Context Accuracy: Precise location identification for both static indoor room–level alerts and dynamic outdoor/mobile GPS tracking (incorporating Wi–Fi positioning, Bluetooth low–energy beacons, or floor plan mapping).– Monitoring & Dispatch Architectures: Options for direct–to–campus dispatch, third–party UL 827 central station monitoring, or hybrid dispatch routing.(2) The contract period will be for one year.(3) All the questions must be submitted no later than November 22, 2026.(4) Mandatory Pre–Bid Conference will be held on November 10, 2026.