Operational Audit of the E-911/Dispatch Operations Division

For more information specific to this particular RFP, please contact Brenda Harmon at BPDcontracts@pd.boston.gov

The City of Boston acting by its Boston Police Department through its Police Commissioner (the Official), Contracts Unit, 3rd Floor, One Schroeder Plaza, Boston, MA 02120, hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed proposals from interested and qualified parties (Proposer) for the performance of the work generally described above, and particularly set forth in the Request for Proposals (RFP).

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, Section 6.  If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFP or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective proposers who received copies of the original request.

All proposals shall be submitted in strict conformance with the RFP which may be obtained at BPDcontracts@pd.boston.gov, on Monday, December 7, 2020 and shall be available until the deadline for the submission of sealed proposals on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. 

Every sealed proposal submitted must include the original, 4 copies and 1 electronic copy in strict accordance with the RFP.  All sealed and clearly marked price and technical non-price proposals shall be filed no later than Wednesday, December 23, at 3:00 p.m., Est Time (DST), at the Office of the Official, the Boston Police Department’s Contracts Unit, Room N359, Police Headquarters, 1 Schroeder Plaza, Boston, MA  02120. Failure to submit separate sealed price and non-price proposals may result in the disqualification of the entire proposal.

The attention of all proposers is directed to the provisions of the RFP and contract documents, specifically to the requirements for proposal deposits, insurance and performance bonds as may be applicable.

A proposal deposit in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be required from each proposer and shall accompany the separately sealed non-price proposal when submitted to the Boston Police Department.

The City shall reserve the right to accept or reject any and all proposals or any item or items thereof, and to award a contract to the responsible and responsive proposer whose proposal conforms to this RFP and is deemed by the Official to be the most advantageous and in the best interest of the City.

The Official shall award the contract by written notice to the successful proposer. The maximum time for the acceptance of a proposal by the Official, after the filing deadline, shall be one hundred twenty (120) days.  

The award of this contract shall be subject to the approval of the Official and the Mayor of Boston. 

William B. Gross, Police Commissioner