State 9-1-1 board seeks consulting help for Next Generation Core Services; RFP had six respondents

Caleb Branch, recently appointed executive director of the State 9-1-1 Board, presented a one-year consulting contract with 9-1-1 Authority LLC to support a statewide procurement for network services and GIS data that route emergency calls across Alabama’s 67 counties. Branch said the statewide system carried about 2,800,000 calls last year and that the RFP went to 288 providers with six respondents; the chosen vendor was described as the most responsive and lowest price for consulting services.

Branch told the committee this consulting contract will allow the board to run the procurement without adding permanent staff and that the work includes procurement design for network services and GIS routing. Committee members asked whether Motorola Solutions had responded for consulting work; Branch said not for consulting services but anticipated they would respond to the RFP for implementation.