This Invitation to Bid is related to an essential mission capability requirement established by The Adjutant General in May, 2019. After the November 2018 earthquake, the need for intra-agency communications was discovered. The systems in place did not account for the need to communicate seamlessly between state and federal agencies, spread across various locations. The May 2019 directive was to implement capability for agency wide emergency notification via text/SMS, allowing the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs for the State, Army National Guard, Air National Guard and other federal agencies to communicate and coordinate in a timely manner in the event of emergencies. To complete this directive, a compatible system must be implemented for the Department to communicate with existing emergency notification systems. Currently, the BlackBerry AtHoc Net-centric Mass Notifications system has been employed by mission partners and host commands on various military installations throughout Alaska and is the specified software required for the Department to implement. Deadline for Receipt of Proposals. Current deadline for receipt of bids in response to the subject ITB is 1:00 p.m. Alaska time on August 26, 2019. Information on submitting bids can be found in the attached ITB. Late offers will be rejected.
Important Notice. If you are receiving this solicitation from the State of Alaska Online Public Notice website, you must register with the DMVA/DAS Procurement Office to receive subsequent amendments. Registration should be in writing via Fax or Email. Contact information for the DMVA/DAS Procurement Office is shown below. Failure to register with DMVA/DAS Procurement may result in rejection of your offer.
Questions. Questions concerning the attached ITB or contents therein must be in writing and directed to the DMVA/DAS Procurement Office. Contact information is shown below.
Contact Information.
DMVA/DAS Procurement Section
Telephone: (907) 428-7224
Fax: (907) 428-7229
Email: MvaDasProcurement@alaska.gov