NLETS SS.pdf

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FY27 - Software & Communication System
Solicitation number
NPSS1 REAA 2026000244 1
Issued by
Denver County, Denver City, Colorado

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This is a Sole Source Request form (24-103-205, C.R.S.) submitted by the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for procurement of software and communication system services. The CBI requests approval to procure CJIS-compliant networking, message switching, and software services from National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems, Inc. (NLETS) to maintain the Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC) and provide 24/7 law enforcement access to criminal information systems across all U.S. states, territories, Canada, and Interpol. The contract period runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with no renewal options specified. The request indicates this is a two-year procurement with no separate bidder's meetings or site visits mentioned.

The estimated total cost for this procurement is $243,169.29, with all funds allocated to services. NLETS is identified as the sole provider of CJIS-compliant integrated networking and message switching capabilities in the United States, with no alternative vendors capable of providing equivalent functionality. The CBI justifies the sole source designation on the grounds that NLETS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation owned and operated by the fifty states and territories, and operates the only integrated system meeting CCIC's transaction structure requirements for communication with other state systems such as NMLETS, ACIC, and CPIC. The request was posted on the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system under NPSS1 REAA 2026-0244, replacing a previous sole source approval (NPSS1 REAA 2025-0292). Approval was granted effective June 29, 2026, and is valid through June 30, 2028.

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Sole Source Request § 24-103-205, C.R.S.

Instructions:

1. Complete all fields below. Failure to provide all information may delay the processing of your request.

2. Include any documentation to support your request as attachments with the form.

3. Submit the complete form, with attachments to tammy.lichvar@state.co.us

SECTION A – Agency Information

1. Division / Office:

2. Name of Requester:

3. Name of Program Manager:

SECTION B – Vendor Information

1. Vendor Name:

2. Vendor Contact:

3. Vendor Phone Number:

4. Vendor Email:

5.

• If yes, please explain:

A sole source procurement is justified when there is only one good or service that can reasonably meet the need and there is only one vendor who can provide the good or service. A requirement for a particular proprietary item (i.e., a brand name specification) does not justify a sole source procurement if there is more than one potential bidder or offeror for that item. Note: All sole source requests will be posted on an electronic procurement system in accordance with §24-106-103(5) C.R.S.

Have you procured goods and/or services from this vendor in the past 2 years?

Choose: Yes No

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SECTION C – Description of Goods/Services

1. Describe in detail the goods and/or services to be procured and how they meet your needs i.e., special features, compatibility, etc.:

2. Are there other goods or services that can meet the state’s needs? Choose

• If yes, please explain:

SECTION D – Approval Period and Estimated Dollar Amount

1. Is this purchase a one-time purchase?

• If no, identify approval period being requested:

Start Date (MM/DD/YY):

End Date (MM/DD/YY):

2. Provide estimated cost breakdown of goods and/or services covered by this procurement:

Goods:

Services:

TOTAL DOLLARS for this procurement:

SECTION E – Price Reasonableness

1.

2.

3. Was a cost or price analysis conducted:

4. If you answered 'YES' to 1-3 above, attach documentation of how you determined Price Reasonableness. If you answered ‘NO’ to 1-3 above, describe how the agency determined the prices were fair and reasonable, as required by §24-103-403 C.R.S. and §24-30- 202 C.R.S. for this sole source:

Yes No

Yes No

NoWere the prices or rates compared to established catalog or market prices? Yes

Were the prices or rates compared to historical prices or rates for similar goods or services procured by in the past? Yes No

Yes No

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SECTION F – Sole Source Justification

1. Provide a detailed explanation of the vendor's Sole Source Status. WHY we MUST buy this particular good and/or service from this Vendor.

2. If this request is NOT approved, what method of source selection would the agency/IHE use to satisfy the requirements of the Procurement Code?

3. Is there any additional information that you’d like to provide in order for this request to be considered?

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By signing below, you are certifying that the information submitted on this form is accurate.

The EDO Purchasing Director will make the final determination of Sole Source.

Signature __________________________________________ Date ___________

Printed Name and Title _________________________________________

FOR PROCUREMENT USE ONLY:

NPSS1 Number Posted on VSS and

Related Comments (responses received, quantity, etc):

DETERMINATION:

Sole Source approved – purchase as requested.

Sole Source not approved – issue bid using performance specifications.

MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY PROCUREMENT STAFF:

Director of Purchasing (or delegate) Signature ____________________________________

This approval is valid until: _______________

2. Estimated TOTAL DOLLARS for this procurement:
3. Provide estimated cost breakdown of goods and/or services covered by this procurement:
Goods:
Services:
SECTION E – Price Reasonableness
1. Were the prices or rates compared to established catalog or market prices?
Choose:
2. Were the prices or rates compared to historical prices or rates for similar goods or services procured by in the past? Choose:
3. Was a cost or price analysis conducted: Choose
4. If you answered ‘no’ to 1-3 above, describe how the agency determined the prices were fair and reasonable, as required by §24-103-403 C.R.S. and §24-30- 202 C.R.S. for this sole source:
SECTION F – Conflict of Interest
1. Do you have an actual or potential conflict of interest in this purchase request?
Choose:
If yes, please explain:
Section G – Sole Source Justification
1. Provide a detailed explanation of vendor’s Sole Source Status. What is the basis for identifying this as a sole source?
2. Was this sole source posted on an electronic procurement system such as VSS?
Choose:
o If yes, were any responses received?
o
3. Is there any additional information that you’d like to provide in order for this request to be considered?
2026-06-29T13:36:38-0600
Ross Sibley
Date: 06/29/26
Printed Name and Title: Ross Sibley, Assistant Director
This approval is valid until:
Division / Office: CDPS/Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Requester: Ross Sibley
Program Manager: Dan Volz
Vendor Contact:
Vendor Phone Number: (623) 308-3500
Vendor Name: National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems, Inc. (NLETS)
Vendor Email: accounting@nlets.org
Procured Goods Response: NLETS is the sole provider of CJIS-compliant networking, message switching, and software for the intercommunication for State CJIS Systems.
Description of Goods/Services: Pursuant to the duties of the Bureau, outlined in CRS 24-33.5-412, the CBI, as the State CJIS Systems Agency (CS) provides 24/7 law enforcement access to the Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC); and via NLETS, to state criminal information systems in every other US state, territorial possessions, Canada, and Interpol.
Description of Goods/Services #2:
Start Date: 07/01/26
End Date: 06/30/28
G3 Text Bpx: If another solution was designed, it would require a redesign of the current CCIC system to transition it. There is no other entity in the United States public, private, or government which provides this capability.
G1 Text Bpx: If this request is not approved, the CBI will not meet the statutory mandates set forth in CRS 24-33.5-412. NLETS is the sole provider of CJIS-compliant networking, message switching, and software for intercommunication for State CJIS systems.
F1 Text Bpx: NLETS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation owned and operated by the fifty states, districts, and territories. It operates an international system and network accessible by all criminal justice agencies, and is the only provider of this capability in the United States. The CCIC system is designed to use the NLETS transaction structures to communicate between CCIC and other state CJIS systems such as: the New Mexico Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NMLETS); the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC); the Canadian Police Intelligence Center (CPIC). There are other networking companies and other criminal information systems, however, NLETS provides the only integrated solution providing both.
E4 Text Box: NLETS is the sole provider of CJIS-compliant networking, message switching, and software for intercommunication for State CJIS systems.
Posted On VSS Text: NPSS1 REAA 2026-0244
Core # Text: Previous SS was under NPSS1 REAA 2025-0292
#3 Goods:
#3 Services: 243169.29
Total Dollars: 243169.29
B5: Choice1
C1: Choice2
D1: Choice2
E1: Choice1
E2: Choice1
E3: Choice1
Sole Source: Off

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