17_-_RFP-200-1360-ES_Section_J _Attachment_14_-_Evaluation_of_Contractor_Provided_Smartphones.pdf

Evaluation of Contractor Provided Smartphones

The Government reserves the right to require the contractor to provide smartphones to each resident for use during the duration of the RRC and home confinement placement, unless resident declines or court order prohibits.

The contractor’s smartphone proposal will be evaluated as part of the Accountability and Security Factor, as follows:

1. Does the phone include a GPS tracking application which allows for the tracking of residents via the phone?

2. Does the phone utilize biometrics to verify identity of the resident? Voice or Fingerprint?

3. What is the contractor’s plan allowing staff to restrict access to specific features (e.g. internet for residents with conditions of supervision which do not allow for internet access)?

4. What is the contractor’s plan to allow staff to monitor use and to program device with approved contacts and numbers?

5. Contractors’ shall provide a sample log to be used to log all calls made or received utilizing the device.

6. Contractor’s shall submit their plan for ensuring an adequate data plan is available for all residents phone use to interact with potential employers, educators, family, friends, and other members of the community.