Vendor Networking Opportunities List.xlsx

This is a Vendor Networking Opportunities List supporting an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) modernization procurement by the Indiana Department of Administration on behalf of the Indiana State Police under RFP 27-85295. The project involves procuring a modern AFIS platform to replace existing infrastructure, improve system performance and reliability, and support biometric data volumes scaling from approximately 27 terabytes at implementation to 35 terabytes within five years while processing 15 million existing biometric items and supporting 381,163 annual submissions. The solicitation requires vendors to support all existing workflows including NIST tenprint, non-NIST tenprint, criminal arrest events, applicant workflows, and latent workflows while maintaining integration with the Criminal History Record Information System, FBI Next Generation Identification, and multi-jurisdictional biometric systems. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for July 30, 2026, at 9:30 AM EST with in-person and virtual attendance options. Written questions are due August 12, 2026, with responses provided by August 26, 2026. Proposals are due September 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The contract term is five years from execution with three optional two-year renewals available, extending the total potential duration to eleven years.

The solicitation imposes an Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business (IVOSB) subcontractor goal of 3%, with IVOSB participation scored on final award (up to 5 points) and a 1-point bonus potential for exceptional participation. The evaluation framework employs a three-step process: Step 1 tests adherence to mandatory requirements (pass/fail); Step 2 scores Management Assessment/Quality (50 points) and Price (30 points); Step 3 evaluates all criteria including Buy Indiana Initiative (5 points) and IVOSB participation with cost normalization assigning 30 points to the lowest-priced proposal. Vendors must deliver 99.9% system availability measured over rolling 30-day periods, obtain CJIS Security Addendum certification, and comply with Indiana's Information Security Framework, WCAG 2.1 AA, and the State's AI policy. All project staff must be located within the United States, and infrastructure solutions must align with state-owned cloud tenants provisioned through Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services with data residing exclusively within United States data centers. Pricing must remain firm for a minimum of 180 days from award, and the cost proposal requires detailed pricing across a five-year base period with optional renewal years through Year 11, covering Project Services, Licenses/Subscriptions/Environments, and Maintenance & Operations at 100 hours per month. The vendor networking list identifies six companies with relevant experience, including two IVOSB-certified firms: Bravia Services, LLC and Professional Management Enterprises, Inc.