Intent to Sole Source - Iowa Warrant Systems Background Checks
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26324Q0651
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 922190 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
- Place of performance
- Iowa City, Iowa 52246, United States
- Points of contact
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- Amanda Patterson-Elliott amanda.patterson-elliott@va.gov (319) 688-3578
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 23, has published a Special Notice regarding their intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to the Iowa Department of Public Safety for National Criminal Information Center Database (NCIC) Access Service. The VA requires this service to conduct criminal history, sex offender, and missing persons searches to ensure the safety of veterans at the Iowa City VA Health Care System Police Service and the Central Iowa VA Health Care System Police Service.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the public of the VA's intent to award the contract to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, as they have been determined to be the only vendor capable of providing the required services at the necessary level of quality. The solicitation number is 36C26324Q0651, and responses are due by 10:00 AM Central Time on April 25, 2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 922190, and the product/service code is R615. While this is not a formal solicitation, interested vendors may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet the government's requirements.
Notice text
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- Services are required for access to the Iowa On-line Warrants and Articles (IOWA) Criminal Justice Information Network and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases to conduct inquiries on databases for wanted persons; missing persons; protective orders, sex offenders, stolen property, including vehicles and guns; motor vehicle registration; driver license; criminal history records and administrative messages.
- The IOWA training staff will instruct and certify CIVAHSC Police Enforcement personnel in the use of the IOWA System, audit IOWA system agencies for compliance in state and federal policies and regulations, certify software for use with the IOWA System and expand the network with access to new databases and capabilities.
- The IOWA system will provide authorized CIVAHSC Police Service employees access to traffic record and criminal justice databases through a dedicated telecommunications network.
- The IOWA system will provide access to databases from various state agencies within Iowa, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and from the motor vehicle departments of other states nationally through the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS). Information on an international basis is also provided by NCIC and NLETS through interfaces to Canadian Police Information Centre and to INTERPOL. The NLETS system also provides administrative message traffic between Iowa criminal justice agencies and criminal justice agencies throughout the United States.
- The IOWA system will allow the CIVAHSC Police Service to:
- Access nationwide computerized banks of information such as wanted, missing, and unidentified persons; stolen vehicles; stolen articles; stolen boats; stolen guns and stolen securities.
- Access driver license and motor vehicle information in-state as well as out-of-state.
- Exchange criminal history information on a national basis.
- Communicate by use of administrative messages with other criminal justice agencies worldwide.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ISS Notice 36C26324Q0651.docx | DOCX document |
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