CINT Commander for Pembroke Pines Police

The City of Pembroke Pines Procurement Department issued a Notice of Intent for a sole-source procurement on January 21, 2026, to acquire a CINT Commander II system for the Pembroke Pines Police Department under authority of City Code Section 35.18(C)(3). The procurement involves the purchase of crisis negotiation and tactical communication equipment, specifically two CINT Commander II command consoles, one satellite package containing networked satellite computers with router and associated equipment, and two 836 Tactical Video Phone 2026a AC-1 systems. The CINT Commander II serves as the primary command console for throw phone and negotiation operations, integrating landline, cellular, and tactical communications with secure MP3 recording, incident logging, personnel tracking, and multi-user networking capabilities for up to 50 computers, including dual headset ports and Bluetooth interfaces with a five-year limited warranty. The 836 Tactical Video Phone systems feature five integrated color cameras with infrared sensitivity and covert microphone capabilities, enabling multi-camera long-distance video transmission up to 2,000 feet with integrated 8-channel DVR recording on 2TB hard drives and five-year limited warranties. Questions regarding this procurement must be submitted by January 28, 2026, with responses and interested vendor submissions due by 2:00 p.m. on February 9, 2026, through the City's supplier portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pembrokepines/projects/230222. The sole-source justification emphasizes that the CINT Commander II and 836 Tactical Video Phone represent proprietary systems with exclusive CINT software offering a unique combination of capabilities that no competitive alternatives can replicate, including the integration of multi-camera video transmission, covert audio, exclusive interoperability, and secure networked incident management software.

This is an exclusively non-competitive procurement with no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types; however, the vendor identified in supporting documentation is 836 Technologies Corporation of Missoula, Montana, which maintains exclusive control over distribution and sales, limiting purchases only to military, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The existing infrastructure requiring integration includes the proprietary CINT software platform, originally brought to market in 2006, which features automated dialer and recording, MP3 digital recordings with cyclic redundancy checks, and free lifetime software updates with no licensing fees. Notably, this procurement explicitly states that responses will be considered solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future and will not be treated as formal proposals, bids, or quotes. The vendor quote dated January 15, 2026, establishes Net 30 payment terms with a three percent monthly late fee if payment is not received within 30 days of shipment, with the quote valid for 60 days from its issuance date. While no specific budget range is disclosed in the public solicitation, the vendor quote provides the financial framework for the procurement, with shipping via FedEx Freight to be determined and local sales tax obligations potentially applicable depending on jurisdiction requirements. Interested vendors must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capabilities to meet or exceed the stated requirements by the February 9, 2026, deadline.