Request for Information: Voting Equipment Replacement

Broward County, Florida is issuing a Request for Information on voting equipment replacement with a due date of July 30, 2026 to determine whether Election Systems & Software (ES&S) equipment is available solely from that vendor or whether alternative products meeting the County's requirements exist. This is explicitly not a request for pricing or a purchase commitment, and the County is considering sole-source designation.

The County is evaluating new scanners, tabulators, and related accessories, components, software licenses, and maintenance compatible with its existing ES&S voting system. Equipment must be currently certified by the State of Florida and capable of processing 10,000 or more ballots per hour while sorting and outstacking overvoted and undervoted ballots for canvassing purposes.

Prospective vendors may submit information demonstrating their ability to meet or exceed these requirements or provide written documentation contesting the sole-source designation through the electronic bidding system. The Director of Purchasing retains sole authority to determine what constitutes a comparable product and will notify all submitting vendors of the final decision regarding sole-source or sole-brand designation. This decision is not subject to objection, protest, or appeal. Vendors responding to the RFI should upload all supporting information, including specifications and documentation of State of Florida voting system certification and certified vendor status, through the electronic bidding system.