RFI- breath-alcohol testing instruments

The Oregon State Police is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) for breath-alcohol testing instruments, seeking to replace existing 15-year-old Intoxilyzer devices used across the state. The procurement involves Marion County and the City of Salem, with the primary objective of modernizing breath-alcohol testing technology to improve efficiency and accuracy in law enforcement operations. The RFI focuses on gathering comprehensive technical information about available breath-alcohol testing instruments, including system requirements such as external keyboard capabilities, USB and network connectivity, cloud-based test report retrieval, barcode scanning, and various communication interfaces. Specific technical details being requested include physical specifications, infrared wavelength characteristics, internal memory capacity, detection mechanisms for mouth alcohol and radio frequency interference, and federal approvals. The RFI was posted on August 15, 2022, with a response deadline of August 19, 2022, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, and is explicitly not a solicitation for bids but a market research initiative to understand current product capabilities.

The RFI does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations, appearing to be open to all qualified manufacturers and vendors of breath-alcohol testing instruments. No incumbent vendors are identified in the documentation, and the current instruments are simply described as 15-year-old technology that needs replacement. The Implied Consent Unit within the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division will be responsible for evaluating responses and potentially future procurement, serving a population of approximately 4 million people across Oregon. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the documentation, and the RFI explicitly states that responses will not be considered binding and will not impact any future Request for Proposal (RFP) selection process. The agency's primary goals appear to be gathering market intelligence about current breath-alcohol testing technology to inform potential future procurement strategies, with a focus on improving instrumentation for law enforcement breath-alcohol testing capabilities.