# Correctional Staff Tablets

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/tpsrfi2026

- Solicitation number: TPS_RFI_2026
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Justice
- Agency: Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Contracting office: Privatization - Co (15BPCC)
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: April 20, 2026
- Last posted: April 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf056c28b50746d5b39323e0e4c6ef34/view

## Description

This Request for Information (RFI) is posted as a means of conducting market research and there is no solicitation currently. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for the information requested. Responses are purely voluntary and will be treated as information only and not as a proposal. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is seeking information from vendors who have integrated a rugged/industrialized tablet with enterprise level software.

The intent of this solution would be to modernize daily correctional staff duties. Interested vendors are requested to submit capability/qualification statements with the relevant information requested below by May 4th, 2026. Hardware & Physical Security Requirements Compliance: Trade Agreemets Act (TAA).

**Ruggedization:** Information on devices ruggedness.

**Access Control:** Provide information on access controls such as support multi-factor authentication including secure PINs, biometric verification (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition), and or PIV access for staff logins, etc..

**Operational & Digital Logging Requirements Presence Verification:** Information on capabilities for the system to utilize NFC, RFID, or QR code scanning to provide verifiable proof of location specific entries and data.

**Real-Time Documentation:** Information on capabilities to provide digital templates for housing unit logs, headcounts, incident reports, and other correctional institution data. Capabilities for supporting multimedia attachments (photos/audio) and voice-to-text input.

**Offline Synchronicity:** Information on the systems capability to fully functional in areas with zero network connectivity. Abilities to automatically and securely sync to the central server immediately upon re-establishing a connection.

**Audit Trails:** Ability to maintain forensic integrity of entry, edit, or deletion within the system including time-stamped and tied to a specific user ID to ensure a permanent, unalterable audit trail.

**Artificial Intelligence & Analytics Requirements Behavioral Analytics:** Information on capabilities for AI analyzation of historical and real-time data to identify anomalies in inmate movement or routine that may indicate a security risk or "hot spot." AI Reports: Abilities to utilize AI capabilities to produce detailed customized reports from staff inquiries.

**Automated Redaction:** Capabilities for the system to provide AI-driven tools to automatically redact faces or sensitive identifiers in video and photo evidence to comply with privacy and legal discovery requests.

**System Integration & Compliance Requirements Data Security:** Information and capabilities for data security.

**System Interoperability:** Ability to integrate with current Correctional Management software, and other external data sources.

**Centralized Management:** Capabilities for Mobile Device Management allowing administrators to push updates, restrict applications, and remotely "kill" or wipe lost or stolen devices.

**Reporting Engine:** Ability to generate automated daily, weekly, and monthly reports for compliance monitoring, shift summaries, and facility-wide trend analysis.

**Support & Sustainability Requirements Training:** Capabilities to provide a comprehensive training program, including "train-the-trainer" model, digital user manuals, and course curriculum.

**Technical Support:** Capabilities for offering 24/7/365 technical support with defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for hardware replacement and critical software patches.

**Implementation Costs Associated Costs:** Available information regarding pricing structure to include one-time costs, implementation costs, and annual recurring costs, or recurring maintenance, licensing costs, etc.. Industry Use Any relevant currently deployed use cases.

## Publications

- April 20, 2026: Sources sought, due May 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT. Notice cf056c28b50746d5b39323e0e4c6ef34. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf056c28b50746d5b39323e0e4c6ef34/view

## Points of contact

- Mason Lacy, Senior Contracting Officer, mlacy@bop.gov

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