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Communication Services for Inmates at Pierce County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center
PROPOSALS DUE
October 26, 2026, 2:00 pm PDT
7 days left
Deadline moved · was Aug 14 → now Oct 2 · +49 days
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
Pierce County, Washington is seeking a single prime contractor to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end, turnkey inmate communication system for the Pierce County Jail and the Juvenile Detention Center at Remann Hall. The selected vendor must deliver a modern inmate telephone system supporting collect, prepaid collect, and debit calling options, as well as video visitation, secure tablets, kiosks, and family and friends communication tools. The county currently operates 275 inmate telephones distributed across three Tacoma facilities and serves an average daily population of approximately 900 adult inmates and 25 juvenile detainees.
DOCUMENT SET
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
7 changes
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Communication_Services_for_Inmates_at_Pierce_County_Jail_and_Juvenile_Detention_Center_(Addendum_#6_Revision).pdf
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Notice Official Notice 1
Notice
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Addendum 2
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Communication_Services_for_Inmates_at_Pierce_County_Jail_and_Juvenile_Detention_Center_(Addendum_#3_Revision).pdf
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2026-RFP-160_Communication_Services_for_Inmates_at_Pierce_County_Jail_and_Juvenile_Detention_Center_(Addendum_#1_Revision).pdf
Deadline · Scope/requirements
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WHAT OTHERS ASKED
97 questions answered
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Page 5 of the RFP states, “64 Assigned Counsel ring-down phones (connected to analog ports on the County PBX (Private Branch Exchange) servicing the Pierce County Corrections facility.” Is the vendor tapping in to the County’s PBX to move these phones to the vendor’s system? Can the County please explain “ring-down”? Are these ring-down lines inbound?
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Please provide the number of messages that have been sent and received over the last 12 months. Please break down by photos (Snap n’ Send), VideoGrams, short messages (Securus Text Connect), long messages (eMessaging), and any other message types.
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Please provide total tablet-content sales/usage for the last 12 months, broken out by paid services (songs, albums, movies, tv, games, podcasts, etc.) and free content. If subscriptions were sold in addition to individual songs and movies, please include those.
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Section 1.6.13 requires one on-site technician, with weekly hours to be determined upon contract execution. Could the County provide the anticipated weekly staffing expectations or estimated range of on-site hours for proposal pricing purposes?
Pricing · Scope/requirements
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Will the County clarify whether any authentication, scheduling, approval workflow, PIN validation, or other access controls are required for use of the Assigned Counsel ring-down phones, or are these phones intended to provide unrestricted direct access to approved legal counsel?
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Will the County please confirm whether calls placed through the Assigned Counsel ring-down phones are intended to be confidential attorney-client communications that are not to be recorded, monitored, transcribed, analyzed, or otherwise retained by the proposed inmate communications system?
Scope/requirements
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
2026-RFP-160
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
Washington
Summarized from the Pierce County portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically through Pierce County's eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/piercecountywa
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541519
541512
541511
541990
541330
Information Technology Support Services
Security Consulting
Public Safety Consulting
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
Data Analytics and Research Services
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