BCI - Offender Management System

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) is pleased to release this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the selection of a supplier to provide an offender management system to track and monitor individuals convicted of arson, violent, child victim, and sex crimes. The proposed system must comply with all regulations and mandates of both federal and state of Ohio laws and must ingest and transform all offender data managed and maintained by the AGO.

NOTICE OF ROUND TWO

The Schedule of Events and Deadlines been amended and extended.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) has received a number of inquiries regarding this solicitation. While we work internally to prepare responses, we want to inform interested vendors that responses provided to the inquiries submitted will focus on clarification and not consultation . Answers provided will hopefully clarify ambiguities in the RFP document, correct errors, or confirm specific parameters. Questions that ask for agency preferences, elicit specific AGO strategies, or information deemed not necessary for proposal response will not be formally addressed.

The AGO has issued this results-oriented RFP for the selection of a supplier to provide an offender management system to track and monitor individuals convicted of arson, violent, child victim, and sex crimes. The RFP emphasizes outcomes and collaboration over prescriptive technical specifications. Rather than defining every system reporting timeline or audit requirement in advance, the RFP outlines overarching goals – such as ensuring transparency, accountability, and compliance – that will guide the development of these elements in partnership with the selected vendor.

As noted in the RFP:

“The AGO acknowledges that achieving these goals will require collaboration and will not rest solely on the selected offeror. Rather, they are provided to clarify the overarching purpose of this procurement and to guide joint efforts toward success.”

Vendors are encouraged to propose reporting and audit strategies that reflect their expertise and align with the AGO’s stated goals. Final reporting timelines, audit protocols, and performance expectations will be negotiated during contract development with the selected offeror.

Again, the AGO has avoided prescriptive specifications so as not to discourage vendors from providing creative and effective solutions.

This approach follows best practices in results-driven procurement , where the AGO’s focus is on selecting a partner who can help define and deliver measurable, meaningful outcomes, rather than limiting innovation by prescribing inputs.

Interested parties should download and review all attached documents related to this Ohio Buys solicitation. VENDOR RESPONSES CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED ONLINE VIA OHIO BUYS.

Interested parties may make inquiries regarding this solicitation any time during the inquiry period listed in the Solicitation General Information. To participate or submit an inquiry for this solicitation, you need to be registered in the Ohio Buys Supplier Portal. Suppliers are not required at this time to be registered in OAKS.

If you have difficulties and need to seek technical support, contact the Ohio Shared Services Helpdesk at 1-877-644-6771 as soon as possible.  Clearly specify you need to access and respond to an active Ohio Buys solicitation.