Unified Security and Surveillance System Request for Proposals

Location:	Missouri
Posted:	Feb 24, 2026
Due:	Apr 6, 2026
Agency:	City of St. Louis
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	63 - Alarm, Signal, and Detection Systems
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INVITATION TO BID

The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit is currently soliciting proposals for a Unified Security and

Surveillance System at the Carnahan Courthouse (1114 Market St., St. Louis, MO, 63101) and

the Cahill Courts Building (10 N Tucker Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63101).

The Request for Proposal is available on the Court’s website http://www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com,

click on General Information, then Request for Proposals.

The Request for Proposal can also be obtained at the office of the Court Administrator:

Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit

10 N. Tucker Blvd, Room 412

314-622-4426

Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 2026 to the Court Administrator’s

Office, Cahill Courts Building, 10 N. Tucker Blvd., Room 412, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF MISSOURI

CITY OF ST. LOUIS

UNIFIED SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION

The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court, herein after “COURT”, is requesting proposals from

vendors to provide for the installation, services, and setup of a consolidated and unified security

and surveillance system. The Court’s security campus located downtown in St. Louis City

comprises two buildings, Carnahan Courthouse (1114 Market St., St. Louis, MO, 63101) and

the Cahill Courts Building (10 N Tucker Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63101).

The overall purpose is to consolidate the siloed security camera systems into a single platform,

ensure full campus camera coverage, and to future proof for access control integration within

the two buildings. There are fourteen (14) public floors in CCB and ten (10) public floors in CCH,

with a total of thirty (30) courtrooms located in the two buildings. The footprints of the Court are

as follows:

-Carnahan bounded by Market, Tucker, Walnut, and 11th St.;

-Cahill bounded by Market, Tucker, 11th St, Chestnut.

Any entity submitting a proposal in response to this RFP is referred to hereinafter as “Bidder”,

and those awarded a contract in accordance with this RFP are hereinafter referred to as

“Contractor.” The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri and its properly authorized

representatives are hereinafter referred to as “Court.”

There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference/onsite walkthrough beginning at 9:00 a.m. on

March 10, 2026 and 12:00 PM on March 11, 2026 at the Carnahan Courthouse, 1114 Market

St., St. Louis, MO. A walk through of the buildings will be held that day after the conference.

Bidders wishing to submit proposals must be present for the complete walk through (both

buildings) and conference on one of the two dates. Proposals will be rejected from those who

fail to attend and sign in at the conference and attend walk throughs.

Any requests for information may be emailed to Erica Preiss at erica.preiss@courts.mo.gov by

11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2026. Questions will be answered to all proposers in writing; questions

and answers will be posted on the Court’s website in the same location as the RFP as they are

received and answered.

Bids are due on Wednesday, April 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 412 of the Cahill Courts

Building, 10 North Tucker, St. Louis, MO 63101 at which time they will be publicly opened and

read. Applicants are required to submit all Exhibits (A-C) with their proposal. The Court

reserves the right to reject incomplete proposals or those missing required documents.

Proposals will be evaluated based on cost, experience of the applicant in providing relevant

services, reference checks, adherence to the requirements set out herein, and ability to meet

the scope of work. Bidders may be required to make a presentation or answer questions after

the submittal is made. All bidders will be notified of the results via email.

SCOPE OF WORK

Proposals should include costs for all hardware, software, and services necessary for the

functioning of the unified security and surveillance system. Proposals should address the

following:

1. Coverage Assessment: Review existing camera coverage and provide recommendations on

camera styles or installation of additional cameras. Any new or modifications to camera

installs must ensure no damage to exterior and historical interior wall cladding.

2. Consolidation of Systems: Combine camera systems from the Cahill Courts Building (4

systems) and Carnahan Courthouse (2 systems).

3. Network Isolation: Provision of all Layer 3 PoE+ switches and inter-building links (fiber or

wireless bridge) to ensure zero contact with the Court’s network.

4. Command Center: Design and installation of a centralized communications room to house

VMS servers and primary monitoring consoles.

5. Remote Security Workstations: Design and installation of secondary monitoring workstations

at security desks and admin work stations.

6. Confidence Monitors: Design and installation of static viewing monitors at key exit points.

Monitors will provide staff assurance there are no threats when exiting blind from the

buildings.

7. Analytics & Alerts: Configuration of intelligence analytics and alerts system within VMS to

the Court’s specifications as allowed by solution. Desirable features include but are not

limited to the following:

 Facial Recognition

 Audio Analytics

 Motion Detection

 Scheduled Alerting

 Activity Reports.

8. Training: Technical training for VMS administrators and End-User training for security staff.

9. Access Control: The VMS solution must be able to integrate with access controls.

Integration and installation of access control hardware is not within scope of this bid, and will

take place at a later date. Additional information on access control to be provided as

requested.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL NETWORK ISOLATION

A. Zero-Connectivity Mandate: There shall be no physical path, gateway, or bridge between

the Security Network and the Courts judicial network. This includes a prohibition on "Dual-

Homing" (connecting a single server to both networks). Proposed solutions must support

permanent, offline licensing.

B. Physical Separation: The Contractor shall provide all necessary Layer 2/3 switches, routers,

and cabling. Contractor to provide wiring schedule and requirements to Court for installation.

C. Local Access Only: System administration, video viewing, and access control management

shall be conducted exclusively through dedicated local consoles provided by the Contractor,

or by CPUs provided by the Courts.

Courts can provide CPUs with these specifications: i5, 16GB, 256GBSSD, Wifi7

IMAGING & STORAGE

A. Resolution: Cameras must meet a minimum specification of native 2K (4MP) resolution in

general areas and 4K (8MP) resolution for building entrances and secure areas.

B. Labeling: Technical documentation to include camera placement, model & SN, and diagram

detailing switches and ports in use. UI of VMS must allow for easy identification of the

physical location each camera.

C. Retention: Storage hardware must support 45 days of continuous recording for all cameras.

D. Export Format: The system must export video in universally compatible, non-proprietary

formats such as MP4 or AVI.

E. Time: The system must include a local NTP source or a GPS-based time server to ensure

all cameras and door controllers remain synchronized within +/- 1 second.

INTELLIGENCE ANALYTICS & ALERTS

A. Facial Recognition: Matching against a local "Watchlist" or “face database” with real-time

workstation alerts. Watchlist/face database to be managed by the Court.

 Purpose is to ensure individuals who are prohibited or restricted from the Court buildings

are identified at courthouse entry points.

 Current practice is to post photos at security desk.

B. Audio Analytics: Sensors for Gunshots, Glass Breaking, and Verbal Aggression.

 Placed in public offices e.g. Cashiers, Adult Abuse, Jury Assembly Room, Pre-Trial

Services, Garnishments & Executions, Jury Lounges 3rd Floor, 8th Floor, Child Support

Office 7th Floor (hallway)

C. Schedule-Based Alerting: Customizable "Restricted Windows" for specific zones.

D. Reporting: Ad-hoc reporting to investigate motion activity within a selected time-frame and

location(s).

E. –Desirable– Camera GUI: A 2D/3D map-based interface for navigation and alarm

management, static graphical image of building floorplans.

MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT

A. VMS to include a real-time dashboard or alerting schedule, to notify staff and admins of any

HDD failures, camera signal loss, or tampering attempts.

B. Response Time: Same day or next day on-site response for critical system failures. Remote

technical support should be accessible within an hour of issue reporting.

C. Quarterly Patching: On-site visits to manually apply security and patches to the air-gapped

network; or delivery of patches to Courts technical staff with remote guidance.

D. Parts and Labor Warranty: Minimum of one-year warranty on parts and labor. Warranty will

begin upon the completion of the project and acceptance by Court’s representative.

E. –Desirable– On-Site Spares Kit: Spare cameras and HDDs stored on-site for

troubleshooting failures.

F. Software Maintenance Agreement: Guaranteed software version upgrades and hardware

warranty for the contract term. First year maintenance should be included in pricing.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.