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Unified Fire Authority

Countywide Emergency Alerting and Community Mass Notification System

Due
Dec 3, 2026
Budget
$150,000 – $500,000
Estimate
Contract
60 months
Location
  • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Posted
Nov 3, 2026
Category
Software, Web & Mobile Development

SUMMARY

The Unified Fire Authority is seeking proposals for a secure, reliable, and scalable countywide emergency alerting and community mass notification system to support Salt Lake County and participating public entities.
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DESCRIPTION

The Unified Fire Authority (UFA) is soliciting proposals for a hosted, cloud-based emergency alerting and community mass notification platform. The system must support IPAWS integration, multichannel delivery, geofencing, multilingual capabilities, and multi-jurisdiction administration. The contract term is five years with two one-year renewal options. The solution must minimize County-managed infrastructure and support staggered onboarding for participating jurisdictions.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • Must support authorized alert origination through FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
  • Must provide a hosted, browser-accessible emergency alerting platform
  • Must support multi-jurisdiction administration with logical data separation
  • Must provide 24/7/365 access to technical support for critical incidents
  • Must support multichannel message delivery including SMS, voice, and email
  • Must provide a public-facing, mobile-responsive registration portal
  • Must support map-based geofencing and targeted messaging
  • Must support multilingual communications
  • Must provide a training environment separated from production
  • Must provide a transition plan for staggered jurisdiction onboarding

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TIMELINE

Submission Deadline: December 3rd, 2026, 10:00 AM (MST).

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Unified Fire Authority

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When is the submission deadline?
Submissions are due December 3, 2026.
What is the budget for this RFP?
Settle estimates the budget at $150,000 – $500,000. The issuer has not published an official figure.
Who issued this RFP?
It was issued by Unified Fire Authority. The work is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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