(1) Vendor needs to provide RFI for mass notification system.– Provide a vendor hosted, software as a service (SaaS) emergency mass notification system that ensures clear, rapid communication with employees during a natural disaster or emergency incident.– Seamlessly receives automated daily uploads from the department’s people first human resources system.– Allows for routine manual uploads of staff augmentation contractors without compromising the daily HR file upload.– Functions from its own authoritative identity store to ensure interruptions in communication with People First do not disrupt system functionality.– Ensures system availability during a disaster and is not dependent on a single region or singe data centre.– Functions continuously when external systems, such as People First or the Department’s internal network, are unavailable.– Allows non–admin users to easily add personal contact information and prioritize methods to contact them.– Allows for templated and ad hoc messaging options.– Allows for at least 450 characters in a single SMS notification. SMS notifications must not be truncated. A supplemental web link to the full message is not sufficient.– Includes a polling feature to poll all contacts or select groups.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than November 19, 2025.