RFI for Panic Button and Security Management System

The University of California Riverside seeks technical insights, information, and solution conceptualizations from qualified vendors to modernize and centralize its campus-wide emergency panic alarm system. The buyer requires modular or holistic solutions covering trigger endpoints, central management and health monitoring, location accuracy, and monitoring or dispatch architectures. This Request for Information aims to evaluate technology, compare operational models, identify system integrations, and inform a future Phase II Request for Proposals. Eligible bidders must be onshore USA-only entities, possess all required trade and professional licenses, including CSLB C-7/C-10 and ACO, and comply with UC security policies and labor codes. Work must be performed onsite. Vendors must submit proposals electronically via CalUsource before the RFI closing date. A mandatory pre-bid conference takes place on November 10, 2026, and all questions must be submitted through the CalUsource Discussion Forum by 5:00 PM on November 30, 2026. Evaluators will review written submissions on a pass/fail basis for mandatory prerequisites, and invited vendors will undergo live demonstration evaluations on hardware and administrative usability. The prospective contract term is one year, and vendors must supply high-level budgetary cost models within their proposals.