RFI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Translation
ID: RFI_AI_TranslationType: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OFFEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONSNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS - COWASHINGTON, DC, 20534, USA

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519)

PSC

SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (R608)

Set Aside

No Set aside used (NONE)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f72101e70094640abe8872a164e7b6e/view
Timeline
    Description

    The Department of Justice, specifically the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), is seeking information through a Request for Information (RFI) regarding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to enhance the monitoring and analysis of inmate communications. The primary objective is to develop solutions that can automatically transcribe, translate, and analyze audio recordings from inmate telephone systems, while correlating this data with other intelligence sources to detect potential criminal activities such as contraband smuggling, gang coordination, and human trafficking. This initiative is crucial for improving security and operational efficiency across 120 institutions. Interested vendors are invited to submit their responses by December 15, 2025, and should include details on their solutions, prior deployments, and technical specifications. For further inquiries, contact Brooke Wilson at bgarcia@bop.gov or call 202-305-6744.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Brooke Wilson
    (202) 305-6744
    bgarcia@bop.gov
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    RFI ICTB AI Translations sam.pdf
    The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to explore advanced AI, NLP, and analytics solutions for monitoring inmate communications. The goal is to automatically transcribe, translate, and analyze audio recordings from inmate telephone systems, correlating them with other intelligence data. This initiative aims to detect criminal activity, contraband smuggling, gang coordination, terrorism, financial fraud, and human trafficking. The RFI seeks information on multilingual audio processing, automated content analysis, integration with existing data sources, user interface tools, security, privacy, compliance, performance, and scalability for 120 institutions. Vendors should provide details on their solutions, prior deployments, handling of slang and multiple languages, technical specifications, security certifications, pricing, and potential implementation challenges. Responses are due by December 15, 2025.
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