Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Tablet Implementation Initiative
ID: BOPTabletRFI2026Type: Sources Sought
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Buyer

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

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b6d40d5fe13740858c1a629ce777aae1/view
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    The Department of Justice, specifically the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), is seeking information for its Inmate Tablet Implementation Initiative aimed at providing secure, multi-purpose tablet devices to approximately 150,000 inmates across over 115 institutions. The initiative requires the deployment of individual tablets, along with supporting network infrastructure, to enhance access to educational, healthcare, legal, religious, and communication resources, while ensuring compliance with federal mandates such as FISMA and FedRAMP. This project is critical for modernizing digital services within the prison system and emphasizes data governance, privacy, and operational oversight. Interested vendors should respond to the Request for Information (RFI) by contacting Timothy Brayfield at tbrayfield@bop.gov or Ryan Wynne at rwynne@bop.gov, as this initiative is currently in the planning phase and does not constitute a formal request for quotes or proposals.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Timothy Brayfield
    tbrayfield@bop.gov
    Ryan Wynne, Sr. Contracting Officer
    rwynne@bop.gov
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    RFI Version Tablet SOO Posted.pdf
    The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is launching the Inmate Tablet Implementation Initiative to modernize its digital services. This initiative aims to deploy secure tablets and supporting network infrastructure across all FBOP institutions to provide inmates with access to educational, healthcare, legal, religious, and communication resources. The system must be secure, scalable, and compliant with federal mandates like FISMA, FedRAMP, and Section 508. Key objectives include deploying a platform for over 150,000 users, extending network infrastructure to bed-level access, enabling subscription-based content, integrating essential government services, and establishing robust administrative oversight. The solution must be tablet-agnostic, include AI-enabled analytics for operational insights, and adhere to strict SLAs for hardware replacement and software updates. The project emphasizes data governance, privacy, and continuous compliance, with detailed plans for deployment, operations, security, and regular reporting to ensure successful implementation and oversight.
    RFI_Inmate Tablets Posted.pdf
    The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for its Inmate Tablet Implementation Initiative. This RFI seeks information from vendors capable of providing secure, multi-purpose tablet devices to approximately 150,000 inmates across 115+ institutions. The initiative requires individual tablets for each inmate, not shared devices. Key services sought include secure tablets and network infrastructure for various areas, subscription-based content, educational resources, controlled communication, telehealth support, legal and religious programming, and robust administrative oversight with role-based access controls and content filtering. The FBOP also requires enterprise-wide support, hardware replacement SLAs, software updates, performance reporting, and AI-enabled analytics for intelligence gathering and anomaly detection. Vendors are asked to provide company background, experience, and responses to specific questions regarding cost structures, capabilities, financial system integration, implementation timelines, and prior experience with similar solutions. This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not constitute an RFQ or RFP.
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