Tennessee Department of General Services #RFI 34800-081126

Tennessee Seeks Cloud-Hosted AFIS Solution and Legacy Data Migration

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, part of the Tennessee Department of General Services, is seeking industry input for a future procurement of a cloud-hosted Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). - Government Buyer: - Tennessee Department of General Services (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in this RFI - Products/Services Requested: - Cloud-hosted AFIS platform, including hardware, workstations, peripherals, and software licenses - Digitization and indexing of approximately 250,000 hard-copy fingerprint cards - Migration of over five million legacy fingerprint records - Cloud hosting, migration, and ongoing maintenance services - Disaster recovery and high availability services - Technical support, maintenance, and compliance audits - In-person training for system users and administrators - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Solution must be hosted in a secure cloud environment with dynamic resource scaling - Strict compliance with FBI CJIS Security Policy and EBTS standards - Robust disaster recovery, failover protocols, and semi-annual simulations - Integration with state and third-party systems - Security controls including multi-factor authentication and encryption - Annual technology updates and continuous system availability - Large-scale data migration and digitization of legacy records

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Tennessee Department of General Services for a Cloud-Hosted Automated Fingerprint Identification System Solution. The RFI seeks information and industry feedback on acquisition, cloud hosting, migration, and ongoing maintenance of a comprehensive Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) that complies with FBI Criminal Justice Information Services security mandates. The project aims to replace the current AFIS with a scalable, highly available cloud-hosted environment supporting production and testing workflows and integration with other State systems. The RFI was posted on August 18, 2026, with a response deadline of September 18, 2026.

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