Tennessee Department of General Services #32601-27-1

Weather radar systems, installation, and support for 16 Tennessee Welcome Centers

Tennessee is seeking a contractor to equip and support weather information systems at 16 Welcome Center locations. - Government buyer: State of Tennessee, Department of Tourist Development; procurement handled through the Tennessee Department of General Services. The procurement contact listed is Kelly Johns, Procurement Director; the specifications also identify Pete Rosenboro, Assistant Commissioner. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, manufacturer, reseller, or prospective vendor is named. No product part numbers are specified. - Equipment requested: At each of 16 locations, provide a 21–32-inch LED flat-screen monitor with 1080p HD and satellite receiver or internet access, central processing unit software, and weather radar equipment and accessories. - System content: Display scrolling TDOT travel weather, current U.S. conditions and temperatures, Southeastern U.S. radar or a view including Tennessee, severe-weather outlooks, and tourism promotions. Weather and severe-weather content is to rotate at 10-second intervals; tourism promotions at 30-second intervals. - Services and quantities: Provide complete weather-system access at 16 listed center locations for 12 months per location; 24 hours of custom weather-service engineering/programming; and 24 units of emergency-message programming and scrolling. Emergency messages must appear across all systems until the emergency ends. - Support requirements: Contractor provides installation and ongoing maintenance, including repairs, replacements, software upgrades, labor, travel, and related expenses at no additional charge. Service calls require a response within 24 hours, and toll-free technical support is required during normal business hours. Equipment is to be removed at contract end. The State may suspend charges during a center renovation closure or add service at a new center. - Locations in the quote schedule: I-24 Marion County westbound; I-24 Hamilton County eastbound; I-65 Robertson County southbound; I-75 Hamilton County northbound; I-75 Campbell County southbound; I-40 Cocke County westbound; I-40 Shelby County eastbound; I-155 Dyer County eastbound; I-24 Montgomery County eastbound; I-65 Giles County northbound; I-40 Smith County eastbound and westbound; I-81 Sullivan County southbound; I-26 Unicoi County eastbound and westbound; a separately listed Sullivan County I-26 westbound location; I-55 Shelby County northbound; and I-40 Haywood County westbound. - Term: The quote schedule specifies 12 months of access for each location. Overall start and end dates and option periods are not reliably stated.

Description

The State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is seeking quotes for access to complete weather center systems at 16 welcome centers. The contractor must provide, install, and maintain monitors, software, weather radar equipment, and related services, including scrolling weather information and tourism promotions. The scope also includes maintenance and technical support, responding to service calls within 24 hours, custom engineering or programming, and emergency scrolling messages. Quotes are due by September 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, and the State will award a single contract for all line items.

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