Johnson County Ionwave #2026-054

Johnson County Complete Paper-Based Voting System and Lifecycle Support

Johnson County, Kansas, is seeking a complete replacement voting system for countywide paper-ballot elections. - Government buyer: Johnson County Election Office, on behalf of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners and County Election Commissioner. The solicitation also identifies the Johnson County Purchasing Division, Financial Management & Administration, and Annette West. - OEMs and vendors: No voting-system OEM, manufacturer, or supplier is named in the opportunity. The County is seeking proposals for a complete solution. - Equipment requested: Approximately 1,800 ballot marking devices (BMDs), 350 polling-place optical scanners, and four high-speed central-count scanners. Also required are election management system (EMS) hardware and software, including primary and backup environments; adjudication and reporting software; ballot boxes; licenses and peripherals; and carts, stands, booths, storage, charging, and transportation equipment. No manufacturer part numbers are specified. - Services requested: Implementation, configuration, installation, data migration, testing and acceptance support, election programming and ballot production, training and documentation, election-period and technical support, maintenance, repairs, warranty, and lifecycle services. - Notable requirements: The system must support accessible paper-ballot voting and the County’s BMD-centric election model, including Kansas election workflows, audits, recounts, and reporting. It must be EAC-certified and address Kansas certification requirements, with hardware capable of supporting VVSG 2.0. The election system must be isolated from the public internet and County enterprise systems, with appropriate security, access controls, configuration management, and secure data transfer. The solution must support long-term parts and software availability, an expected useful life of at least 10 years, and user-serviceable parts availability for at least 12 years. - Performance and support: The system must be delivered and accepted by the required delivery deadline. The intended contract term is 10 years, with one optional one-year renewal subject to County approval. Support includes post-warranty maintenance and licensing, with priced options for later years, and coverage through certification of the first general election with congressional offices on the ballot.

Description

Johnson County is seeking proposals for a next-generation, paper-based voting system to replace its existing voting equipment and election management environment. The procurement includes approximately 1,800 ballot marking devices, 350 polling-place scanners, four high-speed central-count scanners, election management system hardware and software, related carts, booths, peripherals, implementation, testing, training, support, and long-term maintenance. The system must support the County’s large-scale, BMD-centric voting model, and the complete system is to be delivered by April 1, 2027. Proposals and questions must be submitted through Johnson County’s electronic bidding system by the stated deadlines.

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