# Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #RFP 2026-09

Hosted countywide emergency alerting and mass-notification service

**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** December 03, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP 2026-09
**NAICS:** 513210, 541512, 541519

Unified Fire Authority is seeking a hosted emergency alerting and mass-notification service for Salt Lake County and participating public entities.
- **Buyer:** Special Service Districts – Unified Fire Authority (UFA), the lead contracting and coordinating entity administering Salt Lake County’s emergency management program.
- **Request:** Provide, implement, host, maintain, and support a secure, reliable, scalable countywide alerting platform, including licensing, configuration, integrations, migration, training, upgrades, technical support, and offboarding assistance.
- **Capabilities:** Authorized FEMA IPAWS integration; public opt-in registration; multichannel, multilingual, and accessible alerts; two-way responses; geographic targeting and geofencing; Reverse 911; status tracking and reporting; jurisdiction-level administration and data separation; activation workflows; templates and preplans; and a safe exercise environment.
- **Service requirements:** 24/7/365 critical support, continuity planning, staggered onboarding, and recurring charges that begin when each jurisdiction enters production.
- **Pricing:** Proposals should provide transparent five-year and renewal pricing and explain equitable cost allocation as entities join or leave. UFA does not guarantee a minimum number of participants, users, contacts, messages, or revenue.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs or vendors are named. FEMA is referenced as the source of the IPAWS integration requirement, not as a vendor.

### Description

Unified Fire Authority seeks proposals to provide, implement, host, maintain, and support a secure, reliable, scalable countywide emergency alerting and community mass notification system. The system is intended to serve Salt Lake County and participating municipalities, public safety agencies, special service districts, and other eligible public entities. Required capabilities include authorized FEMA IPAWS integration, opt-in notifications, two-way communications, multichannel and multilingual delivery, geographic targeting, alert-status tracking, and coordinated administration. The contractor will work under a master agreement with UFA; participation by other public entities requires UFA approval.

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