Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County desires to solicit competitive proposals from responsible vendors to provide a video conferencing system for the Western Judicial Circuit Court Systems and related jail services in the Western Circuit. The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County utilizes a number of different platforms to deliver computing services throughout the government. The primary platforms supported are the IBM AS/400, Microsoft Windows Server, and Microsoft Windows Desktop. The network is made up of fiber optics, high-speed copper (UTP), and varying speeds of broadband and Metro-E. The network infrastructure is based primarily on CISCO routers and switches. 1. Videoconferencing capabilities at the Jail (2 locations) and 2 Courthouses (up to 10 courtrooms/hearing rooms). 2. Jail side of the system shall utilize one (1) portable system in the main hearing room, and one (1) desktop or wall mounted systems in a conference room, total of up to four (4) systems on jail side (3 in Clarke and 1 in Oconee). 3. Each jail system shall be capable of capturing and displaying video and audio of the inmate/ defendant. 4. Courthouse side of the system shall be available in up to ten (10) courtrooms, each appropriately equipped with data connection. Offerors may specify fixed or portable solutions to accomplish the project objectives. If video equipment is to be fixed to the courtroom walls or ceilings, no assumption shall be made by the offeror about the availability of new data or communication conduit or outlets, other than those currently installed. Further, any proposed addition to the courthouse data network or infrastructure beyond that verified in the pre-proposal site inspection must be approved in advance by the respective Athens-Clarke/Oconee County facilities management. Associated costs shall be included in the proposal. 5. Each courtroom system shall be capable of capturing and displaying video and audio of parties in the courtroom (i.e. judge and prosecution or judge and defense). 6. All parties should be seen at both locations with full duplex/multiplex capability. 7. System must fit within existing bandwidth limitations or (preferably) run on an independent network.
