SECTION 1: PURPOSE
1.1 The City of Albany (hereinafter referred to as the “CITY”) hereby requests Proposals from
qualified firms or individuals to provide Software and Related Technical Support Services
to assist the Albany Police Department (“APD”) investigations on an as-needed and non-
exclusive basis.
1.2 The CITY is seeking an all-encompassing software that shall aid APD in investigating
violence across various third-party digital applications. The software shall include the
ability to collect data, make connections based on similar criteria, detect links between
various parties, store collected data, and output data into analytic documents.
1.3 To assist in the success of the software implementation and services, the CITY is also
seeking professional technical support and maintenance services for the software on an
ongoing, continuous, and uninterrupted basis.
1.4 APD has applied for the Smart Policing Initiative Grant through the Department of
Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. This RFP award is contingent upon grant funding.