Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Minnesota Department of Administration seeks proposals for mass notification messaging services for State agencies and members of the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV) Program. Notification services include, but are not limited to, sending mass notifications via email, text message, voice call, push notification; sending Amber alerts; sending severe weather alerts; administrative tools; and reporting. Responders should review Attachment E for the complete list of specifications. However, desired key capabilities and deliverables for the solution include, but are not limited to, the following items: • Easy to use, vendor hosted, accessible, web-based solution, • Solution provides: o Specific Location Targeted messaging, o Incident management, o Responses trackability, o Ability to send cascading messages to devices, o Ability for users to opt in/opt out, o Automated weather alerts, and o Multiple methods to send messages, including voice, push, multimedia messaging service, and short message service. • IPAWS-compliant, • Solution monitoring and notification of system downtime, • Customer support and training, • Data that can be exported for analysis, and • Reporting.
