All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The provider must allow for messages to be sent via a website or mobile application in various formats such as text messages, e-mail, web widgets, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), Emergency Alert System (EAS), Facebook, Twitter, webhooks and RSS feeds. B. The system support at least 15,000 subscribers. C. The ability to create template messages for tests, alerts, and other anticipated events. D. The system must be able to record and archive messages for future delivery. E. Create scenarios to manage preplanned responses. F. Schedule message to be delivered at a predetermined time. G. The system must provide on-line reports documenting notification results as well as other reports, such as monthly usage. H. The system should allow all mass notification report data to be updated in real-time and exported to a current version of Microsoft Excel or equivalent. I. Allow for direct integration with Azure or on prem active directory. J. The system should allow for either direct integration with third party solutions for the import of users into the system. K. Describe any advantages the contractor's network architecture has which make it capable of delivering messages in situations where there may be partial network unavailability and/or contention for network resources L. The contractor must describe system redundancies which exist to ensure message delivery, such as telecommunications providers and/or delivery streams M. The contractor must provide a cloud-based or hosted messaging system requiring no on-premises equipment or specialized software. This system may be used to deliver all message types, not just emergency messages N. The system must contain access controls permitting the customer to manage permissions based on roles, as opposed to individually assigned user permissions. The campus system administrator must be supplied a tool to modify access rights at the role or individual level O. Web-based signup form which allows users to opt in or out of service offerings
