Basic Information

Reference Number

AB-2019-00725

Issuing Organization

Alberta Public Sector

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

KC-RFP-003-2019

Title

Notification System Software

Source ID

APC

Agreement Type

New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) / Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

Details

Location

Alberta

Dates

Publication

2019/01/31 02:00:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2019/03/08 06:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Rebecca Way

780-792-5116

Description

Background: We currently do not have an effective way to communicate with our staff and students in a timely manner. During the wild fire of 2016, the only means of communication we had was social media. This event highlighted a requirement for a College Notification System. The intended use for this system would be for events like school closures, room changes, or important communications to particular groups of stakeholders.

Objectives: The aim of implementing a new notification software is to:

• Increase student communication by using multi-channel messaging via voice, text, email, social media, desktop pop-up, and web.
• Increase student and staff safety by ensuring messages can be sent immediately to ensure information can be disseminated in a timely manner. (Emergency / school shooter etc.)
• The process must be simple and easy to use
• Enable Classroom messaging – Provide instructors with powerful messaging tools
• Create analytics and reporting
• Engage our international students to receive instant translation to more than 50 languages – Text to speech, text to text
• Complex scenario handling – Control how messages are delivered based on notification type and other criteria. For example: send emergency information via text and all other information via email.

Requirements: It is proposed that a Notification System Software Tool be implemented to communicate to staff and students.

For more information on this solicitation, please click on the following link:

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca/Opportunity.aspx?Guid=758C23C8-FC06-4590-B166-52AF3F5BE07B (opens in a new window)

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