How to bid on the Integrated Justice Information System for LA County Sheriff

What the department is buying

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking an Integrated Justice Information System that includes a commercial off-the-shelf jail management system and data migration.

This RFP may suit vendors with a proven jail management system and experience migrating jail and financial data. The required experience thresholds are specific, so review them before investing time in a proposal.

Key dates and the proposal deadline

The RFP was released October 1, 2026. The mandatory proposers’ conference is scheduled for November 5, 2026; registration is due October 23. Written questions are due October 22 before the conference and November 13 after it.

Proposals are due December 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The listing also gives 5:00 p.m. ET, which is the same time. Proposals must be received by the deadline. The department may change dates by addendum, so check for updates during the solicitation.

Who this opportunity suits

This opportunity is aimed at an established owner, developer, authorized provider, or integrator of a commercial jail management system. The proposer must have at least three years in that role within the last five years.

The proposed system must be in production and actively maintained at a jail or county-operated jail system with an average daily population of at least 4,000 inmates. The proposer must also show qualifying data migration experience, including relational database and financial system data, and at least two years working with data from an IMS environment. References are required for these experience claims.

How to access and submit the RFP

Click “View original source” to reach the solicitation card on the LA County portal; no account is needed. Click the solicitation number on the card to see full details and download the public documents.

Follow the solicitation’s submission instructions. Prepare the Business Proposal and Cost Proposal in separate sealed envelopes or boxes. Each must include the original, four numbered identical hard copies, and two PDF electronic copies on two separate flash drives. The business and cost packages may travel together in one outer box, but must remain sealed separately.

Mark each package with the proposer’s name and address and the required proposal label and RFP number, 712-SH. Deliver or mail the packages to the LA County Sheriff’s Department, Fiscal Administration Bureau – Contracts Unit, 211 West Temple Street – 6th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012, Attention: Steve Lopez, Contract Analyst.

Prepare a complete, credible response

Check the RFP and its exhibits for every required form, response instruction, and evaluation detail. Map each mandatory requirement to evidence and references, and confirm that references can verify the proposer’s role, dates, system use, jail population, and migration work.

Plan the business and cost packages separately, and give each a final check for correct labels, copy counts, flash drives, signatures, and required content. Build in delivery time so the packages arrive before the deadline, and monitor solicitation updates for addenda or changes.