Active SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · CITY OF SEATTLE
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The City of Seattle seeks information on modern parking enforcement and ALPR technologies to improve operational efficiency, compliance, and integration with municipal systems. This RFI aims to gather market insights to guide future procurement.
The City of Seattle is seeking responses for Request for Information: Parking Enforcement and Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) Technology Modernization, to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle, no later than 12:00 am on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather information about commercially available technologies that support modern parking enforcement operations.
This RFI is intended solely for information gathering and market research purposes. It is not a solicitation for proposals, bids, pricing, or contractual commitments. Information received may be used to help define future procurement strategies and requirements.
SPD is seeking to better understand available technologies, implementation approaches, integration capabilities, and innovative solutions that improve parking enforcement operations while supporting future operational needs.
Parking Enforcement currently utilizes a combination of multiple systems, data sources, and manual processes to support citation issuance, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR), permit validation, parking payment verification, GIS-based enforcement, court workflows, customer service requests, reporting, and other operational functions.
As operational needs continue to evolve, SPD is evaluating opportunities to modernize these processes by reducing manual work, improving interoperability between systems, increasing operational efficiency, and providing enhanced tools for field staff and supervisors.
SPD is interested in understanding how available vendor solutions streamline parking enforcement operations, and what other innovative capabilities are available to improve enforcement operations, operational decision-making, and future service delivery.
The City of Seattle is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to better understand the parking enforcement technology solutions currently available in the marketplace. This RFI is intended to gather information regarding product capabilities, implementation approaches, integration strategies, commercial models, and industry best practices.
This RFI is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, nor does it obligate the City to procure any products or services. Information received through this process may be used to refine the City’s requirements, inform future procurement strategies, and evaluate potential approaches to modernizing parking enforcement operations.
Respondents are encouraged to describe innovative capabilities and recommend approaches that address the City’s operational objectives, including features or solutions that may not be explicitly requested within this document.
If you have not previously done so, register at: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle, then subscribe to the City’s Procurement Portal. The Procurement Portal is used by City staff to identify companies for future solicitation lists and check certifications. Women- and minority-owned firms are asked to self-identify their business as such in OpenGov. Registration in the City's Procurement Portal is required to submit a response to this solicitation.
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather information about commercially available technologies that support modern parking enforcement operations.
This RFI is intended solely for information gathering and market research purposes. It is not a solicitation for proposals, bids, pricing, or contractual commitments. Information received may be used to help define future procurement strategies and requirements.
SPD is seeking to better understand available technologies, implementation approaches, integration capabilities, and innovative solutions that improve parking enforcement operations while supporting future operational needs.
Washington’s ESSB 6002, codified as chapter 10.130 RCW, establishes statewide requirements governing the use of automated license plate reader technology. The City is also subject to Seattle’s Surveillance Ordinance, SMC 14.18, and applicable City-approved ALPR policies. The City intends to provide and maintain mapping of designated no-collection zones around sensitive facilities.
Any proposed ALPR solution must support configurable geofencing and no-collection-zone controls, audit trail logging, configurable data-retention and deletion requirements, and controls governing system access and data sharing.
Please describe how your solution:
The City will evaluate proposals using the criteria specified below. Responses will be evaluated and ranked or scored.
The City strongly prefers that all vendor communications concerning this acquisition be submitted through the Procurement Portal. If necessary, you may also direct your communications to the contact below. The RFI Coordinator is:
Elena Blackmore
(206) 883-6405
elena.blackmore2@seattle.gov
Unless authorized by the RFI Coordinator, no other City official or City employee is empowered to speak for the City regarding this acquisition. Any Responder seeking to obtain information, clarification, or interpretations from any other City official or City employee (other than the RFI Coordinator) is advised that such material is used at the Responder’s own risk. The City will not be bound by any such information, clarification, or interpretation.
SPD currently operates within an environment that includes multiple independent systems supporting:
Parking Enforcement currently utilizes a combination of multiple systems, data sources, and manual processes to support citation issuance, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR), permit validation, parking payment verification, GIS-based enforcement, court workflows, customer service requests, reporting, and other operational functions.
As operational needs continue to evolve, SPD is evaluating opportunities to modernize these processes by reducing manual work, improving interoperability between systems, increasing operational efficiency, and providing enhanced tools for field staff and supervisors.
SPD is interested in understanding how available vendor solutions streamline parking enforcement operations, and what other innovative capabilities are available to improve enforcement operations, operational decision-making, and future service delivery.
Responders must complete the attached RFI Response Template and submit the completed template, along with any optional supporting documentation.
A. Solution Overview
Please provide an overview of your solution, including:
B. Parking Enforcement Modernization
Describe how your solution modernizes parking enforcement operations.
Examples may include:
Please describe any capabilities that distinguish your platform from traditional parking enforcement solutions.
C. Citation and ALPR Workflow
Describe how your solution supports the complete parking enforcement lifecycle, including:
D. GIS, Mapping, and Geofencing
Describe how your solution supports:
Please describe:
E. System Integration
Describe your platform’s integration capabilities with municipal systems such as:
Please describe:
If your solution requires third-party products or services to provide functionality described in this RFI, please identify those products and explain how they are licensed, supported, and integrated.
F. Reporting and Analytics
Describe the reporting and analytical capabilities available within your solution.
Examples include:
Please provide examples of how agencies use these capabilities to improve operations.
G. Towing and Impound Workflows
Describe how your solution supports electronic towing and impound workflows.
Examples may include:
The City does not currently utilize an integrated electronic towing workflow for Parking Enforcement. Please describe how your solution could support or integrate with future electronic towing processes and identify any technical or operational dependencies required.
H. Future Innovation
SPD is interested in understanding capabilities that extend beyond current operational needs.
Please describe any existing or planned capabilities related to:
Include any additional capabilities you believe the City should consider, even if they were not specifically requested in this RFI.
I. Solution Demonstration
If selected for a future demonstration, what capabilities would you demonstrate to best showcase your solution?
Examples may include:
Please identify any capabilities that are unique or differentiate your solution.
SPD will host a pre-response virtual information session on August 13, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. PT via MS Teams and will be 60-90 minutes in duration. At this conference, potential respondents may ask questions about the RFI process. Participants are reminded that no answers issued verbally at the session are binding on the City and any information provided at the session, unless it is later issued in writing, also is not binding on the City.
Please describe:
Identify any implementation dependencies involving third-party systems such as permitting, GIS, court, payment, towing, or other municipal systems.
Responses to this RFI will be reviewed by a committee consisting of representatives from the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Department of Transportation, and other relevant City stakeholders. The City’s intent is to better understand the parking enforcement technology solutions, capabilities, and commercial approaches currently available in the market.
During its review, the City may request clarification or additional information from respondents and may conduct oral or written follow-up discussions.
Following review of the written responses, the City may invite selected respondents to participate in scripted product demonstrations or other follow-up sessions. The City may determine which respondents are invited based on the relevance and completeness of their RFI responses. Participation in this RFI does not guarantee an invitation to demonstrate, nor does it guarantee participation in any future procurement. To support a consistent review, the City will provide substantially equivalent demonstration instructions and scenarios to invited respondents.
The City may consider the following general areas when reviewing responses:
All communications and/or questions regarding this RFI must be directed to Elena Blackmore, Strategic Advisor, SPD.
EMAIL: Elena.Blackmore2@seattle.gov PHONE: 206-883-6405
Please provide:
This RFI is for market research only, and SPD is not requesting formal pricing proposals. Instead, the City is seeking implementation approaches, support offerings and other commercial considerations.
Deployments, Licensing, and Commercial Model
Please describe:
Solution Components
Please identify:
Implementation Costs
Describe:
Support and Maintenance
Describe:
Integrations
Describe:
Cooperative Purchasing
Please identify whether your solution is currently available through cooperative purchasing vehicles (e.g., NASPO ValuePoint or other cooperative contracts).
Budgetary Information (Optional)
If available, please provide representative pricing ranges, budgetary estimates, or examples from similar municipal implementations. These estimates are requested solely for planning purposes and will not be considered binding.
The City will not be liable for any costs incurred by the Responder in the preparation and presentation of materials submitted in response to this RFI including, but not limited to, costs incurred in connection with the Responder’s participation in demonstrations and the pre-information conference.
Please provide any additional information that would help SPD better understand your solution, implementation approach, future product direction, or capabilities that may benefit Parking Enforcement but were not specifically requested in this RFI.
The City welcomes recommendations regarding industry best practices, emerging technologies, and innovative approaches that may improve municipal parking enforcement operations.
Prior to the closing date and time established for this RFI, a Vendor may change or correct its submission by following the Instructions here: https://opengov.my.site.com/support/s/article/4f4218bf-7da6-4fc6-b0c3-7eade0776ebe. No change to response shall be made after the RFI closing date and time.
The State of Washington’s Public Records Act (Release/Disclosure of Public Records) Under Washington State Law (reference RCW Chapter 42.56, the Public Records Act) all materials received or created by the City of Seattle are considered public records. These records include but are not limited to bid or proposal submittals, agreement documents, contract work product, or other bid material.
The State of Washington’s Public Records Act requires that public records must be promptly disclosed by the City upon request unless that RCW or another Washington State statute specifically exempts records from disclosure. Exemptions are narrow and explicit and are listed in Washington State Law (Reference RCW 42.56 and RCW 19.108).
Marking Your Records Exempt from Disclosure (Protected, Confidential, or Proprietary)
As mentioned above, all City of Seattle offices (“the City”) are required to promptly make public records available upon request. However, under Washington State Law some records or portions of records are considered legally exempt from disclosure and can be withheld. A list and description of records identified as exempt by the Public Records Act can be found in RCW 42.56 and RCW 19.108.
If you believe any of the records you are submitting to the City as part of your bid/proposal or contract work products, are exempt from disclosure you can request that they not be released before you receive notification. To do so you must complete the City Non-Disclosure Request Form (“the Form”) provided by Purchasing and Contracting (see attached Form as part of the Vendor Questionnaire), very clearly and specifically identify each record and the exemption(s) that may apply, and submit a copy of your records with the specified exemptions redacted. (If you are awarded a City contract, the same exemption designation will carry forward to the contract records.)
The City will not withhold materials from disclosure simply because you mark them with a document header or footer, page stamp, or a generic statement that a document is non-disclosable, exempt, confidential, proprietary, or protected. Do not identify an entire page as exempt unless each sentence is within the exemption scope; instead, identify paragraphs or sentences that meet the specific exemption criteria you cite on the Form. Only the specific records or portions of records properly listed on the Form will be protected and withheld for notice. All other records will be considered fully disclosable upon request.
If the City receives a public disclosure request for any records you have properly and specifically listed on the Form, the City will notify you in writing of the request and will postpone disclosure. While it is not a legal obligation, the City, as a courtesy, will allow you up to ten business days to file a court injunction to prevent the City from releasing the records (reference RCW 42.56.540). If you fail to obtain a Court order within the ten days, the City may release the documents.
The City will not assert an exemption from disclosure on your behalf. If you believe a record(s) is exempt from disclosure you are obligated to clearly identify it as such on the Form and submit it with your solicitation. Should a public record request be submitted to Purchasing and Contracting for that record(s), you can then seek an injunction under RCW 42.56 to prevent release. By submitting a bid document, the bidder acknowledges this obligation; the proposer also acknowledges that the City will have no obligation or liability to the proposer if the records are disclosed.
Submit a certificate, copy of web-page, or other documentation from the Secretary of State in which you incorporated that shows your legal name as a company. Many companies use a “Doing Business As” Name, or a Nickname in their daily business. However, the City requires the legal name of your company, as it is legally registered. When preparing all forms below, use the proper company legal name. Your company’s legal name can be verified through the State Corporation Commission in the state in which you were established, which is often located within the Secretary of State’s Office for each state. http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html
To facilitate a consistent and efficient review, respondents must complete and submit the attached RFI Response Template. The template is included with the RFI attachments.
Respondents may also submit supplemental materials (e.g., technical architecture diagrams, implementation methodologies, security documentation, or other supporting information). Supplemental materials are optional and will be considered in conjunction with, but not in place of, the completed RFI Response Template.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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