Fingerprint System Replacement
Tender Overview
About this tender
The purpose of this procurement is to engage an experienced supplier to provide a modern, commercial off the shelf (COTS) biometric Fingerprint System for SAPOL. The new solution will enable the lawful and reliable capture, quality assurance, transmission and storage of fingerprints, palm prints and custody photographs statewide; ensure interoperability with the NAFIS NextGen national system; and support SAPOL’s operational, investigative and evidentiary requirements. South Australia Police (SAPOL) use biometric capture technology to support custody processing, criminal identification, investigative workflows and intelligence activities. This system includes the ability to capture biometric material in accordance with legislative and evidentiary requirements. Technological advancements in biometric capture, enhanced standards for NAFIS NextGen, and the need for improved digital records management require SAPOL to replace and transition to modern, enterprise grade fingerprint and photographic capture system. Scope: The solution must include (but is not limited to): • Replacement of all fixed and non fixed biometric capture devices • Capture of fingerprints, palm prints, upper hand / phalange images and custody photographs • Quality control and validation mechanisms aligned with NAFIS NextGen • Advanced workflow management and user interface modernisation • Packaging and transmission of biometric data to NAFIS NextGen • Secure storage, records management and retention capabilities • Integration with SAPOL platforms and demographic prefilling • Data migration of the previous two years of records, with a secure, long-term digital repository for fingerprints, palm prints, demographic data and custody photographs • System administration consoles, reporting, troubleshooting tools and device monitoring • Support, maintenance, SLAs, training and documentation Out of Scope • Latent fingerprint analysis or matching • NAFIS enrolment administration • Facial recognition capability • Capture of other biometrics (iris, tattoos, footprints, etc.) • Replacement of Portable Finger Scanners (PFS) used outside this system • Non-SAPOL system integrations beyond those defined in the ITS • Digitisation or storage of paper forms currently used in the fingerprinting workflow Enquiries Nick Founder Contractual Phone: +61 (08) 73223507 Email: nick.founder@police.sa.gov.au
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