AUTOMATED EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
The City of Tucson, hereinafter referred to as the City, is, on behalf of multiple public safety institutions within Pima
County, seeking proposals from qualified firms for the purchase of a solution for an Automated Emergency
Notification System. The City been designated a UASI, Urban Area Security Initiative, by the Department of
Homeland Security. This system is to be used in a coordinated and individual manner to support alerts to the
citizenry in the event of a localized or regional emergency incident.
The ability to alert Pima County residents of an emergency and direct them to safety supports not only public safetys
mission to serve and protect but the National and State of Arizonas Homeland Security Strategy. Specifically, the
National Preparedness Goal is to engage Federal, State, local and tribal entitiesto achieve and sustain risk-based
target levels of capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from major events in order to minimize
the impact on lives, property and the economy.
