When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.

It was issued by Horry County Department of Airports. The work is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Public safety communications and emergency alerting system integrator. Experience deploying IP-based station alerting platforms for airports, emergency services, or government agencies. Expertise in dispatch, radio, paging, mobile, and enterprise IT integrations. Strong capabilities in network architecture, cybersecurity, redundancy, UPS, and controlled system cutovers. Proven experience delivering text-to-speech, mobile push notification, and role-based access solutions. Ability to provide detailed engineering documentation and coordinate approvals with public-sector stakeholders.

Station Alerting System Replacement (Due October 27, 2026)

Overview

IT Support, Hardware & Networking

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United StatesPosted: September 26, 2026Deadline: October 27, 2026

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SUMMARY

The issuing organization seeks an experienced vendor to replace its station alerting system with a highly available, IP-based platform supporting dispatch, radio, paging, mobile, and Airport IT integrations. The solution must provide secure, intelligible, multi-channel alerting with modern text-to-speech and mobile notification capabilities.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be properly licensed to do business in the State of South Carolina and specifically Horry County.
Must provide proof of required insurance, including workers' compensation, commercial auto liability, commercial general liability, professional liability, and cyber liability.
Must have experience designing and implementing IP-based fire/EMS/ARFF station alerting or public-safety dispatch automation systems.
Must have experience integrating with public-safety CAD and radio systems.
Must provide a minimum of three relevant project references completed within the last five years.
Must comply with all federal, state, local, FAA, airport security, nondiscrimination, and safety requirements.
Must certify that all proposed hardware, firmware, software, and cloud services are free of prohibited or suspect PRC-origin components.
Must provide a cybersecurity narrative addressing role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, and encryption.

CONTRACT DURATION

12 months

TIMELINE

Pre-Proposal Meeting: October 9th, 2026

Question Acceptance Deadline: October 14th, 2026

Proposal Due Date: October 27th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

October 14, 2026

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Issuing Agency

Horry County Department of Airports

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DESCRIPTION

The issuing organization is seeking a vendor to replace its station alerting system with a current-generation, IP-based, highly available platform capable of supporting present operational requirements and future growth. The system must provide rapid, intelligible alerts, reduce reliance on single points of failure, support multiple notification channels, and provide reliable interfaces to dispatch, radio, paging, mobile, and Airport IT systems.

The selected vendor will confirm network, VLAN, IP addressing, Power over Ethernet, fiber, UPS, rack-space, grounding, environmental, and cybersecurity requirements with Airport IT. Before installation, the vendor must develop a detailed system design, device schedule, network architecture diagram, interface-control document, power and UPS plan, and cutover plan for County approval.

Required capabilities include automated text-to-speech with natural voice output and administrator-controlled pronunciation dictionaries, configurable alert tones, gradual or ramped audio, day and night profiles, support for current iOS and Android devices, secure authentication, role-based access, incident notifications with relevant text information, and configurable push notifications. Optional capabilities include speech-to-text or transcription and parsing for dispatch data ingestion, radio capture, or supplemental displays. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2026, and questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by Horry County Department of Airports. The work is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Public safety communications and emergency alerting system integrator
Experience deploying IP-based station alerting platforms for airports, emergency services, or government agencies
Expertise in dispatch, radio, paging, mobile, and enterprise IT integrations
Strong capabilities in network architecture, cybersecurity, redundancy, UPS, and controlled system cutovers
Proven experience delivering text-to-speech, mobile push notification, and role-based access solutions
Ability to provide detailed engineering documentation and coordinate approvals with public-sector stakeholders

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