[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20589]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1140]
RIN 1121-ZA86
National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Information
Technology Acquisition: Local and State Law Enforcement
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice solicitation ``Information Technology Acquisition: Local and
State Law Enforcement.''
DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business
September 5, 1997.
ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please
call NCJRS at 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, Secs. 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1994).
Background
The National Institute of Justice is seeking research applications
in the areas of law enforcement information technology selection,
implementation, and impact evaluation. In an environment of rapidly
changing technology, growing numbers of vendors targeting police
agencies as customers, and differing levels of sophistication among
agencies, the policing community is in increasing need of researched
guidelines to direct their purchase and implementation of new
information technologies. Examples of information technology include:
management information systems (MIS), computer-aided dispatch (CAD),
electronic pin mapping, geo-mapping, and other information technologies
appropriate to police functions.
There are three phases to the acquisition and adoption of
information technology to be considered in each proposal: the
assessment and decisionmaking phase, where the study will look to
identify agency need and technologies that fit that need, and consider
budget constraints; the implementation phase, in which the study should
consider the extent of necessary planning, the role of agency staff,
and the possible involvement of external agencies or constituency; and
the impact-assessment phase, where the study will determine the levels
of change driven by the new technologies within the police agency, and
the impact of the technology on efficiency, methodology, and
effectiveness.
Applicants should include within their research design a
combination of the following research procedures: focus groups, case
studies, a comprehensive study based on the focus groups and case
studies, and model development.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of
``Information Technology Acquisition: Local and State Law Enforcement''
(refer to document no. SL000233). The solicitation is available
electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which can be accessed via
the Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or gopher to ncjrs.org:71.
For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice Information
Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij. Those without Internet
access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895.
Set the modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-20589 Filed 8-4-97; 8:45 am]
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