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Bid Title

Request for proposals/quotes for the Muskingum County Reverse 911 System/Notification System

Issuing Agency

Muskingum County

Location

Ohio

Published Date

May 4, 2026

Closing Date

May 29, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Request for proposals/quotes for the Muskingum County Reverse 911 System/Notification System

Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (here after referred to as the Muskingum EMA) is looking to secure a system that can be used to notify its residents, businesses, and visitors that an Emergency Exists or there is an Impending Event that could be detrimental to lives or property. Our county population is just under 90,000 people.

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Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency

Jeff Jadwin

Director

Cell: 740-252-1318

jjjadwin@muskingumcounty.org

Troy Cole

Deputy Director

Cell: 740-607-6575

wtcole@muskingumcounty.org

Tiffany Beardsley

Administrative Assistant

E-Mail: @muskingumcounty.org

2215 Adamsville Rd.

Zanesville OH 43701

Office

Phone: 740-453-1655

Fax: 740-588-4304

muskingumema@muskingumcounty.org

April 14, 2026

Request for proposals/quotes for the

Muskingum County

Reverse 911 System/Notification System

July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027

Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security

(here after referred to as the Muskingum EMA) is looking to secure a system that can be

used to notify its residents, businesses, and visitors that an Emergency Exists or there is

an Impending Event that could be detrimental to lives or property. Our county population

is just under 90,000 people.

The company will provide the Muskingum County EMA with the means to contact

Citizens, Businesses, and Visitors through any or all of the following methods:

Landline Phone - Mobile Phone – Text – E-Mail – Social Media Outlets

There will be an Opt-In Option that will allow Citizens to sign up for the service through

the Muskingum EMA/LEPC and Muskingum County Commissioners websites and their

links or by contacting the Muskingum EMA Office.

Citizens who Opt-In can choose from any or all of the following options: Single or

Multiple Phone Lines (Land or Cell or Mobile), Single or Multiple Locations

(Home/Work/Family Members), Texts, and Single or Multiple E-mail Addresses.

They can also choose to have Special Needs as part of their notifications: Transportation

Dependent, Hearing Impaired, Visually Impaired, Electric Dependent, Limited Mobility or

Wheelchair Dependent or Special Medical Considerations.

Along with other Special Notifications: Water Outages, Boil Advisories, Road Closures,

Scheduled Power Outages Law Enforcement Notices, and others to be determined.

Muskingum EMA will be able to choose what Weather Alerts are available. The Citizens

who Opt-In should have the ability to choose from what Weather Alerts offered that they

want to receive and if they want daytime only or 24-hour weather alerts except for

Tornado Warnings which will be required to be sent out twenty-four (24) hours a day.

The system will also be able to receive and distribute notices from the National Weather

Service to ensure quick dissemination of weather alerts (WEAS).

The provider will also include IPAWS Notifications in the pricing as Muskingum EMA has

received their approval to use the IPAWS System.

Planning • Response • Recovery • Mitigation

Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency

Jeff Jadwin

Director

Cell: 740-252-1318

jjjadwin@muskingumcounty.org

Troy Cole

Deputy Director

Cell: 740-607-6575

wtcole@muskingumcounty.org

Tiffany Beardsley

Administrative Assistant

E-Mail: @muskingumcounty.org

2215 Adamsville Rd.

Zanesville OH 43701

Office

Phone: 740-453-1655

Fax: 740-588-4304

muskingumema@muskingumcounty.org

The provider will set up an account for Muskingum EMA that will allow for a Master

Administrator who can set up and allow an unlimited number of people to be

Administrators for Muskingum County. The Muskingum County EMA Staff and the Master

Administrator will determine the Administrators. The system will have a Login and

Password to access and use the system.

The system will provide for an Unlimited Number of Groups and Sub-Groups with an

unlimited number of members in each group and sub-group.

The provider’s system will provide mapping capabilities using ArcGIS and Google Maps

or Equivalent so that the Master or Administrators can send notices to specific areas of

the County, City or Villages that an Emergency or Event exists or is impending.

The system must be capable of scheduling prepared alerts that can be sent out at a

designated date and time determined by an Administrator or Master.

The system will provide the Muskingum EMA with a report section that will provide a

report log showing what has been sent, when it was sent, by whom, to whom and what

the recipients response was such as hang-up, voicemail, busy, no answer, successful

and acknowledged.

The system must be accessible by desktop or laptop computers and/or smart phones.

There will be NO LIMIT to the Number of Notifications that can be sent by Muskingum

EMA or authorized administrators.

The provider will have redundant capabilities to ensure prompt delivery of the

Emergency Messages/Notifications in the event one (1) of their facilities or messaging

systems is damaged by an event or overwhelmed by numerous notifications that are

being sent by their customers.

The Provider will list an Emergency Contact Number for use when the EMA or

Administrators are having trouble with the system either during business hours or after

hours.

The provider will also include in their quote the cost of providing training on their

system. The training could be at Muskingum County EMA and/or by a webinar. Due to the

number of people who will be Administrators more than one (1) training session may be

needed.

Quotes must be received or postmarked by Close of Business on May 29, 2026. Send

quotes to Muskingum County EMA and Office of Homeland Security 2215 Adamsville

Road Zanesville, Ohio 43701

Muskingum EMA staff will review all quotes received. They will select the lowest and best

quote from those received.

Planning • Response • Recovery • Mitigation

Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency

Jeff Jadwin

Director

Cell: 740-252-1318

jjjadwin@muskingumcounty.org

Troy Cole

Deputy Director

Cell: 740-607-6575

wtcole@muskingumcounty.org

Tiffany Beardsley

Administrative Assistant

E-Mail: @muskingumcounty.org

2215 Adamsville Rd.

Zanesville OH 43701

Office

Phone: 740-453-1655

Fax: 740-588-4304

muskingumema@muskingumcounty.org

The Notice will be posted to the County and EMA websites from April 14th thru May 29th.

Jeff Jadwin Director

Quotes can be sent by US Mail, UPS, FEDEX to the following address or emailed to the

email address listed:

Muskingum County EMA

2215 Adamsville Road

Zanesville, Ohio 43701-8539

Attention Jeff Jadwin

jjjadwin@muskingumcounty.org

The quotes will be opened and reviewed by the Muskingum County EMA Director and

Staff, to determine the lowest and best bid during the next one (1) week following the

submission deadline. The results will be presented to the County Commissioners for

approval.

Muskingum County EMA reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Any questions will need to be addressed by Director Jeff Jadwin at 740-453-1655 or at

jjjadwin@muskingumcounty.org during normal business hours. Monday through Friday

7:30 am till 4:30 pm except Holidays.

Planning • Response • Recovery • Mitigation

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541519Other Computer Related Services

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