[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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