DPS Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS)

The Iowa Department of Management, on behalf of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, is issuing an RFI to gather information on Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) platforms and implementation strategies. The goal is to identify solutions that can provide a centralized, secure, and auditable environment for ingesting, storing, managing, sharing, and retaining digital evidence, with capabilities such as legal hold, immutable audit trails, and chain‑of‑custody controls. Responses will inform market analysis, technical/security due diligence, integration planning, and rough order‑of‑magnitude cost and effort estimates for a future procurement. • Scope: Centralized digital evidence intake, storage, management, sharing, retention, legal hold, audit trails, and chain‑of‑custody controls for the Iowa DPS. • Desired capabilities: Standardized metadata, hashing, workflow automation, unified agency‑wide platform, strong security and compliance. • Purpose of RFI: Gather vendor solutions, assess technical fit, estimate costs/effort, and shape a subsequent formal solicitation. • Timeline: RFI open from 10/17/2026 to 11/19/2026. • Contact: Central Procurement, (515) 281‑7073, email protected. • No mandatory pre‑bid meetings, site visits, or question deadlines disclosed. • Anticipated future procurement likely to be a multi‑year, multi‑million‑dollar contract for software licensing, implementation services, and ongoing support.