Paper and one-dimensional digital maps are obsolete for today’s school emergencies. When law enforcement and other emergency first responders arrive on scene at a school to respond to an active attacker or a fire or medical emergency, seconds count. The Digital Mapping Program for Virginia K-12 Schools will continue as funding allows.
Collaborative Response Graphics® (CRGs) technology can provide:
site-specific, common operating pictures
enhanced communication during emergencies
accurate floor plans, high-resolution imagery, emergency response pre-planning, and gridded-overlay combined into one map
floor plans available on cell phones and laptops
the ability for a quick, uniform response by all first responders
1. Review the background information, sample MOU and application.
2. Collaborate with local first responder partners.
3. Choose a vendor to provide CRG Mapping. Vendors known to provide this service are listed below. State Contract numbers are listed where applicable.
CDW Government LLC Contract #VA-180917-cdwg
Daly Computers Inc. Contract# VA-180917-DALY
Digital Information Services LLC Contract# VA-180917-DISL
SHI International Corporation Contract# VA-180917-SHI
ThunderCat Technology LLC Contract #VA-180917-TCTL
4. Request a quote for “MACRO Collaborative Response Graphic(s) (CRG) and Micro CRG(s) with GeoRelevant Integrated Floor Plans” for the targeted schools.
5. Complete and submit the application, which includes uploading the Memorandum of Understanding signed by division Superintendent or Designee.
6. DCJS will review the application and, if approved, return the MOU signed by the DCJS Director.
7. When the fully signed and executed MOU is returned, school divisions are authorized to begin working with the vendor to complete the digital mapping project.
8. Upon completion, division representatives must submit the paid invoice to DCJS Procurement (dcjsfinancialservices@dcjs.virginia.gov) for reimbursement. Funding will be available to school divisions in an amount not to exceed $3,500 multiplied by the number of schools in the division that are mapped.
Applicants will be approved on a rolling basis beginning in March 2022.
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