The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to purchase nationwide access to license plate reader networks for near real-time vehicle tracking across the United States and its territories.
The agency issued a request for proposals on May 14 for vendors to supply data from cameras covering at least 75 percent of locations. The system must allow searches by full or partial plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, dates, and geographic criteria while delivering results in near real time. Contracts could last up to five years and total as much as $36 million across six regions including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
