SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Force Protection, 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100
- ZIP Code
- 01731-2100
- Solicitation Number
- n/a
- Archive Date
- 1/28/2001
- Point of Contact
- Program Manager: Mr. Roy Higgins,781-377-5657. Contracting Officer: Ms. Alicia Gettman, 781-377-8673
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Click Here to E-mail the POC
(Roy.Higgins@Hanscom.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a solicitation, but market research to determine the state of required technology. The Force Protection Command and Control Systems Program Office wishes to identify potential technology for a Personal Identification Credential System (PICS) for the purpose of providing positive access control at restricted perimeters. A potential concept of operations would be: an authorized individual, driving a vehicle and approaching a restricted and sensored boundary, would activate the PICS (via a biometric measurement). The PICS would then communicate with an associated entry control system to place sensors in temporary access or open gates, allowing the authorized person to pass through the restricted boundary without stopping. The identification data should be transmittable by a transponder over a distance suitable to facilitate a constant flow of traffic through a base gate. Another method of describing the desired system is that it is a long range proximity card that only transmits when in the possession of a particular individual. The PICS should provide an all weather capability. The unit should be roughly credit card size, weigh no more than three oz, and be producible at low cost. Response to this market research should include evidence of experience in accomplishing the scope of work indicated and a plan for demonstrating a laboratory model. The Government will review responses to determine the necessity and scope of a research and development effort to provide the required capability for testing. Please note that the [HANSCOM] Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) will be the primary source of information for this acquisition. Interested parties should check for updates frequently and subscribe to the HERBB update service for the "Personal Identification Credential System Project". Interested potential sources should submit packages containing the above requested information, in writing, within 15 days of this publication to ESC/FDK, 5 Eglin Street, Building 1624 1st Floor, Hanscom AFB MA 01731-2100, Attn: Ms. Alicia Gettman. Responses should not exceed 10 one-sided 8 1/2"x11" pages. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse the contractor for any cost associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph P. Maryeski, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106.
- Web Link
-
ESC Business Opportunities Web Page
(http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN20020130/00019322-020128210224 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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