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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 27, 2005 FBO #1431
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- 10 Print Scanner Requirement Workshop

Notice Date

9/29/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334119 — Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

DHS - Direct Reports, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, US-VISIT Acquisition Division, 1616 N. Fort Myer Drive Suite 1800, Arlington, VA, 22209-3110
 

ZIP Code

22209-3110
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-USV-5M-03
 

Response Due

10/6/2005
 

Point of Contact

Shelby Buford, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-298-5114, - Kenneth Kreutter, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-298-5110, Fax 202-298-5208,
 

E-Mail Address

shelby.buford@dhs.gov, Kenneth.Kreutter@dhs.gov
 

Description

Request for Information 10 Print Scanner Requirement Workshop September 29, 2005 1.0 Introduction The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of State (DOS), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Department of Defense Biometric Fusion Center (DOD/BFC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have jointly defined an urgent, near-term demand for faster, smaller, more mobile, 10 fingerprint slap capture devices to meet critical national security needs. These departments have organized a unified User Group in order to develop standardized requirements and to co-sponsor a “Challenge to Industry” as a first step towards meeting these common needs. The purpose of this notice is to invite all fingerprint scanner hardware and software vendors to a 10 Print Scanner Requirements Workshop, to be held at NIST on October 13, 2005 at 1:30PM. 2.0 Background One of the key drivers behind this initiative is the DHS requirement to biometrically register and screen foreign visitors to the United States based on an Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Standard (EFTS) compliant 10-print slap capture at enrollment and 2-print slap verification thereafter. Meeting this mandate will enhance the ability to match enrollees against latent prints; streamline the criminal background check process by eliminating the need for data extracts; mitigate concerns about false negatives when matching enrollees against poor quality prints; and ensure fast processing time in resolving false positives, especially as the size of the matching pool grows. DHS plans to deploy currently available 10-print capture technology to selected locations where the current technology is operationally feasible, but the size, mobility, speed, and power requirements of these existing devices have critical impacts to many of the current facilities. Enhancements are necessary to support viable operations at other locations. The User Group has determined that the DHS requirements in this area are shared by other Departments, and has expressed their common and critical needs for new scanner technology with operational performance characteristics for use within their existing biometric applications. The User Group is sponsoring a “Challenge to Industry” to provide 10-print capture devices meeting the processing time and size requirements and meeting FBI and industry format and quality requirements within the next 12 months to support the critical mission needs of the user community, and, specifically, to meet the aggressive mission requirements of DHS. To achieve these joint objectives, improved 10-print capture devices and capture software are needed to support the fast capture of 10 print slaps. The User Group is very interested in challenging industry to expedite technology improvements to ensure needed capability can be deployed as quickly as possible. For planning purposes the anticipated scale of enhanced device deployment, within the next 12-18 months, may range from 3,000 – 10,000 units across government agencies. The User Group invites fingerprint capture hardware and software vendors to an 10 Print Scanner Requirements Workshop, to be hosted by NIST on Thursday, October 13th, 2005, at 1:30 pm at the NIST Gaithersburg, MD facility. This workshop will provide more detailed information about the requirements, clarify business and technical questions that may be raised, and begin the process of determining the potential for industry to meet the requirements in the needed timeframe. 3.0 Requirements of Ten Slap Print Capture Device The current version of the requirements generated by the User Group is attached to this notice, but may be refined as a result of our engagement with industry. 4.0 Market Research This workshop is intended as “market research” by the Government, to determine whether industry can develop innovative technology to meet the requirements of all the agencies participating in the workshop within an abbreviated timeframe. The Government intends to continue working with industry over the near term on this ten print effort, however, interested parties are advised that none of the participating Departments are under any obligation to take any further action with any party as a result of this market research effort. Following this workshop, the User Group may conduct a series of one on one meetings with selected members of industry to gain additional insight into the state of the market and how industry proposes to meet these new requirements. The Government will schedule these meetings based on its review of the five-page overview of the vendors approach to meeting these new requirements within the necessary time frame. All information supplied in response to this request will be shared within the User Group. The working group consists of both Government and non-Government participants. All proprietary information shall be appropriately labeled to ensure proper handling of sensitive corporate information. 5.0 Desired Response The Government requests that firms interested in this requirement provide the following information: a. A summary paper must be submitted with each response to the RFI. The purpose of the summary paper is to help the government understand how you intend to meet the attached requirements within 12- months or forecasting what capabilities can be delivered within this timeframe. The summary paper requested should not be a marketing tool. It is an information tool that will be used by the US-VISIT program and other government agencies in their search for new technologies, and to familiarize all stakeholders with the technologies you describe. The information on the summary paper should be accurate, succinct, complete and descriptive of the technology. The summary paper should not exceed 5 pages using 12-point Times New Roman type. b. Any descriptive literature for existing product that can be enhanced or modified to meet these new requirements. Please submit the information requested by noon, October 27, 2005 in three hardcopies and one electronic copy to Shelby Buford, Jr. at Suite 1800, 1616 N. Ft. Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209. No email submissions will be accepted. 6.0 Comments Please submit questions and comments on the attached Requirements by noon, October 10, 2005 to Ms. Myrtle Miller, US-VISIT by email at myrtle.v.miller@DHS.gov. 7.0 Workshop Registration Industry participation in the workshop is encouraged. Companies desiring to participate must pre-register with the information listed below. Space at the NIST facility is limited to 150 participants; therefore, each company desiring to participate in the workshop will be limited to two (2) participants. To register please contact Ms. Myrtle Miller, US-VISIT by email at myrtle.v.miller@DHS.gov no later than 5:00pm on October 6th 2005 with the following information for each participant: Attendee Name: Title: Company Name and address: Email Address: Telephone: Fax Number: Country of Citizenship: Special Needs: (Wheelchair, sign language) Attachment 10-Print Capture Scanner & Software Requirements Version 0.9 – September 29, 2005 Prepared by Homeland Security 10-Print Capture User Group Consisting of representatives from the Department of Homeland Security Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of State National Institute of Justice Department of Defense Biometrics Fusion Center National Institute of Standards & Technology 1.0 Introduction The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of State (DOS), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Department of Defense Biometric Fusion Center (DOD/BFC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have jointly defined an urgent, near-term demand for faster, smaller, more mobile, 10 fingerprint slap capture devices to meet critical national security needs. These departments have organized a unified User Group in order to develop standardized requirements and to co-sponsor a “Challenge to Industry” as a first step towards meeting these common needs. These requirements represent the consensus position of the participants of the User Group. The User Group identified the need for a 10 print capture scanner device (the “Scanner”), along with client- and server-based utility software (the “Software”), including slap quality, segmentation, sequence verification, fingerprint image quality, compression, and other utilities. The Scanner and Software shall be interoperable, that is, any approved Scanner shall work with any approved Software and vice versa. The essential operational requirements of the Scanner and Software, some of which are not met currently by the Industry, include the following general objectives: 1. Meet the current space requirements (6”x6”x6”) constraints of the deployment facilities. 2. Be mobile so as to support multiple operational scenarios. 3. Perform all the ten print capture processing steps including individual finger segmentation and image quality checks within 5 seconds per slap, from the time the subject places his/her fingers on the Scanner, to the moment the capture Software has segmented, analyzed image quality, and delivered status to the operator. 4. Be powered without an additional 120v power plug in order to meet power capacity and power cabling constraints of the current facilities. 5. Comply with the current biometric industry standards 6. Meet or exceed fingerprint quality requirements contained in the latest version (7.1) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification, Appendix F. The size of the Scanner, power requirements, and speed of both the Software and Scanner will have critical impacts on current facilities and operations. Although we are not aware of any technology existing today that is able to meet these parameters, we intend to minimize the negative impacts of 10-print capture deployment to environments and populations where delays in processing are intolerable. 2.0 Requirements Below are the Scanner and Software Requirements. The term “shall” indicates a mandatory requirement. The term “should” indicates a strongly desired requirement, but not mandatory. 2.1 General Scanner and Software Requirements: 1. The Scanner and Software shall capture the ten fingers using 2 four finger slaps and one 2 thumbs slap. 2. The Scanner and Software shall support slap capture of both identification slaps and individual finger flats. 3. The Scanner and Software shall output fingerprint images in accordance with format standards identified in section 2.6, below. 4. The Scanner and Software should support rolled fingerprint capture. 5. The Scanner and Software shall be able to auto sense or auto capture finger when a finger is placed on it. 6. The Scanner and Software should have an anti-spoofing capability (e.g. live finger detection). 7. The Scanner shall be factory calibrated and shall provide automatic recalibration. 8. The Scanner should be mobile enough to be used by subjects who cannot reach the countertop. 9. The Scanner shall have the capability to be firmly mounted on the counter-top. 10. The Scanner shall operate in the following environment . Temperature Range 35°F to 120°F (2°C to 49°C) · Humidity Range 10-90% non-condensing; splash resistant · Direct sunlight and/or in variable outdoor conditions. 2.2 Scanner Form Factors 1. The Scanner shall be no larger than the following dimensions: Length 6", Width 6", and Height 6". 2. The Scanner shall capture a slap size image of no less than 3.2 inches wide by 3 inches tall. 3. The weight of the Scanner shall not exceed 5 pounds. 4. The Scanner shall have a mean time between failure of at least 5 years of 7x24 operational use. 5. The Scanner shall have sealed, rugged container with high tolerance for shock and vibration 6. Other proper human factor design should be considered, for example, but not limited to · tilting capture area angle to increase pressure on the platen to achieve better print quality, · be designed to support both handheld and counter mounted use. 7. The Scanner should provide visible indication of power and status (e.g. off-line; ready, processing). 2.3 Scanner Interface and Drivers 1. The Scanner shall interface with Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP environments. 2. The power for the Scanner shall be drawn from the desktop computer to which it is connected and not require an additional 120v plug. 3. The Scanner interface to desktop computers shall be supported through a single, 6’ cable to provide both data transmission and power supply. 4. The Scanner shall be provided with device drivers. 5. The Scanner drivers shall run in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP environments, in both 32 and 64 bit operating modes. 6. The Scanner shall support upgrading and managing of the software/firmware in the unit from the connected PC. 7. The Scanner shall be UL certified. 2.4 Scanner Fingerprint Image Quality 1. The Scanner image quality shall be certified to be in compliance with or exceed the FBI's EFTS Appendix F Image Quality Specifications (IQS) for Identification Flats. 2. A means should be provided to verify that the Scanner continues to meet EFTS Appendix F image quality requirements at operator selected intervals throughout the useful life of the Scanner. 3. The Scanner shall eliminate the Halo Effect: the effect of condensation from placing warm, moist fingers on the platen. 4. The Scanner should have the ability to capture print images when the fingers are dry or wet. 5. The Scanner shall be able to captures high quality fingerprint images regardless of skin color or age of the subject. 6. The Scanner and Software shall provide means to distinguish and eliminate ghost (residual latent fingerprint) images. 2.5 Scanner Support Utility Software (“Software”) 1. The Software shall be in the form of a Software Development Kit (SDK) for easy integration with both client (PC with Scanner attached) and server (an application server without the Scanner attached) applications. 2. The Software, operating with the Scanner, shall deliver segmented, quality assessed and sequenced images to the client component in no greater than 5 seconds per step, from the moment the subject first touches the scanner platen, through capture of one of the three slap images. 3. The Software shall be provided with sample source code and documentation necessary to support development of client and server applications. 4. The Software shall run in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP environments, in both 32 and 64 bit operating modes, as well as all major Unix and Linux variants. 5. The Software shall support any approved Scanner. 6. The Software shall assess overall slap quality, including correct number of fingers captured, size and grayscale intensity of the fingers, fingers not truncated at edges, etc., in support of auto-capture. 7. The Software shall segment any single four-finger slap image into discrete, single-finger images. 8. The Software shall segment any single two-thumb slap image into discrete, single-thumb images. 9. The Software shall assess the fingerprint quality of all individual fingerprint images 10. The Software shall construct single two-thumb images from discrete single thumb images. 11. The Software shall distinguish between left and right hands for any four-finger slaps. 12. The Software shall be able to distinguish image sequence (finger number) of the captured fingers. 13. The Software shall provide handling for hands that are not easily segmented such as amputations and deformities. 14. The Software shall conduct quality checks that assess image quality and provide the user with instant feedback. 15. The Software should provide the capability to interrupt auto sense or auto capture. 16. The Software shall track source and version of image quality modules in segmentation and sequence determination. 17. The Software shall support java and C++ applications on the client, and J2EE, C++, and .Net applications on the server. 18. The Software shall provide a NIST and FBI-certified WSQ compression at selectable compression ratios (e.g. 10:1, 15:1) 2.6 Compliance with standards The Scanner and Software shall comply with the following standards 1. ANSI INCITS 358-2002, BioAPI Specification, http://www.bioapi.org/ - (note: it is anticipated that the interface between Scanner and Software may use a subset of the BioAPI specification. Both the Scanner and Software therefore should support BioAPI.) 2. CJIS-RS-0010 (V7.1), Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Standard (EFTS) (address EFTS support with compression) , http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/iafis/efts_70.pdf 3. ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2000, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial, & Scar Mark & Tattoo (SMT) Information, http://www.itl.nist.gov/ 4. IAFIS-IC-0010(V3), IAFIS Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) Grayscale Fingerprint Image Compression Specification, dated December 19, 1997. 5. ISO/IEC 15444 – Information technology – JPEG 2000 Image Coding System, http://www.incits.org/ 6. Fingerprint Image Quality, NISTIR 7151, August 2004 http://www.itl.nist.gov/iaui/894.03/pact/pact.html NOTE: The Software shall return image with ANSI/NIST ITL1-2000/EFTS format. It shall further allow selection of the compression to be applied (i.e., WSQ, JPEG2000, or none). NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (29-SEP-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 25-OCT-2005, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS-DR/OCPO/USVISIT/Reference-Number-USV-5M-03/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Arlington, VA

Zip Code: 22209

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00920878-F 20051027/051025212916 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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