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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 30, 2008 FBO #2316
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Enhancements to an existing toolkit

Notice Date

3/28/2008
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NB893020-8-04405
 

Response Due

4/4/2008
 

Archive Date

4/19/2008
 

Point of Contact

Barbara Guise, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 975-6310, Fax (301) 975-6319, - Jo-Lynn Davis, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-6337, Fax 301-975-6319
 

E-Mail Address

barbara.guise@nist.gov, jo-lynn.davis@nist.gov
 

Description

The Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with T-VEC Technologies Inc., 2214 Rock Hill Road, Herndon, VA 20170 to provide enhancements to an existing toolkit, accepted for use by Transportation Security Administration (TSA)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The original toolkit-the TWIC Card application and Conformance Testing Toolkit was developed by T-VEC. The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee published the ?TWIC Reader Hardware and Card Application Specification? which calls for issuance of secure, interoperable credentials through the medium of smart cards to secure our nation?s maritime facilities. T-VEC exhibited superior technical expertise in interpreting these specifications to develop a toolkit that contains 102 conformances tests for testing a TWIC Smart Card for conformance to these specifications. This toolkit was tested by NIST its features demonstrated to TSA/DHS and has been found to be acceptable to both NIST and TSA/DHS. Based on the thorough knowledge of the logic of the tests (being the original developer) and the investment T-VEC has already made an understanding and interpreting the test, T-VEC is in the best technical position to perform the necessary enhancements. Further T-VEC has established their credential in developing two reliable, industrial strength conformance testing toolkits- ?PIV Card application and Middleware Testing Toolkit? and ?PIV Data Model Conformance Testing Toolkit? which are currently being used by NIST NPIVP AND GSA FIPS 201-EP evaluation programs to certify products for conformance to FIPS 201 specifications to meet the goals of presidential directive HSPD-12.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01544255-W 20080330/080328223438 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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