SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Card Management System Managed Service
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, P. O. Box 1450 - Mail Stop 6, 600 Dulany Street, MDE, 7th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia, 22313-1450
- ZIP Code
- 22313-1450
- Solicitation Number
- PTO284P1350889
- Archive Date
- 6/12/2013
- Point of Contact
- Heather M. Bakos, Phone: 5712725361
- E-Mail Address
-
heather.bakos@uspto.gov
(heather.bakos@uspto.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Description of Supplies/ Services: The USPTO has established, on the USPTO campus in Alexandria, VA, and through a Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) a Government-owned and operated Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 201-1) compliant system to support the personalization and issuance of smart card identification credentials under HSPD-12. USPTO's objective is to ensure that the current Card Management System implementation delivers the expected services and security in a reliable and predictable way through preventive maintenance and proactive management. This requirement is for managed service for the following core HSPD-12 system components: ActivID Card Management System (CMS), and ActivClient Desktops Software. The CMS enables USPTO to securely issue and manage smart cards and digital credentials, as well as securely update credentials on the cards after they have been issued to end-users. ActivClient smart card client software enables USPTO to secure workstations with smart cards while enforcing strong authentication for desktop access and network login. Justification for Sole Source: The USPTO is anticipating that approximately 12,000 employees and contractors will need to be maintained as enrolled and issued credentials through this solution. This HSPD-12 qualified service provider will provide recurring activities focused on maintaining the CMS platform current, installing Hotfixes, and updating the CMS configuration and policies, and testing the system. All activities will be performed in accordance with the USPTO configuration management process. The current HSPD-12 solution is a Probaris/ActivIdentity solution. Probaris is the primary HSPD-12 solution service provider and previously subcontracted directly to ActivIdentity for the CMS portion of the solution. At the conclusion of the original Probaris HSPD-12 service contract, Probaris would no longer provide the CMS maintenance, but instead has provided the only responsible small-business partner that it has ongoing successful partnerships for CMS support projects, Axiad IDS. The Probaris/Axiad IDS maintenance agreement is required to advance the HSPD-12 project. There will be no transition period available due to security requirements. Axiad IDS already has the required system knowledge and is able to begin maintenance without a break in service. There is no other known vendor with the knowledge, skills, or experience working with this platform with Probaris for the CMS maintenance. The use of any other vendor would create substantial duplication of time and costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) specifically exempts USPTO from the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA - 41 USC 253). In fact, the PTAG states while "it is the policy of USPTO to promote competition to the maximum extent possible...USPTO intends to balance these considerations with the program benefits that can be gained from developing a reduced supplier base and building strategic alliances with its suppliers."
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
- Zip Code: 22314
- Zip Code: 22314
- Record
- SN03071841-W 20130526/130524234454-ba59acbbe6464e766c455678476593b1 (fbodaily.com)
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