U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/PGAS/Contract Administration Branch -- OFA513, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

70 -- SECURITY SOL 52-DDNA-7-90156 POC LaMar Carlson 301-713-0839x196 This is a synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12. The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a non competitive basis with ISS Inc. of Washington, D.C., to expand the existing security management system of the NOAA facilities at Silver Spring, Camp Springs and Suitland, Maryland. This procurement is for additional components and various peripheral equipment to function as subsystems to an existing central system. This requirement also includes installation of all equipment and peripherals acquired this acquisition. The subsystems and other peripheral equipment must meet the following requirements. All equipment must be 100% compatible with existing system. The CPU for the security system is a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX system, supporting 32 bit architecture. All subsystems and peripherals must support DECnet and TCP/IP Ethernet protocols. The computer system must be able to use the LAN/WAN interconnection, allowing the transfer of information with other computer systems. The transfer of data may be in a real-time or batch mode. The software used by the existing host computer system runs under the Digital Equipment Corporation VMS multi-user operating system for the VAX computer system family. The security system software is written in a higher level language (FORTRAN-77) and augmented with assembly language procedures where necessary to increase processing throughput. Subordinate software must be portable across the full line of VAX processors, allowing upgrades without changes in the operation of the software. Peripherals include data gathering panels, card readers, door hardware, communication converters/modems, and video surveillance equipment. All equipment must be 100% compatible to the existing security system, to include the following: Card Readers, Contacts, request-to-exit devices, communication protocol converters, modems, electric strikes/magnetic locks, parking gates, signage, video cameras, video motion detection, CCTV control systems, cameras, (environmental housings, heaters, blowers), pan/tilt motors, and intrusion detection devices. Vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirement are invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates an ability to furnish items of the same form and function as those specified above. All responsible sources must submit a written narrative statement of capability including detailed technical information and other technical literature sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Affirmative written responses referencing the above RFP must be received no later than 45 days after publication to this synopsis. Please reference the following solicitation number in yourresponse, 52DDNA790156. See Note 22. (0168)

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