SOURCES SOUGHT
63 -- Swipe Card type Entry system
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519190
— All Other Information Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA3200-07-IT001
- Response Due
- 5/24/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 1.0 SUBJECT Request for Information (RFI) for a Swipe Card type Entry system designed to provide entry and accountability services for Air Force Dormitory environments. Please submit responses via e-mail in Microsoft Office format by 3:00 (CST) PM on May 24, 2007. 2.0 DESCRIPTION The Air Education and Training Command is seeking information from industry that will assist in the development and deployment of a Personnel Accountability (also referred to as Swipe Card Entry) system. Specifically, this RFI seeks the following information: Conceptual technical architecture and alternatives a) Technical feasibility and alternatives assessments b) Approximate cost information (i.e., order of magnitude, ballpark estimates, etc.) for alternatives c) Information about commercially available solutions to minimize the need for special construction and associated costs and time delays d) Schedule estimates e) Ideas and suggestions that provide alternative approaches to designing, developing, acquiring, operating, and managing a Swipe Card Entry system. 3.0 REQUIREMENTS This section enumerates the high-level functional requirements for Swipe Card Entry system. For purposes of responding to the RFI, requirements in the form of hypothetical locations to be served and associated traffic requirements for initial operational capability (IOC) will be made available to interested respondents at an information exchange meeting (see Section 6.0, below). a) There will be no interconnections or gateways to the Internet or other public or private networks. This applies to any network management, control, and maintenance functions for this system as well. Specific access using DoD CAC vehicle for delivery maybe considered. b) The potential for adding video surveillance may also exist as a secondary requirement at this time. Video services to be supported will include, but not be limited to, video with time/date stamp, with or without motion sensing technologies. Multiple option responses will be accepted by the government. c) Swipe Card Entry system will be a turnkey solution offered and priced as a service to the government, assuming a single invoice with supporting detail presented monthly will be acceptable. SWIPE CARD REQUIREMENTS TABLE See attachment 0001 Other requirements not directly related to physical network and services isolation will be addressed at a later date. Examples of such requirements include security policies and security management requirements, required active defense measures, security of network management and control technologies, network capacities, service level agreements, and other important considerations. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information about those requirements enumerated above. To the extent simplifying assumptions are needed, respondents are encouraged to make and document such assumptions in their responses. 4.0 POSSIBLE NETWORK SOLUTION Swipe Card Entry system must meet the functional requirements specified above. The Government is open to alternative concepts for solutions that meet these requirements. The Government encourages creativity and outside the box thinking in responses to this RFI. This RFI seeks information about a fully dedicated non-shared network as well as other approaches that could meet the functional requirements with additional levels of sharing of personnel, equipment, and connectivity paths. In doing so, the Government seeks to understand the tradeoffs among risks, costs (initial and ongoing) and alternative technical architectures that incorporate increasing degrees of sharing. Accordingly, respondents are encouraged to provide information about any alternatives that can be demonstrated to be immune from the kinds of disruptions described in section 3.0, above. 5.0 SAMPLE RESPONSE OUTLINE Following is a suggested outline and suggested page counts for a response to this RFI. This outline is intended to minimize the effort of the respondent and structure the responses for ease of analysis by the government. Nevertheless, respondents are free to develop their response as they see fit. Section 1 Conceptual Architecture/Alternatives Briefly describe two or more alternative architecture concepts for Swipe Card Entry system, including the reliability and availability characteristics of the alternatives. Discuss the capability for the architecture and advantages to described alternatives. (3-5 pages per alternative with one diagram per alternative identifying the brand/type of equipment that would typically be deployed) Section 2 Feasibility Assessment Briefly describe the feasibility of each alternative and the design tradeoffs involved as matched against the functional requirements and risks of penetration. (1 page per alternative) Section 3 Cost and Schedule Estimates Provide cost estimates for each alternative for 5 and 10-year contract terms for non-recurring and annual recurring costs using the locations provided at the public information exchange meeting (one page table). Also, discuss cost drivers, cost tradeoffs, and schedule considerations (2-3 pages) Section 4 Corporate Expertise Briefly describe your company, your products and services, history, ownership, financial information, and other information you deem relevant. (no suggested page count) In particular, please describe any projects you have been involved in that are similar in concept to what is described in this RFI, including management and operations approach, security requirements, security assurance processes, and any relevant lessons learned (1-2 pages per project). Include any comments on the structure of the requirements for a formal RFP response. Section 5 Additional Materials Please provide any other materials, suggestions, and discussion you deem appropriate. 6.0 DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
- Place of Performance
- Address: San Antonio, Texas
- Zip Code: 78150
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 78150
- Record
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