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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 21, 2011 FBO #3345
DOCUMENT

A -- [TAC # N/A, SPI # N/A] Two-Factor Authentication (RFI only) - Attachment

Notice Date

1/19/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;260 Industrial Way West;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11811RI0141
 

Response Due

1/26/2011
 

Archive Date

1/27/2011
 

Point of Contact

Robert Kately
 

E-Mail Address

.Kately@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OI&T) - Two-Factor Authentication for IT Security THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. The Office of Information & Technology (OI&T) has been involved in an ongoing Security Improvement Program to increase the overall security posture of information technology assets. Due to best security practices, it has been identified that moving to a two-factor authentication method for information technology (IT) System Administrators as well as remote users, not physically on the secure VA network, is necessary. Two-Factor authentication requires the user accessing the system to both physically possess something (a token or access card) as well as to know something (a pin or password). The dual requirement significantly increases the security of the system access and helps ensure that the user is who he or she claims to be (i.e. the same person who was originally granted the access device and whom set the secret pin or password). Federal Agencies are required to use Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) Personnel Identification and Verification (PIV) two-factor smartcards for logical access to Federal IT systems and physical access to Federal-owned and contracted facilities. However, at this time HSPD-12 smartcards do not work with all IT systems, thus other two-factor authentication systems may be required as an interim solution when the use of PIV smartcards has been attempted, but found to be not-available or otherwise not currently possible. The solution will not include biometrics as part of the two-factor authentication. Requirements: "Must be capable of a tiered enterprise level management "Must be capable of supporting granular permissions for management "Must be capable of integration with VA's Active Directory "Must be capable of logging authentication instances- success and failure "Must be capable of working over VA's RESCUE remote access tool "Must be capable of working over VA's CITRIX CAG solution "X.509 "FIPS 140-2 certified "Must be capable of supporting two-factor authentication on the following systems: oCISCO oUnix oLinux oWindows oWeb Interface Logins oMac OS oCITRIX It is requested that any interested party submit the information required below via email to the point of contact listed at this bottom of this announcement. Interested contractors shall provide the following: "Company Name; "Company Address; "Point of contact name; "Telephone number; "Email address; "Company's business size, including applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s); and "Brief capabilities statement not exceeding 2 pages. RESPONSES DUE: Please submit the above requested information and comments by January 26, 2011 at 12:00PM EST via email to Robert Kately at Robert.Kately@va.gov. This request for information, or "sources sought," shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal. Information is to be provided on a voluntary basis. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges including postage and shipping will arise as a result of the submission of contractors' information. If you experience any problems or have any questions concerning this announcement, please contact Robert Kately at (732) 578-5522.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-11-RI-0141 VA118-11-RI-0141_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=172023&FileName=VA118-11-RI-0141-000.docx)

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Record

SN02362316-W 20110121/110119234014-28dbaaa28a0174931acb50c1099777f7 (fbodaily.com)
 

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