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70 -- TESTING IMPLEMENTATIONS AGAINST THE MINIMUM INTEROPERABILITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR PKI COMPONENTS SOL 52SBNB7C1139 DUE 052897 POC Marsha Rodgers (301)975-6398 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to develop tests for conformance of implementations of public key infrastructure (PKI) components with the Minimum Interoperability Specifications for PKI Components (MISPC). The contractor shall develop test assertions, a test design, and a suite of objective conformance tests. The contractor shall also assist NIST in the execution of the test suite against selected PKI components. Key personnel for this action shall be a project manager having expertise in formal test development and experience managing test development projects. The contractor shall also be required to demonstrate the following: (1) the ability to develop tests in a neutral and impartial process; (2) possession of the necessary expertise in computer security and public key infrastructure; and (3) possession of the technical expertise and recent experience in test design and development. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Required Period of Performance is 15 months. Evaluation criteria shall include experience, past performance, and approach. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Please fax requests for copies of the solicitation to area code (301) 963-7732. (0099)

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