A19 - Sources Sought - Colorado Fingerprint Channeling - FINAL.pdf

DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA)

27130 TELEGRAPH ROAD

QUANTICO, VA 22134-2253

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DCSA Contracting and Procurement Office (CPO) 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134

INTRODUCTION:

DCSA has a need for digitizing fingerprints and transmitting them to the state of Colorado to provide criminal history record information (CHRI).

SPECIAL NOTE: The Biometric Identification and Records Unit, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed that American BioIdentity, Inc. and Idemia Identity and Security USA, LLC are the only vendors authorized by the CBI to provide hardcopy fingerprint digitization and channeling services through their Colorado Applicant Background Services (CABS) program for Colorado CHRI search requests.

The following authorities provide DCSA and its Agents, the authorization to request and maintain information, depending on the purpose of the investigation: Executive Orders (E.O.s) 9397, 10450, 10577, 10865, 12333, and 12968, as amended; E.O.s 13467, 13488, and 13549; 5 U.S.C. sections 1103, 1302, 1303, 1304, 3301, 7301, 9101, and 11001; 22 U.S.C. sections 272b, 290a, and 2519; 31 U.S.C. section 1537; 42 U.S.C. sections 1874(b)(3), 2165, 2201, and 20132;

50 U.S.C. section 3341; Public Law 108-136; 5 C.F.R. parts 2, 5, 731, 732, 736, and 1400; and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12). Public Law 101-647, Crime Control Act of 1990

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND

SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER

NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Contract Numbers: HS002120P0011 Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Incumbent and their size: American Bioidentity, INC./ Small Business

Method of previous acquisition: Competitive Period of Performance: 11 July 2020 – 10 July 2025

NAICS: 518210

The current technical specifications require the Contractors to digitize hardcopy fingerprint cards and electronically transmit the print and associated Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to the state of Colorado, while properly safeguarding the confidentiality of data exchanged.

DCSA will provide the Contractor with the applicant subject information necessary in order to conduct the criminal history records check via a mailed hardcopy fingerprint (Standard Form 87 and FD258).

The current contract period of performance ends on 10 July 2025, and DCSA anticipates awarding a new contract effort to begin on July 11, 2025, which will consist of a base period of one (1) year and four (4) optional one-year periods.

Work is currently performed at the Contractors’ physical locations, and it is expected that work will continue to be performed in this manner for the next contract cycle.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

If you have an existing established relationship with the States of Colorado please provide the following:

a) Describe your experience and ability to conduct records verifications in support of background investigations for the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

b) Describe your ability to digitize hardcopy fingerprint cards and electronically transmit the print and associated Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to Colorado State repository, while properly safeguarding the confidentiality of data exchanged.

c) Describe your experience and ability in fulfilling records requests that will be sent to your organization on a daily basis.

d) Describe your experience and process for providing fingerprint channeling and CHRI information for the State of Colorado.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Vendors must have an existing established relationship with the State of Colorado.

The Biometric Identification and Records Unit, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed that American BioIdentity, Inc. and Idemia Identity and Security USA, LLC are the only vendors authorized by the CBI to provide hardcopy fingerprint digitization and channeling services through their Colorado Applicant Background Services (CABS) program for Colorado CHRI search requests.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 561611 Investigation and Personal Background Check Services, (https://www.census.gov/naics/), with the corresponding size standard of $25 million (https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

If you meet the requirements above, please submit the following:

1) Name of company representative and their business title;

2) Business Size;

3) CAGE Code;

4) Your contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and/or service, to include General Service Administration (GSA) (provide applicable Special Item Numbers (SINs)), Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on or before 2 May 2025, to the Contract Specialist, Alex Del Guidice at alexander.c.delguidice.civ@mail.mil. It is requested that a subject line of “Colorado Fingerprint Channeling Capability” should be used for this email.

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (not to exceed five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All Government and contractor personnel reviewing responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

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