Edgecomputing.RFIquestions.FY25.v2.docx

Introduction:

This notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market research (sources sought) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. No solicitation is being issued at this time and the Government makes no assertion that a solicitation will be issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach. Additionally, the U.S. Government is not obligated to and will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding.

Background and Contact Information:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a requirement for a Edge Computing Platform as specified below. The effort focuses on demonstrating containerized edge computing, secure data transport, AI-based threat detection, and remote update capabilities within a zero-trust architecture framework. The primary purpose of this RFI/Sources Sought Notice is to identify if there is enough interested and qualified vendors that currently have capabilities to deliver the required services which would submit a proposal if a solicitation is issued in FY25.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334511.

When a requirement is developed, CBP will publish an its intention to solicit though the DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast System. https://apfs-cloud.dhs.gov/.

Information Sought:

1. Your company’s ability to deliver Edge Computing Servers and Support in providing secure, self-contained compute nodes that support AI-driven threat detection, zero-trust enforcement, and resilient networking:

· Processing video and sensor streams locally using GPU-accelerated AI models for tasks like object detection, motion tracking, or classification.

· Buffers and streams real-time metadata to downstream systems for further analysis or storage.

· Kubernetes orchestrates containerized AI models and applications, scaling them dynamically based on the number of incoming video feeds and/or sensor computational demand.

· Monitors system performance, visualizes usage trends, allowing operators to identify bottlenecks.

· Virtualization ensures resource isolation and flexibility, enabling efficient resource management.

· Ability for seamless integration existing DHS technologies, including TAK, RVSS, IFT, MSC, MVSS and command center platforms.

2. Please identify all contracts vehicles (i.e. GSA Schedule, NASA SEWP, etc.) that your company holds and are applicable to this requirement.

3. Please identify your business size and any socioeconomic categories that apply to your company.

a. Please select your business size:

i. Small Business

ii. Other than small business

b. Please select your socio-economic categories that apply:

i. w- Woman Owned business

ii. wo – Woman Owned Small business

iii. ew – Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small business

iv. v – Veteran Owned Small business

v. dv – Service Disabled Small business

vi. d – SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged business

vii. 8a – 8(a) SBA Certified 8 (a) Firm

viii. 8aS – 8(a)Sole Source Pool

ix. h – SBA Certified HUBZone Firm

x. to – Tribally Owned Firm

xi. ai – American Indian Owned

xii. an – Alaskan Native Corporation Owned Firm

xiii. hn – Native Hawaiian Organization Owned Firm