PurchaseDescriptionAwareNISTPACKSW_20141215165558.6941_X.docx

Purchase Description December 8, 2014

1.0 BACKGROUND

The 10 Print Capture Program is the initial step in Unique Identity. Unique Identity is an enterprise approach to the establishment, management, sharing, and maintenance of a single identity for each individual associated with the immigration and border management enterprise. One key foundation for the establishment of a Unique Identity is 10-print identification.

The 10 Print Capture Program permits the collection of 10-prints at air primary Ports of Entry (POE). The Capture Program provided the foundation for identifying issues and risks and permits the evaluation of the 10 print processes in live environments. Through the 10 Print Capture Program, a better understanding of the implications of 10-print collection during the entry process was obtained, thus facilitating a smoother nationwide deployment of 10-print collection devices at all POEs.

A joint working group of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies determined that the Aware NISTPack software represents the most effective support for the 10-Print Live scan capture process. In support of the 10-Print capture process, CBP currently has a program using the Aware NISTPack software. This is a brand name, firm fixed price delivery order.

2.0 SCOPE

The purpose of this action is procurement of one (1) year base and one (1) option year maintenance for existing Aware NISTPack software Ver. 5.14 for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s (CBP) 10-Print Capture Program effort to US Port of Entry (POE) locations. Currently, CBP has 2,700 10-print devices deployed nationwide.

The software tool is used to perform the following tasks:

· Create data packages compliant with ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2000 and the pending upgrade to standard ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007

· Construct, parse, and validate FBI EFTS transactions

· Construct , parse, and validate individual EFTS records (types 1-16)

· Provide FBI certified WSQ compression of fingerprint images

· Provide NFIQ quality scoring

· Segment individual fingers (1-4) out of a multi-finger slap image

· Count the number of fingers in a multi-finger image

· Report missing fingers

· Identify the bounding box of each finger tip

· Identify the “handedness” (left or right of each 4-finger image)

· Sequence check any combination of fingers in the set of 10 fingers to detect finger or hand duplication in the set

· Join two separate thumb images into a single dual-thumb image

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide 2700 Aware NISTPack runtime software maintenance renewals for one (1) base year with one (1) option year.

4.0 PROVIDE BILL OF MATERIALS

The contractor shall provide maintenance the software and any associated media in Section 2. It is the Government’s intent to award one delivery order in response to the RFQ. All items offered must be on the vendor’s GSA schedule or the GSA schedule of a teaming partner. All proposed items shall include any shipping costs for delivery within the Continental United States (CONUS).

5.0 PLACE OF INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all work performance, reports and other deliverables under this task order shall be performed by PSPD’s government team lead and approved by the COR identified within this order.

6.0 SCOPE OF INSPECTION

All deliverables will be inspected for content, completeness, accuracy and conformance to Contract and task order requirements by the COTR and the COR. The scope and nature of this inspection will be sufficiently comprehensive to ensure the completeness, quality and adequacy of all deliverables.

The Government requires a period not to exceed fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of final deliverable items for inspection and acceptance or rejection.

7.0 BASIS OF ACCEPTANCE

The basis for acceptance shall be compliance with the requirements set forth in this task order, the contractor’s proposal and other terms and conditions of the contract under which the task order is issued. Deliverable items rejected shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses.

8.0 WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION BY THE GOVERNMENT

The Government shall provide written notification of acceptance or rejection of all final deliverables within fifteen (15) calendar days (unless specified otherwise in Deliveries or Performance). All notifications of rejection will be accompanied with an explanation of the specific deficiencies causing the rejection.

9.0 NON CONFORMING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

Non-conforming products or services will be rejected. Deficiencies will be corrected, by the contractor, within five (5) work days of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within five (5) work days, the contractor will immediately notify the COR and COR of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan within five (5) work days.

10.0 Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

Valerie Isbell Executive Director, Passenger Systems Program Directorate 7681 Boston Blvd., NDC3 Springfield, VA 20598