RFI No. 3 - CJIS Biometric Algorithm Pricing Template.xlsx

This is a pricing template for RFI No. 3 concerning CJIS Biometric Algorithm solutions. The template is designed for respondents to submit one-year cost estimates and is structured with customizable rows to accommodate company-specific pricing data. The template requires completion by interested vendors responding to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's market research initiative on biometric matching algorithms.

The pricing template is organized into four primary cost categories: Direct Labor (Burdened Rates) with fields for labor categories, hours, and rates; Equipment Purchases for hardware or infrastructure items; Software Purchases for algorithmic or system software components; and Other Direct Costs subdivided into Required Travel (presented as a not-to-exceed, worst-case amount), Material/Supplies, and Other miscellaneous costs. Each section contains three sample rows with placeholder values of $0.00, and respondents are instructed to add rows as needed and adjust formulas to ensure the total cost automatically populates in cell D5. This template serves as a standardized format for vendors to present their pricing proposals in response to the FBI's market research on biometric matching algorithms, which encompasses areas including company ownership structure, secure build and compilation facilities, algorithm specifications, transition approaches, scalability, software maintenance, licensing models, response times, and accuracy metrics.