Attachment 1 - BPS RFI TSA25-04-0363.docx
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- TSA25-04-0363
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This document is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for Boarding Pass Scanner (BPS) equipment and associated support services. The RFI seeks information on vendors' capabilities, products, and pricing to validate the authenticity of boarding passes and communicate passenger screening status to Transportation Security Officers.
Key details include:
- The BPS must be able to read and authenticate 2D barcodes on boarding passes, display screening results, and interface with TSA's Secure Flight program. The BPS must meet size, weight, power, security, and user interface requirements.
- Vendors are requested to provide information on their products, including technical specifications, environmental tolerance, safety certifications, calibration needs, commercial availability, pricing, and lead times.
- Responses are due by May 22, 2023 and should be submitted via email. The government will review responses for market research purposes only and may hold technical information exchange meetings.
- This is an RFI only and does not commit the government to issuing a solicitation. Vendors will not be reimbursed for response costs.
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Market Research - Request for Information: Boarding Pass Scanner
Section I: Vendor Information
[Company Name]
[Product name]
[Vendor’s website]
[Vendor’s Point of Contact (POC) for this submission]
[POC phone number]
[POC email address]
[City and State location of product’s final point of production]
Section II: Device Overview & Technical Information
| Data Element |
| Response |
| Definition/Description |
| Reading Capabilities |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Reading Capabilities: The BPS shall be able to read airline boarding pass barcodes. |
| BPS Display Results |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Decision Results: The BPS shall display results indicating vetting status in accordance with TSA Standards. |
| Digital Signature |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Authentication: The BPS shall be able to read the boarding pass barcode and authenticate the digital signature of all the airlines identified as airlines participating in the TSA PreCheck® and/or Mobile Boarding Pass Programs. |
| Size and Weight |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Size and Weight: The BPS shall be a fixed location unit. A fixed location BPS will be placed in a location (on a podium or mounted on a stanchion) and perform screening activities while remaining stationary during normal duty. Units that require movement in order to perform screening activities are not operationally viable. The BPS shall be flatbed in form factor. A flatbed BPS is defined as a system that has a flat surface on which you lay boarding passes to be scanned and processed. The BPS shall have dimensions no greater than the following: • 12 inches wide • 12 inches deep • 12 inches high. The BPS shall weigh less than 15 pounds. |
| Configuration |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Configuration: The BPS shall be configured for airport use and not require complex interactions with the unit upon arrival to the airport in order to start performing screening activities. The purpose of this requirement is to indicate when a BPS is received, it will work out of the box with minimal initial setup effort. Acceptable initial setup interactions include unpacking the unit, mounting the unit, plugging it in to an outlet or putting in a battery, turning on the unit, charging the battery before use, or configuring the unit without the use of a computer or external device. Unacceptable activities include configuring BPS using a computer or external device or updating firmware or software version. |
| Mounting |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Mounting: The BPS shall be mountable and capable of being affixed to Lavi Beltrac stanchions using a vendor provided mounting device. |
| Electrical |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Power: The BPS shall operate on commercially available 120 Volts Alternating Current (VAC) power at 60 hertz (Hz) with up to ± 5% voltage tolerance and ± 3% frequency tolerance at no more than 1.5 ampere service. The BPS shall be able operate on replaceable, rechargeable batteries in the event that AC power is unavailable. |
| Obsolescence |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| System Updates: The BPS shall allow for system updates. System updates could include new software/firmware that add additional functionality or updating public keys on the system. |
| System Security |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| System Security: The BPS shall have a functionality, either built-in or as an accessory, that prevents non-authorized persons from being able to physically access the machine’s USB port. There shall also be a capability that allows authorized users to access the machine’s USB port easily. |
| Human Systems Integration (HSI) |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| HSI: Screening equipment is expected to meet basic requirements regarding the graphical user interface. These requirements are described in the following section. |
| Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| GUI: The BPS shall display the scan results for a configurable duration. The default setting for scan result display duration shall be twelve seconds unless another boarding pass is scanned. The BPS shall allow the operator to configure the airport location and date on the unit without connecting to an external source (computer, network, etc.). |
| Audible Responses |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Audible: The performance characteristics of the system with respect to audible responses include: 1 • Providing a single audible beep/alert sound for every boarding pass type to acknowledge the BPS scanned the barcode. 2 • Providing a method on the unit to adjust the volume of the audible responses |
Please provide a picture of the system.
Section III: Environmental Tolerance
| Data Element |
| Response |
| Definition/Description |
Ambient Air Temperature Range
Ambient Relative Humidity
Section IV: Safety Characteristics
| Data Element |
| Data |
| Definition/Instruction |
| Please provide evidence that the product complies with a recognized industrial or commercial standard which ensures that it does not pose any safety hazards to an operator or to the public. |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Please provide evidence from an independent testing organization that the product is in compliance with UL 61010-1 or other safety certifications. |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Identify other certifications/standards as applicable. |
Section V: Calibration Requirements
| Data |
| Definition/Instruction |
| Is a calibration kit required? |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
How is the product calibrated?
How often and/or under what events is calibration required?
At startup, at beginning of each shift, daily, monthly, other.
How much time does a calibration take?
(minutes)
How much will necessary calibrants and verificants, if any, cost per year?
Section VI: Commercial Availability
| Data |
| Definition/Instruction |
| Is this product commercially available for purchase? |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Choose an item. |
| What is the current commercial pricing for this product? |
| Are their discounts for multi-unit purchases? |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| What is the production lead time for this product? | |
| Choose an item. | (Number of weeks) |
| What is the current production rate for this product? | |
| Choose an item. | (Number of units per month) |
| Is product information available online? |
| Yes ☐ No ☐ |
| Choose an item. |
| Warranty, conditions, & costs |
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