Implement solution with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-approved user authentication for Financial Accounting and Budget System (FABS)

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Fort Meade, Maryland intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Cincom, 55 Merchant Street, Cincinnati, OH 45246.  This contract action is for the design and implementation of a FIPS and NIST-approved user authenticationsolution for FABS and is expected to not exceed six months of performance.  The solution will use Top Secret to validate the User and User’s Password. This will allow Entire to accept the protected username and password creating a “single sign-on”.  The objective is to develop and procure a user authentication capability that:

• Meets the needs of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security requirements.
• Develop a method of logging user’s access to Entire and the ability to audit those logs.
• Provides a secure method for authenticating users.
• Seamlessly interoperates with the existing FABS capability.
• Maintains the current Menu Facility with which the DITCO application users are familiar.
   
  This is not a request for competitive proposals.  Requests for copies of this contract action will not be honored unless the respondent provides evidence showing their capability to perform the required services. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source pursuant to Statutory Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1.  A Justification and Approval for sole source by the Government will be posted and made available no later than 14 days after award.  For any questions regarding this requirement, contact the Contract Specialist Samona Robinson, at samona.a.robinson.civ@mail.mil or the Contracting Officer, Tammy.L.Smith234.civ@mail.mil.