Judiciary-wide Fingerprint Program

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding potential sources available to support the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ (AO) requirement for LiveScan fingerprint equipment, software, and maintenance support. Interested Vendors shall also be able to provide maintenance support to the AO’s existing equipment, implement a process for system installation, upgrade, integration and configuration of a newer, more advanced and mobile fingerprint tool, as well as offer training sessions and materials that meet industry standards and requirements. The AO seeks a solution to transition the Judiciary from standalone LiveScan machines to a mobile, web-based application that can be centrally maintained by the AO and accessed by Judiciary Court Units and Districts nationwide to enter biometric information and send to a central repository at the AO. At time of solicitation posting, Vendors shall be asserted under the primary NAICS 561611 -- Investigation Services, or similar.

Interested Vendors shall submit responses to this sources sought, via email ONLY, no later than 12:00 PM ET, Monday October 28, 2019. Company details shall be presented on the cover page of the submission document. All responses shall be submitted directly to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Anethra Facione at Anethra_Facione@ao.uscourts.gov

Vendors submitting capabilities statements in lieu of a response package will not be considered as an ‘Interested Vendor’ in the event of hosting exchanges or meetings based on Vendors’ submissions.

THE ISSUANCE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKET RESEARCH ONLY AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT IN ANY WAY TO SOLICIT FOR THIS REQUIREMENT – NO AWARD WILL BE MADE NOR WILL FEEDBACK BE PROVIDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. AT THE GOVERNMENT’S DISCRETION, IT MAY BE DECIDED TO HOLD INDUSTRY EXCHANGE MEETINGS WITH SOME/ALL/NONE OF THE INTERESTED SOURCES/RESPONDENTS TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AFTER RECEIPT OF THE SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONDENTS’ SUBMISSIONS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY, RESULTING IN NO COST OR OBLIGATION TO BE INCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT.  NOTE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE ANY RESPONDENTS FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE.