Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses - Release 2

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the application submission due date to May 24, 2019. The June 21, 2019 application submission due date and other terms remain unchanged. Please see the attached Amended solicitation that cites the new application date.

PLEASE REFERENCE THE OTA UPDATE BELOW:

Dear Industry Partners,

The Department of Homeland Security Other Transaction Authority at 6 U.S.C. Section 391 expired on February 15, 2019. Accordingly, the purpose of this extension is to allow additional time to correct the situation. Please note, that until legislation is enacted to reinstate the OT authority, no new Other Transaction Agreements may be awarded utilizing this authority for applications submitted in response to this Science and Technology Directorate Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) solicitation. If the OT authority is not reinstated or the Agency's needs otherwise change, the solicitation will be cancelled.

This Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS) Call (70RSAT19R00000002) - Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses is a call issued against Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T), Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), 5-Year Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS), HSHQDC-16-R-B0005. The OTS describes the overarching program details whereas the call describes the specific problem set.

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, from a government perspective, holds the potential for enhanced transparency and auditing of public service operations, greater visibility into multi-party business operations, and automation of paper-based processes to improve delivery of services to organizations and citizens.

DHS Operational Components and Programs have common needs across their mission sets for potential use of interoperable implementations of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) that also support the growth and availability of a competitive marketplace of diverse technology implementations for government and industry to draw upon to deliver cost effective and innovative solutions.

This SVIP Call seeks technical capabilities that could serve the mission needs of one or more DHS Operational Components and Programs including:

● U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
● U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
● Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

DHS is interested in innovative Blockchain and DLT solutions that address the challenges of interoperable digital entitlement attestations that support individual control and accountability of data release, while incorporating digital counter-fraud technologies and tactics, enterprise lifecycle management, and a high degree of usability across service delivery modalities. Specifically, DHS is interested in solutions addressing one or more of the following Technical Topic Areas (TTAs):

● TTA #1: Issuance and Verification of Certificates, Licenses and Attestations
● TTA #2: Storage and Management of Certificates, Licenses and Attestations
● TTA #3: Decentralized and Derived PIV Credentials

Industry Day - December 11, 2018 at 1:00pm PT

• Location: SRI International Innovation Center, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
• Registration Link: https://www.regonline.com/DHS-SVIP-Dec2018 (includes logistics info)

We advise that you read the documents associated with this call:

Technical Call: Provides the use cases, problem sets, constraints, technical and programmatic requirements and other pertinent submission information.

Application: You must complete the application template provided with this call to be considered for award.

The call is open through 12:00 PM PT June 21, 2019. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications and Application resubmissions received after the closing date/time will not be considered for review.

DHS S&T will evaluate applications three (3) times. The deadlines for submitting an application to be considered in a given review cycle are: 01/11/2019, 04/12/2019, and 06/21/2019. Applications must be submitted prior to each of the deadlines to be evaluated in the respective review cycle. Please complete the Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses Application and submit to dhs-silicon-valley@hq.dhs.gov prior to the deadlines. Please also check this site for updates to the call. DHS may decide to close the call early. If this occurs, DHS will publish a notification 30 days prior to closing the call.

This Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS) Call (70RSAT19R00000002) - Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses is a call issued against Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T), Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), 5-Year Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS), HSHQDC-16-R-B0005. The OTS describes the overarching program details whereas the call describes the specific problem set.

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, from a government perspective, holds the potential for enhanced transparency and auditing of public service operations, greater visibility into multi-party business operations, and automation of paper-based processes to improve delivery of services to organizations and citizens.

DHS Operational Components and Programs have common needs across their mission sets for potential use of interoperable implementations of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) that also support the growth and availability of a competitive marketplace of diverse technology implementations for government and industry to draw upon to deliver cost effective and innovative solutions.

This SVIP Call seeks technical capabilities that could serve the mission needs of one or more DHS Operational Components and Programs including:

● U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
● U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
● Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

DHS is interested in innovative Blockchain and DLT solutions that address the challenges of interoperable digital entitlement attestations that support individual control and accountability of data release, while incorporating digital counter-fraud technologies and tactics, enterprise lifecycle management, and a high degree of usability across service delivery modalities. Specifically, DHS is interested in solutions addressing one or more of the following Technical Topic Areas (TTAs):

● TTA #1: Issuance and Verification of Certificates, Licenses and Attestations
● TTA #2: Storage and Management of Certificates, Licenses and Attestations
● TTA #3: Decentralized and Derived PIV Credentials

Industry Day - December 11, 2018 at 1:00pm PT

• Location: SRI International Innovation Center, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
• Registration Link: https://www.regonline.com/DHS-SVIP-Dec2018 (includes logistics info)

We advise that you read the documents associated with this call:

Technical Call: Provides the use cases, problem sets, constraints, technical and programmatic requirements and other pertinent submission information.

Application: You must complete the application template provided with this call to be considered for award.

The call is open through 12:00 PM PT May 23, 2019. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications and Application resubmissions received after the closing date/time will not be considered for review.

DHS S&T will evaluate applications three (3) times. The deadlines for submitting an application to be considered in a given review cycle are: 01/11/2019, 03/13/2019, and 05/23/2019. Applications must be submitted prior to each of the deadlines to be evaluated in the respective review cycle. Please complete the Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses Application and submit to dhs-silicon-valley@hq.dhs.gov prior to the deadlines. Please also check this site for updates to the call. DHS may decide to close the call early. If this occurs, DHS will publish a notification 30 days prior to closing the call.