Visitor Badge System (VBS) Visitor Management Portal (VMP) Phase 2

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
NIH-SS-7180726
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Police has published a Special Notice for the Visitor Badge System (VBS) Visitor Management Portal (VMP) Phase 2 upgrade project. The notice seeks to enhance the current EntryPoint Application and Registration Modules to improve visitor processing efficiency and security across multiple NIH facilities, including the Bethesda Main Campus, Biomedical Research Center, Maryland locations, Fort Detrick, and Rocky Mountain Labs. The project aims to conform to the HHS Foreign National Access Management Policy (FNAMP) requirements. The opportunity is set aside for total small business participation and is categorized under Custom Computer Programming Services (NAICS 541511). The special notice was posted on April 9, 2025, with a response deadline of April 16, 2025.

The primary objective of this project is to upgrade the existing visitor management system to enhance security and streamline visitor processing across NIH facilities. Interested contractors must submit a written capability statement by 5:00 PM EST on April 16, 2025, to ryan.alexander@nih.gov, including details such as pricing, delivery period, and business certifications. The contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order, with the government intending to award the contract to Technology Industries Inc. through a sole-source procurement. The project will be completed in two releases (2.0 and 2.1) by April and June 2025, respectively, with a 12-month period of performance. Services required include VBS engineering, system planning, analysis, integration, installation support, testing, implementation, and deployment. Small businesses with expertise in custom computer programming services and professional support are eligible to submit capability statements for consideration.

Notice text

The Division of Police has responsibility for providing the efficient processing of visitors to NIH facilities.  The DP is looking to upgrade the current Visitor Badging System (VBS) EntryPoint Application and Registration Modules with improved functionality that conforms to the security and regulatory requirements associated with the HHS Foreign National Access Management Policy (FNAMP). 

The EntryPoint VBS is utilized at several NIH facilities including the Bethesda Main Campus (BMC), Biomedical Research Center (BRC), Maryland locations, Fort Detrick (IRF), and Rocky Mountain Labs (RML) original Visitor Badging System (VBS. Services to include but not limited to VBS engineering, VBS system planning, VBS system analysis, VBS systems integration and installation support, testing, implementation and deployment for Visitor Badging System (VBS) EntryPoint Application and Registration Modules Phase 2.

Files

File Type Posted
SOW.pdf PDF
Notice of Intent to Sole Source .pdf PDF

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