Sources Sough Notice for Electronic Security Systems Physical Access Control Systems for USACE (EPACS)
Sources Sought Notice PANHES-19-P-0000-005882 for ESS PACS (EPACS)
NAICS Code: 334 -- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing/334290 -- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing Synopsis:
Sources Sought Synopsis for Market Research Electronic Security Systems (ESS) and Other Automated Control Systems
Commercial Item Description NAICS 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
This is a sources sought notice. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract shall be awarded from this notice.
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville is soliciting comments on a market research basis for IP camera evaluations. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. It should be noted that we are looking for equipment manufacturers only.
In order to better serve our customers, we look for ways to improve on existing ESS systems. This sources sought notice is to solicit input from manufactures about physical access control system (PACS) components and software in accordance with the attached functional requirements document (FRD), which will be used to protect various assets within the Army enterprise. The physical access control system components and software must meet all requirements of the FRD and be fully compliant with current federal government cybersecurity policies and requirements (including meeting country of origin (COO) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) requirements for all components.
We have provided information about the physical access control system components and software sought for evaluation which outlines the equipment's components, features, and functions. We have also provided an excel file matrix which lists each of the individual paragraphs and provides a space for comments beside each of them. Offeror's should complete the matrix in full and clearly provide, in the comments section, whether the equipment is currently compliant. Only the equipment's existing capabilities, features, and functions should be submitted--not planned product improvements. We are asking that comments be made so that the point of contact listed below can fully evaluate the response for each of the items provided in the excel file.
It should be stressed that we need complete responses to all of the requirements listed in the matrix in order to better evaluate the product. Incomplete responses will not be evaluated.
Offerors responses will be evaluated against the requirements of the FRD by the USACE evaluation team. Those offerors whose responses indicate that the physical access control system components and software are compliant will then be requested to submit two (2) fully functional physical access control system components and software of each model to be evaluated. The USACE evaluation team will then perform:
• Preliminary cybersecurity testing of the equipment submitted
• Full functional testing of the equipment submitted
• Integration testing of the equipment submitted
All tested Physical Access Control System components and software will be given internal evaluation scores for compliance. Up to three (3) of those physical access control system components and software with the highest evaluation scores will be selected. Upon completion of final cybersecurity testing, and receipt of an authority to operate (ATO), they will be used on various electronic security systems (ESS) projects.
It is anticipated that the initial review process will be completed 2 to 4 months after the closing date of this notice. Only the offeror's selected to submit for further product evaluation/testing will be contacted/notified. These offerors will be invited to submit their products to the address below:
5021 Bradford Drive, Suite B
Attn. Electronic Security Branch EDM-S Daryl Britton
Huntsville, AL 35807
Please provide your responses/comments to the point of contact below on or before Friday, 26 APR 2019, by 09:00 A.M. (Central Time).
All comments/responses shall be sent to robert.j.starkey@usace.army.mil, Contract Specialist, and ess-proposals@usace.army.mil
Alternate Point of Contact: Daryl Britton, Project Engineer, Daryl.W.Britton@usace.army.mil, (256) 895-1776
List of Attachments:
Attachment 01:EPACS Fucntional Requirements Document (FRD)
Attachment 02: EPACS Evaluation Matrix
It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure receipt of all email correspondence on time. If receipt has not been acknowledged prior to the due date/time please contact the contract specialist by phone for confirmation.
robert j. starkey, contract specialist, Phone 2568951560, Email robert.j.starkey@usace.army.mil - Daryl Britton, Project Engineer, Phone 2568951776, Email Daryl.W.Britton@usace.army.mil
