58--SUPPLY: MS SANDHILL CRANE NWR IDS/FS INSTALL

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its IT Services office under the Department of the Interior, has awarded a firm-fixed price contract for the purchase and installation of an Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-listed Intrusion Detection System (IDS) at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge in Gautier, Mississippi. The system must be new, fully operational, and include a specified model panel—either the Bosch 9512G series or DMP XR150—with capabilities for expansion, panel tamper detection, remote monitoring, and internet protocol-based annunciation. All equipment must comply with Section 508 accessibility standards, requiring adherence to WCAG 2.0 Level AA and submission of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for each ICT component. Delivery is required within 120 days after award, with FOB destination terms indicating acceptance occurs on-site at the refuge’s HQ/VC Building and Bunkhouse. The contract mandates electronic invoicing through the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform and prohibits the use of software or equipment from prohibited entities such as Kaspersky, Huawei, ZTE, ByteDance, Hikvision, and Dahua. Offerors were evaluated based on technical approach and understanding of the Statement of Work, past performance with similar projects, and price reasonableness, using a trade-off methodology where non-price factors outweigh cost. Compliance with numerous FAR clauses is required, including those related to labor standards, equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, Buy American restrictions, and cybersecurity protections under NIST SP 800-53. Personnel accessing government systems must meet HSPD-12 criteria, complete privacy and security training within 30 days of award, and undergo annual refreshers. The U.S. Government retains unlimited rights to all deliverables and data, and any breach of Controlled Unclassified Information or Personally Identifiable Information must be reported to the DOI Cyber Incident Response Center. Subcontractor approvals are mandatory for entities handling sensitive government information, and the Government may extend performance for up to six months total under a contract option. All submissions were structured in two volumes—technical and price—with the technical volume limited to fifteen pages excluding appendices. No contract value is disclosed, as pricing details were contained in the unprovided Statement of Work.