Sources Sought Notice for National Guard Bureau Cameras

Sources Sought for Market Research for Electronic Security Systems and Other Automated Control Systems & IP Cameras For: National Guard Bureau ESS Program Classification Code: 63 - Alarm, signal & Security detection equipment NAICS Code: 334 -- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing/334290 -- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing Synopsis: Commercial Item Description NAICS 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This is Not a Solicitation for proposals and No Contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. 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 synopsis 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. The Sources Sought is to solicit input from manufactures about IP Cameras in accordance with the attached Functional Requirements Document (FRD), which will be used to protect various assets within the Army enterprise. The IP Cameras 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 IP Cameras 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. Vendors 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. Responses will be evaluated against the requirements of the FRD by the USACE evaluation team. Those vendors whose responses indicate that the IP cameras are compliant will then be requested to submit two (2) fully functional IP cameras of each model to be evaluated. Vendors will ship their equipment to the following location: Attention Electronic Security Branch EDM-S Darly Britton 5021 Bradford Drive, Suite B Huntsville, AL 35807 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 IP cameras will be given internal evaluation scores for compliance. Up to three (3) of those IP cameras that have the highest evaluation scores will be selected and, upon completion of final Cybersecurity Testing and receipt of an Authority To Operate (ATO), will be used on various Electronic Security Systems (ESS) Projects. All vendor submissions are due 9:00 AM (Central Time), Thursday, January 31, 2019 and shall be submitted to Project Engineer, Daryl Britton, at Daryl.W.Britton@usace.army.mil and Contract Specialist, Robert Starkey, at robert.starkey@usace.army.mil and ESS-Proposals@usace.army.mil. Point of Contact: Daryl Britton, Project Engineer, Daryl.W.Britton@usace.army.mil, (256) 895-1776 Additional Info: Robert Starkey, CFCM Contract Specialist USACE-HNC ESS/Cyber Division Robert.j.starkey@usace.army.mil Contracting Office Address: USACE HNC, Huntsville, P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 Place of Performance: USACE HNC, Huntsville P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 US