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This Government Contract opportunity was posted on October 20, 2010. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Steganography Services

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SAQMMA10R0308Federal

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The Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, is seeking a qualified small business to develop a specialized security feature for the U.S. Passport Card. The project requires the creation of secure software utilizing steganography to embed a Department of State derived string of characters into the bearer's photograph. This authentication method must remain undetectable without a decoder and must not interfere with applicant data or other personalization printing. Beyond development, the selected vendor will provide ongoing technical support, engineering services, maintenance, and software upgrades to ensure continued card personalization. This requirement is a small business set aside under NAICS code 541511. The anticipated period of performance consists of one base year with four optional one-year extensions. The contract, identified by solicitation number SAQMMA10R0308, involves performance in Washington, DC, and focuses on enhancing the security and authentication capabilities of credit-card-size travel documents used at U.S. land and sea border crossings.

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Contract Value

$1,250,000

NAICS

541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services

Place of Performance

2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, DC, 20037, USA

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NONE

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Deborah A. CareyContract Specialist

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The Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security has implemented a U.S. card-format passport; a credit-card-size travel document. The Passport Card is an accepted alternative to the traditional book style passport for presentation at U.S. land and sea border crossings. The U.S. Department of State has a requirement for a qualified small business to develop a card security feature that uses applicant data and steganography to provide a unique authentication method, using secure software that enables embedding a Department of State derived string of characters into the printing of the bearer's photograph so that no string is detectable without decoding, but the string is readily seen with decoder, without otherwise effecting the applicant data or the rest of the personalization printing. In addition, the vendor will be required to provide technical support/engineering services (software services, maintenance and upgrades) to permit ongoing Passport Card personalization. The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is to advise offerors of the solicitation which will be released approximately 15 days from the posting of this notice. The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is one base year and four one year options. The government plans to post the solicitation on or about July 2, 2010. No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed. The approximate acquistion schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. Once the pre-solicitation announcement closes in FEDBIZOPPS, the offerors will have approximately 30 days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and will be notified by posting in FEDBIZOPPS. The applicable NAICS code is 541511 and this requirement is a small business set aside.

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