Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) - Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) is seeking the sources and solutions necessary to develop, integrate, and implement capabilities for its Portfolio of Systems. The purposes of this Sources Sought and RFI are two-fold: 1) To identify vendors capable of developing and implementing the following capabilities: A. Biometric Examiner Tools B. Web Portal C. Reporting D. Analytics E. Person-Centric Capabilities F. Mobile Applications 2) To collect information from industry identifying products, solutions, and methodologies (including mature modifiable commercial products) supporting the following outcomes and capabilities: A. End user access via web portal and mobile devices B. Replacement Biometric Examiner tools C. Automated testing D. Biometric matching E. DevOps accelerated development and automated delivery F. Big data, reporting, and analytics G. Cloud security H. Adaptive, Perfective, Corrective, Preventative Maintenance Information submitted will help DHS in determining an appropriate acquisition strategy and may be utilized in the preparation of a future solicitation, provided DHS finds it in its best interest. Vendors are encouraged to review this RFI and determine if their competency meets DHS requirements. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This Sources Sought and RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Nonetheless, submitters should properly mark their responses if the information is confidential or proprietary. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission other than acknowledgment of receipt, should the submitter request an acknowledgement. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expense associated with responding to this request.