The ITEC4 anticipates the issuance of a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) W91QUZ-09-R-D003 for commercially produced Automatic Identification Technologies - IV (AIT-IV) to support the DoD, the Coast Guard, contractor purchases in support of DoD, foreign military sales and other Federal Agencies. The objectives of AIT-IV are to provide a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistics tracking, locating, and monitoring of assets and processes. In addition, data collection, storage information, information processing, and transmission of AIT data will greatly enhance systems within Department of Defense (DoD), United States Coast Guard, and other Federal Agencies. AIT technologies will provide standardization and interoperability among Government users of AIT components purchased from this contract. for state-of-the-art, commercial items needed for automatic identification, data collection, keyless data entry, data processing, data storage, data retrieval, data transmission, and the tracking of assets, including the use of Radio Frequency (RF) technology for users throughout Department of Defense (DoD), Coast Guard (CG), contractor purchases in support of DoD, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and other Federal Agencies. The Government requires software for development (libraries, device drivers, application programming interfaces, and software development tool kits), equipment operating systems, radio frequency transaction management (RF engines), bar code label and form generation, application generation software, application software development kits, and communications. Associated technical engineering services (and turn-key integration services, systems integration, software development, surveys and installations), instruction and training, warranty, maintenance, documentation, and program management are required. The technologies required by the Government encompass bar code symbologies, contact or touch memory, direct thermal and thermal transfer printing, radio frequency data communications, and future technologies as they are developed. These future technologies include, but are not limited to, biometrics, systems using satellite communications to relay data and provide position information, cellular telephony, voice recognition, smart labels (combined bar code label and RF transponder), IUID marking equipment, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. The Government requires equipment with these technologies to support both current and future requirements. The requirements are for both civilian and military operations worldwide. The Government requires equipment compliant with open systems standards as described in the Defense Information Standards Registry (DISR). The Government is contemplating multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed price contracts in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. The Government anticipates that the acquisition will result in up to three awards. The Government anticipates the release date of the draft RFP to the Army Single Face to Industry site https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ on or about 13 November 2008 with questions/comments regarding the solicitation due approximately on/about 28 November 2008 after issuance. Vendors shall submit questions/comments on the RFP to the ITEC4 Q&A Internet site (http://199.208.20.55/). The POCs for contracting issues are Ms. Cathy Golden, 703-325-8936, at
[email protected] and Ms. Nonya Nichols, 703-325-8727, at
[email protected].