# US Passport - RFID biometric


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ABSTRACT OF CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE INTEGRATION
OF CONTACTLESS CHIP IN THE U.S.
PASSPORT
Abstract of
Document Version
2.0
26 April, 2004
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Table of Contents
1.1 Introduction: 3
1.2 Background: 3
1.3 Summary of the TDIS Passport Issuance Process 4
1.4 The Contactless Chip 5
1.4.1 Data to be Stored on the Chip 5
1.5 The Passport Document 6
1.6 The Impact Upon GPO EP Book Assembly 7
1.7 The Impact on the TDIS Passport Issuance Process 8
1.7.1 Toppan Printer Changes: 8
1.7.2 Internal Controls 8
1.8 Impact of Electronic Passport on Amendments and Endorsements 8
1.8.1 Passport Amendments: 8
1.8.2 Passport Endorsements: 9
1.9 Impact of Mailing of Issued Chip Passports to Customers 9
1.10 The Use of the Chip Passport 9
1.11 The Use of PKI Light Technology to Secure Data on the Chip 10
1.12 Software Development 10
1.12.1 New Critical Requirements 10
1.12.2 Process Integration Points 10
1.12.3 Travel Document Issuance System Software Development Areas 12
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ABSTRACT CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE INTEGRATION
OF CONTACTLESS CHIP IN THE U.S. PASSPORT
Version 2.0
April 26, 2004
1.1 Introduction:
The Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (DOS/CA), in cooperation with
its partners at the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) and the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), plans to implement a new version of the
United States passport that will contain an embedded Integrated Circuit (IC)
contactless chip. The chip will be used to store additional data on the passport that
cannot be stored in the conventional OCR-B machine-readable zone. The new
technology will enhance the security of the passport and will facilitate the movement
of travelers at ports of entry. Initially, the new passport will be issued on a limited
scale in late 2004 or early 2005. All newly issued full-validity United States passports
are expected to have embedded chips by the end of calendar 2005. This document
describes the concept of operations to integrate a chip in the passport and use of that
document at ports of entry.
1.2 Background:
Section 303 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002
(Enhanced Border Security Act) requires that nations whose citizens are allowed to
enter the US under the provisions of the Visa Waiver Program must have a program in
place by October 26, 2004 to “incorporate biometric and document authentication
identifiers that comply with applicable biometric and document identification
standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.”
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), through a series of meetings
during the last two years, has developed a set of specifications that involve the
inclusion of an electronic chip in passports to which would be written both the facial
image and biographic data of the bearer. This is the same data currently found on the
data page of a passport.
Including IC chips in passports could provide the border inspection community with a
tool that could have significant security benefits and could speed the movement of
travelers through border inspection processes.
While the United States is not mandated to comply with the requirements of section
303 of the Enhanced Border Security Act, it appears desirable for the U.S. to commit
to a comprehensive program to incorporate this new technology into the U.S.
passport. Doing so will:
• Ensure the continued international acceptability and interoperability of
the U.S. passports;
• Recognize that VWP participant states, which will be required to
change their passports for travel by their nationals to the US, will be
likely to impose reciprocal requirements on Americans traveling to
their nation;
• Improve the security of the US passport and help strengthen U.S.
border security by allowing the Department of Homeland Security to
focus its efforts on travelers (Americans and otherwise) with less
secure travel documents.
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Consistent with principles of international reciprocity, the United States intends to
adhere to these same requirements. Therefore, the United States’ electronic passport
will be designed to comply with the specifications of ICAO Document 9303, Part I
and its technical reports and annexes relating to advanced storage media for use in
passports. As such, the passport will include a full digital image of the passport
bearer stored on an IC chip and will incorporate the use of the ICAO Logical Data
Structure which prescribes the placement of data on the chip. The data stored on the
chip will be secured with a digital signature using a light version of PKI technology as
prescribed by ICAO.
The Under-Secretary of State for Management has authorized DOS/CA to pursue the
concept of integrating a contactless chip in the United States passport and to comply
with ICAO requirements regarding the use of this advanced storage medium to store a
digital, biometric full facial image along with currently captured bio-data onboard the
chip.
1.3 Summary of the TDIS Passport Issuance Process
The Travel Document Issuance System-PhotoDig (TDIS-PD) was developed for the primary
purpose of increasing the physical security of the U.S. passport and improving the issuance
process. TDIS-PD provides the capability to digitally scan passport photographs and to
digitally print images of photographs in passports. Each of the sixteen passport issuance
locations has its own TDIS-PD system that is based upon local area network PC technology
and automates, to a great extent, many of the previously manual production functions. The
local agency systems are linked via a Wide Area Network capability. The introduction of the
steps necessary to personalize the new electronic passport should minimize changes to the
TDIS-PD system to the extent possible.
The processing flow for a passport application depends on how the application enters
the production system. Applications are identified as Lockbox, Mail-in, or Counter
applications. There are eight processing stations; each application must be processed
through some or all of the stations.
Mail-in applications are processed at every station. Counter applications are not
processed through Mail Open or cashier. Instead, for Counter applications, these two
functions are combined into Counter Cashier. Other than this slight difference, Mail-
in and Counter applications follow the same processing flow. Lockbox applications
are initially handled by an independent contractor, and therefore skip Cashier and
Data Entry. Image Capture is combined with Lockbox/Mail Open function for
Lockbox applications. The figure below provides a diagram of the three processing
flows.
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1.4 The Contactless Chip
ICAO has specified the use of contactless chips as the advanced storage medium, for
use in passports, for storing additional information (including a digital photo and
related biometrics images of the applicant). The chip and its antenna array will reside
on the passport. The chip will be ISO/IEC 14443, part 1 – 2 compliant, Type A or B
with a minimum storage capability of 64 kilobytes. The microprocessor will be
ISO/IEC 7816-4 compliant and will require specific command sets to communicate
with a chip reader. The data stored on the chip will follow the file structure
prescribed by ICAO in its Logical Data Structure (LDS) for use with Machine-
Readable Travel Documents. Despite the type of chip and array selected, it is
essential that all operations of the microprocessor and the antenna array are
compatible and can be read with chip readers at ports of entry.
The chip will have the ability to store large amounts of data, minimum of 64
kilobytes, including a digital facial image of the bearer’s photograph. Each chip will
have its own unique control number that can be used to associate the chip with the
passport document.
In order to be read on a globally interoperable basis, ICAO identified the chip
command sets and related specifications necessary to ensure that all chips can be read
by all readers that will be used at international borders.
1.4.1 Data to be Stored on the Chip
The data stored on the IC chip will include all of the data currently stored in the
Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) of the passport, as well as a full digital facial image
of the bearer and the passport application number. Following digital signing of the
data to be written to the chip, the digital signature will also be written to the chip. The
data records to be stored in the chip will be stored in the format and structure as
prescribed in the Technical Report on the LDS as prescribed by ICAO. Conformance
to the LDS specifications will ensure global interoperability to read the document and
will maximize download speeds when reading data from the chip.
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The data elements from the Visual Zone and MRZ portion of the data page that will
be stored on the chip include:
• The document code (e.g. “P” for passport)
• The Issuing State
• Name of the Bearer
• Passport Number
• Date of Birth
• Sex
• Date of Expiry
• Place of Birth
• Date of Issue
• Issuing Authority
• Check Sum
• Passport Application Number
• Full digital image of the passport photograph
A facial recognition template of the facial image will not be stored on the chip at this
time. Passport endorsements that are printed in the back of the passport will not be
stored on the chip.
1.5 The Passport Document
There are two aspects to the new electronic passport book design: configuration of the
document structure sufficient to support the inclusion of a contactless chip/antenna
array and incorporation of new physical security re-design of the document. Although
there is some cross-over, it is important to note that the integration of a chip array in
the passport is the primary objective of this project, while the re-design of the passport
artwork and physical security features are desirable but not critical objectives. It is
desirable that the re-design of the passport be completed concurrently with chip
integration to provide added security enhancements to the passport and to physically
distinguish between the new chip passport and the current conventional design. The
re-design of the passport and addition of new security features and a new tint pattern
(American Icon Series) will only occur if they do not interfere with the goal of
integrating a chip in the passport. A functional requirements document will specify
the features of the physical security re-design of the document.
• The Government Printing Office (GPO) will continue to manufacture the
passport book.
• The chip/antenna array will be inserted in the inside back cover by GPO.
Alternative locations of a free-standing plastic card sewn into the book, and
insertion in the middle pages of the book will be considered only if no way is
found to protect the chip in the back cover.
• The Toppan printer will still be used
• Personalization of the passport will be performed at the TDIS Quality Control
station vice the Toppan printer.
• The chip passport must function over its ten-year validity.
• The passport book inventory control number will now also serve as the
passport number.
The passport will retain its present configuration with a paste-down end sheet, binding
strip and coated cloth cover with a minimum of 24 or 48 pages. The data page is
currently on the inside front cover. GPO plate layout dictates a preference for a 24/48
page basic book. There is room in the present UNO binding machine for an
additional page to be inserted if needed by either chip insertion or design
considerations. As part of the passport re-design, an effort will be made to relocate
the passport data page from its current location on the inside front cover, to the first
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separate page of the passport. This change will permit the book to be expanded to a
28 or 52 page document.
Chip structure is the unknown that will affect document design. Chip inlays can be
incorporated into the back cover in a number of ways: sewing in a flexible/durable
plastic sheet between the end leaf and cover; pre-gluing to either the inside back cover
or the inside back end leaf; incorporation into or on an enlarged binding strip, or by
being incorporated into the cover at manufacture. The physical size of the chip, in
particular thickness, the location of the chip in the back cover and the size and
orientation of its antenna are other major factors. Adhesive strength and durability
will play a major role in the success of the chip passport. Information and testing of
these concepts will be required.
The ability of the embedded chip array to remain functional over the useful life of the
passport is crucial to the performance of the document. The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) has been employed to conduct durability tests.
Two aspects to testing:, what abuse is done, and how to measure the degradation as a
result of the abuse test, will form the basis for testing the documents. .
A second class of abuse, that of intentional damage or resistance to fraud attack, has
no written test methods. The resultant chips in books will be subject to every
physical, chemical, thermal and electronic attack that can be developed.
Durability, chip structure and physical location of the array must be confirmed and
resolved through this testing.
1.6 The Impact Upon GPO EP Book Assembly
GPO will fabricate the passports and provide them to the DOS for personalization.
The integration of a chip in the passport will change GPO production and control
operations. It will be imperative to determine the mechanical changes to the GPO
book binding operations. It is imperative that GPO investigates alternative adhesives
that are water-insoluble and are capable of forming permanent bonds between paper,
cloth and various types of plastic.
Incoming chips will have to be checked to determine that they are operational chips
and not damaged on arrival at GPO. Outgoing chip-enabled passports will have to be
checked to ensure that each book contains an operational chip unharmed by the
process of inclusion in the passport. At this point, it may be possible to realize stock
control, inventory, and counting functions not possible with chipless books.
For some time, GPO will be required to produce current passports for DOS/CA in
addition to passports with chip inlays. GPO will balance production to meet the
required production demands for each type of book as the transition to the new
passport and from the current document occurs.
Regardless of the chip inlay structure, all waste must be disintegrated and the chip
destroyed. The use of current disintegrators at passport agencies will be sufficient to
destroy the chip, either by crushing it or tearing the antenna structure to pieces. In
any event nothing usable must survive. The reference to incineration, the chip is
silicon, which will not burn, but the chips electronic properties will be destroyed in
fire. The antenna will likely be comprised of aluminum or copper. Neither metal will
be employed in recoverable quantities. It is expected that the EP Book Cover vendor
will specify appropriate destruction and disposal methods should the current process
be unusable for potential security or safety reasons.
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1.7 The Impact on the TDIS Passport Issuance Process
The new chip passport business processes will remain similar to our current processes
but some changes will be needed. CA plans that:
(cid:131) All domestic passport-issuing facilities will continue to:
o Receive blank passports from the Government Printing office;
o Use Toppan printers;
o Test the MRZ zone of the personalized passport
(cid:131) All domestic passport-issuing facilities will be capable of:
o Loading bio-data and facial image on the IC chip;
o Personalize the passport at the Quality Control Station
o Having the data on the chip digitally signed via link to a signing
authority;
o Testing and reading the bio data and image on the loaded RF chip.
With minor exceptions possibly in fee handling and recording and the quality control
function, implementation of the chip passport should not change the passport issuance
processing steps at mail open, data entry, cashiering, scanning/image capture, image
review, and name check. At some point in the future, when chip books are returned to
passport agencies for replacement, passport specialists processing replacement
passport cases should be provided with chip readers to validate the data and image
stored on previously issued intelligent passports as part of the adjudication process.
The software design for writing data to the chip at QC must prevent de-linking of the
physical and electronic data sets on any particular book, (e.g. the electronic data does
not match the printed data). It is possible that proper linking could be verified and
assured in an automated, electronic way that will ensure production quality and will
assist the QC operator. Writing to the chip at QC will require a redesign of the QC
workstation and processing steps to implement the chip write/read process while
ensuring best practices and efficiency of the function.
1.7.1 Toppan Printer Changes:
DOS/CA requires that the current passport personalization process change as little as
possible. Nevertheless, the addition thickness to the passport book resulting from the
addition of a chip inlay and the relocation of the data page to the first separate page of
the passport will require some adjustments to the Toppan printer. Also, the re-design
of the passport to include a new tint pattern (American Icon Series) will require
evaluation of the edge detection sensor on the printer.
1.7.2 Internal Controls
The chip passport can offer additional ways to safeguard blank passports by using the
RFID technology. The Government Printing Office (GPO) will associate the chip
serial number to the passport inventory control number during the book fabrication
process. This will facilitate use of the chip technology to account for passports during
various internal control processes. Furthermore, the chip should facilitate registering
books to agency inventories, distributing books to book print, returning books to
inventory, and in accounting for the destruction of spoiled books. These internal
controls options will be evaluated during this project.
1.8 Impact of Electronic Passport on Amendments and Endorsements
The implementation of the chip passport will directly affect the policy and methods
for amending passports and providing passport endorsements that limit or explain the
use of the passport.
1.8.1 Passport Amendments:
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A decision has been made that chip passports will not be amended, at least for the
beginning of the project. New passports will be issued in cases requiring amendments
of previously issued passports.
1.8.2 Passport Endorsements:
Passport endorsements are often written on the back inside cover of the passport to
notify the border control authorities of an individual’s reason for travel. With the chip
passport, endorsements will continue to be printed, particularly for the benefit of
border control authorities who will need to visually observe the endorsements. The
passport with the chip embedded in the back cover may preclude the ability to write
endorsements in that location. This will have to be evaluated. If printing on the back
cover is not feasible, PPT may need to rethink the positioning of written
endorsements. Since most immigration officers are accustomed to looking in the back
of the passport for endorsements, endorsements could be placed as close to the back
of the book as possible. Although endorsements will continue to be printed in the
U.S. passport, endorsement data will not be written to the chip.
1.9 Impact of Mailing of Issued Chip Passports to Customers
It has been recently alleged that the irradiation systems (E Beams) used by the United
States Postal Service (USPS) might have a severe and negative effect on IC chips.
Any chip coming into contact with the E beam may be destroyed. DOS/CA will need
to investigate this issue and will possibly need to change its mailing policy for
customers in the metropolitan Washington area and any other area where USPS
employs this system. DOS/CA must evaluate the possibility that the USPS sorting
machines may cause undue damage to the IC passport. DOS/CA may need to change
the size of its mailing envelopes to ensure that they by-pass the mechanical mail
sorters or are hand sorted. DOS/CA must also evaluate the additional weight of the
chip inlays in the book in order to project possible increases in mailing costs.
DOS/CA will evaluate the need to protect the books during mailing (possibly by
lining the envelopes with foil) to protect the chip from malicious “skimming” of
personal data through the envelope
1.10 The Use of the Chip Passport
The chip passport will be read at United States borders as well as foreign ports of
entry. Currently, document readers at ports-of-entry capture the biographical
information (e.g., last name, first name, middle initial, date-of-birth, nationality,
gender, document number) contained on the machine-readable zone of travel
documents or that data is keyed-in manually. With the deployment of chip-embedded
documents, passport book readers should have the capability to read all of the
biographical data contained in the machine-readable zone and the biographical and
biometric data contained in the contactless chip. The concurrent reading of data from
the MRZ and the contactless chip would allow the inspector to retrieve this
information one time, thereby reducing the time necessary for separate read
transactions. Border inspection processes might also wish to procure full-page
readers that perform bit-map comparisons of data pages that will also conduct reads of
the MRZ and the contactless chip concurrently. It is anticipated that the U.S. passport
will utilize passive authentication and open access to reading the data on the chip. It
is anticipated that with the rollout of chip passports, the passport book reader
community will respond to the marketplace demands for hardware that will meet
these purposes.
Because the Enhanced Border Security Act requires U.S. Visa Waiver Program
countries to comply with ICAO requirements to have passports that contain a full
digital image of the face, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have to
read the facial image contained on the chip in the United States passport and conduct
facial recognition matching with the live image of the bearer of the passport.
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Although this scenario is yet-to-be-determined by DHS, it will probably require one-
one matching of the facial image with bearer with the stored photo and one-few
matching against a DHS watch list. DOS/CA should work with DHS to test the
reading and facial recognition matching of the image contained in the chip and ensure
that the U.S. passport can be read and facial images matched as optimally as possible
by DHS.
The EP will also need to endure the physical abuse that the document might receive in
the use of the document by border inspectors. Specifically, the hand stamping of
entry/exit stamps in the passport must be considered a threat to the durability of the
chip. DOS/CA will conduct durability testing on the document. Because some
passports seen at borders will contain chips and others will not, an international
symbolic identifier that will permit the bearer to know that he/she has a chip passport
will be necessary. It is belivied that, particularly in the transition to the new chip
documents, bearers might be directed to specific inspection lanes that are set up for
the reading of chip passports by the use of this international symbol.
1.11 The Use of PKI Light Technology to Secure Data on the Chip
ICAO has specified that the data loaded to IC passports must be digitally signed for
protection from alteration and abuse. This means that a private key must be used to
sign the data and a public key is used to decrypt the data. ICAO has also suggested
that the distribution of public keys used by all countries can be best managed by
sending all public keys to ICAO, where they can be pulled down from an ICAO
server designated for that purpose.
Prior to the issuance of a passport, each passport issuance location will prepare the
data that needs to be digitally signed. That data message will be transmitted in an
encrypted state to the Certificate Authority in Washington. The data will be hashed,
signed and returned to the issuance agency in an encrypted packet. A code
corresponding to the public key needed to read the data will be sent with the signed
data. Appropriate internal controls information regarding the signed data including
the date/time of signature, etc, will have to be maintained on the CA Server. The
actual signed data can reside on the agency database for a reasonable period of time to
facilitate re-issues. Data needed for re-writes will require a new digital signature.
The signed data message will not be permanently archived to PIERS. Instead, only
the unsigned issuance data and the code for the corresponding public key will be
archived onto PIERS.
1.12 Software Development
Software development will be required to the current passport issuance system (TDIS)
in order to integrate the new production and issuance control functions associated
with the chip passport. Changes to the existing TDIS infrastructure will be preserved
to the extent possible in order to meet the project deadline and to minimize costs.
1.12.1 New Critical Requirements
• Systems must continue to support application processing and passport issuance
of the new passport while pursuing productivity improvements
• Systems must support personalization and management of IC Embedded
Passports with high levels of security and data integrity
• Systems must support 24x7 service levels as passport data will be integral to
DHS entry/exit solutions
• Systems developed should support open, standards-based technology and
avoid proprietary approaches where possible (ref. ICAO/NTWG)
1.12.2 Process Integration Points
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Supporting an IC Enabled Passport will lead to system changes in the Travel
Document Issuance System (TDIS) as well as accompanying systems (PIERS,
PRISM, MIS, PLOTS). For example, TDIS will need to change to support biometric
related processes including:
• Enrolment
• Template Creation
• Identification
• Verification
The diagram below illustrates some potential process changes that will lead to system
changes.
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Applicant Applies for Passport Do forms need changes based on
Should archived PRISM Customs, INS, DHS data needs?
images be enrolled in FR
db? If so, what is an Application Do forms need more boxes to allow
acceptable matching rate? Method? for ICR/OCR capabilities?
Should photo standards be more
stringent to ensure more accurate
recognition once in FR db?
App Mailed to Agency
Does LB need App at Mellon App Directly at Counter D sc o a n a n g e e r n s c t y o c o en u s n u te re rs t h n a e t e p d h d o e t s o k c an
changes to allow be enrolled if in expedite conditions?
for rejection of Receive at Receive Receive at
photo? Mellon Standard Mail Counter Should a Live Capture station be an
option if photo needs to be redone
and time is an issue?
Post Funds Open Mail Cashier
Should NT finger print authentication
be added to increase security in
accessing cash drawers?
Image Capture Cashier at
Counter
What system steps need to be added
behind the sceens to enroll photo
into FR db?
What steps need to be added to
Image Review validate enrollement, and to allow user
to enroll manually if errors occur?
Do Customs, INS, and DHS require any
Enter Data additional data to be entered?
Should a check of the FR db be added
in the future? How should one to one
Conduct matches and one to many matches be
NameCheck handled?
How will adjudication be affected if FR
Adjudicate db hits need to be reviewed?
Print Book Should the printer be modified to
include chip writing capability? Does
QC need to be re-written to ensure
that chip has been written to correctly?
How do changes in the ppt book affect
Should we verify that the the printer/qc modules?
m sp e o c i h le a d n i b s o m o u k s s e w d o to rk d s e w s i t t r h o y Control Quality of Book Do we need to save a copy of what is
the chip? written to the chip in the db?
Do we need a way to handle
destroying a chip and rejections/spoils
of book?
Should the policy change so that
ammendments and endorsements
require a new book (if chip can only be
written to once, how do updates
Do we need to consider PO occur?)
handling of book (durability of Deliver Book to
book, exposure to ... Applicant How should renewals that contain
amendments be handled?
Diagram 1: TDIS Process Flow with Biometric Integration Points
1.12.3 Travel Document Issuance System Software Development Areas
Travel Document Issuance System:
Preliminary review of the process integration points illustrated above, along with
assessment of the information and data needs, leads to an early indication of the
functionality necessary to support issuance of an IC Enabled Passport. Initial
application elements to consider for software development include:
• Photo scanning and assessment (for suitability)
• Photo enrollment
• Photo matching (verification)
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• Photo matching (identification)
• Logical Data Structure (LDS) Preparation
• CRC and PKI generation and assignment
• LDS Writing
• LDS Verification
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APPENDIX B EP Book Cover Material Specification
B.1 Specifications for Property 20678-4
Blue Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
General Requirements
Suitable for use as a cover for U.S. passports; able to accept heat stamping of
imitation gold foil; running on the Uno automatic binding line. Stock will be used in
air-conditioned pressroom maintained at 24 ±2 oC and 45 ±8 percent relative humidity
Specific Requirements
PROPERTY REQUIREMENT METHOD
Composition Shall be 100% cotton fabric coated with pyroxylin, Mfg'r's technical data
acrylic, polyurethane, or other non-migratory resin sheet / spectroscopy /
Method A
Thickness Average, inch (±10%) 0.014 ASTM D1777
(mm) (0.35)
Weave Drill 2 / 1 Method A
Weight Average finish cloth, oz/yd2 (g/m2) ±10% 10 (340) T-410
Minimum base cloth, oz/yd2 (g/m2) 5 (170)
Thread count Per in2 (cm2) 100 (40) ASTM D3775
Breaking Minimum Warp / Filling, lb/in 80 / 50
strength (kN/m) (14 / 8.8)
ASTM D5035
Porosity Minimum, seconds 15 T-460
Gloss (75o) Maximum, percent 20 ASTM D3218, sec 13
Fade Maximum color deviation, before and after 1.0 ASTM G155, Table
resistance fading after 170 hours, DE(CIELAB) X3.1, Cycle 11
Surface and Shall be soft and pliable but not oily; surface shall not Method B
coating crack when bent sharply. The back surface shall be
receptive to a water-based polyvinyl acetate emulsion
adhesive used to bond the end sheet. The top surface
shall withstand the lamination process. When
stretched, the surface coating shall show no defects
Color Topside shall be flag blue to match (L*=27.3 T-515,
established standard. a*= 0.1 T-524
AND b*= -7.0) TIS 0804-04
Color deviation Maximum, DE(CIELAB) 1.0 Note (1)
Finish Shall be uniform and have an embossed skiver pattern Method A
Size Average sheet, inches (mm), 7-1/16 by Method A
tolerance +1/16" (2 mm) 15-7/8
AND (182 by and
403)
Trim Cloth shall not fray when trimmed Method C
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Specifications for Property 29455-1 or 20678-4
Blue Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
Curl The fabric shall lie flat and have sufficient stiffness to Method D
feed properly on the Uno automatic passbook binding
line
Ply Shall be single ply Method A
Grain (Warp) Shall be in the long direction ASTM D299
Blocking The fabric shall not stick together Method E
Testing and References
Testing shall be conducted in accordance with cited methods. ASTM method is
available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428 or through the website: http://www.astm.org/. Test
methods designated T-XXX or TIS may be obtained from TAPPI 15 Technology
Parkway S, Norcross, GA 30092 or at the website: http://www.tappi.org/
Note (1): Color testing conditions and metrics are as follows: CIELAB color space,
Illuminant D65, 10o observer and specular component in. The L*, a*, b* values have
been provided for information only.
Method A: Visually assess the composition, weave, finish and ply against the
established standard. Report as OK or Unacceptable.
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Specifications for Property 29455-1 or 20678-4
Blue Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
Method B: Lamination:
Method C: Use an appropriate scaled measuring implement. Report results to the
nearest millimeter (1/16"). Report as Equal or Not equal.
Method D: Assess during the use of the stock. Material shall run, print and accept
hot stamping satisfactorily. Report as OK or Unacceptable.
Method E: Press 2 pieces of fabric between newsboard for a period of 24 hours.
Observe for blocking. Report as OK or Unacceptable.
Qualified Products
All products shall conform to the above specification requirements. In order for a brand
name to be included in the Qualified Products List (QPL) below, it must have been
qualified prior to the issuance of the specification. The brand name product shall meet
all specification requirements for qualification. For qualification testing/evaluation, the
sample set described below in the sample requirement paragraph is required.
Awards will be predicated on the use of a product listed below or on a product, which
prior to the time set for opening of bids, has been tested and approved. Once the
product is accepted for the QPL, it need not be retested for a 3-year period unless the
brand name (product) characteristics have been changed.
The following brand name product is on the QPL for this property:
ICG Holliston No. 32007281481
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B.2 Specifications for Property 27533-6
Maroon Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
General Requirements
Suitable for use as a cover for U.S. passports; able to accept heat stamping of
imitation gold foil; running on the Uno automatic binding line. Stock will be
used in air-conditioned pressroom maintained at 24 ±2 oC and 45 ±8 percent
relative humidity.
Specific Requirements
PROPERTY REQUIREMENT METHOD
Composition Shall be 100% cotton fabric coated with pyroxylin, Mfg'r's technical
acrylic, polyurethane, or other non-migratory resin. data sheet /
spectroscopy /
Method A
Thickness Average, inch (±10%) 0.014 ASTM D1777
(mm) (0.35)
Weave Drill 2 / 1 Method A
Weight Average finish cloth, oz/yd2 (g/m2) 10 (340) T-410
±10% 5 (170)
Minimum base cloth, oz/yd2 (g/m2)
Thread count Per in2 (cm2) 100 (40) ASTM D3775
Breaking Minimum Warp / Filling, lb/in 80 / 50
strength (kN/m) (14 / 8.8)
ASTM D5035
Porosity Minimum, seconds 15 T-460
Gloss (75o) Maximum, percent 25 ASTM D3218, sec
13
Fade Maximum color deviation, before and 1.0 ASTM G155, Table
resistance after fading for 72 hours, DE(CIELAB) X3.1, Cycle 11
Surface and Shall be soft and pliable but not oily; surface shall Method B
coating not crack when bent sharply. The back surface
shall be receptive to a water-based polyvinyl
acetate emulsion adhesive used to bond the end
sheet. The top surface shall withstand the
lamination process. When stretched, the surface
coating shall show no defects.
Color Topside shall be maroon to match (L*=30.1 T-515,
established standard. a*= 7.3 T-524
AND b*= 3.8) TIS 0804-04
Color Maximum, DE(CIELAB) 1.0 Note (1)
deviation
Finish Shall be uniform and have an embossed skiver Method A
pattern.
Size Average sheet, inches (mm), 7-1/16 by Method A
tolerance +1/16" (2 mm) 15-7/8
AND (182 by and
403)
Trim Cloth shall not fray when trimmed.
Method C
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Specifications for Property 27533-6
Maroon Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
Curl The fabric shall lie flat and have sufficient stiffness Method D
to feed properly on the Uno automatic passbook
binding line.
Ply Shall be single ply. Method A
Grain (Warp) Shall be in the long direction. ASTM D299
Blocking The fabric shall not stick together. Method E
Testing and References
Testing shall be conducted in accordance with cited methods. ASTM method is
available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor
Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 or through the website:
http://www.astm.org/. Test methods designated T-XXX or TIS may be
obtained from TAPPI 15 Technology Parkway S, Norcross, GA 30092 or at the
website: http://www.tappi.org/
Note (1): Color testing conditions and metrics are as follows: CIELAB color
space, Illuminant D65, 10o observer and specular component in. The L*, a*,
b* values have been provided for information only.
Method A: Visually assess the composition, weave, finish and ply against the
established standard. Report as OK or Unacceptable
Method B: Lamination:
.
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Specifications for Property 27533-6
Maroon Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
Method C: Use an appropriate scaled measuring implement. Report results to
the nearest millimeter (1/16"). Report as Equal or Not equal.
Method D: Assess during the use of the stock. Material shall run, print and
accept hot stamping satisfactorily. Report as OK or Unacceptable.
Method E: Press 2 pieces of fabric between newsboard for a period of 24
hours. Observe for blocking. Report as OK or Unacceptable.
Qualified Products
None
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B.3 Specifications for Property 18846-8
Black Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Passports
All specifications and requirements the same as for B.1 except for color
and maximum percent of Gloss (25)
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B.4 Specifications for Property
Green Woven Cloth Material for U.S. Travel Documents
All specifications and requirements the same as for B.1 except for color
and maximum percent of Gloss is between 20-25.
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APPENDIX C – COVER SIZING
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15 l l
15/16
7 l l
3/16
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Appendix D Characteristics for Reader/Writers for
Personalization System Test Kit
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ICAO Recommendations from ICAO Technical Report: Biometric Deployment of
Machine Readable Travel Documents, Technical Report Version 2.0 (draft 2) dated
5 May 04
• The T=CL protocol shall be fully supported.
• The total time from placing the book on the reader to when the transaction is completed shall
be less than 11 seconds for reading or writing 32KB of data.
• The reader/writer shall quickly determine access type (i.e. active vs. passive).
• The reader/writer shall have a visual indication that it is on and functioning.
• The reader/writer shall not read an EP more than 10cm away.
• The reader/writer shall support a rate of 424 kbps (kilobits per second).
• The connection between the reader/writer and PC, or PC type equipment shall be USB 2.0 or
Firewire.
• The reader/writer shall be configured to immediately attempt to re-establish a
session with a chip/antenna if the transaction has not successfully completed.
• Once a transaction has completed, the reader/writer shall be configured to attempt further
transactions until the chip/antenna has been removed from the field and re-presented.
Additional Desired Reader/Writer Characteristics
• Physical Characteristics
♦ Form Factor
o Dimensions shall not exceed 30cm in length, width, or height
o Weight shall not exceed 7kg
♦ Power (Input Voltage) – 100 – 240 VAC +/- 10%
♦ Hardware Interfaces
o USB 2.0 or Firewire required handling all EP scanning and chip
read/write communications between the device and the host PC.
• Functional Characteristics
Full-page multi-function readers capable of reading the EP data page, MRZ, and the
embedded IC .
♦ Interoperability
o Support for ISO/IEC 14443
(cid:131) Type A and Type B
o Automatically detect, read and write to both Type A and Type B chips.
o IC reader will be able to personalize chip while EP is inserted in the
device for Full Page scanning, regardless of location of the chip within
the EP book.
o Ability to send ISO 7816 commands or chip-proprietary commands
directly to the chip while in contact with the reader (not limited to
specific API calls).
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(cid:131) Reader API needs to emulate these ISO 7816 type commands,
or allow for direct passage of these commands through the chip
reader interface:
o Create Dedicated File
o Create Elementary File
o Select Dedicated File
o Select Elementary File
o Write Binary
o Read Binary
(cid:131) A non-ISO 7816 command that will be required, and may be
chip-specific will be ‘Lock Chip’ to assure that no more data
can be written to chip – this must also be allowed to pass
directly through the chip reader interface.
(cid:131) Support for ‘Active’ authentication of the chip must be
provided. If U.S. uses ‘Active’ authentication, Quality Control
must verify that the chip can be unlocked using the prescribed
method – which will require another set of ISO 7816 or
proprietary commands, which may include:
o Get Challenge
o Verify
o Authenticate (External or Internal)
♦ Scan Capability
o Resolution – minimum 300dpi full color scan, this matches the
resolution of the printed EP
o Image format – bitmap or tiff common format for high quality
inspection
o Size of Scanned Image – minimum of 1000 pixels wide by 600 pixels
high
o Once placed in reader device, document shall remain stationary
without human support so as to enable reliable chip reading/writing
and providing Quality Control personnel with the flexibility required to
perform all required tasks.
♦ Document Authentication
o Printed MRZ Check
(cid:131) OCR MRZ characters – provide access to returned values
(cid:131) Recommended: verify MRZ against ICAO specifications for
printed MRZ (spacing, skew, alignment)
(cid:131) Recommended: ability to verify location of all data page fields
– ability to set thresholds to assure that each value and label is
printed in it’s defined zone on the page
(cid:131) Provide Cropped Photo of Applicant from Full Page Scan
o Illuminations
(cid:131) Full Color – to be displayed as visual data page on screen while
book is in reader
(cid:131) Additional illuminations may include:
o Ultraviolet (UV) – enables testing of any relevant UV
marks or inks
o Infrared – assurance against tampering or unwanted
marks on the document
♦ Application
o Software Developer’s Kit
(cid:131) API - Allow for customized application development on a host
PC that will enable the functionality expressed in this document
and desired by Passport Systems for Quality Control purposes.
(cid:131) Include the following documentation
o Developer’s Guide
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o User’s Guide
o Sample Code utilizing API calls
♦ Windows 2000 device driver, driver availability for future OS upgrades
within Windows or another platform
• Security Features
♦ Tamper Resistance
Provide a locking mechanism for the device housing to prevent unauthorized
manipulation of the internal device hardware.
• Deployment
♦ Maintenance plans to be delivered with devices projecting:
o Hardware upgrades
o Firmware upgrades
o Chip Reader upgrades
o Driver upgrades
o Any other required maintenance (lens cleaning, tuning, etc)
♦ Configuration Guides and Troubleshooting Support required for setup
• Warranty
♦ Industry standard warranty against defects in materials and workmanship from date of
shipment.
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Appendix E: GLOSSARY
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Authentication Use of a defined cryptographic procedure
to
determine the genuineness of an entity
Authenticity A genuine property inherent to an entity
CA Consular Affairs; A division of the US
Department of State whose mission is to
‘administer laws, formulate regulations
and implement policies relating to the
broad range of consular services
provided to American citizens abroad.’
CA also issues Visas to aliens desiring to
enter the US and passports to American
citizens.
Certificate Authority An body that guarantees the authenticity
of a the public keys for digital signatures.
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) A CRL is a time-stamped list, signed by
the CA, identifying canceled certificates.
CLIN A contract line item number (CLIN) is
the number that identifies a specific
deliverable of a contract.
Common Criteria The Common Criteria is a catalog of
criteria for the certification and
evaluation of information technology
systems.
ConOps Concept of Operations. A high level
requirements document that provides a
mechanism for users to describe their
expectations of the target system in terms
that need not be quantifiable and
testable..
COTS Commercial of the shelf (COTS) is a
product that is a commercialized
commodity.
CRC A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is a
commonly utilized form of error
detection code (EDC) for the protection
of data.
DHS The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is the new consolidation of 22
formerly disparate domestic agencies
tasked with protecting the homeland for
terrorist aggression.
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Digital signature Based upon asymmetric cryptographic
algorithms, a digital signature is used to
confirm the authenticity of an electronic
document.
DoS The US Department of State is the
government body tasked with promoting
US interests abroad through diplomacy.
DPA Differential Power Analysis (DPA) is a
class of attacks that allows cryptanalysts
to remove secret keys and compromise
the security of smart cards and other
cryptographic devices by examining their
power use.
EEPROM EEPROM (electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory) is
user-modifiable read-only memory that
can be erased and reprogrammed (written
to) repeatedly through the application of
higher than normal electrical voltage.
EF Elementary File
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) The discharge of built up of electrostatic
energy
Enhanced Border Security Act A response to the terrorist attacks of 9-
11, this bill orders all pertinent agencies
to combat illegal border crossings by
foreign nationals.
EP An electronic passport (EP) is a passport
with an integrated circuit (IC) contactless
chip embedded in it.
EP Book Cover EP book cover is an inlay containing an
ISO 14443 Type A-compliant contactless
chip and antenna assembly and adhered
to specified passport cover stock (fabric).
It is the size of the current US passport
cover.
EP Book Cover Sheet A sheet of three EP Book Covers in a
three-up configuration.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) The Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) codifies policies for procurement
of supplies and services by executive
agencies.
Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Formulated by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), the Federal
Enterprise Architecture (FEA) is a
business-based framework designed to
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aid the Federal Government in becoming
more citizen-based, result-oriented, and
market-centered.
FFP Firm Fixed Price
Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) The Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) ,
addressed in 41 Code of Federal
Regulations (CRF), dictates the statutory
requirements and Executive branch
procedure for travel by those authorized
to travel at the expense of the Federal
Government.
FR Facial Recognition
GPO The US Government Printing Office
(GPO) is the government organization
tasked with distributing official
information from each of the three
branches of the US government.
GSA The US Government Service
Administration (GSA) is an organization
devoted to providing proven and efficient
business tools to other government
entities.
IAW In Accordance With
IC An integrated circuit (IC) is a
microelectronic computer circuit built-in
a chip or semiconductor.
ICC Integrated Circuit Card. ISO uses the
term to encompass all those devices
where an integrated circuit is contained
within an ISO ID1 identification card
piece of plastic.
ICAO The International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) promotes security
and understanding via cooperative
aviation regulation.
IEC The International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) is the clearinghouse
for standards in all areas of
electrotechnology.
Inlay An inlay shall consist of an ISO 14443
Type A or Type B compliant
chip/antenna assembly embedded in
protective material.
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INS The Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) was the government
agency that handled immigration and
nationality matters for foreign nationals
entering the US. It was recently
absorbed into DHS.
ISO The Geneva based International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) is
a network of national standards institutes
for 147 countries working to realize
standards solutions that meet both
business requirements and serve the
broader needs of society.
KB kilobyte
Key Management All administrative functions as they
relate to the generation, dispersion,
storage, modernization, demolition and
addressing of cryptographic keys.
LDS A logical data structure (LDS) defines
that manner in which a user is presented
with data.
MCU Micro-Controller Unit
MIS Management Information System
MRZ The machine-readable zone (MRZ) is the
area of a passport page where machine
readable data is stored.
NIST A division of the US Department of
Commerce, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) is
responsible for the standardization of
information technology on the national
level.
NTWG ICAO’s New Technology Working
Group
OCR Optical character recognition
Open System Hardware and/or software systems that
use open standards.
OTP One time programmable
PC Polycarbonate
PC Personal computer
PET Polyethylene terephthalate
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Pilot An operational field test of the entire EP
system and its associated processes.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a
security system which provides digital
signatures, encryption and secure web
access.
PVC Polyvinylchloride
QC Quality control
RAM Random access memory (RAM) is a type
of volatile memory that loses its contents
in the absence of power.
Random Number Generator (RNG) A program that generates a series of
numbers at random such that each
number is selected independently of any
of the other numbers in the series.
RF Radio Frequency. With reference to ICs,
it is a chip that is powered by transmitted
radio waves.
ROM Read-only memory (ROM) is a non-
volatile memory whose contents cannot
be altered.
SDK Software Development Kit
SPA Simple Power Analysis (SPA) is a
simpler form of the DPA attack that does
not necessitate statistical examination.
SOW Statement of Work
TDIS The Travel Document Issuance System
(TDIS) is utilized by DoS/CA to
efficiently issue travel documents to US
citizens.
TOR Task Order Request
Transport Key The transport key is a key that locks the
chip while it is being shipped.
Consequently, if somebody breaks into
the truck and steals the chips, they are
not in possession of valid chips. We
anticipate loading transport keys into the
issuance system in order to enable
personalization of the inlays.
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USPS United States Postal Service (the US Post
Office)
Volatile memory A type of memory that preserves its
contents only as long as it is supplied
with power.
VWP The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows
citizens of specific nations to travel to
the United States for tourism or business
for 90 days or less without acquiring a
visa.
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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER RATING PAGE OFPAGES
UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700) DO- 1 |
2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.
SEALED BID (IFB)
GPO-EP2004 6/21/04
x NEGOTIATED (RFP)
7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)
US Government Printing Office
732 North Capitol and H Streets, NW
Room A340 – Stop MMP
Washington, DC 20401
NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations “offer” and “offeror” mean “bid” and “bidder”
SOLICITATION
9. Sealed offers in original and 4 copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the
depository located in Room b104, until _3:00 pm___ local time _
CAUTION  LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions
contained in this solicitation.
10. FOR A. NAME B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS
INFORMATION ➨ Name AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.
Albertha M Broadnax 202 512-0966 abroadnax@gpo.gov
CALL:
11. TABLE OF CONTENTS
((cid:57)) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) ((cid:57)) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)
PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES
X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM I CONTRACT CLAUSES
B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.
C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
D PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS
F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS
G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS
H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD
OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)
NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within _____ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the
offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the
designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.
13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT 10 CALENDAR DAYS 20 CALENDAR DAYS 30 CALENDAR DAYS CALENDAR DAYS
➨
(See Section I) % % % %
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE
(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the
SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents
numbered and dated):
15A. NAME CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN
AND OFFER (Type or print)
ADDRESS
OF
OFFEROR
15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE 17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE
AREA CODE NUMBER EXT. ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE
- ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN
SCHEDULE.
AWARD (To be completed by Government)
19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION
22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN 23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM
COMPETITION: (4 copies unless otherwise specified)
10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)( )
24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE
26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE
(Signature of Contracting Officer)
Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (U.S. GPO)
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Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs
ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED) PASSPORT
COVERS
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B1 Services and Prices/Costs
B1.1
The Offeror shall perform this contract on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and
Material (T&M), and cost reimbursable basis, at prices at or below those stated in
Section B of this contract, and in accordance with FAR 16.500 and other sections of
this contract and this Delivery Order.
B1.2
This is a firm-fixed price contract except for CLIN 0004, which is Time and Materials
(T&M), and CLIN 0009, which is cost reimbursable. Offerors must submit a proposal
for all items for the entire life of this contract. Therefore, a price must be proposed
for each CLIN for the life of this contract. Multiple awards are anticipated, but a
single award is possible.
B2
In order to be considered for contract award, Offerors must propose prices for
all CLINS. It is understood that, with respect to those CLINS defined as
MANDATORY, the Government will purchase at least the minimum prescribed
amount from contract awardees. However, the Government reserves the right to
process a mixture of products from multiple awardees to add up to a maximum
total described under each CLIN. OPTIONAL CLINS will be evoked at the
Government’sdiscretion.
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B3: SERVICES AND PRICE/COST
Base Period
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0001 Personalization System Test 7 Kits (with 5 EA $ $
Kit – Type A or B compliant inlays per Kit)
(See C7.1 Testing Material
and C7.1.1 Personalization
System Test Kit)
MANDATORY
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0002 Electronic Passport (EP) 700 EP Book EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for Test Cover Sheets
Book Production - ISO (2100 EP Book
14443 Type A or B compliant. Covers where 1
Book Covers shall be maroon Book Cover
(See C7.1 Testing Material Sheet equals 3
and C7.1.2 EP Book Cover Book Covers)
Sheets for Test Book
Production.)
MANDATORY
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0003 IC Reader/Writers for GPO 1 - 50 EA $ $
(See C7.3, Readers for GPO)
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0004 Technical Support (See C7.5 Est. EA $ $
Technical Support) 80 – 4000 hrs.
MANDATORY
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
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0005 Electronic Passport (EP) 1 –6,000 EP EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for SIA Book Cover
Pilot –ISO 14443 Type A or B Sheets (3 – 18,
compliant. Book Covers shall 000 EP Book
be maroon (See C7.2 EP Book Covers)
Cover Sheets with Embedded
Inlays) 6,000 – 12,000
EP Book Cover
Sheets (18,000 –
36,000) EP
Book Covers)
12,000 – 20,000
EP Book Cover
Sheets (36,000 –
60,000 EP Book
Cover Sheets
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0006 Electronic Passport (EP) 1,000 to EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for 1 million EP
Domestic Agency Pilot and Book Cover
Full Agency Deployment – Sheets
ISO 14443 Type A or B
compliant. Multiple Cover 1 million to 2
Sheet colors as directed by the million EP Book
government (See C7.2 EP Cover Sheets
Book Cover Sheets with
Embedded Inlays) 2 million to 3
million EP Book
Cover Sheets
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
0007 Adhesive (Testing and SIA Sufficient EA $ $
Pilot) (See C7.4 Adhesive) quantity of
MANDATORY adhesive to
attach EP Book
Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN: 0002,
and 0005
spoilage. Under
current
production
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conditions, one
gallon of
adhesive will
produce 1500
three-up cover
strips
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
0008 Adhesive (for Domestic Sufficient EA $ $
Agency Pilot and full agency quantity of
deployment) (See C7.4 adhesive in 55-
Adhesive) gallon drums to
attach EP Book
OPTIONAL Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN 0006
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
0009 Travel As Needed EA $ $
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
00010 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(5 years) (See C6 Warranty)
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
00011 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(10 years) (See C6 Warranty)
OPTIONAL
Option Year One
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
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1003 IC Reader/Writers for GPO 1 - 50 EA $ $
(See C7.3, Readers for GPO)
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
Description of Price Price
Issue
1004 Technical Support Est. EA $ $
80 – 4000 hrs.
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
1006 Electronic Passport (EP) 1,000 EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP
Production ISO 14443 Type Book Cover
A or B compliant. Multiple Sheets
Book Cover Sheet colors as
directed by the Government 1 – 2.5 million
EP Book Cover
OPTIONAL Sheets
2.5 – 3.5 million
EP Book Cover
Sheets
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
1008 Adhesive (for full Sufficient EA $ $
production) quantity of
adhesive in 55-
OPTIONAL gallon drums to
attach EP Book
Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN: 1006
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
1009 Travel As Needed EA $ $
OPTIONAL
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Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
10010 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(5 years)
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
10011 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(10 years)
OPTIONAL
Option Year Two
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
2003 IC Reader/Writers for GPO 1 - 50 EA $ $
(See C7.3, Readers for GPO)
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
Description of Price Price
Issue
2004 Technical Support Est. EA $ $
80 – 4000 hrs.
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
2006 Electronic Passport (EP) 1,000 EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP
Production –ISO 14443 Type Book Cover
A or B compliant. Multiple Sheets
Book Cover Sheet colors as
directed by the Government 1-2.8 million EP
Book Cover
OPTIONAL Sheets
2.8 – 3.8 million
EP Book Cover
Sheets
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
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Issue
2008 Adhesive (for full Sufficient EA $ $
production) quantity of
adhesive in 55-
OPTIONAL gallon drums to
attach EP Book
Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN: 2006
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
2009 Travel As Needed EA $ $
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
20010 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(5 years)
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
20011 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(10 years)
OPTIONAL
Option Year Three
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
3003 IC Reader/Writers for GPO 1 - 50 EA $ $
(See C7.3, Readers for GPO)
OPTIONAL
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Quantity Unit Unit Extended
Description of Price Price
Issue
3004 Technical Support Est. EA $ $
80 – 4000 hrs.
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
3006 Electronic Passport (EP) 1,000 EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP
Production –ISO 14443 Type Book Cover
A or B compliant. Multiple Sheets
Book Cover Sheet colors as
directed by the Government 1 –3.1 million
EP Book Cover
OPTIONAL Sheets
3.1 – 4.1 million
EP Book Cover
Sheets
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
3008 Adhesive (for full Sufficient EA $ $
production) quantity of
adhesive in 55-
OPTIONAL gallon drums to
attach EP Book
Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN: 3006
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
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3009 Travel As Needed EA $ $
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
30010 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(5 years)
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
30011 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(10 years)
OPTIONAL
Option Year Four
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
4003 IC Reader/Writers for GPO 1 - 50 EA $ $
(See C7.3, Readers for GPO)
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
Description of Price Price
Issue
4004 Technical Support Est. EA $ $
80 – 4000 hrs.
OPTIONAL
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
4006 Electronic Passport (EP) 1,000 EA $ $
Book Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP
Production ISO 14443 Type Book Cover
A or B compliant. Multiple Sheets
Book Cover Sheet colors as
directed by the Government. 1 – 3.4 million
EP Book Cover
OPTIONAL Sheets
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3.4 – 4.4 million
EP Book Cover
Sheets
Quantity Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description of Price Price
Issue
4008 Adhesive (for full Sufficient EA $ $
production) quantity of
adhesive in 55-
OPTIONAL gallon drums to
attach EP Book
Cover to inside
end page
material for
identified
quantity of book
covers ordered
in CLIN: 4006
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
4009 Travel As Needed EA $ $
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
Issue
40010 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(5 years)
OPTIONAL
Estimated Unit Unit Extended
CLIN Description Quantity of Price Price
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Issue
40011 Extended Warranties As Needed EA $ $
(10 years)
OPTIONAL
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Section C – Specifications/Statement of Work
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO)
STATEMENT OF WORK
ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED) PASSPORT
COVERS
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Table of Contents
C1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................52
C1.1 EP Program Background.............................................................................................................52
C1.2 Electronic Passport (EP) Materials To Be Procured....................................................................53
C1.2.1 General.............................................................................................................................53
C1.2.2 Proposals..........................................................................................................................53
C1.2.3 Test Passport Evaluations................................................................................................53
C1.2.4 Assembly of Test Passports by GPO...............................................................................54
C1.2.5 Testing of Passports.........................................................................................................54
C1.2.6 Passport Covers with Embedded Inlays for Special Issuance Agency (SIA) Pilot
Testing.........................................................................................................................................54
C1.2.7 Field Testing of SIA Pilot Passports................................................................................54
C1.2.8 Future Purchases..............................................................................................................54
C1.3 Electronic Passport (EP) Program Description............................................................................55
C1.3.1 General.............................................................................................................................55
C1.3.2 Phase I Preparation for EP Pilot Issuance........................................................................55
C1.3.3 Phase II EP Pilot Issuance and Preparation for Full Agency Deployment.......................56
C1.3.4 Phase III Full Agency Deployment (Deployment of EP to All Domestic Passport
Agencies).....................................................................................................................................56
C2 PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVE.................................................................................57
C3 PROCUREMENT SCOPE..........................................................................................57
C4 DELIVERABLES.......................................................................................................57
C4.1 Base year.....................................................................................................................................58
C4.1.1 Personalization System Test Kit (CLIN 0001)................................................................58
C4.1.2. EP Book Cover Sheets for Test Book Production (CLIN 0002).....................................58
C4.1.3 Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 0003).............................................................................58
C4.1.4 Technical Support (CLIN 0004)......................................................................................58
C4.1.5 EP Book Cover Sheets for SIA Pilot (CLIN 0005)..........................................................58
C4.1.6 EP Book Cover Sheets for Domestic Agency Pilot and Full Agency Deployment
(CLIN 0006)................................................................................................................................58
C4.1.7 Adhesive (Testing and SIA Pilot) (CLIN 0007)..............................................................58
C4.1.8 Adhesive (Domestic Agency Pilot and Full Agency Deployment) (CLIN 0008)............59
C4.1.9 Travel (CLIN 0009).........................................................................................................59
C4.1.10 Extended Warranties (CLIN 00010 and CLIN 00011)..................................................59
C4.2 Option Year 1..............................................................................................................................59
(11) The Offeror shall provide specified equipment, supplies, materials and technical support
needed for option year 1:.............................................................................................................59
C4.3 Option Year 2..............................................................................................................................59
C4.4 Option Year 3..............................................................................................................................59
C4.5 Option Year 4..............................................................................................................................60
C5 DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE...................................................................................60
C6 WARRANTY..............................................................................................................60
C7 REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................61
C7.1 Testing Materials.........................................................................................................................61
C7.1.1 Personalization System Test Kit......................................................................................61
C7.1.2 EP Book Cover Sheets for Test Book Production....................................................................62
C7.2 EP Book Cover Sheets with Embedded Inlays............................................................................62
C7.2.1 EP Book Cover Physical Characteristics.........................................................................63
C7.2.2 Inlay.................................................................................................................................63
C7.2.3 EP Book Cover Testing & Inspection..............................................................................69
C7.3 Reader/Writers for GPO..............................................................................................................73
C 7.3.1 GPO Reader/Writer Requirements.................................................................................73
C 7.3.2 GPO Reader/Writer Related Data Requirements............................................................74
C7.4 Adhesive......................................................................................................................................75
C7.5 Technical Support.......................................................................................................................75
C7.6 General Requirements.................................................................................................................75
C7.6.1 Changes in Deliverable Design or Characteristics...........................................................75
C7.6.2 Delivery Preparations to Government or Authorized Agent............................................75
C7.6.3 Manufacturing Consumables...........................................................................................76
C7.6.4 Manufacturing..................................................................................................................77
C7.6.5 Miscellaneous..................................................................................................................77
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C8 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES.......................................................................78
C9 KEY PERSONNEL.....................................................................................................78
C9.1................................................................................................................................Project Manager 78
C9.2..................................................................................................................Senior Scientist/Engineer 79
C9.3..................................................................................Senior Scientist/Engineer “Adhesive Expert” 79
C9.4.........................................................................................................Journeyman Scientist/Engineer 80
C9.4 Software Systems Engineer.........................................................................................................80
APPENDIX A Electronic Passport (EP) Concept of Operations..................................81
APPENDIX B EP Book Cover Material Specification................................................82
APPENDIX C Sizing Specification for EP Cover........................................................83
APPENDIX D Characteristics for Reader/Writers for Personalization System Test
Kit 84
APPENDIX E Glossary...............................................................................................85
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C1 INTRODUCTION
C1.1 EP Program Background
The Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (DoS/CA), in cooperation with its
partners at the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), intends to implement a new version of the United States
passport. The new passport will contain an embedded contactless Integrated Circuit (IC)
with an antenna assembly and will be identified in this document as an Electronic
Passport (EP). The new technology is expected to enhance the security of the passport
and facilitate the movement of travelers at ports of entry. It is anticipated that the new
passport will initially be issued on a limited scale by late 2004 (Pilot implementation). It
is expected that all newly issued, full-validity, United States passports will have
embedded inlays (IC/antenna assembly in a protective plastic envelope) by the end of
calendar 2005.
The need for a new passport is driven by Section 303 of the Enhanced Border Security
and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Enhanced Border Security Act), which requires that
nations, whose citizens are allowed to enter the United States under the provisions of the
Visa Waiver Program, must have a program in place to “incorporate biometric and
document authentication identifiers that comply with applicable biometric and document
identification standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO).”
ICAO has determined that contactless IC technology is the only acceptable technology
for global interoperability. Therefore, no other storage technology will be considered for
the U.S. EP initiative. Through a series of meetings during the last two years, ICAO has
developed a set of recommendations that include writing both the digital facial image and
biographic data of the bearer on an IC. This is the same data currently found on the data
page of the U.S. passport.
Inclusion of IC/antenna assemblies in passports should provide the border inspection
community with a tool of significant security benefits that can speed the movement of
travelers through border inspection processes.
While the United States is not mandated to comply with the requirements of section 303
of the Enhanced Border Security Act, it is desirable for the U.S. to commit to a
comprehensive program to incorporate this new technology into the U.S. passport. Doing
so will:
• Ensure the continued international acceptability and interoperability of the U.S.
passports;
• Recognize that Visa Waiver Program (VWP) participant states, which will be
required to change their passports for travel by their nationals to the U.S., will be
likely to impose reciprocal requirements on Americans traveling to their nation;
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• Improve the security of the U.S. passport and help strengthen U.S. border security
by allowing the Department of Homeland Security to focus its efforts on travelers
(Americans and otherwise) with less secure travel documents.
Consistent with principles of international reciprocity, the United States intends to adhere
to these same requirements. Therefore, the United States Electronic Passport will be
designed to comply with the recommendations of the ICAO, Document 9303, Part I and
its associated technical reports and annexes relating to advanced storage media for use in
passports. As such, the passport will include a full digital image of the passport bearer
stored on an IC and will incorporate the use of the ICAO Logical Data Structure which
prescribes the placement of data on the IC. The data stored on the IC will be
authenticated with a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based digital signature as
recommended by ICAO.
The Department of State (DoS) Under-Secretary of State for Management has authorized
the DoS Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) to pursue integrating a contactless IC/antenna
assembly in the United States passport and to comply with ICAO recommendations
regarding the use of this advanced storage medium to store a digital, biometric full facial
image along with currently captured bio-data onboard the IC.
C1.2 Electronic Passport (EP) Materials To Be Procured
C1.2.1 General
GPO will procure materials that will be used in its fabrication of the new United States
EP. These materials include IC/antenna assemblies embedded in inlays adhered to
passport book cover material, contactless IC reader/writers, adhesive, technical support
and approved travel by awardees during the life of the procurement. This procurement
will be a full and open competition subject to the Buy American Act for one base year
plus four option years.
C1.2.2 Proposals
Offerors responding to this Request for Proposal (RFP) will submit technical and cost
proposals as well as three samples of their offered IC/antenna configurations for review.
As part of their cost proposals, Offerors shall certify their compliance or noncompliance
with the terms of the Buy American Act. The required samples are to serve as tools for
the technical evaluation team to better visualize the offered concept. These samples will
not be tested as part of the evaluation. GPO may elect to make an award to multiple
Offerors based upon the top-ranked technical, cost, and past performance proposals.
Offerors who fail to submit samples as part of their proposal will not be considered for
contract award.
C1.2.3 Test Passport Evaluations
Following award, GPO will exercise CLIN 0001 to each of the awardees in order to
obtain required Personalization System Test Kits (see C4.1.1). When notified of the
award, within one business day, awardees will be required to submit, by secure overnight
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delivery, the Personalization System Test Kits. The readers in the kit need to permit the
writing and reading of the passports for test purposes. The reason for the early receipt of
readers and SDKs is to permit the IC/antenna test teams to begin to set up a write/read
capability to evaluate the test passports described below (see C1.2.4).
C1.2.4 Assembly of Test Passports by GPO
Within ten days of contract award, the awardees will be required to submit three-up
contactless IC embedded inlays adhered to compliant cover material (CLINs 0002) (see C
4.1.2). GPO will incorporate these three-up EP Book Cover Sheets, plus an appropriate
amount of adhesive (CLIN 0007), into test passport books, using the GPO UNO passport
production equipment. This will determine the ability of the offered product to be
integrated into the GPO passport book manufacturing process.
C1.2.5 Testing of Passports
A specified number of test passports, fabricated to include EP Book Covers from each
Offeror, will be subjected to a pre-determined battery of physical durability, security,
electronic, and interoperability tests as described in C7.2.3. This test regimen is expected
to take approximately 20 work days.
C1.2.6 Passport Covers with Embedded Inlays for Special Issuance
Agency (SIA) Pilot Testing
Based on the results of the testing conducted upon the test passports, GPO will determine
to which awardees it will exercise CLIN 0005 (see C4.1.5) to supply passport cover
material with embedded inlays for the purpose of producing passports for the Special
Issuance Agency pilot. If more than one awardee’s products pass the testing regimen,
GPO may elect to exercise CLIN 0005 to more than one awardee. The awardees of this
CLIN will be required to submit this material to GPO within 40 days after receipt of
order. Upon receipt of the cover material with embedded inlays from each Offeror, GPO
will fabricate passport books on the UNO production line. These maroon cover, Official
passports will be the first U.S. electronic passports issued for actual use in travel by
employees of the U.S. government.
C1.2.7 Field Testing of SIA Pilot Passports
While bearers of Official EPs can reenter the U.S. at any border location, it is envisioned
that the DHS will establish a pilot border control station at two locations; Dulles
International Airport (Washington) and at Los Angeles International Airport, where EP
bearers can use their passports for entry into the United States. Information relating to
the physical and electronic performance of the SIA Pilot EPs will be collected. If for
some reason this test cannot be established during the allotted testing period, the DoS
may choose to establish a program whereby it can recall passports from volunteers who
have been issued EPs in order to examine the physical and electronic performance of the
passports.
C1.2.8 Future Purchases
Under the terms of this contract, GPO has the right to place orders for deliverables in any
quantity, to any of the awardees, at any time. Furthermore, GPO is not obligated to order
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any quantities beyond the minimum quantities prescribed in this contract. It is GPO’s
intention, at its discretion, to make multiple awards to Offerors whose covers with
embedded inlays, when integrated into passport books, have been determined to meet the
technical and business needs of both GPO and the DoS. GPO plans to make a high
volume purchase of book covers with inlays from one awardee and lower volume
purchases of book cover inlays from the other awardees. Purchased quantities associated
with this distribution will be made at the discretion of GPO.
C1.3 Electronic Passport (EP) Program Description
C1.3.1 General
To meet CA’s ambitious implementation milestones, program risk will be minimized
with a carefully controlled multi-phased effort shown in Figure1. This figure (EP
Program Overview) illustrates the tiered alignment of the integrated components:
• Three defined and partitioned implementation phases
• Inlay and book cover order and delivery dates
• Critical milestones and decision points
• Definition and implementation of an acquisition strategy
• System development, testing, and upgrades
• Pilot initial implementation
• Full scale “roll out” implementation
• Management oversight and system engineering support
C1.3.2 Phase I Preparation for EP Pilot Issuance
The goal of the first implementation phase is to ensure issuance of an EP, which meets
the stated security and durability requirements by late-December 2004. To successfully
meet this milestone, a number of tasks must be accomplished by DoS including procuring
EPs from GPO that meet CA requirements and developing/modifying the relevant
systems and subsystems necessary for the Pilot implementation.
The procurement related deliverables due during Phase I include (Note: days are work
days):
• Personalization System Test kit delivered one day after contract award.
• EP Book Covers for testing the EP book ten days after contract award.
• Reader/Writers for GPO ten days after contract award.
• EP Book Covers for the SIA Pilot forty days after order.
• Adhesive in sufficient quantity to adhere the EP Book Cover to the end sheets due
date of Book Cover deliveries.
• Technical support as needed. Technical support services may be utilized on an on-
call basis at any time throughout the duration of this contract.
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C1.3.3 Phase II EP Pilot Issuance and Preparation for Full Agency
Deployment
This second phase has two goals:
• Conduct Pilots
o SIA Pilot: Issuing the EP at SIA to meet the December 2004 deadline
o Domestic Agency Pilot: Issuing the EP to U.S. citizens at a single,
domestic passport agency no later than Spring 2005
• Prepare for Full Agency Deployment
o Collect relevant performance metrics and technical data
o Learn as much as possible from the limited issuance to assure success
during full implementation
The SIA Pilot will be an operational field test of the entire EP system and its associated
processes, including book production and EP issuance, conducted at SIA in Washington,
DC. The pilot will involve issuance of Official United States passports (maroon-cover
passports) that will be issued to U.S. Government personnel.
As a well-controlled, systematic operational field test, the SIA Pilot will assure success
while providing sufficient operational data to properly evaluate the system design and
processes and will ensure proximity to the EP PMO staff and system designers.
The Domestic Agency Pilot will extend the operational tests by issuing the EP to U.S.
citizens no later than Spring 2005. The lessons learned from the SIA Pilot will be
incorporated into the Domestic Agency Pilot.
The procurement-related deliverables due during phase II include:
• Additional EP Book Covers forty working days after order
• Additional Readers/Writers for GPO as needed
• Adhesive in sufficient quantity to adhere the EP Book Cover to the end sheets
• Technical support as needed. Technical support services may be utilized on an on-
call basis at any time
C1.3.4 Phase III Full Agency Deployment (Deployment of EP to All
Domestic Passport Agencies)
The third phase of the EP Program starting in late spring 2005 will introduce the issuance
of durable and secure EPs to each of the remaining domestic issuance agencies with the
goal of issuing all new passports (more than eight million annually) as EPs by the end of
December 2005.
The procurement related deliverables due during phase III include:
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• Additional EP Book Covers forty working days after order.
• Additional Readers/Writers for GPO as needed
• Adhesive in sufficient quantity to adhere the EP Book Cover to the end sheets
• Technical support as needed. Technical support services may be utilized on an on-
call basis at any time.
PPHHAASSEE II PPHHAASSEE IIII PPHHAASSEE IIIIII
(cid:131)DEVELOP SYSTEM & (cid:131)RUN PILOTS (cid:131)FULL DOMESTIC AGENCY
SUBSYSTEMS (cid:131)EVALUATE PILOTS DEPLOYMENT
(cid:131)PREPARE FOR PILOTS (cid:131)MODIFY SYSTEMS
(cid:131)PREPARE FOR DOMESTIC
AGENCY DEPLOYMENT
B B D O S O H E O O E L K K E I V T T C E E S O R S F T V O E I E P N R R G DE F L O I R V C E S O R I V A E E P P R I L S B O O T OK C D D O O E V M I L S E E I S R V S U S E T A R I T N C O E C A P G E G B P B E O O Y N O F C K O Y R D C IM E O P L V L I E V E R E M S R E F E N O P T R A B F T O U I O O L K L N SCALE
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JUN AUG OCT DEC FEB APR JUN AUG OCT DEC FEB APR JUN AUG OCT DEC
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DEFINE & IMPLEMENT
ACQUISITIONSTRATEGY PILOTS:
•6 MONTHS TOTAL DURATION
•DATA COLLECTION
CONTINUOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT •ONGOING PERFORMANCE
& TESTING ANALYSIS
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT: PLANNING DOCUMENTS: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT:
• • • • • C C C G C A O A A PO N P S IN T T M T R E O E E A G R C R I T N A O G T R E C S D O M PR M O I C T E T S E S E TEAMS (IPT) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) B P C S SY Y R U O S S O S N T T I G O N E E R P E M M A S S S M S R P C E P E Q A L C S U A I E I F N R IC EM TI E O N N T S S (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) A P I S R I M C O F L Q P P U O L U R T E I C S D M E I E T E S F I N E O IN T L N I A E T S C T I T I O T R O I N O A N T N S E P T G L R Y A A N TEGY (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) (cid:131) R D T I I F M P A E E E T P S C S Q T E L I I U G L N E M I N I M R G T I O N M V I A E N N C A N T E E I L L I T N T E N U I A O T R D G D T S R I A I N I I V I N T O N N G A G I T N G O L A E I M N I N N R D V O D A T O N T E T L I I A E T O V C M O N E H R D C N I O N C IC O G A A R C L D O I S N N U T A P R T P A I O O C R N T T ORS
Figure 1. EP Program Overview.
C2 PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVE
This procurement will lead to the introduction of a new U.S. Passport, an internationally
interoperable EP compliant with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO). (1)The EP shall have an International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) 14443 Type A or Type B contactless IC/antenna assembly embedded in its back cover. The
use of this new U.S. Passport is described in Appendix A (Abstract of Concept of Operations for the
Integration of Contactless Chip in the U.S. Passport).
C3 PROCUREMENT SCOPE
This RFP consists of possible multi-Offeror, multi-option procurement of specified
equipment, supplies, materials and technical support needed to develop and implement a
new, internationally interoperable EP.
C4 DELIVERABLES
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The primary items to be procured in this contract are sheets of book covers for the EP.
Each EP book cover consists of an inlay containing an ISO 14443 Type A or Type B
compliant contactless IC/antenna assembly adhered to passport book cover stock. Book
cover sheets consist of three book covers per sheet (Three up configuration). The cover
fabric and cover size are described in Appendix B and Appendix C, respectively.
C4.1 Base year
C4.1.1 Personalization System Test Kit (CLIN 0001)
(2)The Offeror shall provide a Personalization System Test kit (as described below in
C7.1).
C4.1.2. EP Book Cover Sheets for Test Book Production (CLIN 0002)
(3)The Offeror shall provide EP Book Cover sheets for producing books for Official
Passports. These Passports will be used for book and personalization system testing. EP
Book Cover sheets are described in C7.2. The cover color of the books will be maroon.
C4.1.3 Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 0003)
(4) The Offeror shall provide IC Reader/Writers for GPO as specified in section C7.3, IC
Reader/Writers for GPO
C4.1.4 Technical Support (CLIN 0004)
(5) The Offeror shall provide Technical Support as described in section C7.5. On call
technical support for duration of this contract. The support that may be called upon
includes:
Senior Scientist/Engineer 1
(cid:131)
Senior Scientist/Engineer 2 “Adhesives Expert”
(cid:131)
Journeyman Scientist/Engineer
(cid:131)
Software Systems Engineer
(cid:131)
C4.1.5 EP Book Cover Sheets for SIA Pilot (CLIN 0005)
(6)The Offeror shall provide EP Book Cover sheets for the SIA Pilot EP. Book Cover
Sheets are described below in C7.2. The cover color of the books will be maroon (for
official passports).
C4.1.6 EP Book Cover Sheets for Domestic Agency Pilot and Full Agency
Deployment (CLIN 0006)
(7)The Offeror shall provide EP Book Cover sheets for Domestic Agency Pilot and Full
Agency Deployment. EP Book Cover sheets are described below in C7.2. Color will be
specified at time of order. Multiple colors may be ordered (blue, maroon, black, green).
C4.1.7 Adhesive (Testing and SIA Pilot) (CLIN 0007)
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(8)The Offeror shall provide adhesive (as described in C7.4) to attach EP Book Cover to
inside end page material sufficient for identified quantity of book covers for Book testing
and SIA pilot plus spoilage.
C4.1.8 Adhesive (Domestic Agency Pilot and Full Agency Deployment)
(CLIN 0008)
(9) The Offeror shall provide adhesive (as described in C7.4) to attach EP Book Cover to
inside end page material sufficient for identified quantity of book covers for Domestic
Agency Pilot and Full Agency Deployment plus spoilage.
C4.1.9 Travel (CLIN 0009)
Travel is associated with Technical Support.
C4.1.10 Extended Warranties (CLIN 00010 and CLIN 00011)
(10)The Offeror shall provide extended warranties for five years and ten years for inlay
operation against physical and electronic failures.
C4.2 Option Year 1
(11) The Offeror shall provide specified equipment, supplies, materials
and technical support needed for option year 1:
(cid:131) Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 1003)
(cid:131) Technical Support (CLIN 1004)
(cid:131) EP Book Cover Sheets for Full Production (CLIN 1006)
(cid:131) Adhesive (for full production) (CLIN 1008)
(cid:131) Travel (CLIN 1009)
(cid:131) Extended Warranties (CLIN 10010 and CLIN 10011)
C4.3 Option Year 2
(12) The Offeror shall provide specified equipment, supplies, materials and technical
support needed for option year 2:
(cid:131) Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 2003)
(cid:131) Technical Support (CLIN 2004)
(cid:131) EP Book Cover Sheets for Full Production (CLIN 2006)
(cid:131) Adhesive (for full production) (CLIN 2008)
(cid:131) Travel (CLIN 2009)
(cid:131) Extended Warranties (CLIN 20010 and CLIN 20011)
C4.4 Option Year 3
(13) The Offeror shall provide specified equipment, supplies, materials and technical
support needed for option year 3:
(cid:131) Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 3003)
(cid:131) Technical Support (CLIN 3004)
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(cid:131) EP Book Cover Sheets for Full Production (CLIN 3006)
(cid:131) Adhesive (for full production) (CLIN 3008)
(cid:131) Travel (CLIN 3009)
(cid:131) Extended Warranties (CLIN 30010 and CLIN 30011)
C4.5 Option Year 4
(14) The Offeror shall provide specified equipment, supplies, materials and technical
support needed for option year 4:
(cid:131) Reader/Writers for GPO (CLIN 4003)
(cid:131) Technical Support (CLIN 4004)
(cid:131) EP Book Cover Sheets for Full Production (CLIN 4006)
(cid:131) Adhesive (for full production) (CLIN 4008)
(cid:131) Travel (CLIN 4009)
(cid:131) Extended Warranties (CLIN 40010 and CLIN 40011)
C5 DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE
Refer to Section F.
C6 WARRANTY
(15)The Offeror shall provide a ten-year warranty from the date of delivery on the secure
and durable adhesion of its EP book covers to the end page of the EP under normal use.
Defective products will be replaced or refunded as requested by the Government at
Offeror’s expense.
(16) The Offeror shall provide a certification of warranty of a minimum of at least three
years from the date of delivery for operation of the IC/antenna assembly against physical
and electronic failures. (17) The Offeror shall provide two extended warranty options,
five and ten-years from the date of delivery, for operation of IC/antenna assembly against
physical and electronic failures. Defective products will be replaced or refunded as
requested by the Government at Offeror’s expense.
Three up book cover sheets with embedded inlays will be read at multiple stations throughout
the production process. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to produce a three-up inlay with an
IC/antenna that will remain fully functional after passing through the U.S. passport
fabrication process. Fully functional means that the IC communicates and is able to operate
using the requirements within this RFP, specifically being able to read and write the required
data to the IC. If any IC/antenna inlays throughout the production process fail, then that
IC/antenna inlay book cover will be returned for replacement at the Offeror’s expense. If two
or more IC/antenna inlays fail within any three-up configuration, then the entire three-up
inlay will be returned for replacement at the Offeror’s expense.
The Offeror will not be responsible for replacing inlays damaged due to Government
equipment malfunctions or operator errors.
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C7 REQUIREMENTS
Requirements are specified below for the following delivered products and services:
• Personalization System Development/Test Kit
• EP Book Cover Sheets
• Reader/Writers for GPO
• Adhesive
• Technical Support
• General
C7.1 Testing Materials
Inlays are required in each of the two testing-related deliverables described below.
Ideally, these inlays would be identical in form and function to those delivered later in the
program. However, the Government will accept inlays significantly different from those
required in later deliverables. Specifically, the IC’s embedded in these test inlays may
differ in the amount of their Government available EEPROM from those specified in
C7.2. The Operating System (OS) of these early ICs may, in whole or part, reside on
EEPROM, i.e. may be soft-masked. If the OS is soft-masked the minimum Government
available EEPROM shall be 32KB. If the ICs of these deliverables are soft-masked the
Offeror must certify that the IC/antenna assemblies will function identically to those
delivered later for useable EPs.
C7.1.1 Personalization System Test Kit
Provide Personalization System Test kits for GPO testing including preliminary EP
interoperability, personalization and production testing as part of Phase 1 outlined in
section C1.3.2. (18)Each test kit shall include:
• Five Inlays
o The physical format of these test inlays need not be identical to the final
offered inlays in the EP Book Covers required in C.7.2.
o (19) The IC/antenna assemblies provided at this stage shall meet the
appropriate requirements in C7.2 and shall be identical to those embedded
in the EP Book Cover sheets to be delivered later.
o Documentation:
(cid:131) Technical Specification
(cid:131) Command Set Support Documentation
• One Reader/Writer to reliably operate with CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 inlays and
meet the ICAO characteristics specified in Appendix D.
o Software Development Kit (SDK)
(cid:131) Installation Guide
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(cid:131) User Guide
(cid:131) Application Programming Interface (API) Guide
(cid:131) Technical Specification
(cid:131) Sample application source code capable of executing the
commands outlined in section C7.2.2.3 compatible with Microsoft
Visual Studio.
(cid:131) Software utility capable of displaying basic diagnostics from the
IC (e.g. IC serial number, answer to select values, transaction time)
o Windows 2000 Compliant Device Driver
C7.1.2 EP Book Cover Sheets for Test Book Production
(20)The EP Book Cover Sheets for producing books that will be used for book and
personalization system testing shall conform to the specifications of C7.2 except for
Government available EEPROM as described in C7.1 above.
C7.2 EP Book Cover Sheets with Embedded Inlays
The current U.S. Passport book is manufactured in a three-up configuration. (21)
To maintain the current external appearance of the U.S. passport and to minimize
change to the GPO production process, the EP book covers with embedded inlays
shall be delivered with the currently specified cover stock and in the same three
up configuration, i.e. sheets of three-up fabric covered inlays, which are
compatible with GPO’s UNO passport production process.
(22)The EP Book Cover with embedded inlay shall form a monolithic or sealed structure
around the IC/antenna assembly that will provide physical protection including protection
against solvents or chemicals.
(23)The EP Book Cover shall be compatible with the Toppan MP300US printing process
to be used during personalization.
DoS plans to personalize the second page of the EP (the new data page) rather than the
inside front cover which is the current data page of the US Passport. Second page
personalization with the Toppan will require use of a heavier weight paper for the single
four-page book sheet that includes the data page. DoS is also considering maintaining the
number of current weight pages. The EP would then be a 28 or 52 page book where the
current book is either 24 or 48 pages (the difference being the four pages of the single
heavier weight sheet added to the EP). These changes together with the added thickness
of the inlay in the EP cover are expected to affect the Toppan MP300US printing process.
The Toppan is sensitive to both the total book thickness and to the total thickness of the
substrate below the security/personalization foil (for the EP the substrate is the EP cover,
the glued end sheet and the data page). The changes described above will therefore
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require adjustments and modifications to the Toppan MP300US printer as well as specific
consideration of how the EP opens and lays flat on the work table of the printer.
C7.2.1 EP Book Cover Physical Characteristics
(24)The EP Book Cover sheet shall consist of inlays adhered to book cover stock as
specified by GPO and in a three-up configuration (specifications attached as Appendix B
and C).
(25) The total thickness of the EP Book Cover shall be 0.70 mm +/- 10%. This thickness
is specified so that CA’s several hundred Toppan printers can be modified to handle
personalization of the EP without major redesign.
Specifications for book cover fabric are attached as Appendix B, EP Book Cover
Material Specification. The government reserves the right to change these book cover
fabric specifications and/or the security features as required. Alternative book cover
material [including those that are not on the Qualified Product List (QPL)] that is
equivalent or superior to the material specified above may be considered, if the Offeror’s
proposal provides sufficient evidence and proof that it will perform equally or better for
hot stamping, inlay adhesion, and durability.
Specifications of book cover and book cover sheet physical dimensions are attached as
Appendix C, Sizing Specification for EP Book Cover.
(26) Preference shall be given to products that have a very similar look (lie flat when
closed) and feel (have similar flexibility) to that of the current Passport.
(27)Preference shall be given to products with longer than specified life capabilities as
determined by testing.
(28)Preference shall be given to products that will be a ‘best fit’ with minimum negative
impact on current GPO passport book production process and techniques.
(29)Preference shall be given to products that provide protection against threats such as
e-beams used in United States Postal Service (USPS) current/planned mail irradiation
methods.
(30)Preference shall be given to book cover designs where any attempt to dismantle,
attack or remove the embedded inlay from the completed passport will result in the
functional disabling of the IC/antenna assembly and clear physical damage to the book
being shown.
C7.2.2 Inlay
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For proper bonding of the security foil to the second page, the inlay should be smooth
and continuous from the edge of the cover to the stitching of the inside pages.
Additionally, GPO’s experience with prototype EPs suggests that the EP cover inlay
should have a 6 – 8 mm wide channel between the segments making up the front and
back book covers for satisfactory performance (see Appendix C). This information is not
intended to restrict the creativity of providers in inlay/cover design nor to suggest that a
given inlay/cover configuration is preferred. Rather the information is provided to assure
offered products are compatible with the plans of DoS for second page printing.
The following are the appropriate standards, physical, functional and security
requirements that the embedded inlay shall meet.
C7.2.2.1 Inlay Standards
(31)The following international recommendations and standards shall be met, as appropriate:
• ICAO recommendations1:
Document 9303 Part 1, Passport with Machine Readable Capability.
(cid:131)
ICAO Technical Report: Development of a Logical Data Structure (LDS) for
(cid:131)
Optional Capacity Expansion Technologies, ICAO’s description of how Data
must be placed onto the IC of an electronic passport
ICAO Technical Report: Selection of a Globally Interoperable Biometric for M-A
(cid:131)
Identity Confirmation with MRTDs.
Use Of Contactless ICs In MRTDs v3.1
(cid:131)
Security Standards for MRTDs Mar2002
(cid:131)
PKI Digital Signatures For MRTDs v4.0
(cid:131)
Biometrics Deployment In MRTDs v1.9
(cid:131)
• ISO 14443 - Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards - Proximity cards
o Part 2: Radio frequency interface power and signal interface
o Part 3: Initialization and anti-collision
o Part 4: Transmission protocols
• ISO 10373 Identification cards – Test Methods
o Part 1 – General characteristics tests
o Part 3 -Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts and related interface devices
o Part 6- Proximity card
• ISO 7810 – Physical characteristics & Test Methods
• X509 - Certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
• ISO 15408 - Common Criteria
• ISO 17799 - Code of Practice for Information Security Management
1 Latest versions of most of these are available at http://www.icao.int/mrtd/Home/Index.cfm. Those not yet publicly
available will be provided.
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(32)Preference will be given to products in compliance with the Government Smart Card
Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) Version 2.1 published by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST). In cases where ICAO specifications and GSC-IS
V2.1 may conflict, the ICAO specifications will take precedence.
C7.2.2.2 Inlay Physical Characteristics
(33)The inlay shall consist of an ISO 14443 Type A or Type B compliant IC/antenna
assembly embedded in protective material. ICAO has determined that contactless IC
technology is the only acceptable technology for global interoperability. Therefore, no
other storage technology will be considered for the US EP initiative.
(34)The inlay material shall span the entire cover (front and back) of the completed
passport. (35)The IC/antenna assembly shall be positioned in the inlay so that it is located
in the back cover of the completed book.
(36)The IC/antenna shall be placed in the booklet as centrally within the rear booklet
cover as is possible, having regard to maximizing the protection of the IC itself against
involuntary external abuse.
(37)The antenna shall conform to ISO 7810 ID-1 specifications.
(38)The inlay shall be fabricated such that the completed EP book will lie flat when
closed.
(39)The inlay protective envelope shall be of a material that will securely and durably
adhere to the book cover stock and book end sheets so that the finished EP maintains its
physical integrity as well as or better than the current book.
An alternative to the use of an inlay protective envelope that is equivalent or superior in
expected life cycle performance, may be considered, if the Offeror’s proposal provides
sufficient evidence and proof that it will perform equally or better operationally or for
book adhesion and inlay durability.
During the GPO fabrication process, the greatest level of pressure is 44.6 lbs per square
inch. Highest temperature is room temperature. There is very little stress or impact other
than die cutting, which is away from the inlay.
(40)The inlay shall survive temperatures to which it will be exposed during the Toppan
printing process. The heat roller in the Toppan printer reaches temperatures of roughly
175 - 185 degrees Fahrenheit, applied to the data page, which is not the back cover.
(41)The IC/antenna assembly, when integrated into the inlay, shall meet the tolerance
limits for exposure to the various electromagnetic, physical, mechanical effects, etc., as
described in ISO 14443-1.
(42) The Offeror shall certify that the offered inlay is in compliance with the ISO 14443,
parts 2-4.
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C7.2.2.3 Inlay Functional Characteristics
(43) The Offeror shall provide a list (manufacturer and model number) of all readers
known to interface properly and effectively with the offered IC/antenna assemblies
(44)The Offeror shall provide a list (manufacturer and model number) of all readers
known not to interface properly and effectively with the offered IC/antenna assemblies.
(45)IC/antenna assembly shall support 106 kbps (to be compatible with ISO 14443) but
shall also support the higher bit rate of 424 kbps (support of even higher rates such as 848
kbps is highly desirable)
(46)The IC shall be ISO 14443, parts 2-4 Type A or Type B compliant, and must support
anti-collision. Any other proposed or proprietary protocol shall not be used.
(47)IC, prior to being locked, shall support the erasing or deleting of specific data or all
data when commanded by an authorized source.
(48) The Offeror shall provide means against the unauthorized writing to any user
accessible memory prior to being permanently locked at personalization.
(49) IC shall prevent any writing or erasing of data once the IC has been locked.
(50)IC shall support the Minimum Set of Commands as specified in the ICAO LDS
Technical Report: Read Binary and Select File. This is the MINIMUM command set
adopted by ICAO for verification of personalized travel documents
(51)The IC shall support the following additional ISO commands for personalization by
the issuance system:
• Assuming that handshaking is required for use with the transport key:
AUTHENTICATE
VERIFY
GETCHALLENGE
• For preparing the data structure:
SELECTFILE
CREATEFILE
DELETEFILE
• For personalizing the data structure:
WRITEBINARY
READBINARY
READRECORD
WRITERECORD
The Offeror is not required to provide the software for personalization.
(52)The Offeror shall propose a mechanism for permanently locking the memory space
after completion of personalization.
(53)Preference shall be given to proposals utilizing 0.18 micron, or smaller, IC
fabrication technology. The government shall accept a maximum of 0.22 micron
technology.
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(54) Data accessing software must support reading of part of the LDS on request without
reading the whole LDS e.g. read just the facial image in ICAO LDS DG2.
(55) IC shall support the independent selection of Elementary Files (EFs).
Operating System Support
(56)IC/antenna inlay shall have an On-board Operating System as per ISO/IEC Standard
7816-4.
(57)The operating and interpreter systems shall comply with standards made available
throughout the industry including Government Smart Card-Interoperability Specification
(GSC IS) version 2.1. (The intent is to avoid IC specific encoders and readers.)
Micro-Controller/Processor:
• (58)At a minimum ICs shall have an 8-bit processor
• (59)Preference shall be given to proposals providing enhanced processors and
capabilities
• (60)All security functions shall be on a single IC
Memory:
• (61)User accessible memory shall be secure (factory lockable and user lockable),
programmable and non-volatile
• (62)The offered IC shall have a minimum of 64 KiloBytes (KB) of electrically
erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) space available for
Government discretionary use
• (63)The memory shall support random access data retrieval of data elements of
LDS
• (64)The memory shall support 105 read/write cycles without failure or
performance degradation
C7.2.2.4 EP Book Cover Security
EP Book Cover Security
(65)The Offeror shall provide both hardware and software protection against
Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and Simple Power Analysis Attacks (SPA).
(66)The Offeror shall provide seal/protection of the integrated circuit.
(67) The Offeror shall provide complete audit controls on all semiconductors to
include scrap reports and 100% reconciliation.
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The offered IC shall provide:
• General capabilities:
o (68)Hardware and software (logical) tamper-resistance.
o (69)Security/exception sensors such as voltage, frequency, and temperature.
o (70)A design to prevent unauthorized access via hardware and software
security features.
o (71)Auto detection if tamper attempt is made.
• Specific Capabilities:
o (72)Protection against Power line emanations: Minimum information
leakage measure; functional information being leaked out of the power lines
should be at least 50% masked with random power fluctuations.
o (73)Ability to sense input power voltages outside (both over and under) of
its normal operating range. Upon detection of an out of range condition, the
IC shall reset to include overwriting of the random access memory (RAM).
o (74)Ability to sense input frequency outside (both over and under) of its
normal operating range. Upon detection of an out of range condition, the IC
shall reset, to include overwriting of the RAM.
o (75)Ability to sense temperature outside (both over and under) of its
normal operating range. Upon detection of an out of range condition, the IC
shall reset, to include overwriting of the RAM.
o (76)Unique Serial Number stored internally in the IC and not printed on
the surface of the IC or inlay. ICAO is examining the use of universally
unique IC serial numbers.
o (77)A Micro-Controller Unit (MCU) designed to provide a high level of
protection against physical attacks and including specific hardware features to
assist in protection against SPA and DPA attacks.
o (78)Side-channel resistant hardware that protects against power and timing
attacks (today) and electromagnetic emissions attacks (emerging).
o (79)Preference given to IC that are certified at Common Criteria Evaluation
Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ against a Smart Card application ISO 15408
compliant Protection Profile.
o (80)Preference will be given to IC/antenna assembly designs where any
attempt to dismantle or attack the assembly will result in the functionally
disabling the IC/antenna assembly.
EP Book Cover Production Facility Security:
(81) The Offeror shall meet the Prime, EP Book Cover Sheet, and Inlay Production
Facility Related Security Requirements specified in Section J.
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(82)The Offeror shall certify that the commercial off-the-shelf IC production facilities
meets the IC Production Facility Security Requirements specified in Section J.
C7.2.3 EP Book Cover Testing & Inspection
(83)The offered cover sheets with the embedded inlays shall be capable of being integrated with
current passport book components to provide a secure and durable completed EP book that shall
have a minimum useful life of 10 years. For the purposes of testing EP Book Cover durability,
construction and engineering, the government will consider ISO and Common Criteria Smart
Card Security and contact and contactless testing standards as the baseline for EP cover testing.
These methods, procedures and standards might include, but are not limited to those specified in
C7.2.2.1
The selected test methods will be used to evaluate the performance of products from
different manufacturers, with preference being given to products that demonstrate greater
durability based on these test results.
(84)The Offeror shall work with the Government in solving problems that might be
identified in Government testing.
C7.2.3.1 Testing Timeline
There are four testing stages that begin with the certifications provided by the Offerors
and proceed through the duration of the procurement under normal operations. Stage one
is the evaluation of the certifications provided by the Offeror in their proposal that the
Offeror meets prescribed ISO and ICAO standards and recommendations. The second
stage is associated with the initial testing by the Government of the EP Book Covers in
preparation for the pilot to determine how well EP Book Cover Sheets perform in terms
of book fabrication, personalization, and inspection, with special attention on the physical
durability of the EP Book. The third stage is associated with field-testing during the pilot
along with continued laboratory testing of the submitted materials, and the fourth stage
testing is the collection of operational performance data under normal operations of the
fully implemented EP and may include further laboratory work examining the long-term
behavior of the submitted materials.
Stage 1 Testing to be met by Offeror as Part of the Proposal
(85)The Offeror shall provide evidence that its product is durable, interoperable, secure and meets the
applicable standards as part of the proposal. (86)The Offeror shall also provide any evidence of having
tested the offered inlay embedded in book cover as configured in a passport-type document. Evidence
for such tests and associated methods and parameters as found in Section J may be verified by the
Government by requesting either the test results and related information in sufficient detail such that
they can be replicated or the contact point for the certification body that certified the test results.
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Stage 2 Testing in Preparation for Pilot
The Government will conduct the first round of post-award evaluations to determine how
well EP Book Cover Sheets perform in terms of book fabrication, personalization, and
inspection.
GPO Book Fabrication Process Tests
The maroon book cover sheets delivered on day ten after award will be used by GPO to
fabricate Test Books. GPO will observe and record how each Offeror’s product passes
through and performs in the GPO UNO book fabrication process.
Personalization and Inspection Related Tests
DoS will personalize the resulting test books with dummy data observing and recording
the performance of each Offeror’s product in the personalization and inspection
processes. These tests will include:
• Testing the IC/antenna assembly,
• Durability Testing,
• Fraud testing,
• Security testing, and
• Tests of how well the EP works with the Toppan Printer.
Electronic and Functional Lab Tests of IC/Antenna Assembly
As part of evaluating the IC/antenna inlay assembly materials provided for the EP, DoS
will assess the IC/antenna inlay characteristics and/or conduct electronic or functional
testing to complement its durability test procedures. This electronic or functional testing
will utilize a suite of test tools that will model the way the IC/antenna will be
personalized and read in the field. This suite will be used to perform both qualitative and
quantitative tests.
Test Suite and Setup: Tests will be conducted using standard PC hardware running Windows 2000. Test
software will be written using Microsoft Visual Studio. Test hardware will be the reader/writer supplied in
the Test Kits described in section C.7.1.1.
Qualitative tests: Qualitative tests evaluate the core capabilities of the IC/antenna assembly.
These tests include:
• IC tests
o IC responds to the ISO 7816 commands outlined in section C7.2.2.3.
o IC meets memory requirements outlined in section C7.2.2.3.
o IC must be capable of accepting ICAO Logical Data Structure (LDS)
o IC must support reading back and verifying ICAO LDS.
o IC supports independent selection of EFs.
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o IC responds to commands via T=CL protocol.
o IC supports extended data blocks (greater than 30K).
Quantitative tests: Quantitative tests will evaluate load and stress induced responses of the
IC/antenna assembly. These tests include:
• IC tests
o Measure transaction time to write ICAO standard LDS to the IC in 32KB
and 64KB instances. Transaction times shall not exceed those outlined in
section C.7.4.
o Measure transaction time to read ICAO standard LDS from the IC in
32KB and 64KB instances. Transaction times shall not exceed those
outlined in section C.7.4.
Durability Lab Tests of EP Book
As part of evaluating the durability of the EP Book Cover in Stage 2, the DoS through
NIST will conduct durability testing. The durability testing will be used to evaluate
offered designs.
The testing planned during this stage includes:
• Impact Testing: to assess the ability of the submittals (IC readability) to survive the
stamping process. One possibility will be to strike the IC/antenna directly on the
cover page a certain number of times at a force level that can be expected in actual
usage. Loading is envisioned to be imparted by a falling weight testing machine.
One question that will be addressed is: “Can the IC/antenna survive the full number
of strikes, and if not, then when do they fail?”.
• Torsion/Flexure Testing: to estimate the structural stability of the passport. The
goal of this test will be to see if the book materials separate after a certain number of
flexings.
• Chemical Resistance Testing: to determine the effects of incidental exposure to
social chemicals such as acetone, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and salt water. For
example, if we dip the cover containing the IC/antenna in these chemicals for five
seconds, does anything detrimental happen to the book or the IC/antenna?
• Bend Testing: to determine if the IC/antenna can continue to be read if the book is
subjected to bending forces.
• Electromagnetic/Static Electricity Testing: to identify vulnerabilities in these areas.
• Environmental Exposure/Cycling Testing: to identify potential structural and
IC/antenna weaknesses upon temperature and humidity cycling.
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Fraud Testing
DoS will direct attacks against the physical and electronic structure of the inlay and other
related components of the passport. Attempts will be made to alter, change or substitute
data on the IC.
Security Testing
DoS will assess the level of physical security that the book design provides to the
IC/antenna assembly. Tamper testing will be performed to determine the ability of the
proposed EPs to resist removal of the IC/antenna assembly from the book without
noticeable damage to the IC/antenna assembly and the book, and with damage to the
book but not the IC/antenna assembly. Offerors can expect that the testing approach will
consider the use of heat, moisture, chemicals, sharp instruments as well as other means.
Products will be rated on their effectiveness at protecting the IC/antenna assembly.
Tests of How Well the EP Works with the Toppan Printer
Evaluation and testing will be performed on EPs personalized on the Toppan MP300US
printers modified to handle the additional thickness of the inlay and page two data page.
If any offered product is not compatible with use on the Toppan printers, then the
Government may decline the option to make further purchases from that Offeror.
Stage 3 Testing during Pilot (Field Test)
A six-month pilot testing period, including the initial SIA Pilot and the Domestic Agency
Pilot, will start in late 2004. This will be an initial implementation of the EP. Testing
during this pilot period will be performed in cooperation with DHS and a number of
foreign governments to test the durability and interoperability of the EP under field
conditions. Performance data will be collected. If the IC/antenna assembly in the EP fails
to function or a durability problem arises, an attempt will be made to ascertain the
circumstances of the failure/problem and at the Government’s discretion it will work with
the Offeror to seek a remedy for the problem. An analysis of this data will be performed
as part of Phase II of the EP Program. In addition, laboratory testing may be conducted
to assess the book’s structural integrity, bend and torsion testing, resistance to chemicals,
resistance to environmental exposure and humidity/temperature cycling. The books will
be submitted to an accelerated physical aging test to obtain an estimate of the EP’s
behavior over the required life-span of ten years. Testing may also include static
electricity and electromagnetic testing.
The testing results in conjunction with offered costs for the book covers will help
determine the option for further purchases by the Government.
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Stage 4 Testing under Normal Operations
The Government reserves the right to perform any of the verifications set forth in the
specifications below.
• Electrical, Functional, and Durability Testing. Among others, the electrical, functional,
and durability tests used in the initial testing of the EP Book Covers will be used to assess
the quality of the EP Book Covers delivered during normal operations of the fully
implemented EP.
• Random Sampling. Random sampling is performed by dividing the production
run into ten sub lots and selecting an equal number of products from a different
area within each sub lot. Random sampling will remain in multiples of 100
products.
• New Configuration / New Assembly. (87)After approval and prior to Government
commitment to purchase, the Offeror shall provide the Government with product
samples for evaluation.
• Acceptance Testing. Prior to delivery of each new production run using an
existing configuration, the Offeror may be required to provide the Government
100 product samples.
• (88)Quality Testing. Upon Government request, the Offeror shall furnish products
selected randomly from a production run.
C7.3 Reader/Writers for GPO
C 7.3.1 GPO Reader/Writer Requirements
At least four IC reader/writers are required by GPO to be inserted into each of its two EP
production lines. (89)The reader/writers shall perform as described in this section. At a
minimum, Offerors shall provide reader/writers that are ISO 14443 Type A and Type B
compliant for the production line segments described below.
The first reader/writer station will be on segment A of the production line above the
feeding area where the EP Book Cover sheets enter the UNO machine. This station may
consist of one or more reader/writers that must quickly check that all three IC/antennas in
a single EP Book Cover sheet are functioning. The reader/writer must record test results
including a running total of nonfunctioning IC/antennas. This information will be used to
reconcile the one for one replacement of inoperable IC/antenna shipped to GPO. This will
be considered as unusable product from the Offeror.
A second reader/writer station will be at the end of segment A. This reader/writer station
will be used to check that each book, in three up configuration form, has survived the EP
book binding process and if not, the bad book will be marked as bad. The reader/writer
will record test results.
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A third reader/writer, at the point in segment B of the production line where the cut books
are bar coded, will be used to read the IC serial number and associate it with the EP book
bar code (the unique blank paper book identifier) in a data base to be designed. The EP
book identifier/IC serial number data will be passed to DoS as part of each blank book
batch delivery. This reader/writer will also interact with the ejection system on the UNO
line if the book fails to read.
The fourth reader/writer will be on the makeup station. The makeup station builds a new
book when spoilage occurs on the production line. The new book is bar-coded with the
number of the spoiled book so that the books in a production batch are consecutively
numbered. This reader/writer will rewrite the database with the new IC serial number
now associated with the barcode of the spoiled/new book.
C 7.3.2 GPO Reader/Writer Related Data Requirements
The GPO will accumulate EP blank book data and transfer data files to DoS in XML
(format to be agreed upon) containing the following GPO shipping information:
• GPO Shipment Lot #
• GPO Shipment Quantity
• Shipment Date
• Shipment Destination
• Book #
(90)The Offeror shall provide a software application/utility that will operate with the
reader/writers provided within this RFP to read the IC serial number of each IC within
the inlay material and match those serial numbers read to the manifest provided. The
electronic shipping manifest (CD) containing the following information in two formats, a
XML file format and a comma delimited (CSV) file format:
• IC Manufacturer
• IC type (including memory size)
• IC number
• IC OS and version
• Inlay manufacturer
• Book Color
• Shipping date
• Shipping document number
• Lot number
• Order number
• Bundle size and quantity
• Serial numbers of ICs grouped into bundles as packed
• Each bundle must be listed in the shipping manifest (CD) and each
bundle must have a serial number with a barcode label, to identify
each physical bundle.
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C7.4 Adhesive
Adhesive is to be used to adhere the delivered EP Book Cover to the rest of the passport book
(specifically to the 100% rag paper end sheets). (91) The adhesive shall produce a durable book with
minimum change to the current GPO production line and processes. See section C7.6.3.
C7.5 Technical Support
(92) The Offeror shall provide GPO on call technical support in its set up and testing of
the EP Book production lines and in their initial operations. GPO technical support is
expected to include assistance in inserting reader/writers into the lines and in their set up
and initial operation; assistance in setting up the IC and book related data collection; and
the technical support of an adhesives expert.
(93)The Offeror shall also provide Smart Card-related technical support to DoS to ensure
the successful implementation of any EP driven required changes to the current passport
processes, equipment or material.
(94)Technical support shall commence upon award. The Offeror shall provide priority
on-call technical support with a four (4) hour response time at the fixed hourly rate(s).
Charges shall be computed to the nearest quarter of an hour. The following are no-
chargeable items:
Remedial support on the same problem,
(cid:131)
Travel time to and from site.
(cid:131)
C7.6 General Requirements
C7.6.1 Changes in Deliverable Design or Characteristics
(95)Once the Government chooses an acceptable product, the Offeror shall not
change, enhance, or modify any of the offered product specifications without
written approval of the Government.
C7.6.2 Delivery Preparations to Government or Authorized Agent
• General: (96)Preservation and packaging of all products shall afford adequate
protection against deterioration and physical damage during shipment, handling,
and storage. (97)Marking, shipment, and storage shall also be IAW commercial
practices. (98)Products shall be packaged to keep them free of contamination by
dirt, dust, debris and fingerprints until the Government user opens the package.
(99)Manufacturer shall inventory and ship inlays to GPO Production. (100)Inlays
shall be stored and shipped in a standard, secure manner. (101)Manifesting logs
and audit ability shall be provided.
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• Packaging: (102)EP Book Cover sheets shall be packed such that the inlay
manufacturer lot number and IC serial numbers are visible on the package unit. It
is desirable that IC serial numbers be non-sequential. Several EP Book Cover
sheets units may be included per shipment. (103)Each unit shall have a label
warning that EP Book Cover sheets should remain in wrapped package until ready
for use. Each package of EP Book Cover sheets shipped is to be placed in tamper
evident packaging. (104)Each shipment of EP Book Cover sheets shall have a
packing list detailing the IC serial numbers included in the package.
• Marking: (105)Marking on shipment packages shall clearly show name and
address of the receiving organization, along with appropriate invoice numbers and
indication of contents, as specified by this contract. (106)The inside of the
package shall be clearly marked with quantities, manufacturer warranty
information, and other information of contents, as specified by this contract.
• Electronic Data File: (107)The Offeror shall provide an electronic data file that
contains the information required by the customer’s inventory control system to
manage and maintain inlay inventory and version control (See C7.3).
• Transportation: (108)Shipping carriers shall transport all packages containing
EP Book Cover sheets. (109)Carrier shall ship EP Book Cover sheets by
traceable means to the GPO Production facility.
• Transport Keys: (110)Each EP Book Cover sheet delivery shall have a unique
transport key according to commercial best practices.
C7.6.3 Manufacturing Consumables
(111)Adhesives shall adhere the EP Book Cover to rest of book. (112)Offeror shall provide,
at the Government’s option, an adhesive that is compatible with their IC/antenna inlay-cover
material and a 100% rag paper (the book end sheet) that will not be water-soluble and will
make the two materials inseparable. This end sheet is expected to be intaglio printed on the
non-glue side, and consequently may be smoother than the present end sheet. As the glue
should be in a liquid state and will require clean up of the machine on a daily basis, glue
should be slow drying. Glue will be applied from a rotary wheel that is immersed in a tank
and transferred to the back of the inlay-cover material. (113)The glue shall satisfy local
volatile organic compound regulations and air quality regulations specifically for GPO’s
book production plant located in Washington DC.
• Materials described in this section will be used in an UNO machine to adhere the EP
Book Cover to the end sheet. If the machine should change, the Government will
notify the Offeror.
• It is the preference of the Government not to change the current book manufacturing
process.
• (114)Adhesives shall not be bundled with EP Book Covers as one item. The
Government shall have the flexibility to purchase adhesives separately from the EP
Book Covers.
• All consumables are to be clean and free of dust, dirt, or other contaminates.
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• (115)Prices shall include shipping and handling to GPO. The GPO’s EP production
facility address is:
GPO Production
1st and G St. N.E., Platform
Washington, DC 20401
Attn: Mr. Mike Emery, 202.512.0625
C7.6.4 Manufacturing
(116)The EP Book Cover shall be manufactured to the best of commercial standards and
practices.
C7.6.4.1 Standards
• Certified ISO 9000 V2000.
• Security policy complies with the Common Criteria EAL4+ (ISO 15408)
objectives and requirements in a document specified by ISO 17799.
Documentation must be made available for government review upon request.
C7.6.4.2 Quality Assurance Provision
• The Government requires that the manufacturer(s) use the best of commercial
cleanliness standards. (117)EP Book Covers that do not effectively adhere
because of inlay manufacturer contamination shall be returned for a full refund or
replacement, as determined by the Government.
• Defects, contamination, and other EP Book Cover problems found during the
random sample quality testing that adversely affect book quality will be
considered grounds for refund or replacement of said EP Book Covers, as
determined by the Government.
C7.6.5 Miscellaneous
Travel requirements may be identified during the course of the contract. Either the
Government or the Offeror can identify travel requirements. (118) If the Offeror
identifies a requirement for travel within the scope of this contract, the Offeror shall
submit to the Government a request for approval for such travel. (119)The request shall
include the destination, purpose, number of persons, and rationale. (120)Travel shall be
reimbursed on an actual expenditure basis in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations
and MMAR 31.2. There will be no reimbursement for local travel.
(121)The Offeror shall disclose any potential requirements for specialized and/or non-
COTS hardware, software, and consumable requirements of the proposed EP book cover.
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(122)The Offeror shall, at the Government’s discretion, supply random quality assurance samples as
requested from each order over the life of the task/delivery order. Delivery instructions will be provided
with each request.
The Government reserves the right to modify the stated EP Book Cover requirements to
take advantage of technological improvements that enable increased performance or
capacity. Such improvements may be, but are not limited to, a larger capacity micro-
coprocessor, increased memory, enhanced security, and secure data update capabilities.
(123)At such time that the Government exercises this right, the Offeror shall provide
updated pricing information for the Government’s consideration.
(124)It is expected that the EP Book Cover sheet Offeror shall specify appropriate
destruction and disposal methods should the current Passport disposal processes be
unusable for practical, security or safety reasons.
C8 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
(125)When applicable, the Offeror shall provide items pursuant to the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990, and of the Work Force Investment Act of 1998, (Pub.L. 105-
220).
C9 KEY PERSONNEL
(126)The following are the suggested minimum personnel who shall be designated as
“key”. (127)The Offeror shall propose appropriate labor categories for these positions.
The implication of “suggested” is that the Government does not intend to dictate the
composition of the ideal team to perform this contract.
Project Manager
•
Senior Scientist/Engineer, “Adhesives Expert”
•
(128)Key personnel shall be assigned for the duration of this contract, but may be
replaced or removed subject to Section H.8.4 Contractor Substitution of Personnel and
H.8.5 Unsatisfactory Performance by Contractor Personnel of the basic contract.
C9.1 Project Manager
Description: Maintains the project schedule and ensures that deliverables are completed
in timely manner. Oversees project cost control and cost projections. Knowledgeable in
the use of the project management tools used for activity assignment, resource planning,
and cost control. Ensures the invoicing process provides the proper information and
distribution on the invoices. Ensures smooth coordination consistent with this contract
and task order procedures for the key personnel approval, consent to subcontract as well
as consent to purchase travel, tools and other direct costs. Ensures problem resolution
and customer satisfaction for individual task orders.
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General Experience: Ten (10) years progressive Information Technology (IT) experience
including at least six (6) projects in technical areas included in Section C. At least one (1)
project must have occurred within the past three (3) years.
Specialized Experience: Eight (8) years in supervision of substantial IT projects. Five (5)
years of this experience must have been in supervising large IT services contracts,
including people of various job categories and skills and must have occurred in the last
ten (10) years.
Minimum Education: Master’s Degree
C9.2 Senior Scientist/Engineer
Description: Performs high-level systems analysis, evaluation, design, integration,
documentation, and implementation of very complex applications, which require a
thorough knowledge of administrative and technical skills. Directs and participates in all
phases of system development with emphasis on planning, analysis, evaluation,
integration, testing and acceptance phases (IV&V and DT&E). Applies higher-level
business or technical principles and methods to very difficult technical problems to arrive
at automated engineering solution. Designs and prepares technical reports and related
documentation, and makes charts and graphs to record results. Prepare and deliver
presentations and briefings as required. May be required to serve as Task Leader.
Responsible for ensuring the quality and services delivered for particular task(s) for which
this skill is performing the Task Leader position.
General Experience: Seven (7) years progressive Information Technology (IT)
experience including at least five (5) projects in technical areas included in Section C. At
least one (1) project must have occurred within the past three (3) years.
Specialized Experience: Two (2) years in supervision of substantial IT projects. One (1)
year of this experience must have been in supervising large IT services contracts,
including people of various job categories and skills and must have occurred in the last
five (5) years.
Minimum Education: Master’s Degree
C9.3 Senior Scientist/Engineer “Adhesive Expert”
Description: Top level technical expert in materials (especially adhesives) supporting
GPO and DoS/CA. Works with both groups to solve adhesive problems. Has high level
of diverse technical experience related to the use of adhesives. Typically has
specialization adhering materials related to inlay materials. Knowledgeable in
technological developments and applications.
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Experience: Ten (10) years progressive experience including at least six (6) projects in
technical areas included in Section C. At least one (1) project must have occurred within
the past three (3) years.
Minimum Education: Master’s Degree in Material Science and Engineering with formal
training in the following areas: Organic Chemistry, Adhesion Science (i.e. the knowledge
of the molecular forces that promote bonding dissimilar materials), knowledge of testing
methodologies that evaluate adhesive strength and general knowledge of materials
involved with the products involved in this RFP. Must also have knowledge of chemical
effect and of chemicals and mechanical forces.
C9.4 Journeyman Scientist/Engineer
Description: Performs assigned portions of engineering/scientific projects such as
analysis, design, integration, applications which require a thorough knowledge of higher
mathematics and related engineering/scientific skills and knowledge. Participates in all
phases of scientific & engineering projects such as design, development, testing, training
and documentation. May have responsibility for assisting in planning and have individual
responsibility for portions of an engineering/scientific project. Has a working knowledge
of ISO 7810; ISO 14443 1 - 4; ISO10373 parts 1, 2, 3, 6; ISO 15408 Common Criteria;
ISO 17799; ISO 7816; and ISO 7810. Knowledge and use of the ICAO standards for ID-1
antenna array and its capacities.
General Experience: Five (5) years of progressive Information Technology (IT)
experience including at least three (3) projects in technical areas included in Section C.
At least one (1) project must have occurred within the past (3) years.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree.
C9.4 Software Systems Engineer
Description: Formulates/defines specifications for complex software programming
applications or modifies/maintains complex existing applications using engineering
releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Responsible for program design, coding,
testing, debugging and documentation. Usually responsible for applications dealing with
the overall operation system, such as sophisticated file maintenance routines, large
telecommunications networks, computer accounting and advanced
mathematical/scientific software packages. Has full technical knowledge of all phases of
software systems programming applications. Also has duties instructing, directing and
checking the work of other operating systems programming personnel. Responsible for
quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing software products.
General Experience: Ten (10) years progressive Information Technology (IT) experience
including at least six (6) projects in technical areas included in Section C. At least one (1)
project must have occurred within the past three (3) years.
Minimum Education: Master’s Degree
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APPENDIX A Electronic Passport (EP) Concept of Operations
See File: EP Abstract Concept of Operations
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APPENDIX B EP Book Cover Material Specification
See File: EP Book Cover Specs
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APPENDIX C Sizing Specification for EP Cover
See File: GPO RFP Cover Sizing
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APPENDIX D Characteristics for Reader/Writers for Personalization
System Test Kit
See File: Characteristics for Reader/Writers for Personalization System Test Kit
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APPENDIX E Glossary
See file: Glossary
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SECTION - I - CONTRACT CLAUSES
REGULATIONS GOVERNING PROCUREMENT
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is a legislative branch of the United States
Government. Accordingly, the Materials Management Acquisition Regulations (MMAR) is
applicable to this, and all GPO procurements. However, the text of certain provisions of the FAR,
as contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, are referenced in this solicitation. The bidder
should note that only those provisions of the FAR which are specifically incorporated by reference
into this solicitation, are applicable.
NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference in
accordance with the MMAR clause at "52.252-2 CLAUSE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(FEB 1998) Section I of this contract.
The following provisions are incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if they
were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.
MMAR changes apply to solicitation issued on or after the effective date of the change.
Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address
www.gpo.gov
NUMBER DATE TITLE
52.202-1 Dec 2001 Definitions
Regulations Governing Procurement
52.203-3 Apr 1984 Gratuities
52.203-5 Apr 1984 Covenant Against Contingent Fees
52.203-6 Jul 1995 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government
American Made Products
52.203-7 Jul 1995 Anti-Kickback Procedures
52.203-8 Jan 1997 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or
Improper Activity
52.203-10 Jan 1997 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity
52.209-6 Jul 1995 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting
With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for
Debarment
52.214-29 Jan 1986 Order of Precedence--Sealed Bidding
52.215-1 May 2001 Instruction to Offerors - Competitive Acquisition
52.222-1 Feb 1997 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes
52.222-3 Aug 1996 Convict Labor
52.222-4 Sep 2000 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act--Overtime
Compensation
52.222-20 Dec 1996 Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act
52.222-26 Apr 2000 Equal Opportunity
52.222-35 Dec 2001 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and
Veterans of the Vietnam Era and
other Eligible Veterans
52.222-36 Jun 1998 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers
52.222-37 Jan 1999 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and
Veterans of the Vietnam Era
52.223-3 Jan 1997 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data
52.227-1 Jul 1995 Authorization and Consent
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52.227-2 Aug 1996 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright
Infringement
52.227-3 Apr 1984 Patent Indemnity
52.229-3 Jan 1991 Federal, State, and Local Taxes
52.229-5 Apr 1984 Taxes--Contracts Performed in U.S. Possessions or Puerto Rico
52.232-1 Apr 1984 Payments
52.232-11 Apr 1984 Extras
52.232-17 Jun 1996 Interest
52.232-23 Jan 1986 Assignment of Claims
52.233-3 Aug 1996 Protest After Award
52.242-13 Jul 1995 Bankruptcy
52.243-1 Aug 1997 Changes--Fixed Price
52.246-2 Aug 1996 Inspection of Supplies--Fixed Price
NUMBER DATE TITLE
52.246-16 Apr 1984 Responsibility for Supplies
52.247-64 Jun 2000 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels
52.249-1 Apr 1984 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price)
(Short Form)
52.249-2 Sep 1996 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price)
52.249-8 Apr 1984 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service)
552-203-71 Sep 1999 Restriction on Advertising
552.211.72 Feb 1996 References to Specifications in Drawings
552.211-73 Feb 1996 Marking
552.211.74 Feb 1996 Charges for Marking
552.211-75 Feb 1996 Preservation, Packaging and Packing
552.211-77 Feb 1996 Packing List
552.211-82 Feb 1996 Availability for Inspection Testing, and Shipment/Delivery –
Notice of Shipment
552.223-72 Sep 1999 Hazardous Material Information
552.243-70 Apr 1989 Pricing of Adjustments
552.253-6 Sep 1999 Authorized Deviations or Variations in Clauses
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SECTION - I - CONTRACT CLAUSES (Continued)
DISPUTES (VARIATION)
Except as otherwise provided in the contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact related to
the contract which is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting Officer,
who shall make his/her decision in writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the
Contractor. The decision of the Contracting Officer shall be final and conclusive unless, within 90
days from the date of receipt of such copy, the Contractor mails or otherwise furnishes to the
Contracting Officer a written appeal addressed to the Public Printer. The decision of the Public
Printer, or a duly authorized representative for the determination of such appeals, shall be final
and conclusive unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent, or
capricious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported
by substantial evidence. In connection with any appeal under this article, the Contractor shall be
afforded an opportunity to be heard and to bid evidence in support of his/her appeal. Pending
final decision of a dispute hereunder, the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance
of the contract and in accordance with the Contracting Officer's decision.
This "Disputes" article does not preclude consideration of law questions in connection with
decisions provided for in the paragraph above: Provided, that nothing in the contract shall be
construed as making final the decision of any administration official, representative, or board on a
question of law.
SERVICE OF PROTEST (VARIATION)
(a) Protests, as defined in Section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are
filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting
Office (GAO) shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining
written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Director, Materials Management Service, U.S.
GPO, (MM), Washington, DC 20401.
(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within
one day of filing protest with GAO.
PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996)
(a) Upon receipt of a notice of protest (as defined in 33.101 of the FAR) the Contracting
Officer may, by written order to the Contractor, direct the Contractor to stop performance of work
called for by this contract. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued
under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its
terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work
covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Upon receipt of the final decision in the
protest, the Contracting Officer shall either--
(1) Cancel the stop-work; or
(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default or the
Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.
(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled either before or after a final
decision in the protest, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an
equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be
modified, in writing, accordingly, if--
(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the
Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and
(2) The Contractor asserts its right to an adjustment within 30 days after the end
of the period of work stoppage; provided, that if the Contracting Officer decides the facts
justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the request at any
time before final payment under this contract.
(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated
for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs
resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.
(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated
for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable
costs resulting from the stop-work order.
(e) The Government's right to terminate this contract at anytime are not affected by action
taken under this clause.
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Section J – Attachments
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (U.S. GPO)
Attachments
ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED) PASSPORT
COVERS
ATTACHMENT 1: PRIME, EP BOOK COVER SHEET, AND INLAY PRODUCTION
FACILITY RELATED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS..............Error! Bookmark not defined.
ATTACHMENT 2: IC CHIP PRODUCTION FACILITY SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ATTACHMENT 3: ELECTRONIC PASSPORT (EP) Inlay AND EP BOOK COVER
SHEET PRODUCTION FACILITY SECURITY REQUIREMENTSError! Bookmark not defined.
ATTACHMENT 4: TEST REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST TO BE SUBMITTED BY
OFFEROR AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL........Error! Bookmark not defined.
ATTACHMENT 5: PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY..............Error! Bookmark not defined.
INSTRUCTIONS:.............................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
EXAMPLE LETTER FOR PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY.................Error! Bookmark not defined.
PAST PERFORMACE SURVEY...................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
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ATTACHMENT 1: PRIME, EP BOOK COVER SHEET, AND INLAY
PRODUCTION FACILITY RELATED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
This contract does not require access to U.S. Government classified information;
however, it does require diligence on the part of Offerors to provide adequate and
appropriate controls over the security of the production facilities that will produce the
Electronic Passport (EP) inlays and the EP Book Cover Sheets that will be manufactured
under the terms of the contract as well as the employees who will work in areas of
production, inventory control, shipping, quality control, distribution and accounting for
products and components in the aforementioned areas. The term “contractors” used
herein refers to the Prime Contractor (contract awardee), the EP inlay manufacturer and
the EP Book Cover Sheet manufacturer.
The Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS),
U.S. Department of State, reserve the right and authority to conduct periodic inspections
of contractor facilities and to perform background investigations on the company and its
management in terms of its affiliations with persons or organizations that are inimical to
the security interests of the United States, as well as background investigations of
company employees and inspection of contractor facilities that are necessary to ensure
proper compliance with the terms of the contract. The particular area of security interest
under this contract relates to the manufacturing facilities and its employees who will be
involved in the fabrication of offered inlays and/or the fabrication of those inlays into the
offered passport cover material. Those facilities and employees require security
investigations and inspections. Specifically, the USG is interested in the security of
facilities and employees working at production facilities where inlays are assembled
and/or where inlays are joined to the cover material in the form of the final book cover
deliverable. It is not the intention of the GPO or DS to monitor and inspect the facilities
and employees of chip and antenna suppliers or inlay substrate provides that will provide
commercially offered chip and antenna components and inlay substrates to fabricators of
the inlays or the fabricators of inlays and cover material. It is expected that chip,
antenna, adhesive, reader, and inlay substrate providers will provide proper security
controls and accountability of their product and components in terms of accepted industry
standards for those products and components. The successful firm(s) will be required to
meet the following security specifications:
I. U.S. Firms
A. Facility Security Requirements for U.S. Firms
(l) A U.S. firm which possesses a Secret facility security clearance
issued by the Defense Security Service (DSS) in accordance with the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) meets
the security requirements for the contractor facilities described above.
(2) A U.S. firm which does not possess a Secret facility security
clearance issued by DSS will be required to comply with the following:
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a) The contractor must be organized and existing under the laws of
any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and
be located in the U.S. and its territorial areas or possessions.
b) The contractor must have a reputation for integrity and lawful
conduct in its business dealings. The contractor and its key
managers must not be barred from participating in U.S.
Government contracts.
c) The contractor shall provide appropriate information to DS to
enable DS to conduct a Facility National Agency Check.
d) The contractor must not be under foreign ownership, control or
influence (FOCI) to such a degree that contract performance would
be inconsistent with the national interest. The contractor shall
complete a SF 328, Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests, so
DS can evaluate any Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence
(FOCI).
e) Specifically designated key management officials will be
required to complete Standard Forms 85P and 85PS and
appropriate fingerprint cards so DS can conduct a National Agency
Check, Local Agency Check, and credit check (NACLC).
Personal interviews of the individuals will also be conducted if
deemed necessary by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. The
officials must favorably pass the NACLC and be determined
eligible for a moderate risk public trust position.
f) If the contractor is part of a multiple facility organization, the
home office facility must meet the above security requirements for
contractor facilities.
g) If the contractor is part of a parent-subsidiary relationship, the
parent and subsidiary must meet the above security requirements
for contractor facilities, unless DS determines excluding the parent
from this process is consistent with the National interest.
B. Personnel security investigations of contractor personnel (other than key
management officials) employed by U.S. Firms
Following are personnel security investigative requirements for contractor
personnel who are involved in the:
(1) Management, design, production, spoilage, control and distribution of U.S.
passport book covers and inlay documents;
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(2) Enforcement of the security plan for ensuring secure manufacturing, storage and
shipment of book covers and inlays materials
a) Contractor personnel who possess Secret personnel security
clearances issued by the Defense Security Service (DSS) meet this
requirement.
b) Contractor personnel who do not possess Secret security
clearances issued by DSS must be screened by their employers and
approved by DS prior to contract performance. They will be
required to submit the following completed documentation for
each contractor employee. DS reserves the right and authority to
conduct any additional investigations as they deem necessary to
determine eligibility for contract performance
• Standard Form 85P (Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions)
• Standard Form 85P-S (Supplemental Questionnaire for
Selected Positions)
• FD-258 Fingerprint cards (two each, per person) (provided by
DOS)
• DS-4002 (Disclosure and Authorization Pertaining to
Consumer Reports Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act)
(provided by DS)
In addition to the forms cited in b). above, the results of the company’s screening
and selection process (see section III) must be submitted to DS for all personnel, other
than key management personnel, to be assigned to the contract. Approvals granted by DS
are valid for five years. All personnel performing on the contract requiring such approval
will need to re-submit necessary paperwork 30 days prior to the expiration date of the
approval for continuous uninterrupted performance on the contract. At this time, the
contractor will be required to submit appropriate documentation to allow DS to determine
continued eligibility for contract performance An unfavorable result of this check may
require the contractor employee to be removed from their position pending re-
adjudication of the approval..
Deliveries made by FedEx/UPS/DHL/or other express courier (do not send
anything via the US Postal Service) should be sent to:
Department of State
Attn: Ms. Glenn Chilton
DS/IS/IND, 13th Floor
1801 North Lynn Street
Arlington, VA 22209
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Upon receipt in DS, the package will be forwarded to DS/SI/PSS to conduct any
additional investigations and determining eligibility for contract performance.
DS’s determination of eligibility or ineligibility for contract performance will be
provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative and Facility Security
Officer. If an unfavorable determination is made, the contractor employee will
not be authorized to perform on the contract.
II. Foreign Firms
A. Facility Security Requirements for Foreign Firms
(l) A foreign firm must not be under foreign ownership, control or influence
(FOCI) by another foreign entity to such a degree that contract performance would be
inconsistent with the U.S. Government's National interest. Foreign firms must execute
forms similar to the U.S. Government's Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests, SF
328, so the U.S. Government can evaluate any foreign ownership, control or influence.
(2) A foreign firm incorporated and operating in a country with which the U.S.
has an industrial security agreement and which possesses a facility security clearance
issued by their parent government meets the facility security requirements. This facility
security clearance must be certified to the U.S. Government by the foreign government.
The U.S. government also reserves the right to conduct other appropriate local checks
consistent with U.S. national interest.
(3) Other foreign firms will be subjected to, as a minimum, the following
investigative inquiries by the American Embassy located in the host country:
Specifically designated key management officials will be required to complete
the following to permit appropriate background investigations as deemed
necessary by DS:
• Completed Standard Form 85P - (Questionnaire for Public Trust
Positions)
• Completed Standard Form 85P-S - (Supplemental Questionnaire for
Selected Positions)
• FD-258 Fingerprint cards (two each, per person) - (provided by DS)
• DS-4002 (Disclosure and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports
Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act) (provided by DS)
b) A personal interview by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) or
Post Security Officer (PSO)
c) Appropriate host government and post records checks
d) Local police checks
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e) Verification of personal data
f) Verification of educational and professional qualifications or trade
certification or accreditation
g) Assessment of performance, reliability and integrity by checking with
previous customers and identified references
h) Determination of any pending legal actions against the contractor
(4) The contractor must have a reputation for integrity and lawful conduct in its
business dealings. The contractor and its key managers must not be barred from
participating in its Government contracts.
(5) Additionally, the U.S. Government reserves the right to request that the
contractor's government provide a security assurance of the firm.
B. Personnel security investigations of contractor personnel (other than key
management officials) employed by foreign firms
(l) Following are personnel security investigative requirements for key foreign
national contractor employees assigned to this contract who are involved in the:
a) Management, design, production, control and distribution of U.S. passport
document book covers and inlays ;
b) The control and distribution of passport book covers and inlays ; and
c) Enforcement of the security plan for ensuring secure manufacture, storage and
shipment of materials
The personnel will be required to complete the following and forward the forms
to DS:
• Standard Form 85P (Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions)
• Standard Form 85P-S (Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions)
• FD-258 Fingerprint cards (two each, per person) (provided by DOS)
• DS-4002 (Disclosure and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports
Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act) (provided by DS)
The contractor is required to conduct screening as cited in Section III and provide
those results to the Regional Security Officer (RSO) in the appropriate country.
The RSO reserves the right and the authority to confirm those checks by
conducting the following:
(a) A personal interview by the RSO or PSO
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(b) Appropriate host government and post records checks
(c) Verification of personal data
(d) Foreign government records of individuals who have an affiliation with
subversive activities)
(e)Verification of educational and professional qualifications or
trade certification or accreditation
(f) Assessment of performance and reliability by checking with previous employers
and identified references
(g) A credit check
A review of records of appropriate agencies at the U.S. Embassy (RSO, LEGATT, DEA,
Customs, MLCO)
After successful completion of the checks conducted of the firm and the
designated employees, the RSO or PSO will issue appropriate security certifications.
Those security certifications are valid for five years. All personnel performing on this
contract will be required to re-submit necessary investigative paperwork 30 days prior to
their five year anniversary date for continuous uninterrupted performance on this
contract. At this time, another security investigation will be conducted by the RSO. An
unfavorable result of this check will require the contractor employee to be removed from
their position at no cost to the United States Government.
In addition to the forms cited below, the results of the company’s screening
process (see section III) must be submitted to DS for all personnel to be assigned to the
contract (other than key management personnel.
III. CONTRACTOR SCREENING AND SELECTION PROCESS
The contractor shall screen their employees in accordance with the following criteria and
provide those results to DS at the address in I. B above.
SSCCRREEEENNIINNGG SSEELLEECCTTIIOONN PPRROOCCEESSSS
1 Resume Received, Reviewed for 1 Background investigation initiated:
completeness: − Multiple calls / call backs
− Incomplete packages not − Interviews conducted
reviewed and are not placed in − Performance evaluations
tracking database reviewed
− Complete packages - placed in − Biographies written
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SSCCRREEEENNIINNGG SSEELLEECCTTIIOONN PPRROOCCEESSSS
tracking database − Driving records
− Interview personal references
− Credit history
− Civil / criminal records check
NOTE: Background investigations
performed by outside firms such as
ChoicePoint, Kroll, James E. Van Ella
& Associates are acceptable. (The
contractor is not obligated to use these
vendors)
2. Qualifications reviewed: 2. Quality review of investigation by
− Special skills identified contractor
− If qualified, data entered into
database
3. Applicant sent packet 3. Medical, dental exams and drug
screening results returned and reviewed
by doctor, failures are rejected.
Screening is completed
4. Financial and criminal records 5.
checked
− Approved / disapproved
− Selection process continued for
approved personnel
6. Candidate is notified of acceptance and
orientation / evaluation dates
7. Synopsis of investigation and all
documentation forwarded to DS after all
requirements have been met..
The above requirements apply to the prime contractor and any sub-contractors that are
involved in the production/fabrication of offered inlays and book covers that include
embedded inlays.
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ATTACHMENT 2: IC CHIP PRODUCTION FACILITY SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS
(It is the Government’s intent that the ICs to be used in the EP inlay shall be manufactured, stored and
shipped in accordance with international standard security requirements for secure Smart Card
applications. This attachment summarizes those requirements.)
The Offeror shall provide a secure production facility for the fabrication, storage and
transport of the IC Chip to be embedded in the EP Book Cover Sheet. The facility must
meet the following requirements that will be verified by preliminary and ongoing site
inspections by GPO or designates.
• The Facility shall have guard(s) on duty, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days
a week.
• The facility shall have duress alarms strategically placed (including vaults)
throughout the facility along with motion detectors and emergency door alarms that
are monitored by an alarm company.
• The facility shall provide 24 hour controlled access to secured production and storage
areas. Preference is for electronic access control mechanisms that control and record
access to secure areas by entry location and time periods. Procedures shall be in
place so employees are monitored, and rejected attempts into area not assigned are
investigated to determine the reason for the attempt into an unauthorized area.
• There shall be a system in place, which only admits one authorized employee at a
time (i.e. mantrap type door).
• There shall be adequate color closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras located inside and
outside of the facility. All videotapes must be retained for three (3) months.
• All visitors shall be required to provide picture identification and sign the visitor’s
register prior to entry into the facility. The visitor must be escorted at all times by a
company employee.
• Visitors not associated with the Offeror or an appropriate U.S. Government entity
shall not be admitted to secure production or storage areas where the deliverables are
being manufactured under the scope of this procurement without the approval of the
appropriate U.S. Government entity.
• No personal items (purses, lunches, coats, cell phones, etc.) in the production areas.
• The facility must meet the standards specified in C7.7.3.1.
• All employees working on this procurement shall have had a background
investigation, been fingerprinted, photographed, and have passed a credit check.
• The appropriate U.S. Government entity will periodically inspect the production
facilities by on-site visits.
• In addition, the security policy must address such items as:
o Trusted Physical working areas
o Material & asset identification
o Secure Storage
o Access control & monitored environment and Individual Identification &
Authentication
o Secure site information system as well as access control & password
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Management
o Information & material protection and scrap management
o Safe transport of all goods and materials
o Trusted human resource management
o External (customer & Offeror) accreditation
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ATTACHMENT 3: ELECTRONIC PASSPORT (EP) Inlay AND EP BOOK
COVER SHEET PRODUCTION FACILITY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
(It is the Government’s intent that the EP inlay and the EP Book Cover Sheet shall satisfy the following US
Government security requirements for production facilities of critical and accountable components of the
US Passport.)
The Contractor shall provide a secure production facility for the fabrication, storage and
transport of the offered U.S. passport inlays and cover material with embedded inlays.
The facility must meet the following minimum requirements that will be verified by
preliminary and ongoing site inspections by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and
the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State (DS).
• The Facility shall have uniformed guard(s) on duty, twenty-four (24) hours a day,
seven (7) days a week.
• The facility shall have duress alarms strategically placed (including vaults)
throughout the facility along with passive infrared motion sensors providing intrusion
detection capability throughout the facility. All doors and windows will be alarmed
with balanced magnetic switch contacts and monitored 24/7 by an accredited local
alarm company.
• The facility shall provide 24-hour automated access control to all secure production
and storage areas. Preference is for electronic, automated access control mechanisms
that control and record access to secure areas by entry location and time periods.
Procedures shall be in place so all access attempts are monitored, and rejected
attempts are recorded and investigated to determine the reasons for unauthorized
access attempts to a restricted area.
• There shall be a system and entry design in place, which only admits one authorized
employee at a time (i.e. mantrap type door) to restricted production and storage areas.
• There shall be adequate color closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras located inside and
outside the facility, recording on a continual 24/7 basis. Full perimeter CCTV
coverage is required, to include all entry/exit gates, and all perimeter entry/exit doors
and loading docks. All videotapes/hard drives must be retained for a minimum of
three (3) months. Digital Video Recording (DVR) devices are preferred over
conventional VCR CCTV recording.
• All visitors shall be required to provide picture identification and sign a visitor’s
registry log prior to entry into the facility. Visitors must be escorted at all times by a
cleared company employee.
• The Contractor shall ensure that visitors not associated with the Contractor. The GPO,
or the U.S. Department of State will not be admitted to secure production or storage
areas where the deliverables are being manufactured under the scope of this
procurement without prior approval of the U.S. Department of State.
• No personal items (purses, lunches, coats, cell phones, pagers, laptops, etc.) will be
allowed in the secure production and storage areas.
• The facility must meet the standards specified in C7.7.3.1???.
• All contractor employees performing on this contract must meet wit personnel
security investigative requirements specified in Section _______.
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• The GPO and DS reserve the right to periodically inspect the contractor production
and storage facilities by on-site visits—announced or unannounced.
• The Offeror is responsible for submitting a comprehensive security plan to the GPO
and DS detailing exactly how it will meet all physical, procedural and industrial
security requirements listed in this RFP prior to award of contract.
• In addition, the manufacturer’s security policy must address such items as:
o Trusted Physical working areas
o Material & asset identification
o Secure Storage
o Access control & monitored environment and Individual Identification &
Authentication
o Secure site information system as well as access control & password
management
o Information & material protection and scrap management
o Safe transport of all goods and materials
o Trusted human resource management
o External (customer & contractor) accreditation
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ATTACHMENT 4: TEST REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST TO BE SUBMITTED
BY OFFEROR AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
Tests and associated methods and parameters that can be used to provide evidence
that the Offeror’s product is durable, interoperable and meets the applicable
standards.
Chip and Antenna Assembly Testing
Tests Method Parameter Certification/ Test
Results that Chip
and Antenna
Assembly Passed
Available(Y/N)
Temperature IEC 68 parts 2-3 40 degree C; 93 % rel.
humidity biased humidity; V high;
cc
(THB) 168 – 500h
X-rays ISO 10373 ISO 14443-1
Magnetic field ISO 10373 ISO 14443-1
Life test Mil-STD 85 – 125 degrees C V
cc
883/1006 = V ; f = Active
ccmax clk
Electrostatic ISO 10373-3 10 kV; 100pF; 0.5 k
discharge (ESD) ohms
Temperature MIL STD 883- -40 – 125 degrees C
cycling 1010
100 cycles/0.5 h
Write/read cycles 100,000
Alternating
ISO 14443-1
electric fields
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ATTACHMENT 5: PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY
TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY OFFEROR’S CLIENT
INSTRUCTIONS:
The following questions are to be used to evaluate the performance record of an Offeror
submitting a proposal in response to the RFP issued by GPO, ______. Please complete
this Past Performance Questionnaire and return to: GPO, _____ on or before
___[date]_____. Your responses to this questionnaire will be considered confidential.
Responses returned by contractors will not be used in the Performance Record
evaluation. For the purposes of this survey “Contractor” refers to the specific contractor
that requested you to provide this information to the Government.
For each of the following areas, rate the performance of the Contractor as:
(a) Exceptional; (b) Very Good; (c) Satisfactory; (d) Marginal; (e) Unsatisfactory; (f) Not
Applicable, Yes or No. Indicate your rating by inserting the appropriate letter for the
response.
Include a narrative explanation whenever you feel that it is appropriate, but as a
minimum when a rating of Unsatisfactory is given. The contractor shall be given an
opportunity to respond to unsatisfactory ratings.
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EXAMPLE LETTER FOR PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY
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CLIENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER: FORMAT
[Date of Letter]
[Name and Address of Client - proposed Offeror’s customer]
Attention: [Name and Designation of Customer’s Contract Manager or Appropriate Contact
Personnel]
Dear [Contact Name]:
We are currently responding to the Government Printing Office Request for Proposal (RFP) No.
______. The GPO is procuring services and supplies. The GPO is requesting that clients of
entities responding to their solicitation be identified and their participation in the evaluation
process be requested. In the event you are contacted for information on work we have performed,
you are hereby authorized to respond to those inquiries. Your cooperation with this effort is
greatly appreciated. Please direct any questions to [Name and Phone Number of Offeror’s Point-
of-Contact].
We have included our work for [firm or agency’s name] as a past performance reference. A Past
Performance Questionnaire is enclosed. Please complete the enclosed evaluation and return the
signed, completed document to:
GPO
Please forward the completed evaluation to GPO ensure they receive it before
_________DATE_____
In order to maintain the integrity of this process, please DO NOT return the questionnaire to us.
Return it to the GPO address listed above. We request that you forward the completed
questionnaire in an envelope with your logo or stamped return address on it directly to GPO at the
address above.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
[Name of Signer]
[Designation of Signer]
cc: Ms. Broadnax, Contracting Officer, GPO
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PAST PERFORMACE SURVEY
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PAST PERFORMACE SURVEY
CONTRACT INFORMATION
a. Contractor:
__________________________________________________
b. Contract Number:
__________________________________________________
c. Type of Contract: (check all that apply)
i. ( ) Negotiated ( ) Sealed Bidding
ii. ( ) Competitive ( ) Non-Competitive
iii. ( ) Firm-Fixed-Price ( ) Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee
( ) Time-and-Materials ( ) Labor Hour
( ) Indefinite Quantity ( ) Requirements
Other: ______________________________
d. Please complete the following:
Period or Performance: ______________ to ________________
Initial Contract Value: $ ________________
Current (or Completed) Contract Value $ ________________
e. Brief description of requirement:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
__________________
f. Complexity of effort: ( ) Difficult ( ) Routine
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
__________________
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Please provide the following information (to assist us in tracking responses received and
resolving any conflicts in the evaluation process if necessary):
Name of Evaluator: ______________________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________________________
Facsimile Number: ______________________________________
Organization/Office Symbol: ______________________________
Mailing Address: ________________________________________
Position Title/Grade: _____________________________________
Length of involvement with contract: ________________________
Degree or extent of involvement with contract: ________________
Thank you in advance for completing this survey. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE
PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.1004 (e).
SCORING CRITERIA
EXCEPTIONAL – Indicates the Contractor’s performance within the area of evaluation
clearly and consistently significantly exceeds contractual requirements.
GOOD - Indicates the Contractor’s performance within the area of evaluation clearly and
consistently exceeds contractual requirements
ACCEPTABLE – Indicates no problems in area of evaluation or has only minor
problems for which solutions were satisfactory.
MARGINAL – Indicates problems in area of evaluation for which solutions were
marginally satisfactory.
UNACCEPTABLE – Indicates serious problems in the evaluation area. The Contractor
is/was in danger of being unable to satisfy contractual requirements and timely recovery
is not likely or did not occur.
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I. QUALITY OF PRODUCT/SERVICE
1a. Quality and reliability of delivered equipment
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
1b. Quality of expendable supplies and materials
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
1c. Quality and timeliness of maintenance services performed
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
1d. Quality of technical support provided
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
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II. TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE
2a. Ability of Contractor to deliver equipment according to delivery schedule
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
2b. Ability of Contractor to provide sustained on-time delivery of expendable
supplies and materials.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
2c. Responsiveness and flexibility in reacting to changes.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
2d. Responsiveness/capability to meet surge/short term requirements
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
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III. PRICE/COST CONTROL
3a. Quality, completeness, and accuracy of price/cost proposals
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
3b. Ability to process contract changes at reasonable cost.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
3c. Ability to perform within negotiated costs/prices
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
3d. Accuracy and completeness of vouchers/invoices
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
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Response: [ ]
Remarks:
IV. BUSINESS RELATIONS
4a. Ability to effectively manage contract
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
4b. Ability to protect, account for, and securely deliver controlled equipment,
supplies and materials.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
4c. Ability to choose and mange subcontractors.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
4d. Compliance with Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small
Business Subcontracting Plan, including achievement of goals. (For this question only;
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Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns will automatically receive
a rating of 10.)
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
V. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
5a. Maintains readily accessible point (s) of contact to manage and resolve
problems.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
5b. Effectively assesses impact of potential changes on other associated
projects, tasks, and efforts.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
5c. Cooperatively interfaces with customer.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
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5d. Displays initiative in meeting customer’s requirements and is responsive
to the customer’s needs.
Please circle the appropriate rating below or check if N/A
(a) Exceptional (b) Very Good (c) Satisfactory (d) Marginal (e) Unsatisfactory (f) Not
Applicable
Response: [ ]
Remarks:
BASED ON THIS CONTRACTOR’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE, WOULD
YOU AWARD THIS COMPANY ANOTHER CONTRACT?
YES NO
If no, please explain:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________
PLEASE USE THE SPACE BELOW TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PAST PERFORMACNE OF THE
CONTRACTOR:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________
Survey Completion Date: _____________________________
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Thank you for completing this past performance evaluation. Please mail or fax
the completed survey to the address indicated below.
GPO
[ADDRESS
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SECTION - K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS
OF BIDDERS
1. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN REPRESENTATION
2. TAXPAYER INFORMATION
3. WALSH-HEALY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT REPRESENTATION
4. PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS
5. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE
6. PROHIIBITION OF SEGRATED FACILITIES
7. NOTICE OF TOTAL HUBZONE SET-ASIDE
8. EQUAL LOW BIDS
9. PLACE OF PERORMANCE
10. CERTIFICATE REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, PROPOSED DEBARMENT
AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
11. CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION
12. CONTINGENT FEE REPRESENTATION AND AGREEMENT
13. CLEAN AIR & WATER CERTIFICATION
14. CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN
FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS
15. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATE
16. NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION BY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE HANDICAPPED
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Representations and Certifications Reference
Name and Address of Offeror Date of Offer
"SOLICITATION" MEANS "INVITATION FOR BIDS" IN SEALED BIDDING AND "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL" OR
"REQUEST FOR QUOTATION" IN NEGOTIATION.
"OFFER" MEANS "BID" IN SEALED BIDDING AND "PROPOSAL" IN NEGOTIATION.
"OFFEROR" MEANS THE PERSON OR FIRM SUBMITTING THE OFFER.
THE OFFEROR MAKES THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AS A PART OF THE
OFFER IDENTIFIED ABOVE. (CHECK APPROPRIATE CIRCLE AND FILL IN BLANKS.)
1. 552.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN REPRESENTATION (MAY 1991) (DEVIATION MMAR 52.219-1)
(cid:129) (cid:129)
(a) Representation. The offeror represents and certifies as part of its offer that it is or is not a small business
concern.
(b) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this provision, means a concern, including its affiliates that is
independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts,
and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in this solicitation.
© Notice. Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm's status as a small business concern in order
to obtain a contract to be awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8(a), 8(d), 9, or 15 of
the Small Business Act or, any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of
program eligibility, shall (1) be punished by imposition of a fine, imprisonment, or both; (2) be subject to administrative
remedies including suspension and debarment; and (3) be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the
authority of the Act.
2. 52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (Oct 1998)
(a) Definitions.
"Common parent," as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of
corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.
"Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)," as used in this provision, means the number required by the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security
Number or an Employer Identification Number.
(b) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (d) through (f) of this provision to comply with debt
collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M,
and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements
described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (MMAR) 4.904, the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information
may result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the contract.
(c) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's
relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting
requirements described in MMAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the
accuracy of the offeror's TIN.
(d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
* TIN: _____________________.
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* TIN has been applied for.
* TIN is not required because:
* Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or
a fiscal paying agent in the United States;
* Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;
* Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(e) Type of organization.
* Sole proprietorship;
* Partnership;
* Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);
* Corporate entity (tax-exempt);
* Government entity (Federal, State, or local);
• Foreign government;
• International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;
* Other _________________________.
(f) Common parent.
* Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision.
* Name and TIN of common parent:
Name _____________________________
TIN ______________________________
ITEMS 3, 4, 5, AND 6 NEED TO BE CHECKED ONLY IF OFFER EXCEEDS $10,000 IN
AMOUNT.
.
3 52.222-20 WALSH-HEALY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT (DEC 1996)
If this contract is for the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles or equipment in an amount that exceeds
or may exceed $10,000, and is subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 35-45), the
following terms and conditions apply:
(a) All stipulations required by the Act and regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR Chapter 50) are
incorporated by reference. These stipulations are subject to all applicable rulings and interpretations of the Secretary of
Labor that are now, or may hereafter, be in effect.
(b) All employees whose work relates to this contract shall be paid not less than the minimum wage prescribed by
regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 50-202.2). Learners, student learners, apprentices, and
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handicapped workers may be employed at less than the prescribed minimum wage (see 41 CFR 50-202.3) to the same
extent that such employment is permitted under Section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (41 U.S.C. 40).
4. 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999))
The offeror represents that--
(a) It * has, * has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject the Equal Opportunity clause of this
solicitation;
(b) It * has, * has not filed all required compliance reports; and
(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be
obtained before subcontract awards.
5. 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)
(Applicable to contracts which include the clause at MMAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, except for construction
contracts.)
The offeror represents that --
(cid:129) (cid:129)
(a) It has developed and has on file, has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment,
affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2); or
(cid:129)
(b) It has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules
and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.
6. 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999)
(a) "Segregated facilities," as used in this clause, means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms and wash rooms,
restaurants and other eating areas, time clocks, locker rooms and other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking
fountains, recreation or entertainment areas, transportation, and housing facilities provided for employees, that are
segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
because of written or oral policies or employee custom. The term does not include separate or single-user rest rooms or
necessary dressing or sleeping areas provided to assure privacy between the sexes.
(b) The Contractor agrees that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated facilities at
any of its establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform their services at any location
under its control where segregated facilities are maintained. The Contractor agrees that a breach of this clause is a
violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in this contract.
(c) The Contractor shall include this clause in every subcontract and purchase order that is subject to the Equal
Opportunity clause of this contract.
ITEMS 7-19 DO NOT APPLY TO PROCUREMENTS OF $25,000 OR LESS MADE THROUGH SMALL PURCHASE
PROCEDURES.
7. 52.219-3 NOTICE OF TOTAL HUBZONE SET-ASIDE (JAN 1999)
(a) Definition. "HUBZone small business concern," as used in this clause, means a small business concern that appears
on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration.
(b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from HUBZone small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are
not HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered.
(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a HUBZone small business concern.
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(c) Agreement. A HUBZone small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a
contract for--
(1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for
employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns;
(2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of
manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other HUBZone small business
concerns;
(3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent
on the concern's employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns; or
(4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for
personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns.
(d) A HUBZone joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in
paragraph (c) of this clause will be performed by the HUBZone small business participant or participants.
(e) A HUBZone small business concern nonmanufacturer agrees to furnish in performing this contract only end items
manufactured or produced by HUBZone small business manufacturer concerns. This paragraph does not apply in
connection with construction or service contracts.
8. 52.219-2 EQUAL LOW BIDS (OCT 1995)
(a) This provision applies to small business concerns only.
(b) The bidder's status as a labor surplus area (LSA) concern may affect entitlement to award in case of tie bids. If the
bidder wishes to be considered for this priority, the bidder must identify, in the following space, the LSA in which the costs
to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by the bidder or the first-tier subcontractors) amount to more
than 50 percent of the contract price.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
(c) Failure to identify the labor surplus areas as specified in paragraph (b) of this provision will preclude the bidder from
receiving priority consideration. If the bidder is awarded a contract as a result of receiving priority consideration under this
provision and would not have otherwise received award, the bidder shall perform the contract or cause the contract to be
performed in accordance with the obligations of an LSA concern.
9. 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997)
(a) The offeror or respondent, in the performance of any contract resulting from this solicitation, * intends, * does not
intend [check applicable block] to use one or more plants or facilities located at a different address from the address of the
offeror or respondent as indicated in this proposal or response to request for information.
(b) If the offeror or respondent checks "intends" in paragraph (a) of this provision, it shall insert in the following spaces the
required information:
Place of Performance Name and Address of Owner (Street Address, City, and Operator of the Plant , State, County, Zip
Code) or Facility if Other than Offeror or Respondent.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________
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10. 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, PROPOSED DEBARMENT, AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY
MATTERS (APR 2001)
(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that--
(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals--
(A) Are * are not * presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of
contracts by any Federal agency;
(b) Have * have not *, within the three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or
performing a public (Federal, state, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating
to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records,
making false statements, tax evasion, or receiving stolen property; [This language stayed indefinitely. Please use
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D) below.]
(c) Are * are not * presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with,
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision; and [This language stayed
indefinitely. Please use paragraph (a)(1)(i)(E) below.]
(D) Have [ ] have not [ ], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or
performing a public (Federal, state, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating
to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records,
making false statements, tax evasion, or receiving stolen property; and
(E) Are [ ] are not [ ] presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with,
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(1)(i)(D) of this provision.
(ii)(A) [This paragraph (a)(1)(ii) is stayed indefinitely.] The offeror, aside from the offenses enumerated in paragraphs
(a)(1)(i)(A), (B), and (C) of this provision, has * has not * within the past three years, relative to tax, labor and employment,
environmental, antitrust, or consumer protection laws--
(1) Been convicted of a Federal or State felony (or has any Federal or State felony indictments currently pending against
them); or
(2) Had a Federal court judgment in a civil case brought by the United States rendered against them; or
(3) Had an adverse decision by a Federal administrative law judge, board, or commission indicating a willful violation of
law.
(B) If the offeror has responded affirmatively, the offeror shall provide additional information if requested by the
Contracting Officer; and
(iii) The Offeror has * has not *, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for
default by any Federal agency.
(2) "Principals," for the purposes of this certification, means officers; directors; owners; partners; and, persons having
primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head
of a subsidiary, division, or business segment, and similar positions).
This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States and the Making of a False,
Fictitious, or Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution Under Section 1001, Title 18, United
States Code.
(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the
Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed
circumstances.
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(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of
an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the
Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested
by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.
(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to
render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an
Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business
dealings.
(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed
when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to
other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this
solicitation for default.
11. 52.203-2 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION (APR 1985)
(a) The offeror certifies that--
(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any
consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to (I) those prices, (ii) the intention
to submit an offer, or (iii) the methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered;
(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to
any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case
of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and
(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an
offer for the purpose of restricting competition.
(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory--
(1) Is the person in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or
proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1)
through (a)(3) above; or
(2) (I) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals
have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________ [insert full name of
person(s) in the offeror's
organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the
offeror's organization];
(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(I) above have not
participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above; and
(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to
subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above.
© If the offeror deletes or modifies subparagraph (a)(2) above, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement
setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure.
12. 52.203-4 CONTINGENT FEE REPRESENTATION AND AGREEMENT (APR 1984)
(a) Representation. The offeror represents that, except for full-time bona fide employees working solely for the offeror,
the offeror--
[NOTE: For interpretation of the representation, including the term “bona fide employees,” sees Subpart 3.4 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation.]
(cid:129) (cid:129)
(1) has, has not employed or retained any person or company to solicit or obtain this contract; and
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(cid:129) (cid:129)
(2) has, has not paid or agreed to pay to any person or company employed or retained to solicit or
obtain this contract any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee contingent upon or resulting from the award of
this contract.
(b) Agreement. The offeror agrees to provide information relating to the above Representation as requested by the
Contracting Officer and, when subparagraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) is answered affirmatively, to promptly submit to the
Contracting Officer --
(1) A completed Standard Form 119, Statement of Contingent or Other Fees, (SF 119); or
(2) A signed statement indicating that the SF 119 was previously submitted to the same contracting office, including
the date and applicable solicitation or contract number, and representing that the prior SF 119 applies to this offer or
quotation.
13 52.223-1 CLEAN AIR AND WATER CERTIFICATION (APR 1984)
(Applicable if the offer exceeds $100,000 or the Contracting Officer has determined that orders under an indefinite
quantity contract in any year will exceed $100,000, or a facility to be used has been the subject of a conviction under the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1)) or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c)) and is listed by EPA,
or is not otherwise exempt.)
The offeror certifies that --
(cid:129) (cid:129)
(a) Any facility to be used in the performance of this proposed contract is , is not listed on the Environmental
Protection Agency List of Violation Facilities;
(b) The offeror will immediately notify the Contracting Officer, before award, of the receipt of any communication from
the Administrator, or a designee, of the Environmental Protection Agency, indicating that any facility that the offeror
proposes to use for the performance of the contract is under consideration to be listed on the EPA List of Violating
Facilities; and
© The offeror will include a certification substantially the same as this certification, including this paragraph (c), in every
nonexempt subcontract.
14. 52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL
TRANSACTIONS (APR 1991) (Deviation)
(Applicable if the offer exceeds $100,000)
(a) The definitions and prohibitions contained in the clause, at MMAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence
Certain Federal Transactions, included in this solicitation are hereby incorporated by reference in paragraph (b) of this
certification.
(b) The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that on or after
December 23, 1989--
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an
employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the awarding of a contract resulting from this
solicitation.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee received under a covered Federal
transaction) have been paid, or will be paid, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on
his or her behalf in connection with this solicitation, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB standard
form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to the Contracting Officer; and certificate to the Contracting Officer prior to the
award of a contract to the SBA.
(3) He or she will include the language of this certification in all subcontract awards at any tier and require that all
recipients of subcontract awards in excess of $100,000 shall certify and disclose accordingly.
© Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by
section 1352, title 31, United States Code. Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who
fails to file or amend the disclosure form to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not
less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, for each such failure.
15. 52-209-7 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATE--MARKETING CONSULTANTS (NOV
1991)
(Applicable to negotiated acquisitions if the offer exceeds $200,000.)
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(a) Definitions.
(1) Marketing consultant means any independent contractor who furnishes advice, information, directions, or
assistance to an offeror or any other contractor in support of the preparation or submission of an offer for a government
contract by that offeror. An independent Contractor is not a marketing consultant when rendering--
(I) Services excluded in Subpart 37.204;
(ii) Routine engineering and technical services (such as installation, operation, or maintenance of systems,
equipment, software, components, or facilities);
(iii) Routine legal, actuarial, auditing, and accounting services; or,
(iv) Training services.
(2) Organizational conflict of interest means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a
person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's
objectively in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive
advantage.
(b) An individual or firm that employs, retains or engages contractually one or more marketing consultants in
connection with a contract, shall submit to the Contracting Officer, with respect to each marketing consultant, the
certificates described below, if the individual or firm is notified that it is the apparent successful offeror.
(c) The certificate must contain the following:
(1) The name of the agency and the number of the solicitation in question.
(2) The name, address, telephone number, and federal taxpayer identification number of the marketing consultant.
(3) The names, addresses, and telephone number of a responsible officer or employee of the marketing consultant
who has personal knowledge of the marketing consultants involvement in the contract.
(4) A description of the nature of the services rendered by or to be rendered by the marketing consultant.
(5) The name, address, and telephone number of the client or clients, and the name of a responsible officer or
employee of the marketing consultant who is knowledgeable about the services provided to such client(s), and a
description of the nature of the services rendered to such client(s), if, based on information provided to the Contractor by
the marketing consultant, any marketing consultant is rendering or, in the 12 months preceding the date of the certificate,
has rendered services respecting the same subject matter of the instant solicitation, or directly relating to such subject
matter, to the Government or any other client (including any foreign government or person).
(6) A statement that the person who signs the certificate for the prime Contractor has informed the marketing
consultant of the existence of Subpart 9.5 and Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 89-1.
(7) The signature, name, title, employer's name, address, and telephone number of the persons who signed the
certificates for both the apparent successful offeror and the marketing consultant.
(d) In addition, the apparent successful offeror shall forward to the a certificate signed by the marketing consultant that
the marketing consultant has been told of the existence of Subpart 9.5 and Office of the Federal Procurement Policy
Letter 89-1, and the marketing consultant has made inquiry, and to the best of the consultant's knowledge and belief, the
consultant has provided no unfair competitive advantage to the prime Contractor with respect to the services rendered or
to be rendered in connection with the solicitation, or that any unfair competitive advantage that, to the best of the
consultant's knowledge and belief, does or may exist, has been disclosed to the offeror.
(e) Failure of the offeror to provide the required certifications may result in the offeror being determined ineligible for
award. Misrepresentation of any fact may result in the assessment of penalties associated with false certifications or such
other provisions provided for by law or regulation.
16. 52.219-15 NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION BY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE HANDICAPPED (APR 1991)
(Applies if solicitation is total or partial small business set-aside)
(a) Definitions.
"Handicapped individual" means a person who has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, defect, ailment,
disease, or disability of a permanent nature which in any way limits the selection of any type of employment for which the
person would otherwise be qualified or qualifiable.
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"Public or private organization for the handicapped" means one (1) which is organized under the laws of the United
States or of any State, operated in the interest of handicapped individuals, the net income of which does not inure in
whole or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual; (2) which complies with any applicable occupational
health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of Labor; and (3) employs in the production of commodities and in
the provision of services, handicapped individuals for not less than 75 percent of the direct labor required for the
production of provision of the commodities or services.
(cid:129) (cid:129)
(b) Certification. The offeror certifies that it is is not a public or private organization for the handicapped. An
offeror certifying in the affirmative is eligible to participate in any resultant contract as if it were a small business concern.
© Agreement. An offeror certifying as a public or private organization for the handicapped agrees that at least 75
percent of the direct labor required in the performance of the contract will be performed by handicapped individuals.
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SECTION - L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES - NEGOTIATED
1. SOLICITATION DEFINITIONS
2. PREPARATIONS HAVE OFFERORS – OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION
3. EXPLANATION TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS
4. AMENDMENTS TO INVITATIONS FOR OFFERS
5. SUBMISSION HAVE OFFERS
6. FAILURE TO SUBMIT OFFER
7. LATE SUBMISSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND WITHDRAWALS OF PROPOSALS
8. UNNECESSARILY ELABORATE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS
9. RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE AND USE OF DATA
10. SITE VISIT
11. FINANCIAL STATEMENT
12. CONTRACT AWARD OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION
13. CONTRACT AWARD CONSTRUCTION
14. AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS
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SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
(Negotiated)
1. MMAR 52.215-5- SOLICITATION DEFINITIONS (JUL 1987) (4) Is the only proposal received.
(b) Any modification of a proposal or quotation, except a
"Government" means United States Government.
modification resulting from the Contracting Officer's request for "best and
"Offer" means "proposal" in negotiation.
"Solicitation" means a request for proposals (RFP) or a request for final" offer, is subject to the same conditions as in subparagraphs (a)(1),(2),
quotations (RFQ) in negotiation. and (3) of this provision.
(c) A modification resulting from the contracting Officer's
request for "best and final" offer received after the time and date specified in
2. MMAR 52.215-14 - EXPLANATION TO PROSPECTIVE the request will not be considered unless received before award and the late
OFFERORS (APR 1984)
receipt is due solely to mishandling by the Government after receipt at the
Any prospective offeror designing an explanation or interpretation of Government installation.
the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in (d) The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of
writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective offerors mailing of a late proposal or modification sent either by U.S. Postal Service
before the submission of their offers. Oral explanations or registered or certified mail is the U.S. Canadian Postal Service postmark both
instructions given before the award of the contract will not be
on the envelope or wrapper and on the original receipt from the U.S. or
binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning a
Canadian Postal Service. Both postmarks must show a legible date or the
solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors
as an amendment of the solicitation, if that information is necessary proposal, quotation, or modification shall be processed as if mailed late.
in submitting offers or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to any "Postmark" means a printed, stamped, or otherwise placed impression
other prospective offerors. (exclusive of a postage meter machine impression) that is readily identifiable
without further action as having been supplied and affixed by employees of
4. MMAR 52.215-8 - AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATIONS (DEC
the U.S. or Canadian Postal Service on the date of mailing. Therefore, offerors
1989)
or quoters should request the postal clerks to place a hand cancellation bull's
(a) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and eye postmark on both the receipt and the envelope or wrapper.
conditions which are not modified remain unchanged. (e) The only acceptable evidence to establish the time of
(b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment receipt at the Government installation is the time/date stamp of that
to this solicitation by (1) signing and returning the amendment, (2) identifying installation on the proposal wrapper or other documentary evidence of receipt
the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on the maintained by the installation.
form for submitting an offer, (3) letter of telegram, or (4) facsimile, if (f) The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of
facsimile offers are authorized in the solicitation. The Government must mailing of a late offer, modification, or withdrawal sent by Express Mail Next
receive the acknowledgment by the time specified for receipt of offers. Day Service-Post Office to Addressee is the date entered by the post office
receiving clerk on the "Express Mail Next Day Service-Post Office to
5. MMAR 52.215-9 - SUBMISSION OF OFFERS DEC 1989) Addressee" label and the postmark on both the envelope or wrapper and on
the original receipt from the U.S. Postal Service, "Postmark" has the same
(a) Offers and modifications thereof shall be submitted in meaning as defined in paragraph (d) of this provision, excluding postmarks of
sealed envelopes or packages (1) addressed to the office specified in the the Canadian Postal Service. Therefore, offerors or quotes should request the
solicitation, and (2) showing the time specified for receipt, the solicitation postal clerk to place a legible hand cancellation bull's eye postmark on both
number, and the name and address of the offeror. the receipt and the envelope or wrapper.
(b) Telegraphic offers will not be considered unless (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this provision, a late
authorized by the solicitation; however, offers may be modified by written or modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more
telegraphic notice. favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and
(c) Facsimile offers, modifications or withdrawals will not may be accepted.
be considered unless authorized by the solicitation. (h) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice or
(d) Item samples, if required, must be submitted within the telegram (including Mailgram) received at any time before award. If the
time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via
solicitation, these samples shall be (1) submitted at no expense to the facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions
Government and (2) returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they specified in the provision entitled "Facsimile Proposals." Proposals may be
are destroyed during preaward testing. withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the
representative's identity is made known and the representative signs a receipt
6. MMAR 52.215-15 - FAILURE TO SUBMIT OFFER (APR 1984)
for the proposals before award.
(This provision does not apply to construction.) Recipients of this
8. MMAR 52.215-7 - UNNECESSARILY ELABORATE PROPOSALS
solicitation no responding with an offerors should not return this
OR QUOTATIONS (APR 1984)
solicitation, unless it specifies otherwise. Instead, they should
Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond
advise the issuing office by letter or postcard whether they want to
the sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this
receive future solicitations for similar requirements. If a recipient
solicitation are not desired and may be construed as an indication of
does not submit an offer and does not notify the issuing office that
the offeror's or quoter's lace of cost consciousness. Elaborate art
future solicitations are desired, the recipient's name may be
work, expensive paper and bindings, and expensive visual and
removed from the applicable mailing list.
other presentation aids are neither necessary not wanted.
7. MMAR 52.215- 10 - LATE SUBMISSIONS, MODIFICATIONS,
9. MMAR 52.215-12 - RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE AND USE
AND WITHDRAWALS OR PROPOSALS (DEC 1989)
OF DATA (APR 1984)
(a) Any proposal received at the office designated in the
Offerors or quoters who include in their proposals or quotations data
solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt will not be considered that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used
unless it is received before award is made and it-- by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall--
(1) Was sent by registered or certified mail not later than the fifth (a) Mark the title page with the following legend:
calendar day before the date specified for receipt of offers (e.g., an offer "This proposal or quotation includes data that shall not be disclosed
outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or
submitted in response to a solicitation requiring receipt of offers by the 20th
disclosed -- in whole or in part-for any purpose other than to
of the month must have been mailed by the 15th);
evaluate this proposal or quotation. If, however, a contract is
(2) Was sent by mail or if authorized by the solicitation, was sent awarded to this offeror or quoter as a result of-or in connection with-
by telegram or via facsimile and it is determined by the Government that the the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to
late receipt was due solely to mishandling by the Government after receipt at duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the
the Government installation; resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's
right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from
(3) Was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Next Day
another source without restriction. the data subject to this restriction
Service-Post Office to Addressee, not later than 5:00 p.m. at the place of are contained in sheets (insert numbers or other identification of
mailing two working days prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals. sheets);" and
The term "working days" excludes weekends and U.S. Federal holidays; or
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(b) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the (b) The Government may (1) reject any or all offers if such
following legend: action is in the public interest, (2) accept other than the lowest offer, and (3)
"Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation." (c) The Government may award a contract on the basis of
initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer
10. MMAR 52.237-1 - SITE VISIT (APR 1984)
should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical
(Applies when services other than construction are to be performed standpoint.
on Government installations.) (d) The Government may accept any item or combination
Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site of items, unless doing so is precluded by a restrictive limitation in the
where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves solicitation or the offer.
regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of
(e) A written award or acceptance of offer mailed or
contract performance, to the extent that the information is
reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance
constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further action
by either party. Before the offeror's specified expiration time, the
11. MMAR 52.247-6 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT (APR 1984) Government may accept an offer (or part of an Offer, as provided in paragraph
(d) above), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a
(Applies to solicitations for transportation or for transportation
written not of withdrawal is received before award. Negotiations conducted
related services.)
The offeror shall, upon request, promptly furnish the Government after receipt of an offer do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the
with a current certified statement of the offeror's financial condition Government.
and such data as the Government may request with respect to the (f) Neither financial data submitted with an offer, nor
offeror's operations. The Government will use this information to representations concerning facilities or financing, will form a part of the
determine the offeror's financial responsibility and ability to perform
resulting contract. However, if the resulting contract contains a clause
under the contract. Failure of an offeror to comply with a request for
information will subject the offeror to possible rejection on providing for price reduction for defective cost or pricing data, the contract
responsibility grounds. price will be subject to reduction if cost or pricing data furnished is
incomplete, inaccurate, or not current.
12. MMAR 52.215-16 - CONTRACT AWARD (JUL 1990) OTHER
THAN CONSTRUCTION 14. MMAR 552.252-5 - AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS
(JUL 1985) (DEVIATION MMAR 52.252-5)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation
to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48
will be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation or variation is
factors, specified elsewhere in this solicitation,
indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" or "(VARIATION)" after
(b) considered.
the date of the provision, if the provision is not published in the General
(b) The Government may (1) reject any or all offers if such
Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 5).
action is in the public interest, (2) accept other than the lowest offer, and (3)
The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation
waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
(MMAR) provision with an authorized deviation or variation that is
(c) The Government may award a contract on the basis of
published in the General Services Administration Acquisition
initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer
Regulation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION (MMAR
should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical
provision no.))" or "(VARIATION (MMAR provision no.))" after the
standpoint.
date of the provision.
(d) The Government may accept any item or group of
(b) The use in this solicitation of any General Services
items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations.
Administration Acquisition Regulation provision with an authorized deviation
Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may be submitted for
or variation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" or
quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to
"(VARIATION)" after the date of the provision.
make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the
(c) Changes in wording of provisions that are prescribed
unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.
for use on a "substantially the same as" basis are not considered deviations.
(e) A written award or acceptance of offer mailed or
Therefore, when such provisions are not worded exactly the same as the
otherwise furnish to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance
MMAR or MMAR provision, they are identified by the word
specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further action
"(VARIATION)."
by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government
may accept an offer for part of an offer, as provided in paragraph (d) above),
whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of
withdrawal is received before award.
Negotiations conducted after receipt of an offer do not constitute a
rejection or counter offer by the Government.
(f) Neither financial data submitted with an offer, nor
representations concerning facilities or financing, will form a part of the
resulting contract. However, if the resulting contract contains a clause
providing for price reduction for defective cost or pricing data, the contract
price will be subject to reduction if cost or pricing data furnished is
incomplete, inaccurate, or not current.
(g) The Government may determine that an offer is
unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line
items or sublime items. An offer is materially unbalanced when it is based on
prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are
significantly overstated in relation to cost for other work, and if there is
reasonable doubt that the offer will result in the lowest overall cost to the
Government, even through it may be low evaluated offer, or it is so
unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing and advance payment.
13. MMAR 52.215-16 - CONTRACT AWARD (ALT 1)
CONSTRUCTION (JAN 1991)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from
this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the
solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and
other factors, specified elsewhere in this solicitation, considered.
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Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (US GPO)
Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED) PASSPORT
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L.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE
This solicitation incorporates one or more provisions by reference, with the same force
and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will
make their full text available. The Offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may
include blocks that must be completed by the Offeror and submitted with its quotation or
offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the Offeror may identify the
provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its
quotation.
CLAUSE NO CLAUSE TITLE DATE
52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition (FEB 2000)
52.215-20 Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information (OCT 1997)
Other Than Cost or Pricing Data - Alternate IV
52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information (MAY 1999)
with Offer
L.2 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
a. A Standard Form 33, "Solicitation, Offer, and Award," completed and signed
by the Offeror, constitutes the Offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the
proposed task order. Therefore, a representative of the Offeror authorized to commit the
Offeror to contractual obligations must execute the form.
b. Offerors are expected to examine this entire solicitation document including
the Contract. Failure to do so will be at the Offeror's own risk.
c. Offerors shall furnish the information required by this solicitation. Offerors
shall sign the Standard Form 33, Block 17.
d. The Government may make award based on initial offers received, without
discussion of such offers. Accordingly, each initial offer should be submitted in as
complete form as possible and without exception to any provision.
e. The Government will not pay any Offeror for preparation of its proposal.
f. Offerors submitting restrictive data will mark it as follows in accordance with
the FAR Clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors —Competitive Acquisition, which is
incorporated by reference. Clause 52.215-1 states: "Offerors who include in their
proposals data they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the
Government except for evaluation purposes, shall—
(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:
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"This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government
and shall not be duplicated, used or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any
purpose other than to evaluate this proposal or quotation. If, however, a
contract is awarded to this Offeror as a result of--or in connection with--the
submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or
disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction
does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if
it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to the
restriction is contained in sheets (insert numbers or other identification of
sheets)"; and
(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:
"Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on
the title page of this proposal or quotation."
g. The Government assumes no liability for disclosure or use of unmarked data
and may use or disclose the data for any purpose. Unless restricted, information
submitted in response to this request may become subject to disclosure to the public
pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 551).
h. Proposals shall set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required
by this solicitation package (including Attachments). The penalty for making false
statements in proposals is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
i. Wherever in this solicitation “man”, “men”, or their related pronouns are used
and other related pronouns, (other than with reference to specific persons) as words or as
parts of words, they have been used for literary purposes and are meant in their generic
sense to include both males and females.
L.3 EXPLANATION TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS
Any questions must be submitted no later than 3 days after the RFP release date. The
Government will provide answers 5 days thereafter. The questions must be submitted in
writing to the GPO Albertha Broadnax, 732 North Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC
20401 or e-mail transmission at abroadnax@gpo.gov. Any information given to the
prospective Offeror concerning this RFP will be furnished promptly as a modification to
the RFP, if that information is necessary in submitting an offer, or if the lack of it would
be prejudicial to the Offeror.
Any information given to a prospective Offeror concerning this solicitation will be
furnished promptly to other prospective Offerors as a modification to the solicitation, if
that information is necessary in submitting offers, or if lack of it would be prejudicial to
other prospective Offerors.
L.4 AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
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All hardware and software proposed in response to this solicitation document shall have
been formally announced for general release on or before the closing date of the
solicitation. Failure to have equipment or software announced prior to submission of
proposal may render the Offeror’s proposal unacceptable.
L.5 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS
The Offeror shall package and clearly label the outside of the package with (i) the
Solicitation Number and (ii) the contents thereof (e.g., Part I- Price Proposal, Part II –
Written Technical Proposal). A cover letter containing any information the Offeror
wished to bring to the Government’s attention may accompany the proposal.
The proposal shall be submitted in three parts as follows: SF 33; Part I – Price
Proposal,Part II– Written Technical Proposal, and three inlay samples. These are due
__TBD__to the following:
The original proposal and electronic copies shall be submitted to the following address:
Albertha Broadnax,
Mail Stop: MMP Room A340
732 North Capitol St. NW,
Washington, DC 20401
e-mail: abroadnax@gpo.gov.
Alternative Proposals
Offerer may submit more than one proposal, each of which must satisfy the requirements
of the solicitation in order to be considered (SF 33; Part I – Price Proposal and Part II–
Written Technical Proposal). Each proposal submitted must be complete including
separate cost information. If alternative proposals are submitted, such alternatives will be
clearly labeled and identified on the cover page of each separate document. Each
proposal submitted will be evaluated on its own merits.
Alternative proposals that do not meet the requirements stated in Section C of the
solicitation are not desired and will not be considered.
Site Visit
In order that prospective Offerors can better understand the production of blank Passport
books by GPO and the personalization printing of the passport book at a Passport
Agency, there will be a visit scheduled for all Primes to see the GPO passport book
assembly process and to observe passport personalization process at the Washington
Passport Agency in Washington, DC. The visit to GPO will be at TBD and the visit to the
Washington Passport Agency will be at TBD. Primes who wish to attend these site visits
shall be limited to two attendees each and shall provide the names of the individuals to
the Contracting Officer no later than TBD. These will be the only site visits scheduled.
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L.5.1 SUBMISSION OF COST/PRICE PROPOSAL (PART I)
Cost/Price Proposals shall be submitted in one original paper and one electronic copy.
The proposal shall contain the following tabs:
a. Solicitation, Offer and Award (SF 33) (Tab A). When completed and signed
by the Offeror constitutes the Offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the
proposed task order. Therefore, the form must be executed by representatives of the
Offeror authorized to commit the Offeror to contractual obligations. Offerors shall sign
the SF 33 in Block #17.
b. Section B - Services and Prices (Tab B). The Offeror shall indicate the price
to be charged for each item in Section B rounded to the nearest whole dollar using the
template provided.
c. Cost/Price Supporting Documentation (Tab C). The information requested in
the proposal is required to enable the Government to perform cost or price analysis and
ultimately to enable the Government and the Offeror to negotiate fair and reasonable
prices. The Offeror shall prepare one summary schedule (RFP Section B) which provides
the Total Amount of Cost, Total amount of cost reimbursable CLINS, the total amount of
time and material CLIN, and the Overall Total Price offered. Along with the summary
schedule, the Offeror is required to provide full back-up documentation for each CLIN.
The back-up documentation shall detail the labor categories to be used, labor hours
proposed by category, material and equipment costs, and a total cost breakdown. The
Offeror shall also provide supporting cost/price documentation for all proposed
subcontractors, to include the proposed type of subcontract. The Project Manager cost
shall be shared across fixed priced CLINs but not as a separate item.
Subcontractors may submit proprietary data directly to the Contracting Offeror or
through the prime Offeror in a separate, sealed envelope. In addition to the cost back-up
cited previously, DCAA contact information and/or relevant cost/pricing data should be
provided for all subcontractors to facilitate the timely Government evaluation of
proposals.
L.5.2 SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (PART II)
Failure to follow the instructions in this section may result in the proposal being
considered non-compliant.
L.5.2.1 Format Requirements
Sections A, B and C of written proposals shall not exceed 30 pages and, for ease of
evaluation purposes, each line of the proposal will be numbered. The Executive
Summary, Past Performance Survey, Compliance Matrix, and Security Plan will not
count towards page limit. The Executive Summary will be limited to a maximum of two
pages. Each Past Performance Reference will be limited to two pages.
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Provide one original hard copy, and one electronic copy. Offerors shall format their
technical proposals strictly in accordance with the following:
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Technical Proposal Format
Executive Summary
Section A – Technical Excellence
A.1 Interoperability
A.1.1 Inlay (C7.2.2)
A.2 Durability
A.2.1 Warranty (C6)
A.2.2 EP Book Cover with Embedded Inlay (C7.2)
A.3 Security
A.3.1 Inlay Security (C7.2.2.4)
A.3.2 Production Facility and Transport Security (C7.2.2.4)
A.4 Design & Integration into EP
A.4.1 EP Book Covers Sheets – Requirements EP Book Cover Sheets Physical Characteristics (C7.2.1)
A4.2 Inlay
(cid:131) Standards (C7.2.2.1)
(cid:131) Inlay Physical Characteristics (C7.2.2.2)
(cid:131) Inlay Functional Characteristics (Operating System, micro-Controller/Processor, Memory ,
Functionality) (C7.2.2.3)
A.4.2 Testing
(cid:131) Stage 1 Testing to be met by Offeror as Part of the Proposal (C7.2.3.1)
(cid:131) Stage 2 Testing in Preparation for Pilot (C7.2.3.1)
(cid:131) Stage 3 Testing during Pilot (Field Test) (C7.2.3.1)
(cid:131) Stage 4 Testing under Normal Operations (C7.2.3.1)
A.4.3 Manufacturing
(cid:131) Manufacturing Consumables (C7.6.3)
(cid:131) Manufacturing (C7.6.4)
(cid:131) Standards (C7.6.4.1)
(cid:131) Quality Assurance (C7.6.4.2)
A.4.4 Adhesive (C7.4)
A.4.5 Delivery Preparations to Government or Authorized Agent (C7.6.2)
A.5 Availability (C4.1, C7.5, L4)
A.6 Technical Support (C7.5)
A.7 General
A.7.1 Personalization System Development/Test Kit (C7.1)
A.7.2 IC Readers for GPO (C7.3)
Section B – Experience
B.1 Smart Card Technology Experience
B.2 14443 Standards and Interoperability Specifications Experience
B.3 ICAO Specifications Experience
B.4 Past Performance with Contracts of Similar Size, Scope, and Complexity
Section C – Management Approach
C.1 Electronic Passport (EP) Cover Development, Testing, Manufacturing, and Delivery
C.2 Engineering Support
C.3 Quality and Security Control
Appendix A: Compliance Matrix
Appendix B: Past Performance References
Appendix C: Test Requirements Check List
Appendix D: Security Plan
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Compliance matrix
A requirements compliance matrix, attached in Section J, will be filled out, with cross-
referencing to proposal text (line numbers), and will be included as an appendix to each
Offeror’s proposal. The compliance matrix shall be used only to show compliance and
shall not be used to describe or elaborate upon the Offeror’s capabilities, thus it will not
be counted toward page limit.
Past Performance
In Appendix B, the Offeror and any proposed Subcontractor (s) shall list a maximum of 5
past performance citations for either ongoing Government prime contracts and
subcontracts for the same or, similar work, completed in the past three (3) years.
Pertinent work under non-Government contracts may also be included. In order to
evaluate past performance, it is critical that the Government have complete and accurate
information on organizations for which the Offeror has previously performed work. To
facilitate these checks, the Offeror shall ensure the accuracy of these references. The
Offeror and the proposed Subcontractor (s) shall furnish the following for each of the
cited contracts:
1. Customer’s Name and Address
2. Telephone and facsimile numbers of the Contracting Officer and the Contracting
Officer’s Representative
3. Contract Number
4. Contract Type
5. Contract Amount
6. Contract Effective Date and Completion Date
7. Place(s) of Performance
8. Number of Professional/Technical Personnel
9. Description of Contract Work, Scope, and Responsibilities
10. Statement of how the contract work is the same as or similar to the required work.
It is not sufficient to simply state that it is the same or similar in scope or
magnitude.
11. Performance - Offerors should not provide general information on their
performance on the identified contracts. General performance information will be
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obtained from the references. The Offeror should provide information on
exceptional events or circumstances, positive or negative, associated with the
contract, for example: cost overrun/underrun information, information on default
or termination for the convenience of the client, awards or outstanding
achievements, examples of effective and timely performance, etc.
12. List of major subcontractors – identify percentage share of work performed by
each subcontractor.
Security Plan
In Appendix D of the proposal, the Offeror shall provide a security plan. The plan will
not be reviewed as part of the Technical Evaluations. It will however be reviewed by the
appropriate U.S. Government security entity. Section J of this RFP has an example of a
security plan to provide the Offeror information on the level of detail expected in the
Offeror’s plan.
L.5.2.2 Content Requirements
Offerors shall provide, in the format described above in L 5.2.1,
a detailed written technical proposal addressing the
following areas:
a) Technical Excellence, including responsiveness to SOW requirements and ability to
meet delivery schedule. While we expect a reply to each of the requirements in the
statement of work, proposals shall describe approach in greater detail for the
following major categories:
i. Interoperability
ii. Durability (both physical and electronic)
iii. Security
iv. Design and Integration into EP
v. Availability
vi. Technical Support
vii. General
b) Experience, including:
i. Overall experience with contact/contactless smart card technology
ii. Experience with ISO 14443 and its referenced standards and
interoperability specifications
iii. Experience with ICAO specifications/recommendations
iv. Past Performance with Contracts of Similar Size, Scope, and Complexity
c) Management Approach including:
i. EP Book Cover development, testing, manufacturing, and delivery in
time to meet the Milestone deadlines specified in Section F
ii. Engineering support
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iii. Quality and security control
L5.3 Past Performance Surveys Submitted by Offeror’s
References
Each Offeror will be evaluated on its performance, and that of any significant
Subcontractors, under existing and prior contracts for similar products or services. The
Government will focus on information that demonstrates quality of performance relative
to the size and complexity of the procurement under consideration. The Past
Performance Survey identified in Section J will be used to collect this information. The
Offeror will provide the references identified in Appendix B of its Technical Proposal
with the Past Performance Survey and request that it be completed by the reference and
returned directly to GPO at the address on the survey by TBD. Telephonic interviews
may also be conducted if necessary. References other than those identified by the
Offeror may be contracted by the Government and the information received used in the
evaluation of the Offeror’s past performance.
L.6 TYPE OF ORDER
A (Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, and Time and Materials) task order will be awarded
as a result of this solicitation.
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SECTION – D PREPARATION, PACKAGING AND MARKING
NOT APPLICABLE
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SECTION- E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
NOT APPLICABLE
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Section F – DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (U.S. GPO
DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE
ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED) PASSPORT
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F. Base Year
Item Amount Delivery Date
Personalization System Test Kit 7 Within 1 day of
(CLIN 0001) (Mandatory) contract award
EP Book Cover Sheets for Test 700 Within 10
Book Production (CLIN 0002) working days
(Mandatory) of contract award
Readers for U.S. GPO (CLIN 1-50 Within 10
0003) working days
(Optional) of contract award
Technical Support (CLIN 0004) 80 - 4000 hrs. As needed
On-Call (Mandatory)
EP Book Cover Sheets for SIA 1,000 - 20,000 EP Book Cover Within 40
Pilot (CLIN 0005) (Optional) sheets (3,000 - 60,000) EP Book working days after
Covers) receipt of order.
EP Book Cover sheets for 1,000 to 2.9 million EP Book Within 40 days
Domestic Agency Pilot and Full Cover Sheets after receipt of
Agency Deployment (CLIN order.
0006) (Optional)
Adhesive (Testing) (CLIN 0007) Sufficient quantity of adhesive to Within 10
(Mandatory) attach EP Book Cover to inside working days of
end page material for identified contract award
quantity of book covers for book
testing plus spoilage. Under
current production conditions, one
gallon of adhesive will produce
1500 three-up cover strips.
Adhesive (SIA Pilot) (CLIN Sufficient quantity of adhesive to Within 40
0007) (Mandatory) attach EP Book Cover to inside working days after
end page material for identified receipt of order
quantity of book covers for the
SIA pilot plus spoilage. Under
current production conditions, one
gallon of adhesive will produce
1500 three-up cover strips
Adhesive (Domestic Agency Sufficient quantity of adhesive in Within 40
Pilot and Full Agency 55-gallon drums to attach EP working days after
Deployment) (CLIN 0008) Book Cover to inside end page receipt of order.
(Optional) material for identified quantity of
book covers for Domestic Agency
Pilot and Full Agency
Deployment . Under current
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Item Amount Delivery Date
production conditions, one gallon
of adhesive will produce 1500
three-up cover strips.
Travel (CLIN 0009) (Optional) As Needed
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
00010) (5Year) (Optional)
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
00011) (10 Year) (Optional)
F1. Option Year One
Item Amount Delivery Date
Readers for U.S. GPO (CLIN 1-50 As needed
1003)
(Optional)
Electronic Passport (EP) Book 1,000 Within 40
Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP Book Cover working days after
Production (CLIN 1006) Sheets receipt of order.
(Optional)
1 – 2.5 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
2.5 – 3.5 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
Technical Support (CLIN 1004) Est. As needed
(Mandatory) 80 – 4000 hrs.
Adhesive (for full production) Sufficient quantity of adhesive in Within 40 days
(CLIN 1008) (Optional) 55-gallon drums to attach EP after receipt of
Book Cover to inside end page order.
material for identified quantity of
book covers ordered in CLIN
1006
Travel - (CLIN 1009) (Optional) As Needed
Extended Warranties As Needed
(CLIN10010) (5Year) (Optional)
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
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Item Amount Delivery Date
10011) (10 Year) (Optional)
F2. Option Year Two
Item Amount Delivery Date
Readers for U.S. GPO (CLIN 1-50 As needed
2003)
(Optional)
Electronic Passport (EP) Book 1,000 Within 40
Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP Book Cover working days after
Production (CLIN 2006) Sheets receipt of order.
(Optional)
1-2.8 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
2.8 – 3.8 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
Technical Support (CLIN 2004) Est. As needed
(Mandatory) 80 – 4000 hrs.
Adhesive (for full production) Sufficient quantity of adhesive in Within 40 days
(CLIN 2008) (Optional) 55-gallon drums to attach EP after receipt of
Book Cover to inside end page order.
material for identified quantity of
book covers ordered in CLIN
2006
Travel - (CLIN 2009) (Optional) As Needed
Extended Warranties (CLIN As Needed
20010) (5 Year) (Optional)
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
20011) (10 Year) (Optional)
F3. Option Year Three
Item Amount Delivery Date
Readers for U.S. GPO (CLIN 1-50 As needed
3003)
(Optional)
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Item Amount Delivery Date
Electronic Passport (EP) Book 1,000 Within 40
Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP Book Cover working days after
Production (CLIN 3006) Sheets receipt of order.
(Optional)
1 –3.1 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
3.1 – 4.1 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
Technical Support (CLIN 3004) Est. As needed
(Mandatory) 80 – 4000 hrs.
Adhesive (for full production) Sufficient quantity of adhesive in Within 40 days
(CLIN 3008) (Optional) 55-gallon drums to attach EP after receipt of
Book Cover to inside end page order.
material for identified quantity of
book covers ordered in CLIN
3006
Travel - (CLIN 3009) (Optional) As Needed
Extended Warranties (CLIN As Needed
30010) (5 Year) (Optional)
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
30011) (10 Year) (Optional)
F4. Option Year Four
Item Amount Delivery Date
Readers for U.S. GPO (CLIN 1-50 As needed
4003)
(Optional)
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Item Amount Delivery Date
Electronic Passport (EP) Book 1,000 Within 40
Cover Sheets for Full to 1 million EP Book Cover working days after
Production (CLIN 4006) Sheets receipt of order.
(Optional)
1 – 3.4 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
3.4 – 4.4 million EP Book Cover
Sheets
Technical Support (CLIN 4004) Est. As needed
(Mandatory) 80 – 4000 hrs.
Adhesive (for full production) Sufficient quantity of adhesive in Within 40 days
(CLIN 4008) (Optional) 55-gallon drums to attach EP after receipt of
Book Cover to inside end page order.
material for identified quantity of
book covers ordered in CLIN:
4006
Travel - (CLIN 4009) (Optional) As Needed
Extended Warranties (CLIN As Needed
40010) (5 Year) (Optional)
Extended Warranty (CLIN As Needed
40011) (10 Year) (Optional)
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SECTION - G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA
1. Contracting Officer (CO) Herbert Jackson, Jr.
(202) 512-0937
2. Contract Specialist Albertha Broadnax
(202) 512-0966
3. Invoices US Government Printing Office
Comptroller
North Capitol & H Streets NW
Mail Stop: FMCS
Washington, DC 20401
(202) 512-0874 - LOCAL
1-800-BILLGPO (1-800-245-5476)
5. Payment
Payments under this contract will be made by the
Government by electronic funds transfer (EFT). If EFT is requested, please call 1-800-
BILLGPO.
NOTICE:
The following solicitation provisions and/or contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby
incorporated by reference:
Material ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)
NUMBER DATE TITLE
52.232.28 APR 1989 ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER
PAYMENT METHOD.
Effective January 1, 1999 payments on all GPO purchase orders will only be made by electronic
fund transfer (EFT) unless you are granted a waiver. A waiver can only be granted if you certify
below in writing that you do not have an account with a financial institution or an authorized
payment agent and return the certification to the Contracting Officer.
REQUEST FOR WAIVER/CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION
I certify that I do not have an account with a financial institution or an authorized payment agent.
____________________________________________________________
Signature and date
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SECTION - H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
1. Minimum Bid Acceptance Period
a. "Acceptance period" as used in this provision, means the number of calendar
days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified
in this solicitation for receipt of bids.
b. This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that
may appear elsewhere in this solicitation.
c. The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of 60 calendar days.
d. In the space provided immediately below, bidders may specify a longer
acceptance period than the Government's minimum requirement.
A bid allows the following acceptance period: ................. calendar days.
e. A bid allowing less than the Government's minimum acceptance period will be
rejected.
f. The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with
the bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within (1) the acceptance period stated in
paragraph c. above or (2) any longer acceptance period stated in paragraph d.
above.
PRE-AWARD SURVEY
So that the Government may be assured each bidder can satisfy the requirements of this
Schedule, it reserves the right (1) to conduct a pre-award survey on any or all bidders,
and (2) to consider the results of such survey in any determination to award.
a. A pre-award shall establish the contractor’s competence in technical, managerial,
financial and similar areas related to the bidder’s ability to perform.
b. The Contractor is expected to cooperate in the pre-award and to provide all such
reasonable information as maybe necessary to its purposes.
c. Only those bids from proven or obviously capable suppliers are solicited.
Key Personnel
The personnel designated in the contract schedule are considered essential to the work being
performed under this contract. Before removing, replacing or diverting any of the proposed or
specified personnel, the contractor will (1) notify the Contracting Officer within 5 days in advance
and (2) submit justification (including proposed substitution) in sufficient detail to permit
evaluation of the impact on the contract.
The Contractor shall make no diversion without the Contracting Officer’s written consent;
provided that the Contracting Officer may ratify in writing the change, and that ratification shall
constitute Contract Officer’s consent required by this clause.
The list of personnel specified in the contract schedule may, with the consent of the contracting
parties, be amended from time to time during the course of the contract to add and delete
personnel.
List here the personnel essential unless they are specified in the contract schedule.
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SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO)
Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
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ELECTRONIC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) EMBEDDED)
PASSPORT COVERS
M1 General Selection and Award Conditions
This section describes the technical and price factors for proposal evaluation.
M.1 Evaluation
a) The Government anticipates awarding a contract to the Offeror(s) whose proposal
is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
b) Technical proposals will be evaluated based on the factors described in Section
M4.3.2. Technical and Price are equally important. Award may be made to other
than the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal.
c) Written proposal clarification or explanation requests may be issued by the
Contracting Officer (CO), after initial technical evaluation is completed, in order
to fully access and evaluate the merits of proposal submitted.
d) The Government reserves the right to consider as acceptable only a proposal that
is submitted in accordance with all requirements set forth or referenced in this
RFP. The Offeror shall demonstrate an understanding of all requirements and a
capability to provide the required services. An Offeror that fails to fulfill all
requirements shall not be eligible for contract award. The Government reserves
the right to reject a proposal that does not address the totality of the RFP
requirements.
e) The Government may award this contract without discussions. Accordingly, the
RFP offer should be submitted on the most favorable price and technical terms
that the offering firm and team arrangement can submit to the Government.
M.2 Bases for Award and Ordering
M.2.1 Basis for Award
The following conditions must be met in order for the Offeror to be eligible for award of
the contract:
• The responses to the RFP must comply in all material respects with law,
regulation and all requirements set forth in the RFP; and
• The responses to the RFP must be determined responsive according to the
standards in FAR Subpart 9.1. This selection will be based on how well each
response satisfies the evaluation criteria as described in the paragraphs below.
M.2.2 Basis for Ordering
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After award (multiple awards are expected) Offerors’ products will be evaluated in lab
and field tests before orders are made for the Pilots and Full Agency Deployment of the
EP starting in late CY2004 and reaching completion at all domestic issuance agencies
and centers by December 2005.
Lab Testing of Test Books in Preparation for Pilots
DoS, U.S. GPO and NIST will conduct the first round of post-award evaluations to
determine how well EP Book Cover Sheets perform in terms of book fabrication,
personalization, and inspection, with special attention on the physical durability of the EP
Book. The maroon book cover sheets delivered on day ten after award will be used by
U.S. GPO to fabricate Test Books. U.S. GPO will observe and record how each Offeror’s
product passes through and performs in the book fabrication process. DoS will
personalize the resulting test books with dummy data observing and recording the
performance of each Offeror’s product in the personalization and inspection processes
including; TOPPAN printing, fraud, and security test. NIST will subject a number of the
personalized test books to various physical tests to investigate the durability of the
Offeror’s product in a finished EP book.
Many of these lab tests will continue after the first round of post-award evaluations.
Field Test of Issued EP Books during Pilots
Based on the results of the lab tests, DoS will purchase EP Book Cover Sheets for EP
book operational field testing. The operation field testing will occur during the two Pilots:
the issuance of official EPs beginning in December 2004 at SIA (SIA Pilot) followed by
the issuance of tourist EPs at one domestic issuing agency (Domestic Agency Pilot) in
early CY2005. The performance of each Offeror’s product will be observed and recorded
in U.S. GPO book fabrication, DoS personalization and in use/inspection.
The results of all the lab and field testing, in conjunction with offered costs, will be used
in choosing products for Full Agency Deployment.
M.3 Award on Initial Proposals
The Government may award this contract without discussions, according to the
provisions of FAR Part 15.610. Accordingly, the RFP offer should be submitted on the
most favorable price and technical terms that the offering firm and team arrangement can
submit to the Government.
M.4 Evaluation Criteria
M.4.1 General
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The evaluation will be based on an integrated assessment of the information submitted in
the Offeror’s proposal. The integrated assessment will address mandatory requirements,
terms and conditions, technical factors and price.
M4.2 Risk Assessment
The integrated assessment of proposals will include a risk assessment for the Overall
Technical and Price. The Government will assess the technical risk associated with the
Offeror’s proposal for schedule, price and performance/delivery.
M.4.3 Best Value Evaluation Methodology
Evaluation will be made on two selection factors – Technical and Price. In the evaluation,
technical and price are equally important.
M.4.3.1 COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION
Offerors' cost proposals will be evaluated to determine cost realism and reasonableness.
Costs that are excessively high or low may be considered unrealistic and unreasonable,
and may receive no further consideration.
M.4.3.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA
In rating the technical proposals, the following three technical factors (Technical
Excellence, Experience, and Management Approach) are listed in descending order of
importance. Experience and Technical Excellence combined are significantly more
important than Management Approach.
A. Technical Excellence includes responsiveness to SOW requirements and ability to
meet delivery schedule. While we expect a reply to each of the requirements in
the SOW proposals shall describe approach in greater detail for the following
categories in descending order of importance.
i. Interoperability: Offeror’s ability to provide a solution that meets all the
appropriate ICAO recommendations and Government standards related
to interoperability specified in section C.
ii. Durability: Offeror’s ability to provide a solution that meets all the
appropriate durability requirements specified in section C including the
10 year physical durability of the EP.
iii. Security: Offeror’s ability to provide a solution that meets all the
appropriate security requirements specified in section C.
iv. Design & Integration into EP: Offeror’s ability to provide a solution that
meets all the appropriate design and book integration requirements
specified in section C.
v. Availability: Offeror’s ability to provide a solution that meets all the
appropriate availability requirements specified in section C.
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vi. Technical Support: Offeror’s ability to provide on call technical support
for the duration of the contract.
vii. General: Offeror’s ability to adequately address the following items.
• Providing IC electronic passport readers.
• Government right to modify the stated EP Book Cover
requirement to take advantage of technological improvements
that enable increased performance or capacity.
• Requirements for specialized and/or non-COTS hardware,
software, and consumables
• Availability and redundancy of production operations
B. Experience, including;
i. Overall experience with contact/contactless smart card technology
ii. Experience with 14443 standards and interoperability specifications
iii. Experience with ICAO specifications
iv. Past Performance with Contracts of Similar Size, Scope, and Complexity
The Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated using the following:
Quality of Product and/or Service
Timeliness of Performance
Price/Cost Control
Business Relations
Customer Satisfaction
Information will be obtained from the references listed in each
Offeror’s proposal, other customers known to the Government, consumer
protection organizations, and others who may have useful and relevant
knowledge of the Offeror’s past performance. At the discretion of the
Government, the past performance of significant subcontractors may also
be evaluated.
In evaluating past performance, the Government will consider the
available information and give it such weight as it deems appropriate.
Favorable and unfavorable references for an Offeror will not be averaged.
One unfavorable reference, if deemed by the Government to be reliable
and relevant to performance of the solicited products/services, may be the
basis for a negative evaluation notwithstanding other more positive
information. Conversely, a reliable and relevant favorable reference may
be given substantial weight in a positive evaluation.
C. Management Approach including the degree in which the Offeror can
demonstrate its ability to:
i. Develop, test, manufacture, and deliver the EP Book Covers in time to
meet the schedule specified in Section F.
ii. Technical support services for the full life cycle of the EP
iii. Quality and security control
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