Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Demonstration Laboratory

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1 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUCEMENT (BAA) HSARPA BAA 07-03A Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Demonstration Laboratory 1. Section I entitled, GENERAL INFORMATION is modified as follows: a. Paragraph 5 entitled, Response Date is hereby deleted in its entirety and reinstated as follows: 5. Response Date - This announcement will remain open until 04/02/2007 or until replaced by a successor BAA. b. Paragraph 6 entitled, Research Opportunity Description is hereby deleted in its entirety and reinstated as follows: 6. Research Opportunity Description - The overall objective of the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Demonstration Laboratory is to provide a venue/facility for the development and implementation of sensor technology, providing a new mobile means to explore methods for determining individual risk in multiple venues including high traffic applications and access control for critical infrastructure. These goals will be achieved by creating and exploiting new advances in behavioral and/or human centered screening techniques, establishing standards, validating technical requirements analysis and establishing performance metrics for systems and subsystems through experiments in a mobile laboratory environment. Security screening to evaluate the risk of individuals entering transportation and other critical infrastructure, and attending Special Security Events requires efficient, rapid and accurate examination of a person, their belongings and credentials. Through this BAA, DHS S&T is seeking responses to develop a reconfigurable FAST Demonstration Laboratory facility to support human behavior screening research, development and demonstration in the field at a variety of locations. The FAST Demonstration Laboratory will be used to host screening experiments, utilizing a variety of sensor technology provided by DHS and its Government partners, as well as tests and evaluations to Page 1 of 6

2 characterize the utility of behavioral, physical, and sensor based components of human screening to enhance the performance of security staff who are responsible for discerning intent to cause damage or harm. Field research will be conducted in multiple venues including high volume transportation, border and special security events applications, as well as access control for critical infrastructures. This effort is intended to result in the delivery of an initial prototype mobile laboratory system in 6 months and a final prototype of the FAST Demonstration Laboratory within one year of contract award. In order to be recommended, the proposed FAST Demonstration Laboratory must have the following attributes and characteristics: o Easy to transport, move and store using readily available and cost effective commercial transportation, labor, and storage facilities o Contain provision for movement of related equipment during transportation o Stable and safe when deployed in a variety of locations, taking into account regional environmental and weather conditions and variations o Compatible with federal health and safety laws, policies, codes and regulations o Reliability and maintainability characteristics that support a mobile lab configuration to maximize potential system availability of minimum 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 20 days a month, 240 days a year with 99% availability under varying environmental weather conditions expected in various CONUS operational environments o Easily accommodates new sensor technologies (Video/Thermal Cameras, computers/processors, biometric systems, remote physiological sensors, etc) as provided by DHS and its Government partners as part of its research experiments o Low life cycle support costs o Provides a level of security (physical, information systems, electromagnetic) appropriate to ensure the privacy of any information that will be gathered, processed, distributed or accessed by humans using the system o Provides a basic workroom, restroom and kitchen facility for researchers and staff o Self contained power and interfaces for connecting to a variety of standard sources o Provides for computer networking through industry standard communications interfaces, including secure wireless networking options o Scales to increases or decreases in screening capacity to support field experiments o Readily and easily adaptable and configurable for a variety of screening experiments including internal arrangement of gates, partitions, compartments, sensors, computers, and observation areas in proximity to Page 2 of 6

3 screening areas including but not limited to both low and high volume facility approach, greeting areas, queues, reception areas, etc. o Enables subsystem standards for DHS research staff and partners to effectively prepare and test experimental apparatuses in advance of installation within the mobile screening laboratory o Readily adaptable and scalable for a variety of screening venues and related human queue control techniques; including but not limited to triage and multiple stage screening o Provides a cooled and secure computing facility and accommodates the installation and networking of computer equipment at a wide variety of locations within the mobile screening facility o Provides for monitored security during experiments, at times when the mobile facility is not occupied, and during periods of storage o Provide for inclusion of the latest technology available when the prototype is delivered. Ensure that technology advances can be easily incorporated throughout the delivery schedule In every aspect of this work, the program will provide for adequate protection of individual privacy while ensuring sufficient information is provided to screeners and security personnel to inform decision making. DHS S&T will achieve these goals through research and development to support the advancement of screening methodology, standards development, validated technical requirements, and documented performance for users, systems and subsystems that comprise the mobile screening laboratory. As will be defined further, the White Paper and Full Proposal should also: - Clearly define the risks and vulnerabilities of the recommended FAST Demonstration Laboratory System and address methods to mitigate those risks and vulnerabilities - Clearly identify options for internal/external configuration, reconfiguration, modularity, and secure storage of the mobile facility in a variety of environmental conditions and venues specifically addressing but not limited to the following areas: o Stability, safety and conformance with federal safety standards o Size and mobility o Ability to accommodate human traffic for screening o Reconfiguration features to support a variety of experiments o Power systems and interfaces o Provision for computer installation and networking o Provision for the installation/interface of DHS provided equipment o Provision for observation areas - Clearly address for each component and applicable interfaces for the recommended system their current level of development; for example: Page 3 of 6

4 o Which components and any applicable interfaces are currently productized and/or fielded and how they are proven to be safe, effective, maintainable and durable o Which components or interfaces are conceptual and their anticipated time to deployment in the recommended configuration - A rough order of magnitude estimate of costs and overall schedule to develop each component and integrate into an overall system. - The experience of the offeror in efforts similar to this DHS S&T is receptive to individual or team offers. 2. Section IV entitled, APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION is modified as follows: a. Paragraph 1 entitled, Application and Submission Process Full Proposals - is hereby deleted in its entirety and reinstated as follows: The due date for receipt of Full Proposals is 4:30 PM (Local Eastern Time) on 04/02/2007. It is anticipated that final selections will be made by 04/24/2007. Proposals WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED after the published due date. As soon as the final proposal evaluation process is completed, the Offeror will be notified via of its selection or non-selection for an award. Proposals exceeding the page limit may not be evaluated. b. Paragraph 3 entitled, Significant Dates and Times - is hereby deleted in its entirety and reinstated as follows: Significant Dates and Times This announcement will remain open until 04/02/2007 or until replaced by a successor BAA. Anticipated Schedule of Events * Event Date (MM/DD/YEAR) Time (Local Eastern Time) White Paper Website Registration 02/16/2007 4:30 PM deadline White Paper Due Date 02/28/2007 4:30 PM Notification of Initial DHS S&T On or Before 03/08/2007 N/A Evaluations of White Paper Proposal Website Registration deadline 03/12/2007 4:30 PM Full Proposal Due Date 04/02/2007 4:30 PM Notification of Selection for Award 04/24/2007 N/A Contract Award 06/08/2007 N/A Kickoff Meeting 06/15/2007 TBD Page 4 of 6 Table 1

5 3. Section VII entitled, OTHER INFORMATION is modified as follows: a. Paragraph 1 entitled, Government Property, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Facilities is hereby deleted in its entirety and reinstated as follows: 1. Government Property, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Facilities Each Offeror must provide a very specific description of any equipment/hardware that it needs to acquire to perform the work. This description should indicate whether or not each particular piece of equipment/hardware will be included as part of a deliverable item under the resulting award. Also, this description should identify the component, nomenclature, and configuration of the equipment/hardware that it proposes to purchase for this effort. It is the Government s desire to have the contractors purchase the equipment/hardware for deliverable items under their contract. The purchase on a direct reimbursement basis of special test equipment or other equipment that is not included in a deliverable item will be evaluated for allowability on a case-by-case basis. Maximum use of Government integration, test, and experiment facilities is encouraged in each of the Offeror s proposals. Government research facilities and operational DHS S&T units may be available and should be considered as potential government furnished equipment/facilities. These facilities and resources are of high value and some are in constant demand by multiple programs. It is unlikely that all facilities would be used for the FAST Demonstration Laboratory. The use of these facilities and resources will be negotiated as the program unfolds. Offerors should explain which of these facilities they recommend and why. b. The following is hereby added: 7. Address for the Submission of Classified White Papers and Full Proposals CLASSIFIED SUBMITTALS CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED VIA THE WEB SITE. Regardless, the submitter must first register online following the registration instructions provided in Paragraph 5 of Section IV and get a registration number. Submitters must print out the registration form and attach it as a coversheet to the classified submittal located after the classification coversheet. The classified submittal must be submitted via proper classified courier or proper classified mailing procedures as described in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Offerors may view the NISPOM document online at Classified submittals must include ten printed copies and one electronic copy on compact disc recordable (CD-R) media (do not use re-writable media (CD-RW/RW-/RW+)). Each copy must be accompanied by the coversheet, which does not count towards the page limitations described in Paragraph 2 of Section IV. Page 5 of 6

6 Classified documents MUST be received by the applicable due date and time. Classified proposals can be delivered by courier to: Director of Security Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate 1120 Vermont Avenue NW Room Washington, DC Electronic copies can be ed to: NOTE: Please send an unclassified alert to before ing classified. Classification does not eliminate the requirement for offerors to comply with all instructions and deadlines in this BAA. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REMAIN UNCHANGED. Page 6 of 6

S&T Stakeholders Conference

S&T Stakeholders Conference May 21-24, 2007 Future Attribute Screening Technology Mobile Module (FAST M 2 ) Innovation/HSARPA HIP Bob Burns Program Manager Office of Innovation/Human Factors Division Science