SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Software License for Facial Composite Sketching
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - NJ (W15QKN), BUILDING 10 PHIPPS RD, PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, 07806-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-17-Q-09T3
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2017
- Point of Contact
- Carmel M. Costa, Phone: 6095627041, Jake R. Perrotta, Phone: 6095622703
- E-Mail Address
-
carmel.m.costa.civ@mail.mil, jake.r.perrotta.civ@mail.mil
(carmel.m.costa.civ@mail.mil, jake.r.perrotta.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCT INTRODUCTION: The Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Fort Dix location is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to provide fifty-two (52) composite sketching software licenses to be used on stand-alone computers to support the Headquarters of the United States Criminal Investigation Division (USACID). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND: USACID mission is to investigate all felony crimes related to, or of interest to, the US Army. As the primary investigation organization within the U.S, their mission is focused on the following: serious crime, sensitive and/or serious investigations, collection, analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence, protective service operations, forensic laboratory support, maintenance of Army criminal records and logistics security. The USACID investigations take place both on and off military installations, and range in scale from solo investigations to large scale events in cooperation with the Local, State, and other Federal agencies when appropriate. This allows Agents/Analysts the ability to create a composite sketch of a suspect with assistance from the victim/witness quickly while the image is still fresh in their mind and then post that on a wanted poster in an attempt to quickly identify the subject. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: The Government requires a minimum of Quantity (50) Composite Sketching SW Licenses. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art commercially available Information Technology (IT) / Law Enforcement product that could be applied to meet this requirement. The Government requires an IT solution for USACID to create a composite sketch of a suspect with assistance from the victim/witness quickly (while the image is still fresh in their mind), then post the sketch on a wanted poster. Software capability requirements are as follows: (1) Must create a high quality, color or gray-scale image. (2) Database must contain approximately 2,000 facial components that allow users to create countless facial composites. (3) There must be an auto display function that will allow the agent the ability to scroll through select facial feature sets to assist eye witnesses if they have trouble recalling an individual feature. (4) Must be editor tools that allow the agent to brush, airbrush, smudge, clone stamp, dodge/burn, eraser, cut and paste, and trapezoid distortion at a minimum. (5) Must have modification tools that allow color adjust, positioning, scaling, margin adjustment, rotation (as a set or individually), horizontal flip, and parts can be re-set to default size. The facial composites must be exportable as a JPEG, BMP, or PNG that can be opened in Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paintshop Pro or other popular graphic software programs for further editing. (6) Allow the user to create at least 6 different versions of the suspect appearance for later reference by the victim. (7) The facial component data base must include a wide range of ethnic faces. Further it must include at a minimum heads, chins, ears, foreheads, cheeks, hairstyles, eyebrows, eyes, noses, mouths headwear and eye/sun glasses. (8) Must be methodology to age the suspect by adjusting forehead lines, eye lines, mid-facial lines, and neck lines. (9) Must have beards, stubble, mustaches and goatees, masks, earrings, tattoos, blemishes and scars. (10) Must have a training CD or a training web site for agents to become familiar with the use of the product. ELIGIBILITY: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 511210 (Software Publishers) with a Small Business Size Standard of $38.5 Million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 7030. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the product listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to ACC-NJ in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than 12:00 p.m. ET on 23 June 2017 and reference this synopsis number (W15QKN-17-Q-09T3) in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. (1) ACC-NJ Contract Specialist, Carmel Costa: carmel.m.costa.civ@mail.mil (2) ACC-NJ Contracting Officer, Jake Perrotta: jake.r.perrotta.civ@mail.mil If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required commercial product, please provide the following information: Part A- Company Information: Please provide the following information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners: A. Company/Organization Name B. Address C. Point of Contact (s) (with phone number(s) and email address(es)) D. Cage Code E. DUNS Number F. Web page URL G. State Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) or Multiple Award Contracts that your organization is a contract holder H. Statement describing company as domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership) I. Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 511210 (Software Publishers) and Product Service Code (PSC) 7030. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is $38.5M. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company qualifies as: Small Business (Yes/No); Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No); Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No); 8(a) Certified (Yes/No); HUB Zone Certified (Yes/No); Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No); Service Disabled Small Business (Yes/No); Central Contractor Registration (Yes/No). Part B- Company Capability (Experience): Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include supporting documentation such as, but not limited to, literature of the commercial product (Manufacturer, Part/Number, Description) and most favorable pricing. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO VENDORS: A. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response or any follow-up information requests. Therefore, responses to this announcement cannot be accepted as offers. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the requirements. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents or request any additional information from respondents with respect to any information submitted. B. After reviewing the responses received as a result of this Request for Information (RFI), a solicitation may be issued. C. A response to this RFI notice will not be considered as an adequate response to any future solicitation.
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- Address: US Army Military Police (MP), Criminal Investigation Division, Russell-Knox Building, ATTN: David Zeliff, Forensic Science Officer, 27130 Telegraph Rd, Quantico, VA 22134, Quantico, Virginia, United States
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