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70 -- ROOT CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY TESTBED SYSTEM SOL 52SBNB7C1107 POC Diane Loeb, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6399, Lisa Jandovitz, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for the design, implementation, and installation of a public key certificate management system that supports digital signature technology. The system will be deployed at NIST for testing operational concerns and interoperability among Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) pilots. This system is not intended as the operational Root Authority for the Federal PKI, although experience gained from its deployment and testing will be instrumental in the planned eventual deployment of an operational Federal PKI. The purpose of a PKI, and the certificate management systems it consists of, is to bind public keys to their owners in a trustworthy manner so that widespread use of digital signatures is feasible and reliable as the basis for electronic commerce and the provision of government services. The Contractor shall furnish a Root Certification Authority (CA), a Standalone Organizational Registration Authority (ORA), PKI Client Software, and an archive sub-system. As stated in the Design Specifications, these components shall conform to the Minimum Interoperability Specification for PKI Components (MISPC) released by NIST on 2 December 1996 and available from http://csrc.nist.gov/pki. These components shall be integrated into an operating and demonstrable system. The target system is expected to rely heavily on existing off-the shelf products, therefore the period of performance for all activities shall be approximately 120 days from the award date. FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. Interested firms may receive a copy of the RFP by writing to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Reference 52SBNB7C1107, or request by fax number (301) 963-7732. See Numbered Note 26. (0077)

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