70 -- ANSI/INCITS Licensing Agreement

The Department of Homeland Security intends to issue a sole-source contract to the Information Technology Industry Council, 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005. The contract is for access to the current version of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Committee for Information Technology Standards (ICITS) Standard 385-2004. This contract will be issued pursuant to 41 United States Code 253 (c) (1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Information Technology Industry Council is the only organization that owns the existing copyrights to the ANSI INCITS 385-20004 standard on facial photographs that the Department of Homeland Security intends to adopt. This synopsis is for informational purposes, for the benefit of potential subcontractors. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate only with the source identified herein. Parties interested in pursuing subcontracting opportunities are encouraged to contact the subcontracting department at the above address. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional written information is available. Request for the same will be disregarded. A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for supplies and services anticipated needed is 541519—Other Computer Related Services and the applicable size standard is $21.0 million. See Numbered Note 22.