PIN#06923Y0170 Due:
DSS/HRA is requesting a Sole Source contract with “Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC”, to increase storage capacity on their servers that house IDNYC gallery of images associated our facial recognition records. The contract period for this project is from 1/23/2023 to 12/31/2023.
IDNYC rely on our stored gallery of images to perform biometrics on the identity of our clients. Biometrics assist the programs exercise of due diligence, to avoid issuing different cards to the same person, and guard against identity theft and fraud. Because of this, an image gallery of clients must be maintained. The program has grown in participation to surpass the designated storage threshold. Upon assessment and considering IDNYC enrollment trajectory, it was determined that an increase in storage capacity from two (2) million to three (3) million will be sufficient to carry the program for another four (4) years. Idemia’s the provider of the ID card product and hardware that enrolls’ applications. Since the technology is their proprietary work, they are the only vendor capable of upgrading their own solution to increase storage capacity.
Any firm or organization which believes they can also provide this service is invited to respond to the RFI “ 06923Y0170-Sole Source with Idemia- Increase image storage capacity for IDNYC” on PASSPort. If you have any questions, please email, “ACCOContractPlanning@dss.nyc.gov”, with the subject line “06923Y0170-Sole Source with Idemia- Increase image storage capacity for IDNYC”. Please indicate your interest by responding to the RFI EPIN: 06923Y0170, in PASSPort, no later than February 22, 2023 3:00 PM.