Description
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General needs to upgrade its existing intrusion detection and physical access control systems across its facilities. The work entails converting analog‑phone‑line IDS alarms to digital/IP‑based communication and modernizing PACS hardware to support 200‑bit PIV encryption, two‑factor authentication, and OSDP protocol. Security Hunter, Inc., the incumbent contractor with prior maintenance experience, will perform the upgrades under a 12‑month sole‑source modification.
• Replace analog telephone‑line IDS with networked digital alarms for 29 locations before the nationwide analog line shutdown in January 2027.
• Upgrade PACS controllers, card readers, and encryption to meet HSPD‑12, FIPS 199/201, and related NIST standards.
• Continue corrective and preventive maintenance under the existing FSS contract, leveraging the incumbent’s system knowledge to avoid a projected six‑month delay and $100 k redesign cost.