Army Contracting Agency – ITEC4
Passive RFID BPA W91QUZ-04-A-0020

Passive Radio Frequency Identification Electronic Product Code-1 (RFID EPC-1)

This US Government BPA allows Maden Technologies the right to compete for orders under the Army Contracting Agency’s ITEC4 contract.

Services

The objective of the Passive Radio Frequency Identification Electronic Product Code-1 (RFID EPC-1) project is to provide a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistic identification, tracking, locating, and monitoring of commodities and assets. In addition, data collection, storage information, retrieval methods, information processing, and transmission of Tag data will greatly enhance systems within the Department of Defense (DoD). Passive RFID EPC-1 technology will provide standardization and interoperability among Government users of Passive RFID EPC-1 components purchased from this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

The BPA shall provide for commercial Passive RFID EPC-1 communications hardware, software, documentation, training, technical engineering services, and warranty service to provide a common, integrated structure for logistics tracking, locating, and monitoring of assets for users throughout the Department of Defense and the United States Coast Guard (CG). For the purposes of this BPA, Passive RFID EPC-1 components are those commercial components (as defined in FAR 52.202-1) necessary for Passive Radio Frequency Identification, the tracking of tagged commodities and assets, data collection, keyless data entry, data processing, data storage, and retrieval. The Passive RFID EPC-1 BPA will provide RFID hardware and software that will be used in fixed and mobile installations. Passive RFID EPC-1 requirements include microprocessor-based Radio Frequency Identification hardware, software, data communications, and services. Class 0 EPCglobal and Class 1 EPCglobal classes of Passive RFID EPC-1 Technology are currently required. Other EPC Technologies, such as Generation 2 technology, may be required in the future. Radio Frequency (RF) Tags, Fixed Readers, Transportable Readers, RFID EPC Enabled Printers, Hand-Held Readers, Rechargeable Batteries and Battery Chargers, Solar Power Sources; Software (Configuration/Operational Software for PC, Configuration/Operational Software for Hand-Held Reader, Application Development Software, RFID EPC Enabled Printer Software); upgrades and updates to all delivered Software; Separately Orderable Components; Contractor-provided Technical Engineering Services (Pre-installation Surveys, Installation, De-installation, and Relocation of RFID components); Software Development Services; Middle-ware Development Services; System Integration; Warranty; and Training are equipment and services required under this Passive RFID EPC-1 BPA, and installation and integration of equipment purchased under this BPA. Passive RFID EPC-1 Tags provided for this BPA shall perform functionally when applied to the following materials, but not limited to: fiberboard, plastic, wood, metal, liquid filled containers, and glass.

Passive RFID EPC-1 technologies are applied to areas such as inventory and warehousing environments; supply chain tracking, control of maintenance, repair, and tracking facilities; control of entry and exit points of military facilities, and roadside installations; control of transactions at custody exchange points (e.g., weapons issue facilities); the military transportation community (e.g., seaports and air terminals); the handling of hazardous explosives; and for otherwise regulated materials.

The Government intends to use Passive RFID EPC-1 technologies in applications that demand performance on a higher level than that available with bar code and other automated data storage and retrieval technologies. Passive RFID EPC-1 Tags will be affixed to pallets, cases, and assets or other objects of interest to capture and transmit varying amounts of data, which can be stored (either permanently or temporarily) and processed. The Government will use multi-protocol Passive RFID EPC-1 Readers to communicate with Tags through RF energy. The Reader shall read information from all Class 0 and Class 1 Tags, and write information to Class 1 Tags with a read/write capability. This feature shall enable a user to locate, track, and monitor the status of a Tag and its associated commodity and asset, or to alter the data stored in a Tag.

Some anticipated applications of Passive RFID EPC-1 technology include, but are not limited to:

1. Inventory and warehousing environments.
   
2. Supply chain tracking.
3. Large open-area storage facilities (austere marshaling areas, and staging and assembly areas), with or without electrical power or an established communications infrastructure.
   
4. The control of maintenance, repair, and tracking facilities.
   
5. The control of entry and exit points of military facilities, and roadside installations.
   
6. Restricted office and laboratory environments.
   
7. The control of transactions at custody exchange points (for example, weapons issue facilities).
   
8. The military transportation community (for example, seaports and air terminals), and petroleum distribution points (including fueling operations at airports, in-flight, and at sea).
9. The handling of hazardous, explosive, or otherwise regulated materials.
10. The control of military convoys.

All orders placed against the COMMITS NexGen contract are for Information Technology Services. Maden Technologies is one of 24 Tier II contractors selected to compete for orders of $5 million or more.

Contract Types

This BPA contract provides for Firm Fixed Price (FFP) orders based on the CLIN/SLIN rates and prices specified in the BPA.

Period

The base ordering period from contract award through June 30, 2007.

Users

Orders under this BPA may be placed by any Contracting Officer or credit card holder in the Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard.

For more information, contact Tommy Osborne, COMMITS Program Director, (703) 769-4596 or Barbara Betts, VP of Contracts, at (703) 769-4576.

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