Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

GSA releases info request for PIV

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The General Services Administration is seeking information from vendors relating to Personal Identity Verification (PIV) services.

The GSA wants to review different PIV scenarios for 2011 and beyond. This includes government furnished systems managed by an integration contractor, government-owned and operated services, contractor-owned-and-operated services, or some combination of the three.

The deadline for responding to the information request is July 28. The document can be found here[end] 

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