RFIDNews | More contractors named for DoD's RFID III program

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Earlier this month, Unisys Corporation announced its selection by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information Systems as one of four contractors for the U.S. government’s RFID III program. The program has announced the full roster of contractors; in addition to Unisys, Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation , Northrop Grumman Information Technology and Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, have been awarded the right to compete for pieces of the large government project.

The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts won by the four companies have a total ceiling value of around $428 million. The companies will bid to provide active RFID technology and services to U.S. military branches, federal government agencies, NATO and other coalition partner countries, and other foreign military sales.

The term of each contract is 10 years consisting of a three-year base period followed by two one-year options for products, services and maintenance and five one-year options for maintenance only.

ADR monitors workforce via RFID at government project in Arlington, Virginia

ADR Software was tapped for its Workforce Monitor construction site labor monitoring service at a large scale government facility improvement project in Arlington, Va.

The system logged nearly 2,300 workers from over 181 companies using ADR Software’s advanced RFID-enabled monitoring stations. Workforce Monitor utilizes RFID tags, embedded in stickers affixed to hard hats and ID badges to monitor workforce traffic, while producing daily workforce reports on specific sub-contractor resources and hours throughout time spent on site.

GSA inks Entrust for PKI managed services

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded Entrust Inc. a four-year, $4.5 million contract to continue providing hosted PKI services and digital certificates as the security infrastructure for HSPD-12 initiatives. An incumbent in the re-compete proposal, Entrust has provided managed PKI solutions and services for the GSA’s credentialing program since 2007.

Corporate Art Force applies RFID on all artwork placed at clients sites

Corporate Art Force, a provider of art procurement services, announced it will be applying RFID tags on all artwork placed at client sites. The company’s portfolio includes over 13,000 pieces of artwork at more than 100 client sites in 40 different states.

ADR Software launches RFID workforce monitoring service for construction industry

ADR Software has introduced its latest RFID-based labor monitoring and reporting service for the commercial construction industry.

The newly branded Workforce Monitor uses proprietary technology architecture to provide real-time monitoring and reporting of workforce activity at large construction sites. Utilizing RFID tags, embedded in stickers affixed to hard hats and ID badges, Workforce can monitor personnel traffic with enhanced collection, reporting and analysis tools.

ORC is PIV-I certified for credential issuance

Operational Research Consultants Inc. (ORC), a subsidiary of WidePoint Corp., has been authorized to issue PIV-I as a certified non-federal issuer.

As a non-federal issuer, ORCs identity credentials, issued to government contractors, state and local governments, first responders and health care providers, have additional interoperability for customers who wish to conduct e-government and e-commerce transactions with other entities across the Federal Bridge.

Murata collabs with Beta LAYOUT on RFID starter kit

Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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