US GSA requests info on ID proofing market to meet NIST standard

A market survey for ID proofing has been posted by the U.S. General Services Administration to set up future purchases. The survey of credential service firms is part of a request for information and is a bureaucratic means for categorizing goods and services the government will buy.

Information gathered in the exercise will be used to create a special item number, or SIN, which is used to categorize the component services for government customers. The category will standardize components, including …

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