GSA to seek smart card for Social Security

The General Services Administration will issue solicitations seeking smart-card services and devices next month on behalf of the Social Security Administration.In recent notices, GSA said it will release the requests for proposals by Aug. 4.The RFPs will be issued more than two months before the late October deadline for agencies to start issuing Personal Identity Verification cards to new employees under . The cards must meet , and there is widespread concern that many agencies to meet the upcoming deadline.One RFP will be for a PIV card management system that will help SSA the issuance and management of employee ID cards.A second RFP will be for the , which must meet GSA and National Institute of Standards and Technology requirements.