NIEM Conformance for RFPs

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IJIS Institute Public Safety Technic

Standards Committee (IPSTSC)

White Paper

Principal ContributorsSteve Hoggard, Spillman Technologies (Ch

Becky Ward, Tiburon

Kathy Wendt, SRA International

Wendy Gilbert, VisionAIR

Christian Barr, Metatomix

Tom Dewey, Advanced Justice Systems

Linda Hill, The Archer Group

Scott Parker, IJIS Institute

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AcknowledgementsTheIJISInstitutewouldliketothankthefollowingprincipalcontributorsandtheirsponsoringcompaniesforauthoring

thisdocument:

SteveHoggard,CommitteeChair SpillmanTechnologiesChristianBarr MetatomixInc.TomDewey AdvancedJusticeSystemsWendyGilbert VisionAIRInc.LindaHill TheArcherGroupBeckyWard TiburonKathyWendt SRAInternationalScottParker IJISInstitute

TheIJISInstitutewouldliketothankthefollowingIJISPublicSafetyTechnicalStandardsCommittee(IPSTSC)members

andtheirsponsoringcompaniesfortheirdedicationandinputtothisdocument:

SteveBarger,

Committee

Vice

Chair

Intergraph

Corporation

ChuckBrady EmergiTech

StevenBulkley Motorola

NellieDeLosSantos Tiburon

AaronGorrell WaterholeSoftware

AlPerez TotalComputerGroup

MichaelWeins RCCConsultantsInc.

TheIJIS

Institute

would

also

like

to

thank

the

U.S.

Department

of

Justice

(DOJ)

Office

of

Justice

Programs

(OJP)

Bureau

of

JusticeAssistance(BJA)fortheircommentsandfeedback.ChrisTraver BureauofJusticeAssistance

This project was supported by Grant No. 2007-RG-CX-K021 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of JusticeAssistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the NationalInstitute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view oropinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United StatesDepartment of Justice.


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IntroductionPurposeandGoals

Thispaperisintendedtobearesourceforpublicsafetypractitionerswhoaremakingdecisionswithregardto

procurementforpublicsafetycomputersystemsthathave,ormayinthefuturehave,informationsharingrequirements

withothersystems.ThegoalistohelpensureRFPsmeetfederalgrantrequirementsandnationalbestpracticesfor

informationsharing,andtoprovidehelpinunderstandingthetechnologystandardsandhowtheyrelatetoproduct

selection.TheNationalInformationExchangeModel(NIEM),whichismostoftenincludedinU.S.DepartmentofJustice

(DOJ)and

U.S.

Department

of

Homeland

Security

(DHS)

grant

requirements,

is

anational

approach

and

common

vocabularyforinformationexchange.

WhoShouldReadThisPaper?

PractitionersassociatedwithmanagementoroversightofgrantsreferencingNIEM,RFPdevelopmentandevaluation,or

selectionofapublicsafetysoftwaresystemthatcontainsarequirementforinformationsharingwithothersystems.The

followingassumptionsaremadewithregardtothereadersknowledgelevel:

Basicknowledge/familiaritywithpublicsafetysoftwaresystems(CAD,RMS,etc.)

Basicknowledge/familiaritywithRFPs

Basicknowledge/familiaritywithNIEM

Ifthisisnotthecase,wesuggestseekingadditionalinformationaboutthesesubjects.Resourcesarelistedinthe

referencesection.

NIEMConformanceRequirementsfromDOJandDHSGrantsDuetothetrendtowardenablingcollaborationamongpublicsafetyagenciesthroughtheeffectiveuseoftechnology,

DOJandDHShaverecentlyaddedNIEMconformancerequirementsinthelanguageforgrantsrelatedtoinformation

sharing.Someexamplesofthisare:

Whenprocuringhardware,software,orprofessionalservicesforaninformationsharinginitiative,astandards

basedapproachshouldalsobeused.Specifically,informationsharinginitiativesshouldbecompatiblewiththe

GlobalJustice

XML

Data

Model

(GJXDM)

/

National

Information

Exchange

Model

(NIEM).

With

input

from

the

user

community,thesespecificationshavebeendevelopedtohelpbuildthetechnologicalfoundationthatsupportsdata

interoperabilityforthelawenforcementandjusticecommunity.TheNationalCriminalIntelligenceSharingPlan,as

wellasOfficeofJusticePrograms(OJP),DepartmentofJustice(DOJ),andDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)

grantconformanceguidelines,requireagenciestousetheGJXDM/NIEM,asappropriate,whenconnecting

disparateinformationsystemsinordertopromoteinteroperability.

2008COPSTechnologyGrantProgramGuide

Tosupportpublicsafetyandjusticeinformationsharing,OJPrequiresthegranteetousetheNationalInformation

ExchangeModelspecificationsandguidelinesforthisparticulargrant.

UnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticeGrantOfficeofJusticePrograms(OJP)

NIEMcomplianceisamandatoryrequirementfortheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencysNational

PreparednessDirectorate(FEMA/NPD)grantrecipientsandmandatedbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.

FailuretocomplywiththeNIEMmayadverselyaffectrecommendationsforawards.

UnitedStatesDepartmentofHomelandSecurityRealIDDemonstrationGrantProgram
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DeliverableswillincludeDevelopingaganginformationexchangestandard(IEPD,orInformationExchange

PackageDocumentation),basedontheNationalInformationExchangeModel(NIEM)toautomateandimprovethe

sharingofgangdataacrosssystems

BJAsNationalJusticeInformationSharing(JIS)InitiativeFY2009CompetitiveGrant,CategoryVII:Information

SharingtoAddressGangs

Oftentheserequirementscanseemtobevagueorconfusing.Thegoalofthispaperistoreduceconfusionbyexplaining

NIEMconformance,andhowNIEMcanhelpwithanyinformationsharingproject,whetherrequiredbyfederalgrantsor

localpolicy,

or

not.

NIEMConformanceAllstakeholdersmustunderstandandbeabletoarticulateNIEMconformancefromahighlevelespeciallyifyouare

applyingfororhavesecuredafederalgrant.Acommonmisunderstandingisthatentiresystemsorsoftwarepackages

canbeNIEMconformantthisisnotthecase.DataexchangesareNIEMconformant,meaningthestructureofdataasit

movesfromonesystemtoanothermustbeconsistentsothatthesystemonthereceivingsidecanunderstandand

interpretthedataasneeded.

TheproperdefinitionofNIEMconformanceisonethatonlyapersonwithatechnicalbackgroundwilltrulyfullygrasp,

butfor

reference,

the

technical

rules

for

conformance

are

below:

1. NIEMXMLschemasconformtotheNIEMNamingandDesignRules(NDR).Aschemaisatechnicaldefinitiondocumentthatdescribesthestructureandcontentoftheinformationbeingexchanged.

2. NIEMXMLinstancesconformbycorrectlyvalidatingtoNIEMconformingXMLschemas,withadditional

conformancerulesspecifiedbytheNIEMNDR.AninstanceisanXMLfileschemacontainingactualdatainthe

structureofitsassociatedXMLschema(s).

3. NIEMInformationExchangePackageDocumentation(IEPD)conformstotheNIEMIEPDSpecification,which

requiresthatXMLschemasandinstancesareNIEMconforming.AnIEPDisaspecificationthatdefinesan

informationexchange.

It

serves

as

the

metadata

for

an

information

exchange

and

can

be

leveraged

when

implementingexchanges.

WhatmostprojectmanagersandpublicsafetyleadersshouldknowisthatbeingNIEMconformantmeansfollowingthe

rulesandguidelinesthatNIEMhasestablishedwhendevelopingthosedatainterfacesbetweensystems.When

assessingRFPresponsesorgrantcompliance,thisistheimportantfactortoremember:dataexchangesconformto

NIEMsystemsanddatabasesdonot.ThisisalsoanimportanttestforserviceproviderswhoclaimtobeNIEM

conformantintheirproducts.Withthisinformation,youcanproperlytesttheirlevelofconformancebydiscussinghow

theirsystemsimportandexportdata,andwhetheritdoessousingastandardNIEMinterface,orIEPD.1

ComplianceversusConformance TheNIEMprogramdoesnotdefinecompliancebecausethetermimpliesenforcement

and

the

existence

of

an

official

certification

process

that

verifies

compliance

or

level

of

compliance.

However,incommonusagethesetermsareoftenmisused,andmayincorrectlyimplythesamemeaning.These

twotermshavedifferentmeaningsandshouldnotbeusedinterchangeably.


1 In laymans terms, an IEPD is a package of technical materials and documentation that enables a service provider to develop a data exchange tocertain specifications.
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Inaddition:

Conformancehasnothingtodowithsystemsecurity.

Conformancehasnothingtodowiththebusinessrulesastowhenanexchangeshouldoccur.

NIEMexchangesarebuiltusingXMLstandards.TobeNIEMconformantitisnotsufficientforanexchangetobe

XMLcompliant.Thisisanimportantdistinctionwhenevaluatingpotentialsolutions.

Systems,tools,ordatabasesmayhavecapabilitiesthatspecificallysupportthedevelopmentofNIEM

conformingIEPDsortheymaybepartofadevelopmentenvironmentthatspecificallysupportsthe

implementationand/ortestingandvalidationofNIEMconformingIEPDs.Theycannot,inthemselves,be

positionedor

thought

to

be

NIEM

conformant.

Asystemmayalsoprovidethecapabilitytogenerate,sendandreceive,and/orprocessNIEMconforming

exchanges.ThesetoolsorsystemsarenotconsideredNIEMconforming,butsincetheydosupport

conformance,theyareconsideredNIEMawareorNIEMsupporting.

RequestforProposalsWhatNeedstobeIncluded?WhenwritinganRFPitisimportanttoclearlydefineunderwhatcircumstances,andtowhichpartners,thesharingof

datawillneedtooccuroncethesystemisinoperation.Toooften,referencestoexchangesarenothingmorethana

onelinestatementindicatingtheneedforoneormoreexchanges.Serviceprovidersoftenseethefollowingvagueand

ambiguous

language

in

RFPs:

WewantthenewCADtotalktotheexistingRMS.

WewantthenewCADtointerfacetoXYZAlarmCompany(ormyexistingpropertymodule,orathirdpartys

RMS,etc.)

WewantthenewCAD(orRMS)tobeabletosharedatawithoursurroundingcounties.

Wewanttobeabletoseecallsonotheragenciesmobiledevices.

Itisveryimportanttoknowwhatexchangesyouneed,whatinformationyouwanttoshare(incomingoroutgoing),and

whattheinformationexchangemustdowhenitarrivesatitsdestination.TakingtimetodothiswhencraftingyourRFP

willreducepossibleconfusionandambiguityfortherespondingserviceproviders,which,inturn,willresultinamore

detailedandaccurateRFPresponse.Further,themorethoroughlyyourexchangesaredefined,thebettertheservice

providerscanidentifystandarddataexchangesversuscustomexchanges.Thisdirectlyimpactsthelevelofeffortand

thecost(price)ofyournewsystemsdataexchanges.Ambiguousrequirementsentailriskfortheserviceprovider,andincreasedriskmeansincreasedcostassociatedwiththatportionoftheproject.Lastly,detailedspecificationsshould

certainlybecompletedwhendetailingthestatementofwork(SOW)thatsupportsyourcontractwiththeservice

provider.

AfundamentalgoalofNIEMistheconceptofreuse.WhenanRFPrequiresdataexchange,reuseofexistingNIEM

definedexchanges(IEPDs)shouldfirstbepursued.Thisinvolvesidentifyingtheinformationexchangesneededandthen

researchingtodetermineifoneormoreNIEMIEPDsalreadyexists.TheIEPDClearinghouseisoneresourcetolocate

existingIEPDsthatareavailable:www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepdclearinghousenoClose.htm.Othersourcesmaybe

foundthroughwww.niem.gov.

IfaNIEM

IEPD

exists

that

meets

your

needs,

then

it

should

be

referenced

in

the

RFP

by

actual

name

or

ID.

Some

exampleNIEMIEPDsavailabletodayinclude:

CADDetailedCallforServiceexchange(IEPDClearinghouseID253)

CADtoRMSTransferexchange(IEPDClearinghouseID273)

LawEnforcementNationalDataExchange(N DEx)Incident/ArrestInformationExchangePackage

Documentation(IEPD)v.2.1.0(IEPDClearinghouseID425)

ISESARIEPD1.1.1exchange(IEPDClearinghouseID321)
http://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htmhttp://www.it.ojp.gov/framesets/iepd-clearinghouse-noClose.htm


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JTFInterstateCriminalHistoryRapsheetexchange(IEPDClearinghouseID193)

IfnoNIEMIEPDexiststomeetyourneeds,thentheRFPshouldmeettherequirementslistedbelow:

Astandardsbasedapproachshouldbeused.ExchangesmustbeconformanttoNIEMwhenitmakessensetodo

so.

Priortoimplementingtheexchange,requirethattheserviceproviderchecktheIEPDClearinghouseforanIEPD

thatmaybeclosetowhatisbeingrequested.

RequirethatiftheserviceprovidercreatesanIEPDfortheexchangebeingrequested,thatitbeNIEM

conformantand

will

be

posted

to

the

IEPD

Clearinghouse

once

its

completed.

EvenifanexistingIEPDdoesnotmeet100%oftheneeds,itisbettertouseanexisting,similarexchangeasastarting

pointandcustomizeit(typicallythroughanaddition,orextension)oruseareferenceIEPDtobetterpromotereuseof

exchangestandardsacrossthosepotentialpartneragenciesthatwillneedtodefinetheirowntechnicalinterfaces.Ifthe

relevanceofexistingexchangesisnotsomethingthatiseasilyevaluated,itmaybevaluabletoincludeareferenceinthe

RFPfortheprovidertoperformsuchasearchontheagencysbehalf.

RequestforProposalsSampleQuestionsandEvaluationofResponsesHere

is

a

brief

but

insightful

example

of

RFP

language

that

incorporates

NIEM:

Theprocurementofacomputeraideddispatchsystem,lawenforcementandfirerecordsmanagementandjail

managementsystemswillfurtherenablenotonlycommunicationcentersandregionalCADsystemstointeroperate,

butlawenforcement,fireandEMSservicestobetterrespond.ItistheintentofISPandIPSCtocontractwitha

providerthatprovidesqualitypublicsafetymultijurisdiction/multiagencycomputeraideddispatch,law

enforcementandfirerecordsandjailmanagementsystem(JMS).ThemultijurisdictionalCAD/RMS/JMSsystemis

expectedtosupportthedispatchingandrecordsmanagementneedsofallstateagencies,aswellaslocal/regional,

countyandFederalagencieswhomaywishtoparticipate.ProvidersshallemployasolutionthatutilizestheNIEM

2.0standard.ProvidershallemployaCAD/RMSsolutionthatprovidesforallNDExspecificationsandIEPDsfor

informationsharingtoallowtheStatetobeafullpartnerwithNDEx.

IndianaStatePoliceRFPforaMultiJurisdictionalPublicSafety(police,fire,EMS)ComputerAidedDispatch

(CAD)and

Records

Management

System

Toassistinevaluatingresponses,belowaresomesamplequestionsandconsiderationsforevaluatingtheanswers:

SampleQuestion ConsiderationsforEvaluatingtheResponses1. Describeyourconformancewithnationaldata

exchangestandardsspecificallytheuseof

GJXDM/NIEMdataexchangetechnologywithrespect

tointeroperabilitybetweendisparatesystems.

DoestheRFPresponseindicatethattheproviders

exchangescomplywithNIEMNDRrulesand/orare

NIEMconformant?

DoestheRFPresponsedescribetheprocessthe

providerusestovalidatetheirproductsdata

exchangesconformancetoNIEM?

Rememberit

is

only

the

schema

and

XML

instance

to

besharedwithothersystemsthatmustbeNIEM

conformant.Aprovidermayhavevariousmethodsof

implementationorsystemswhichdonotimpact

NIEMand/orconformance.


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SampleQuestion ConsiderationsforEvaluatingtheResponses2. Listthedataexchangesprovidedwithyoursolution

thatareNIEMconformant.

AretheexchangeslistedbytheproviderintheIEPD

Clearinghouse?

DotheentriesindicatetheyareNIEMexchangesas

opposedtoGJXDM,orotherXMLmodels?

3. Listthedataexchangesprovidedwithyoursolution

thatarenotNIEMconformantandenumerateany

planstomakethemNIEMconformant.

Theintentionofthisquestionistoidentifyothernon

NIEMexchangesthatmaybeofvalueandtodescribea

plantomovethemtoNIEMinsupportofnational

informationsharing

initiatives.

4. Describeanysystemsofnote(federal,state,other

CAD,otherRMS,etc.)towhichyourproposedsolution

interfaces.Whichofthesesystemsorapplicationsuse

NIEMconformantexchanges?

ThereareseveralnationalinitiativesthatincludeNIEM

conformantexchanges,suchasNDEx,SuspiciousActivity

Reporting(SAR),andtheExternalAlarmInterfacefor

example.ComparetheresponsestotheIEPDslistedinthe

Clearinghouse.

5. Describeyourexchangedevelopmentenvironment

anditsadherencetotheIEPDLifecycle.

Doestheresponseindicateaknowledgeandadherenceto

theNIEMLifecycle?

6. DescribewhenandhowyouusetheNIEM

ConformanceTool.

TheNIEMConformanceToolisusedbysoftware

developersforconformanceverification.Itassists

developersbyautomaticallyidentifyingpotential

locationsof

non

conformance

within

IEPD

artifacts

(e.g.,schemas,metadata,catalog,XML,etc.)usingthe

latestpublishedNIEMspecifications.

Thetoolisadynamicworkinprogress.Asofthis

writing,itautomaticallychecks78outof

approximately180NDRrules.Itisnotthe

authoritativesourceforNIEMconformance,and,

therefore,cannotguaranteeorbeusedtocertifyfull

NIEMconformance.

Proposalresponsesshouldindicateatleastan

awarenessofthistool;abetterresponsewould

describetheactualusageofthistool.

7. Describeyourparticipationandinvolvementwithindustryworkgroups(suchastheIJISInstitute),

national,regional,orstateinformationsharing

initiativesusingNIEM,andmembershipsonstandards

committees.

WhilenotdirectlyrelatedtoNIEMconformance,these

threequestionsseektoprovideameasureofhowinvolved

theserviceprovideriswithstandardsdevelopment,

nationalinformationsharinginitiatives,andthelike.Most

publicsafetyandjusticethoughtleadersfeelthat

involvementinactivitiessuchastheseenableaproviderto

bemoreuptodateoninformationsharingtrends,

technologies,andinitiatives.

8. ListwhichstaffmembershaveattendedaNIEM

Trainingcourse,whentheyattended,andhowthey

areconnectedtotheproposedproject.

9. Listanystaffmembersthathaveserveddirectlyon

NIEMrelatedactivitiestoincludeinstructionforthe

NIEMPracticalImplementerscourseorotherNIEM

TrainingCurriculum,

providing

local

or

national

level

TechnicalAssistance,orcontributeddirectlyto

implementationofNIEMinoperationalproductsand

programs.
http://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DChttp://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DChttp://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DChttp://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DChttp://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DChttp://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/util/public/conformance/index.iepd;jsessionid=21261B473F0FA9926F876CE7A04495DC


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