REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NUMBER: 0A1031 DATE ISSUED

attempt to deter compromise. The addition or deletion of security features will cause an
adjustment to be made in the final cost of the card based upon the price listed in Attachment
Nine, Cost Summary.
The produced documents must provide the maximum resistance to compromise attempts via the
following methods:
Type 1: Counterfeit / simulation
An unauthorized copy or reproduction of a genuine card made by whatever means.
Type 2: Alteration
Includes but is not limited to deletion, modification, erasure, masking, or tampering with
biographical data concerning the original or rightful cardholder.
Type 3: Photo / signature substitution
Substitution of an impostor’s photograph and/or signature in place of the photograph and/or
signature of the original or rightful cardholder.
Type 4: Counterfeit from cannibalized cards
Creation of a fraudulent document using card components from legitimate DL/ID cards.
B. DL/ID Cards must include three levels of security features as indicated in the Card Design
Security Features Chart (see Attachment Nine, Cost Summary). Both the DL and ID cards must
be secure documents, verifiable as original through complementary security features included for
three levels of inspection:
Level One – Cursory examination without tools or aids involves easily identifiable visual or tactile
features for rapid inspection at point of usage. Important Note: The Contractor’s
manufacturing/application method for Level One security features may be declared proprietary
information/trade secret, but the finished security feature itself shall not be declared proprietary
information by the Contractor.
Level Two – Examination by trained inspectors with simple equipment (magnifying glass, UV
light, machine reading equipment, etc). Important Note: The Contractor’s
manufacturing/application method for Level Two security features may be declared proprietary
information/trade secret, but the finished security feature itself shall not be declared proprietary
information by the Contractor.
Level Three – Inspection by forensic specialists conducting detailed examination allows for more
in-depth evaluation and may require special equipment to provide true certification.
If Ohio issues REAL ID compliant credentials, the Contractor will be required to include all
security levels, including all threat levels required by the REAL ID final rules as published
January 10, 2008.
C. Card designs must include features from each of the three levels of recognized security features.
The quality and placement of the security features is more important than the number of security
features.
The external surfaces of the card must be printed using recognized industry accepted security
printing methods to resist duplication or facsimile reproduction by commercially available
products.
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