Wireless Mobility Solutions SIN 517312

Our Wireless Mobility Solutions offer:

A single Best-in-Class contract for cutting-edge commercial mobility services
A streamlined request for quote process with our RFQ generator tool
Easier onboarding for vendors and increased competition from new and emerging companies

Wireless Carrier Services

Wireless carrier services replaced the expired Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Wireless Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). It includes wireless telecommunications carriers and resellers of wireless services in and outside of the contiguous United States, offering:

Federal, state, local, and tribal government buying
Quality wireless carriers
Select no-charge devices, with device replacement after 20 months
Up to 30 percent in savings

Find a list of wireless carrier services vendors on eLibrary.

Enterprise Mobility Management

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) centralizes mobile device management and maintenance, combining security and management solutions for devices, applications, data, and content by:

Enabling IT to track and manage wireless devices
Improving security, integration, and mobile application adoption
Securely managing mobile devices and platforms
Increasing access to data, applications, and services

EMM services

Mobility Infrastructure — includes the mobile infrastructure required to use or enhance wireless communications (includes user interfaces and hardware included with a mobile service)
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) — offers subscription-based, service-enabling mobile endpoint management
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) — offers tools, software, and services for managing, securing, and controlling mobile endpoint functionality
Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) — offers mobile application development and delivery services, including the tools to develop, integrate, test, and publish mobile applications
Telecom Expense Management (TEM) — offers enterprise telecommunications solutions that support mobility and lifecycle management

Download the EMM functional requirements [DOCX - 86 KB] created by the Federal Mobility Group.

Mobile Application Security

The computing power, storage, networking capabilities, and sensory features on mobile devices can leave them open to malware that collects or compromises sensitive data. Mobile application security makes sure user-requested or agency-developed mobile applications meet your security requirements, offering:

Secure web browsing
Secure voice and data communications
Safely stored email, calendar, and contacts
Government-/agency- and mission-specific information and mobile applications
Personal information protection

Mobile Application Security services include:

Mobile Application Vetting— includes software, processes, and tools required to test, validate, and verify mobile apps against a baseline of security, privacy, and organization-specific requirements and policies.
Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) — Solutions and services monitor mobile endpoints in real-time to identify threats that may compromise the endpoint, applications, or data on a device.
Mobile Identity Management — This set of complementary products and solutions issues and maintains certificates, which may include Derived Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Credential usage.
Policy for mobile security — Ensure your agency's security policies include mobile applications. The CIO Mobile Baseline [PDF] and the NIST Guidelines can help shape policy, strategy, and priorities.
Security requirements for mobile apps — the Protection Profile from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) establishes baseline mobile application security profiles across the federal government.
App vetting tool(s) — specialized software is required to test, validate, and verify mobile apps against the security baseline. This list of App Vetting tools includes those used by agencies and industry. However, this niche, relatively new marketplace rapidly changes suppliers and solutions.
Maintainability and reciprocity — Guard against potential risks introduced by updates to apps and mobile device operating systems. Also, consider collaborating with other federal agencies such as the Mobile App Security Vetting Working Group (MASVWG), a cross-agency group working on recommendations for sharing best practices and information on pre-vetted applications.

Find a full list of mobile application security vendors on eLibrary.

Use the Mobile Application Playbook [PDF - 3 MB] to guide you through the security application's design and lifecycle, and learn more about current and emerging threats and recommendations on security upgrades in this Department of Homeland Security mobile device security report.

Internet of Things and Other Mobile Services

Internet of Things and Other/Mobile Services include services not commonly used across agency enterprises due to unique usage, features, niche application, or legacy technology requirements.

Internet of Things (IoT)— solutions that allow you to design, develop, operate, and maintain a networked infrastructure of computing resources, digital sensors, actuators, and human interfaces.
Other/Mobile Services — include wireless mobility and telecommunications services not commonly used across agency enterprises because of unique usage, features, niche application, or legacy technology requirements.

Buy Wireless Mobility Solutions

Federal, state, local, regional, and tribal governments can order commercial off the shelf (COTS) wireless mobility solutions on eLibrary on the Multiple Award Schedule under IT Category Special Item Number 517312: