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Presentations should be targeted to an audience of senior and mid-level technical government personnel with program and purchasing authority for implementing large-scale defenses against DDoS and worm attacks.   Each vendor will present on either April 13 or 14. Each day will have a morning and afternoon session consisting of 20-minute vendor presentations followed by a 90-minute demonstration period where vendors will meet individually and demonstrate their technologies to attending government personnel. Companies are expected to fully demonstrate and discuss proprietary aspects of the technologies.  

Important Dates
February 21	Deadline for vendor submission to DHS
March 21	Vendors notified of selection
March 28	Deadline for invited vendors to register
March 31	Web seminar
April 13-14	Technology Forum

Submissions

Presentation packages should be submitted to DHS via email to CyberForum@dhs.gov by February 21, 2005. Presentation packages should not be submitted to this site. Each submission should be delivered in a standard format, such as a PDF file, MSWord document, or PowerPoint document. The submission should concisely address the following points of interest:

• Brief background of the company
• Brief executive management and founder biographies
• Description of funding status
• List of current customers
• Description of technology
• Market problem it is solving
• Competitive advantage
• Strengths
• Weaknesses and risks
• Scalability testing performed to date
• Patent status, if applicable
• List of known competitors
• Deployment strategy for technology
• Marketing and sales strategy
• Cost of deployment
• List of awards or critical reviews of technology
• Contact person for the submission including email and phone number

The submission should be very concise. The DHS anticipates a strong response to the call for submissions and will review each submission and will invite approximately 15 companies to the Forum event. Please observe the following length limits for submissions:

• PDF or MSWord - 5 pages of text or diagrams. No type size smaller than 12-point font. Vendor may include up to 3 supplemental pages of awards and reviews.
• PowerPoint - 10 slides

Selection Criteria

The submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria (in priority order):

• Technology maturity
  • Current market presence and deployments
  • Planned future product improvements
• Relevance to DHS customer requirements and environments
  • Is technology focused on homeland security and large-scale national critical infrastructure issues
• Serious innovation above and beyond current market solutions
• Long-term viability of company
  • Funding status present and future
  • Management team past history and future plans

Invitations to Present  

Vendors will be notified by March 21 if they have been selected to present. Invitations will be extended to approximately 15 vendors. Selected vendors will be provided with instructions for online registration and payment. Details and a presentation schedule will be announced after vendors have been selected.  

On March 31, selected vendors will have the opportunity to participate in a Web seminar on how to best present their product(s) to a government audience and how to work with the government as a customer.

Vendor Responsibilities  

Vendor participation will require a nonrefundable attendance fee of $100 per company. The fee covers meals and organizational costs for as many as three company attendees. Vendors are expected to pay for their travel, hotel, and other related expenses.  

Each vendor is responsible for certifying in advance of the Forum that its presentation or demonstration has been approved by all sponsoring or funding agencies.  

If you have questions, first try the list of frequently asked questions. For all other information please contact Robin Roy at SRI International: robin.roy@sri.com or 650-859-6485.