R 171959Z OCT 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 612/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PS//
SUBJ/INSTALLATION ACCESS CONTROL INITIATIVES//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5530.14//
REF/B/MSGID: MARADMIN 056/07//
REF/C/DOD 5200.08-R//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM MANUAL.
THE REFERENCE IDENTIFIES THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT (DC) PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS (PS DIVISION) AS RESPONSIBLE FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR THE MARINE CORPS.  WITHIN PP&O, PS DIVISION IS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY POLICY.  REF B IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING A MORATORIUM ON THE PURSUIT AND PURCHASE OF COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) INSTALLATION PERIMETER ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS. REF C IS THE DOD PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM.//
POC/LANCE HUNZIKER/GYSGT/HQMC PS/-/TEL:(703) 692-4333//
POC/MR. TONY PIERCE/CTR/HQMC PS/-/TEL:(703) 695-7202//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE SAFETY AND
SECURITY AT USMC INSTALLATION ACCESS POINTS, HQMC/PS IS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND FIELD AN ENTERPRISE ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTION.
2. BACKGROUND.  INSTALLATION COMMANDERS CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ACCESS CONTROL CAPABILITY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR INSTALLATION'S PHYSICAL SECURITY AND FORCE PROTECTION POSTURE.  AS DIRECTED BY ASN/I&E, AN ENTERPRISE SOLUTION FOR ACCESS CONTROL WILL ENSURE COMMONALITY WITHIN THE DON AND PRECLUDE PROLIFERATION OF SYSTEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNDING AT THE INSTALLATION LEVEL.  HQMC SECURITY DIVISION (PS), MISSION ASSURANCE BRANCH IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ACCESS CONTROL POLICY TO BE RELEASED FOR REVIEW/COMMENT.
3. POLICY.  WHILE AN ENTERPRISE SOLUTION TO ACCESS CONTROL REMAINS THE GOAL, THE EXISTING MORATORIUM ON COTS SYSTEMS PROMULGATED IN REF B IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF C, ALL INSTALLATION ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS WILL BE BASED ON THE DEFENSE BIOMETRICS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (DBIDS) AND ANY CURRENT/FUTURE COTS SYSTEMS MUST BE COMPATIBLE.  DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC) WILL FIELD DBIDS VERSION 3.0 DURING SUMMER 2008.  COMMANDERS MAY PURSUE OTHER COTS ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTIONS IN THE INTERIM, HOWEVER ALL ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH DBIDS 3.0 ONCE IT IS RELEASED.
ALL COORDINATION WILL INCLUDE HQMC SECURITY DIVISION (PS), MISSION ASSURANCE BRANCH TO ENSURE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS IN KEEPING WITH MARINE CORPS PLANS FOR A CORPS-WIDE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN NATONSKI, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS.//