Why Equipment Selection Can Matter
Certain government contracts, funding sources, procurement policies, and organizational requirements may restrict the telecommunications or video-surveillance equipment and services that can be used.
Those requirements can affect which cameras, recording equipment, and supporting components are appropriate for a project.
Computer Ties can help customers evaluate security-camera equipment intended to address applicable NDAA Section 889 requirements.
Final responsibility still depends on the organization, project, funding, contract language, and other applicable procurement requirements.
How Computer Ties Approaches Equipment Review
Security-camera procurement should begin with the actual requirement rather than assuming that every government project has identical rules.
Review the Project Requirement
The first step is understanding the contractual, procurement, funding, or customer requirement affecting equipment selection.
This helps establish what needs to be considered before products are specified.
Evaluate Camera Equipment
Camera models and related equipment can be reviewed against the requirements applicable to the project.
The review should include more than a marketing label or unsupported reseller claim.
Review Recording Components
Recording equipment and other video-system components may also need to be considered depending on the project and applicable requirements.
The complete system should be evaluated rather than focusing only on individual cameras.
Document the Selection
Where appropriate, equipment selections and relevant project considerations should be documented so the customer has clearer information about the technology being proposed.
What “NDAA” Does and Does Not Mean
Computer Ties does not describe itself as “NDAA certified.”
NDAA Section 889 is not a general certification issued to security-camera installers.
Likewise, selecting equipment intended to address applicable Section 889 restrictions does not automatically mean that an entire organization, contract, or project meets every procurement or regulatory requirement.
We use more accurate language:
Computer Ties can help select equipment intended to address applicable NDAA Section 889 requirements.
That keeps the claim tied to the equipment and project instead of creating a broader compliance claim that cannot be supported.
Frequently Asked Questions
No.
Computer Ties does not make that claim because NDAA Section 889 is not a general installer certification.
Yes.
We can help evaluate camera and recording equipment when applicable procurement requirements affect product selection.
No.
Businesses, contractors, and other organizations may also have customer or contractual requirements affecting which surveillance equipment can be used.
Review Equipment Requirements Before Purchasing
If your organization has contractual, procurement, or funding requirements involving NDAA Section 889, Computer Ties can help evaluate the camera-system requirements before equipment is purchased or installed. Equipment selection affects our public-safety camera systems and commercial security camera systems work, within our wider security cameras and access control services.
Beginning the review early can help avoid specifying products that later need to be changed.