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32 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE • November/December 2014 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com SECURITY INNOVATION AWARD CAMPUS PROJECT WINNER opportunity to integrate the systems. External emergency phone stanchions were strategically placed around the campus and were fitted with high-resolution cameras, voice over IP (VoIP) call stations and broadcast notification speakers. They were connected into the existing campus emergency alert system, which already included voice calls and text messages to those signed up. Interior notification was also added and took advantage of existing voice annunciation speak- ers in many of the newer UK facilities. Whatever solution was selected, it was critical that the sys- tems did not conflict and that they aligned with recent changes in National Fire Protection Asso- ciation's Fire Alarm and Signaling Code. RFP Publication and Selection BCCLT drafted the RFP and the project design team reviewed it for accuracy. It was published according to UK Purchasing guidelines and allowed opportunities for integrators to bid. RFP responses were received and the design team partnered again to create the University Executive Security Committee. The proposals were reviewed and voted on based on a graded matrix until a solution was selected. There were many factors impacting the selection, but UK saw great benefit in nonproprietary, open archi- tecture systems that had limited or no recurring licensing fees. Upon review of the submitted proposals, UK selected Dallmann Systems Inc. as the integrator of Next Level Security Systems (NLSS) for both the SMS and VMS. This presented a unique, license-free, appliance-based solution that essentially allowed UKPD to provide each college or business unit the oppor- tunity to invest in, expand and manage its own secu- rity system that would report centrally to and be monitored by University Police headquarters. This also allowed UK to develop and enforce a minimum level of security at each facility while allowing for expansion as determined by the department heads. Initial Architecture and Proof of Concept Prior to deploying this new design, protocol was developed to integrate the SAP master record with the NLSS person database. UKAT partnered with NLSS software engineers to determine the definition of "current" and "active" individuals (students, faculty, staff, and externals) and created a system that automati- cally allowed for SAP to populate NLSS based on certain criteria. It was important that the abil- ity to be considered "active" and receive access rights in NLSS had to be predicated on a formal- ized relationship with UK. An action in SAP that discontinued a relationship in turn had to auto- matically switch the individual from an "active" to "inactive" status and immediately discontinue access privileges without a specific user action in the NLSS interface. In order to ensure the solution was sound and applicable as advertised, UK required a proof of concept be completed at the Veterinary Diagnos- tic Laboratory (VDL). This building is unique, as it contains both public spaces and secured biolog- ical research areas. It contains a controlled alka- line hydrolysis biological waste decontamination suite — the largest tissue digester in the world. The suite consists of two 10,000-gallon digest- ers and has the responsibility to the Common- wealth of Kentucky to protect the citizens from outbreak of disease from animals. The project installed access control, security cameras and various alerts to include motion detection on the digesters, gunshot detection, and basic alert notifications for propped doors, and access granted or denials. This design was presented in a live, real-time demonstration before the joint colleges by BCCLT and UKPD. It was well-received and additional concept imple- mentation discussion began. University of Kentucky Security Network Design Topology Project Partners: • Security Designer and Consulting Engineers: Biagi, Chance, Cummins, Lon- don, Titzer, Inc (BCCLT) • Owner: Uni- versity of Ken- tucky Capital Construction Management Division - Proj- ect Manager Rich Riedl • Owner/Opera- tor: Univer- sity of Kentucky Police Depart- ment - Chief Joe Monroe; Major Nathan Brown • Security Manufacturer: Next Level Security Sys- tems (NLSS) • Security Integrator: Dallmann Sys- tems Inc.