Warning: This guide does not identify specific technology for specific applications. It attempts to identify points of experience which will enable the planner(s) to make informed selections.

This guide should be used early in the planning stages of a project so that the proper security scope is established at the same time that the facility mission is established.

The proliferation of security technologies has become so great that evaluation and selection has become difficult.

This guide shows the planner(s) the steps required to establish the necessary and sufficient requirements for the application, and from those, how to evaluate the possible technologies for conformance to those requirements.

Using this guide, the planner(s) should be able to produce a more complete and accurate specification that meets the operational goals of the facility.