Federal teams buy Genetec Security Center direct from a compliant integrator like Uniqcli, rather than through a big-box or general IT reseller. Genetec is a Canadian-headquartered software company and is not an NDAA Section 889 covered entity, so its Security Center platform is a sound foundation for federal video, access control, and ALPR — provided every camera, recorder, and edge device feeding it is verified NDAA-compliant per SKU.
Uniqcli designs, integrates, licenses, and manages Genetec deployments for federal sites and sells direct, confirming both NDAA 889 and TAA posture and supplying the documentation contracting and audit teams require.
Why Genetec Security Center fits federal sites
Genetec Security Center is a unified platform that brings video management (Omnicast), access control (Synergis), and automatic license plate recognition (AutoVu) into one interface. For federal facilities, that consolidation matters: a single hardened platform reduces the attack surface, simplifies accreditation, and gives security operations centers one pane of glass across cameras, doors, and gates.
Genetec is headquartered in Canada and is not named under NDAA 2019 Section 889 (implemented by FAR 52.204-25). It is not Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei, ZTE, or Hytera, and it is not a rebrand of any covered entity. The platform is open and vendor-neutral on the camera side, which is precisely what a federal buyer wants — it lets you pair the software with NDAA-compliant hardware instead of locking you into a single device line.
What is compliant — and where per-SKU verification applies
Two separate rules govern a Genetec deployment, and they must both be satisfied:
- NDAA Section 889 is a who-made-it rule. A device is NDAA-compliant when it is not made by a covered entity and contains no covered components (for example, Huawei/HiSilicon system-on-chips). The Security Center software is not a covered-entity product. The risk lives in the edge devices — the cameras, encoders, NVRs, and access controllers — that connect to it. Because compliance is per-SKU and per-bill-of-materials, the specific model of every connected device must be verified, not just the brand.
- TAA (Trade Agreements Act) is a country-of-origin rule for GSA and many federal contracts. The product must be made or substantially transformed in the US or a TAA-designated country. China, Russia, and India are not designated. NDAA and TAA are independent: a device can clear one and fail the other, so each must be checked on its own.
For the camera layer behind Security Center, Uniqcli specifies compliant lines such as Axis (Sweden), Bosch (Germany), Hanwha Vision/Wisenet (South Korea, with US-assembled lines), i-PRO (Japan/US), Pelco and Avigilon (Motorola), and US-made options like Digital Watchdog. None are 889 covered entities, and each offers compliant lines — though TAA status still depends on where the specific model is manufactured. On the access-control side, Synergis pairs cleanly with Mercury Security controllers and HID Global readers and credentials for FICAM/PIV environments. The point is consistent: name the platform, then verify each connected SKU.
What you must never connect is covered-entity or Chinese-origin hardware — Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei, Uniview, Lorex, EZVIZ, and similar brands. Integrating those cameras into Security Center does not make them compliant; it makes the whole deployment non-compliant, and any existing units must be ripped and replaced.
How to buy Genetec direct and compliant through Uniqcli
Genetec sells through authorized channels rather than directly to most end users, so the practical question is which integrator you buy through. Big-box retailers and general IT resellers can move licenses, but they rarely validate the full bill of materials against Section 889 and TAA, and they do not own the design and accreditation work a federal site needs.
Uniqcli is a TAA and NDAA Section 889-compliant physical-security integrator that sells direct. We design the Security Center architecture (Omnicast, Synergis, AutoVu) around your mission, source compliant cameras and controllers per SKU, license and deploy the platform, and manage it on an ongoing basis. We confirm both NDAA 889 and TAA posture in writing and hand contracting and audit teams the documentation they need to close out the file. There is no payment up front to get a design and a quote.
If you are standing up a new Security Center deployment, expanding an existing one, or replacing non-compliant hardware feeding it, request a quote or schedule an assessment with Uniqcli. We will confirm the compliant configuration for your site, document it, and deliver it direct.
