Army Seeks Biometrics Screening Help in Kuwait
The Army has issued a pre-solicitation notice for a requirement for a Combined Screening Team to assist the Area Support Group-Kuwait (ASG-KU) in the screening of non-U.S. citizens seeking employment or access to any U.S. installation within the ASG-KU area of operations. The CST tasks consist of Biometric Automated Toolset enrollment, Locally Employed Person screening, and counterintelligence screening. A solicitation for a potential five-year contract is expected to be issued around April 15. Sol. No. W52P1J13R0057. Respond by May 15. Contact: Kurt Kleinlein, [email protected], 309-782-6984.
Army Issues RFI for Radiological Detection System
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, Joint Project Manager for Radiological & Nuclear Defense is seeking information from industry on its ability to develop and produce a Radiological Detection System. The information will be used to optimize an RDS acquisition strategy. The goal of the program is to provide a standard Defense Department system that will replace and increase the capability of the service’s current RADIAC systems and enable services to conduct joint operations with interoperable equipment and reduce overall life-cycle costs of equipment. Sol. No. W911SR-RDS. Respond by April 30. Contact: Keyonna Garrett, [email protected], 410-436-4476.
CBP Expects to Issue RFP for MVSS Shortly
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it expects to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) soon for a Mobile Video Surveillance System (MVSS) that is commercially available. The agency expects to release the RFP between April 26 and May 26. The planned competition is currently a small business set aside. CBP says it plans to use the MVSS systems to detect and track illegal entries and to provide its agents between the port of entry. The systems would be deployed as part of a tailored, layered approach to border security in the Southwest U.S. Sol. No. HSBP11RFIMVSS. Contact: Nicole Hubby, [email protected].
Labor Department Seeks Cyber Security and Technology Support
The Department of Labor has issued a Request for Information seeking sources to provide cyber security and technology support services. The services are to meet a recurring requirement from the department’s chief financial officer, which has identified various information technology needs that include data management, facilities management and inventory of IT hardware, hardware and software maintenance, storage administration, project systems support, software as service, and database administration. Sol. No. DOL131RI21689. Respond by April 12. Contact: Karen Barton, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-693-4585.
TSA to Host Industry Day for TWIC Reader QTL
The Transportation Security Administration on Monday, April 15, will host an Industry Day to update the status of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Reader Qualified Technology List (QTL) initiative. Questions about the Coast Guard’s recent TWIC Reader Rule Notice of Public Rule Making can’t be addressed during the Industry Day. Sol. No. HSTS02-RFI-00002. Respond by April 12. Contact: Gloria Uria, contracting officer, [email protected].