CACI Nabs $212M DHS Desktop Support Contract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded CACI International
[CACI] a potential five-year, $212 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide desktop support services. The contract represents new work in CACI’s Enterprise Information Technology market area. Under the BPA, CACI will provide department-wide help desk support, end user support, engineering, field support and cell center services to DHS headquarters and headquarters components such as the National Protection and Programs and Science and Technology Directorates.
CBP Selects Astrophysics, Rapiscan, Smiths Detection for X-Ray Awards
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Astrophysics, Inc., OSI Systems’ [OSIS] Rapiscan Systems division, and Smiths Detection to compete for orders for baggage scanner X-Ray systems. The ceiling value of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is $23.1 million. The contract is for small, medium and large baggage X-Ray scanners that will be deployed at airports to inspect incoming goods. For Astrophysics, the award represents a new customer in CBP.
Coast Guard Places $15M Order with Metal Shark for Response Boats
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats has received a $15.2 million order from the Coast Guard for 44 Response Boat-Small (RB-S) II boats, bringing to 159 the number of RB-S IIs under contract. The first boats under the new order will be delivered in Jan. 2015. The Louisiana-based company has already delivered 99 of the boats, which are typically used for search and rescue, port security, environmental response, and drug and migrant interdiction. Under the current contract, the Coast Guard can order up to 470 RB-IIs.
DNDO Awards Sensor Technology Engineering $7M for Radpack Detectors
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) says it is awarding $7.3 million to Sensor Technology Engineering, Inc. for the acquisition of Radpack radiation detectors. Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Sensor Technology Engineering will deliver Radpack backpack radiation detectors, maritime accessory kits, and various spare parts in support of the Coast Guard and the Small Vessel Standoff Detection Program.
NIST Awards Three Grants For Additional Online Identity Security Pilots
TAMPA, Fla.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday awarded $2.9 million in grants to three entities for additional pilot projects in support of an ongoing public-private partnership aimed at seeding the marketplace with solutions and standards for boosting online security and privacy. Confyrm received $1.2 million, Safran Group’s MorphoTrust USA unit $823,235 and GSMA $821,948 under the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program that was launched by the Obama administration in 2011 and is managed by NIST. As more data is put online for work, services and personal reasons, and in turn is “collected and bought and sold, swapped and analyzed, there’s a trust gap that is starting to emerge online where people are feeling less in control of these systems,” Jeremy Grant, head of the NSTIC National Program Office, says at the Global Identity Summit. “They’re feeling like they can’t trust it and one of the big concerns is if we can’t actually inspire trust and confidence in solutions we’re going to be heading into an unpleasant place within a few years.” The awards, the third round of grants in the past two years, will “help catalyze the marketplace” to give people options other than passwords to conduct online transactions more securely while also safeguarding privacy, he says. Confyrm, which is based in Britain, is focused on strengthening trust in digital identities. Under the NSTIC grant, the company will work with a major Internet email provider, a mobile operator and multiple e-commerce sites to demonstrate ways to minimize loss by providing early fraud detection and notification when criminals create fake accounts or takeover online accounts. GSMA, a London-based association representing mobile device and software makers, has partnered with the America’s four major mobile network operators to test a common approach that allows consumers and businesses to use mobile devices for secure, privacy-enhancing identity and access management. MorphoTrust USA is partnering with North Carolina’s Departments of Transportation and Health and Human Services to demonstrate how state issued credentials like a driver’s license.
SFO Awards AAAE Contract for Background Check and Biometric Services
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) says its Transportation Security Clearinghouse has been selected by San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to provide background check services and fingerprint capture services for airport workers. The value of the multi-year contract was not disclosed. AAAE says the award will cover a comprehensive solution for the secure and efficient channeling of job applicant biographic and biometric data for required aviation worker background checks. The AAAE Clearinghouse began providing aviation channeling services following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “By leveraging our deep partnerships in the security industry, the Clearinghouse is able to deliver new Livescan hardware as part of the contract, providing a key solution to SFO that will ensure a continuation of the highest levels of service well into the future,” says Carter Morris, executive vice president for AAAE Services.
In Wake of Security Breach, DHS S&T Upping EAGLE II Award with SE Solutions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it is increasing the value of two information technology services task orders it has with Strategic Enterprise (SE) Solutions, Inc. under the EAGLE II contract due to an IT security breach at the department’s Science and Technology branch. The heavily redacted contract justification notice for SE Solutions says that since the company received the award on Sept. 30, 2013, “DHS/S&T’s [redacted] Hundreds of documents—[redacted] was breached. [Redacted]—were accessed without authorization.” The notice goes on to say that “In response to this unforeseen security incident, DHS/S&T has an urgent and compelling need for SE Solution to deploy and integrated suite of IT security software and hardware to protect DHS/S&T’s [redacted].” DHS is increasing the ceiling value of Option 1 of SE Solutions’ contract by $314,585 to $2.1 million and increasing the ceiling value of Option 2 by $506,385 to $2.3 million.
Chenega Wins $96M CBP Contract for Integrated Logistics Support Services
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it has awarded Chenega Corp. a $96 million contract to provide integrated logistics support services. The award was made to the company’s Technical Innovations, LLC business, which has core competencies in information technology, engineering, and technical and intelligence operations.
CBP Awards ANASEC $23M for Personnel Security Support
ANASEC, Inc. has received a $23.2 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide services to support the agency’s Office of Internal Affairs, Personnel Security Division for the processing of CBP applicants, employees and contractors background and security investigation documents. ANASEC, which is based in Northern Virginia, is a service disabled veteran owned small business that provides a variety of services including system and network administration, development and programming, information assurance, background screening and investigations, system analysis and due diligence research.