The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last month awarded Accenture [ACN] a potential five-year, $55.9 million contract to help the agency take on passenger watch list matching currently being done by commercial aircraft operators. Under the Implementation and Business Operations contract, Accenture will initially help TSA’s Secure Flight program connect and operate with domestic airlines for the switchover of the watch list matching. Eventually, Secure Flight will connect with the international airlines as well as general aviation and others. TSA says the initial task order is worth about $6.5 million. TSA also awarded a potential $20.3 million small business contract to Professional Solutions, LLC, to maintain a resolution call center to support Secure Flight. The call center will perform advanced threat assessments of travelers scheduled to fly, and to resolve related, open traveler assessment issues at check-in.
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