The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology branch plans to award iControl a one-year contract as part of its requirement to demonstrate the security capabilities of the Electronic Chain of Custody in the global supply chain in conjunction with a European Union program. iControl has supplied its container security devices to S&T since 2005 for various demonstration projects to enhance the security of shipping and trucking containers in transit.
Implant Sciences [IMSC] has sold 20 of its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detectors to an airport in Belgium for aviation security, marking further penetration of the system for use at airports in Europe. Shipments of the units have begun and will be completed over several months.”Implant Sciences’ established credibility, due to our superior performance in both lab and airport operational testing, has given us significant momentum through the ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) procurements,” says Richard Nelson, the company’s general manager of EMEA.
Flatter & Associates has received a potential six-month $787,869.28 contract bridge to continue providing Independent Verification and Validation service to the Transportation Security Administration’s Office of Intelligence Analysis for the Secure Flight Program’s full range of information technology test and evaluation, information assurance scans and testing, and quality assurance management. The agency is engaged in the final stage of proposal evaluation leading to a new IV&V follow-on contract under the DHS EAGLE II Functional Category 3 small business track vehicle.
The Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service has awarded Smiths Detection a $776,867.28 six-month to continue the leasing and maintenance of X-Ray machines and ancillary equipment at various locations throughout the U.S. The extension gives the agency time to conduct a source selection and issue award of a follow-on contract.
John Sanders, a former executive with Reveal Imaging Technology and recently resigned from the Transportation Security Administration as the chief of the Office of Security Capabilities, has been elected to the board of American Science and Engineering [ASEI]. “In addition to his deep expertise in aviation security technologies, John has broad private and public security industry experience as well as proven leadership in business strategy, government contracts, and operations,” says Chuck Dougherty, president and CEO of AS&E. Benchmark Co. security analyst Josephine Millward believes Sanders will be an asset in “executing” AS&E’s growth strategy.