The Transportation Security Administration says it is closing the subject solicitations for desktop and portable explosive trace detectors, and handheld and desktop bottled liquid scanners, and is therefore closing the established Qualified Product Lists for both. The agency is no longer accepting white paper submissions under the ETD and BLS solicitations.
The Airport Consultants Council says that Mark Laustra, vice president of Sales and Government Programs at Astrophysics, has been elected the Chair of the Security Manufacturers Coalition (SMC) for 2016. As SMC Chair, Laustra will oversee development of the coalition’s advocacy issues and initiatives and ensure that goals are accomplished. Elizabeth “Sissy” Pressnell, director of Strategic Business Development and Stakeholder Engagement with Morpho Detection was elected SMC Vice Chair.