DHS Issues RFP for HSOAC Federally Funded R&D Center
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), which will provide mission level technical and integration expertise to DHS leadership and managers that is normally not available in the government. The ceiling value of the contract is $500.3 million. The HSOAC will refocus the current Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute FFRDC, which is operated by Analytic Services Inc., with comprehensive and renewed core competencies in operational analyses. However, the HSOAC will remain as DHS’ sole studies and analysis FFRDC with continued support to all DHS components across the homeland security enterprise. Sol. No. HSHQDC-15-R-00089. Respond by Nov. 16. Contact: John Whipple, contract specialist, [email protected].
CBP Releases Draft RFP to Reopen Multirole Enforcement Aircraft Competition
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Multirole Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) and is seeking feedback from contractors about the draft. The MEA is currently supplied by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), which supplies missionized Beechcraft Super King Air 350ER twin turboprops to the agency. SNC is under contract for 12 MEAs and has delivered eight aircraft so far. SNC’s contract is nearing the end of its original performance period so the agency plans to award a follow-on aircraft. Under a new contract, the agency CBP says it will award up to 12 more aircraft. The new contract will have a one-year base period and four one-year options. An agency spokesman tells HSR that the end-state requirement for the MEAs is under review within the Department of Homeland Security. At the time of the contract to SNC in 2009, CBP said it had a requirement for 30 MEAs. Sol. No. HSBP1015R0055. Respond by Oct. 2. Contact: Michael Hall, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-344-3529.
DHS to Host Industry Workshop for Secure and Resilient Cyber Ecosystem
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Chief Technology Officer will host a Secure and Resilient Cyber Ecosystem industry workshop in November as a follow-up to the Enterprise Automated Security Environment Request for Information. The workshop will be held on Nov. 16-17 at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta, Ga. Workshop themes and topics of interest include, but are not limited to, assured communications, authentication, automation, common data models, frameworks, information sharing, interoperability, open APIs, orchestration, policy, protocols, resilient communications, and trust. Sol. No. RFI201411. Registration opens Sept. 21 at: https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/SRCE-Workshop-2015/.
DHS Issues RFI for Radiation Dosimeters
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for commercially available radiation dosimeters for response and recovery to meet the needs of emergency responders. The information is being sought under the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders, also called SAVER, program. Sol. No. RFI-15-08. Respond by Sept. 30. Contact: Gladys Klemic, [email protected].