CBP Seeks Large Scale Fixed NII System for Pakistan

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a solicitation for a full and open competition for a single large-scale fixed non-intrusive inspection (NII) system for deployment in Karachi, Pakistan. The solicitation was originally sole-source for Smiths Detection but CBP opened the requirement for competition based on vendor comments to the sole-source announcement and draft statement of work. The requirement includes maintenance and spare parts. Sol. No. HSBP10-16-Q-0136. Respond by Sept. 9. Contact: Nathan Briggs, [email protected], [email protected].

DHS Issues RFI for Improvements to Biosurveillance and Detection Methods

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has issued a Request for Information (RFI)  to determine if there are mature or developing technologies that can address a number of gaps and in areas-of-responsibility to improve the detection and characterization of biological agent signatures, and provide novel and significant improvements to current capabilities. Sol. No. HSHQDC-17-RFI-01. Respond by Dec. 31. Contact: Mike Jones, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-254-5676.

FLETC Issues RFQ for sUAS

The Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) has issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) and associated operator training. The procurement is a small business set aside. FLETC seeks five sUAS within 30 days of award and on-site operating training 120 days after award. Sol. No. HSFLGL-16-Q-00425. Respond by Sept. 13. Contact: LaSheena Vaughn, [email protected], 912-267-2083.

DNDO Plans Industry Day for Replacement Radiation Portal Monitors

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) will host an Industry Day on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in Washington D.C. to discuss the Radiation Portal Monitor Replacement Program. In July DNDO issued a Request for Information for the RPM Replacement Project, saying it expects to procure more than 100 commercially available RPM systems between FY ’18 and FY ’20. Contact: Matthew Robertson, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-254-7163.

DHS Issues RFI for Cyber Experimentation for the Future Testbed

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on potential approaches to operating and maintaining a Cyber Experimentation for the Future (CEF) Testbed. In July 2015 the National Science Foundation generated a report, Cybersecurity Experimentation for the Future: Catalyzing a New Generation of Experimental Cybersecurity Research, which highlights the need for an improved research infrastructure that can support cyber research and experimentation efforts in the future in order to facilitate the development and deployment of cyber security technologies. The RFI also seeks potential approaches to an organizational structure to facilitate the development of new research and development tools by industry, academia, national labs, international researchers, and others, for the CEF testbed. The vision for the testbed is to provide the necessary infrastructure—networks, tools, methodologies, and supporting processes—to support national testing of emerging and advanced cyber security technologies. Sol. No. HSHQDC-16-I-00160. Respond by Oct. 26. Contact: Aaron Ford, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-254-6302.