DNDO Plans Handheld System Award to Smiths; Then Full Competition
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) plans to award an approximately $3.4 million sole-source contract to Smiths Detection for its RadSeeker handheld radiation detection and identification system using FY ’12 funding. The planned award is a follow-on to an existing contract that meets the needs of individual Department of Homeland Security Components. Beginning in FY ’13, DNDO plans to open the procurement to new competition for an award through FY ’17. A solicitation is expected to be released this summer for the new competition for a Basic Handheld Radiation Detection and Identification System. Sol. No. HSHQDC-12-R-00045. Contact: Willie Lindsey, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-254-7008.
DNDO Issues RFI for COTS Radiation Portal Monitoring System
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) as part of a targeted research effort to determine available sources for current, state-of-the-art, radiation portal monitoring (RPM) system. The responses will support acquisition decisions for the RPM program within DNDO. DNDO says it is taking a commercial-first approach in seeking available solutions to fill the needs of Department of Homeland Security components in the areas of radiation and nuclear detection. The current RFI is for detection systems that can detect threats in conveyances that transit through land and seaports of entry and could supplement or supplant current deployed fixed RPMs. The systems that DNDO seeks information on should be ready for immediate deployment and use technologies other than helium-3 for neutron detection. Sol. No. RFI_DNDO_Radiation_Portal_Monitoring_Systems_00001. Respond by April 16. Contact: Mandy Wylie, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-254-7230.
Justice Department Seeks Sources for Walk-Through Metal Detectors
The Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service, has issued a Sources Sought notice for market-ready walk-through metal detector (WTMD) systems. The WTMDs are currently utilized at U.S. Courthouses and federally-owned or leased facilities nationwide. Sol. No. DJMS-12-R-WTMD. Respond by April 11. Contact: Terry Bearden, [email protected], 202-307-9775.
TSA Plans Small Business Fair
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will host its annual Small Business Fair on May 9 at its headquarters in Arlington, Va. The agency is seeking applications from small businesses that specialize in management consulting for large contracts, biometrics, security support services, training, logistics, finance and budget, and application software development. Exhibitors that are small businesses will have the opportunity to network with TSA federal personnel and contractor personnel. Sol. No. SmallBusiness-Fair-FY12. Respond by April 25. Contact: Robert Boone, director Small Business Programs, [email protected], 571-227-1067.
NIST Requires Expertise in Multiple Cyber and Information Security Areas
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a contractor or contractors to provide technical expertise and consultation in multiple specified areas of cyber and information security to ensure that its Computer Security Division’s mission can be met to provide standards, technology, tools, and practices to protect the nation’s information and information systems. The procurement is a small business set aside and NIST expects the ceiling on an eventual indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to be $70 million over a period up to five years. Sol. No. PRE-SB13141-12-RP-0019. Contact: Keith Bubar, contract specialist, [email protected], 301-975-8329.