USCIS Issues Solicitation for Document Production Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Request for Proposals for document production services at existing facilities in Kentucky and Missouri. The agency plans to contract for secure document production operations that produce 4.5 million identification cards annually and 87,000 Travel Document Booklets. The program also has a requirement to print between eight and nine million notices annually. Sol. No. 70SBUR19R00000024. Respond by Feb. 13. Contact: Shane Crowl, contract specialist, [email protected]
, 802-872-4632.
CBP Needs Spare Parts for Small UAS
The Federal Aviation Administration, on behalf of Customs and Border Protection, is conducting a market survey for the acquisition of spare parts for the Puma and Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through AeroVironment [AVAV]. At this time, Aerovironment is the only known source that can meet the requirements. A statement of work issued by the FAA says the Raven and Puma UAS are reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and acquisition tools that transmit live airborne video, images, compass headings and location information to a ground control station and to a laptop computer. This capability enables operators to navigate, search for targets, recognize terrain and record all information for analysis. Sol. No. 32424. Contact: Joshua Huckeby, [email protected], 405-954-1684.
TSA Reschedules APS Industry Day
With the lapse in appropriations at the Department of Homeland Security over, at least until Feb. 15, the Transportation Security Administration has rescheduled its industry day for the Accessible Property Screening (APS) program for Feb. 11 at the agency’s Security Integration Facility at Reagan National Airport in Northern Virginia. The purpose of the event, which was originally schedule for January but postponed indefinitely pending the end of the partial government shutdown, will introduce the APS to manufacturers of Transportation Security Equipment (TSE), government partners, and other third party organizations that have proven experience in the computed tomography, Automated Screening Lane, TSE networking, TSE integration, and TSE deployment domains. The agency plans to share its expectations, requirements, and milestones for the program. Sol. No. TSA-25-04-02398. Contact: Jessica Seay, [email protected].
DHS Agencies, GSA Plan IT Modernization Day
Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the General Services Administration are jointly hosting an Industry Day to focus on respective information technology cloud migration and IT modernization. The event will be held Feb. 26 at the GSA in Washington, D.C. Respond by Feb. 11. Contact: Milton Slade, industry liaison, [email protected], 202-344-3434.
CBP Seeks Repairs and Operator Training for Small UAS
The Federal Aviation Administration, on behalf of Customs and Border Protection, is conducting a market survey for repairs and operator training of small unmanned aircraft systems. The current systems include the AeroVironment Raven RQ-11B and Puma RQ-20A Block I, RQ-20-B Block II & III, the FLIR Systems [FLIR] PD-100 Black Hornet 3 Nano-UAS, Lockheed Martin [LMT] Indago 3, and the Aeryon SkyRaider. Aeryon is now part of FLIR. The FAA is conducting the survey to help it form an acquisition strategy. Sol. No. 32465. Contact: Joshua Huckeby, [email protected], 405-954-1684.
DHS Plans Small Business Outreach Session for Late February
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will host a vendor outreach session on Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C., at the Homeland Security Acquisition Institute. The sessions are pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Small Business Specialists from various components of DHS procurement offices and allow the vendors to discuss their capabilities and learn of potential procurement opportunities. Prime contractor small business liaisons will also be in attendance. Contact: Sonya Steedley, VOS Program Manager, [email protected].