DHS CWMD Office Seeks Sources for Handheld Chemical Detection Capability
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office has issued a Request for Information to help it understand the current state of mature chemical detection technologies from commercial or interagency sources that can provide a comprehensive, cost effective device to meet a number of desired characteristics for rapid identification of chemical threats. The characteristics include a single system that provides both Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, compact and handheld, weighs less than five-pounds, provides virtual mixture analysis, around-the clock reach back support, a comprehensive onboard library, and can operate between negative 20 degrees Celsius to positive 50 degrees Celsius. Sol. No. 70RDND19I00000002. Contact: Kimberly Marriott, contract specialist, [email protected]
, 202-447-5159.
State Department Expands Scope of Requirement of Pedestrian Detection Equipment for Mexico
The U.S. Department of State has issued a new statement of work expanding the scope of a requirement for pedestrian detection equipment for Mexico’s Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT). The Mexican border security agency has a requirement to procure and pilot detection equipment for the country’s government to detect contraband hidden on and inside an individual’s body. The systems will be installed in a busy environment and have the ability to quickly capture an image of pedestrians while minimally impeding the flow of traffic. The systems must function at major pedestrian crossings with high traffic volumes, as the cornerstone of SAT and U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission core requirement is to secure the border while facilitating the flow of legitimate travel and trade. The pending procurement is a total small business set aside. Sol. No. 19AQMM19R0010. Respond by April 22. Contact: Frederick Washington, contracting officer, [email protected], 703-875-4585.
USCIS Issues RFI for Records Operations Support Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Request for Information to gather information on the current state of records operations support services (ROSS) in the industry. USCIS expects the requirement will be for a small business and the value of the contract over five years to be worth $160 million. The ROSS requirments is administered by the Immigration Recordss and Identitiy Services Directorate, National Records Center. Sol. No. 70SBUR19I00000027. Respond by May 10. Contact: William Wilson, contract specialist, [email protected].
Army Seeks Sources for Next Generation Identification and Awareness Initiative
The Army has issued a Sources Sought notice for entities interested in participating in projects sought by the U.S. Special Operations Command, Program Manager Special Programs for the state of the art technologies and capabilities for the Next Generation Identification and Awareness (NGIA) Initiative. NGIA will meet requirements in stand off biometric sensors, remote sensor emplacement and control, and data fusion and information architecture. “The NGIA’s purpose is to rapidly form a sphere of technological excellence made up of participants from industry, non-profit organizations, and not-for-profit entities able to expand strategic superiority within broadly stated special operations focus areas of interest,” the Army says in the notice. “It is intended that participants will perform a strategically important role in developing systems focused on the development, demonstration and transition of resilient and dynamic technological capabilities critically necessary for the nation’s Special Operations Forces.” The Army will use Other Transaction Authority. Sol. No. W911QY-19-S-0008. Respond by April 5, 2022. Contact: Richard Totten, contract specialit, [email protected], 301-619-2446.