CBP Issues Solicitation for High Energy Rail Inspection Systems
Customs and Border Protection has issued a Request for Proposal for high energy rail inspection systems. The agency plans to make multiple awards under an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $379 million. The contract will have a five-year ordering period and up to 10 years of options. Awards are expected by Sept. 20. Notice ID: 70B03C20R00000011. Respond by Feb. 19. Contact: Nathan Briggs, [email protected]
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TSA Issues Draft Work Statement for Checked Baggage Deployment Services
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a draft statement of work for services related to the deployment of checked baggage screening equipment. Services will include on-site coordination and oversight support of airport aviation security screening projects, coordination and execution of screening equipment installations, relocations, and removals, design support, site surveys, shipping, rigging, test readiness validation, site preparation, and site restoration. A Request for Proposal is expected to be issued during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. Notice ID: TSA25-04-03883. Respond by Feb. 18. Contact: Lindsay Alexander, [email protected].
TSA Issues Updated Draft Work Statement for Checkpoint Deployment Services
The Transportation Security Administration has issued an updated draft statement of work for services related to the deployment of checkpoint screening security equipment. The forthcoming contract will include on-site coordination, surveys, design support, planning, site preparation, coordination and execution of screening equipment installations, relocations, and removals and site restoration. Notice ID: TSA25-04-03882. Respond by Feb. 18. Contact: Janelle Shuster, [email protected].
DHS S&T Interested in Waterways Unmanned Surveillance Sensor Technologies
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate’s Border, Immigration and Maritime Division has issued a Request for Information seeking data on sensor capabilities that could help the U.S. Border Patrol improve situational awareness of mechanized surface watercraft items of interest that may be coming ashore on shorelines between ports of entry. The notice says technology solutions will incorporate automated detection, identification, classification, tracking, and alerting for informing and supporting decision making by Border Patrol agents regarding the interdiction of suspicious activity and understanding associated risks. Notice ID: 70RSAT20RFI000004. Respond by March 25. Contact: [email protected].
Energy Department NNSA Issues RFI for sUAS and Related Sensors
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Security Transportation has issued a Request for Information under and effort to assess small unmanned aircraft systems and their airborne sensors in support of its mission to provide safe secure transportation of nuclear weapons, weapons components and special nuclear materials. The agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program will focus on a variety of relevant simulated operational scenarios such as vehicle accident scene, suspicious incident surveillance and identification friend-foe, allowing OST federal agents to asses sensor supplier systems under typical mission scenarios. Notice ID: 89233120NNA000057. Respond by March 9. Contact: David Clonts, [email protected].
DHS S&T Conducting Market Survey of Handheld Raman Detectors
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory has issued a Request for Information on handheld Raman detectors. The target audience for the information is first responders, specifically law enforcement officials and hazardous materials personnel, who are seeking handheld Raman detectors that allow for the identification of illicit drugs, explosives, industrial chemicals, or common household items. The lab wants information on detectors that perform direct sampling of loose solid or liquid material or sampling of containerized materials. Contact: Sharon Flowers, [email protected], 202-254-6816.