DNDO Seeks Basic Handheld RIID Systems
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is soliciting for Basic Handheld Radioisotope Identification Device (RIID) Systems. One or more indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity contracts are planned. The total value of all task orders under all contract issued under this solicitation is up to $176 million. Associated services include training, product technical support, product maintenance, and end user support. Department of Homeland Security components that may need RIIDs include Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Sol. No. HSHQDC-13-R-00005. Respond by March 22. Contact: Lori Lawson, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-254-7168.
Army Seeks CBRNE Response Equipment
The Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Engineering Directorate’s Advanced Design and Manufacturing division has issued a Request for Information chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) response equipment. The division is developing a performance work statement for the rapid acquisition and support of commercial-off-the-shelf CBRN response equipment and other material that directly detects, identifies, monitors, protects, and trains individuals from the effects of CBRNE. The estimated price of the acquisition is $260 million. The acquisition is planned as a small business set aside. Sol. No. ID07130004. Respond by March 5. Contact: Brian Platenburg, General Services Administration contracting officer, [email protected], 817-580-5507.
FEMA Issues RFI for Geospatial Foundation Cloud Hosting Services
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on applicability and viability of using cloud computing for automated information system sharing and discovery. Currently FEMA receives massive amounts of data in a variety o f formats and from a multitude of sources and the data usually is not delivered in a manner that readily support geospatial representation and frequently dissemination of the information beyond the data owner is prohibited. Moreover, support systems often preclude the ability to share data with customers outside of government firewalls. FEMA is seeking responses to determine the capability of the market to provide current and future geospatial technical support services to suppler to support a number of capabilities. Sol. No. HSFE90-13-I-0005. Respond by March 11. Contact: Bianca Meira-Penna, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-646-3318.
USCIS Seeks Access to Companies’ Financial Viability
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a Sources Sought notice requesting industry input on the agency’s need for access through a web-service interface to a contractor’s system that provides real-time data whereby the contractor would provide financial viability information on companies petitioning to employ alien beneficiaries, and companies registering in the E-Verify program, used for verifying the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. USCIS would like to verify and validate the existence, location, financial viability, and current level of business operations of a company through a contract vehicle with an independent information provider to support the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprise initiative and the E-Verify program. Sol. No. HSSCCG-13-I-00004. Respond by March 29. Contact: Jason Hawkins, [email protected], 802-872-4638.
DARPA Plans Proposer’s Day Conference for MIST Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to host a Technical Exchange and Proposer’s Day conference for the Military Imaging and Surveillance Technology (MIST) program, which is developing fundamentally new electro-optic sensing capabilities to be used on airborne and ground platforms for biometric and target identification applications. The MIST-Long Range element of the program focuses on long-range geometric and 3-D imaging technology that will allow for target characterization beyond the physical-aperture diffraction-limit of the receiver system. The Proposer’s Day will be held on March 15 at at the DARPA Conference Center in Arlington, Va. Sol. No. DARPA-SN-13-28. Respond by March 12. Contact: [email protected].
DHS Issues RFI for Biotech Development Module at NBAF
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology branch has issued a Request for Information (RFI) and Notice of Public Workshop for the planned Biotechnology Development Module (BDM) as part of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). S&T and other stakeholders are seeking information regarding utilization alternatives for the BDM, which will provide a distinct environment for scientific synergy, attract animal health industry involvement and serve to encourage public-private partnerships as countermeasures developed for agricultural bio-defense emerge from NBAF. The information obtained through the RFI will also help DHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture better plan the scope, capacity and utilization alternatives for the BDM facility. The workshop will be held on March 22 at Kansas State Univ. Sol No. HSFLBP-13-I-00001. Respond by May 3. Contact: Jason Gerloff, contracting officer, [email protected], 912-267-3128.