FEMA Awards CACI $90M for National Public Warning System

CACI International [CACI] has received a potential five-year $90 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the National Public Warning System (NPWS). CACI will provide sustainment, decommissioning, construction, modernization, and environmental and historic preservation to the NPWS, which is a nationwide alert and warning system used to issue national emergency information to all Americans in the event of a national crisis. CACI is the incumbent on the contract and says additional work has been added for the new award.

Raytheon Nabs $19M for More Border Security Work in Jordan

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded Raytheon [RTN] an additional $18.6 million contract to expand its work providing border security systems and technology for the Kingdom of Jordan. The latest award is to help Jordan further secure its borders with Syria, installing passive barrier fencing, sensors, cameras and a command and control system with the focus on enhancing the Jordanian Armed Forces’ ability to deter, detect and interdict threats. The company has already completed Phase 2—Jordan and Syria—and Phase 3—Jordan and Iraq—as part of the border security program. Raytheon previously received $79M from DTRA for border security work for Jordan, including command, control, communications and surveillance capabilities such as radars, electro-optical/infrared cameras, a common operating picture linking the various sensors, and related training. “This latest contract acknowledges Raytheon’s growing expertise in the region,” says Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services segment. The award was made under DTRA’s Cooperative Threat Reduction Integrating Contract II.

DHS Awards $14M for BioWatch Laboratory Support

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a potential five-year, $14 million contract to 28 state and local public health laboratories across the nation for BioWatch sample handling services. The names of the laboratories are not being disclosed. Funding is only being provided to laboratories in the BioWatch network.

CACI Gets $14M Bridge Extension to Support Cyber Command

Due to a delay in U.S. Cyber Command’s effort to consolidate a number of existing support contracts, the command has awarded CACI International [CACI] a one-year $13.8 million bridge extension to continue support under an existing task order for IT and research, development, testing and evaluation support. Under the extension, CACI will provide support in a number of areas, including continued development of the Cyber Immersion training environment that will establish a centrally-managed training environment to simulate real cyber-attack scenarios that support the Cyber Mission Forces. CACI has done the primary development work so far on the training environment but the schedule has slipped due to water damage caused by inclement weather that nearly destroyed the entire training environment. Other work under the extension includes evaluation and documentation of cyber security tools, completion of a suite of Rapid Application Development cyber security tools, completion of the command’s Capability Repository that assist with the rapid development of cyber modules and systems by documenting the link between IT capabilities and IT assets, and delivery of an Open Source Tool Kit next month.

Oslo Airport Selects Qognify for Situation Management Platform

Qognify says that Oslo Airport has selected its NiceVision IP surveillance solution as part of an expansion of Terminal 2. NiceVision will allow the airport to manage all types of incidents, including operational bottlenecks, safety hazards, and security threats. The company is working with system integrator Racom on the project. Racom CEO Arne Grave says that the partnership between the firms “has enabled us to design a solution that fully meets the needs and expectations of Oslo Airport. This includes an adaptation to modern video formats, ample storage, and a robust architecture that ensures access to video in all circumstances and eventualities.”

JPEO-Chem Bio Defense Awards SRC Follow-On Contract

SRC, Inc. has received a follow-on from the Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for Chemical and Biological Defense to provide Aklus Shield biological defense systems, training and support to the Joint U.S. Forces Korea Portal and Integrated Threat Recognition (JUPITR) program. The value of the award was not disclosed. SRC says Aklus Shield provides unique biological detection capabilities to decrease soldier workload, lower operational costs, increase performance, and create a stronger biological defense capability throughout South Korea. “SRC’s Aklus Shield system was put through a series of rigorous tests in the first phase of the JUPITR program, and we’ve demonstrated the ability for our technology to meet the strict requirements of this project,” says Paul Tremont, president of SRC. “We are proud to have been selected to participate in the next phase of the JUPITR effort.” Aklus Shield is an automated, lightweight, battery-operated, networked warning system that can be deployed in less than four hours to rapidly detect, sample, and identify biological agents.