Israeli Airport Authority Selects Smiths Detection for Advanced Checkpoint Lanes
Smiths Detection and its local distributor, Eastronics, have been selected by the Israel Airport Authority (IAA) to supply 32 checkpoint iLane.evo lanes that feature automatic bin returns and a divert system for suspect bags that need additional screening. Smiths Detection’s advanced technology HI-SCAN 6040-2is dual-view advanced technology X-Ray scanner, which IAA previously bought, will be integrated with 26 new security lanes at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. Six more lanes will be installed at Ramon Airport in southern Israel. Re-check workstations, an option for remote screening, and a supervisory control & data acquisition system for image retention, monitoring, statistics and reporting were also included in the order. The new screening lanes are designed to improve checkpoint efficiency and security and to increase passenger flow. Deliveries and installations will begin in May 2019. Eastronics will be responsible for aftermarket services, excluding spares supplies. The new lanes can be modified to handle increase passenger traffic.
OSI Systems Receives $16M Service and Spares Contract
OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has received a $16 million contract to provide comprehensive service and maintenance support for its checkpoint inspection systems. The customer wasn’t disclosed.
FLIR Receives $1M Option from DTRA for Chem Detection
FLIR Systems [FLIR] has been awarded a $1.2 million option, the first on a five-year contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, for continued development of the FLIR Agentase C2 chemical agent disclosure spray for detection of nerve agents and a new formulation for fentanyl detection. FLIR says it will demonstrate the benefits of electrostatic spraying technology and a new low-light additive on the operational utility of the existing nerve agent formulation. The Agentase C2 product line is used to visualize chemical threats on hardened military equipment for verification that trace amounts of chemicals have been decontaminated. It can also be used to map contamination when responding to clandestine labs and other chemical incidents.
DHS Awards PDRI Contract for Cyber Security Workforce Assessment
PDRI, a talent management firm, has received a multi-million dollar contract from the Department of Homeland Security to develop, launch and operate a cyber security workforce assessment program. The company declined to disclose the exact value of the contract. PDRI says the new program will provide applicant screening and assessment processes that will enable DHS to hire the most capable and highly skilled cyber security professionals into their workforce, and it will provide proficiency assessments that DHS will use to verify ongoing skill attainment in a rapidly changing profession, guide employee development, and support pay setting to retain cyber security talent.
Triple Canopy Nabs $71M Contract for Guard Services
The Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service has awarded Triple Canopy, Inc. a potential $71.3 million contract to provide protective security officer services at various locations throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The armed guards will protect federal personnel and property at federally-owned and leased buildings. The contract has a base year with four one-year options and a potential six-month extension.
Construction Firm Wins $324M to Build Border Security Wall
Customs and Border Protection says it has awarded Barnard Construction Company a potential $324 million to construct up to 32 miles of primary pedestrian replacement wall in portions of Arizona. The award has a $172 million initial value for about 14 miles of security wall in the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector. Funding for the award was made with FY ’18 appropriations. Construction is slated to begin in April 2019.