Australia Awards OSI Systems $5M for Automated Detection of Biosecurity Risk Items
OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Security segment has received a $5 million contract from Australia’s Dept. of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for Rapiscan RTT110 checked baggage screening systems and the development and delivery of software algorithms for the automated detection of biosecurity risk items. The screening systems, which typically automatically scan checked bags for explosives, will be installed at Melbourne International Airport and some international mail gateway facilities in Melbourne and Sydney. The RTT110 systems will be used to scan both inbound mail and baggage for biosecurity risk times such as animals, animal products, seeds and fruits and vegetables. The company said it is also developing proprietary package tracking technology to facilitate identification and control of suspected items. OSI says the RTT110 will be able to scan for biosecurity threats while still operating to detect explosives for air cargo screening. “The ability to detect biosecurity risk items at our borders plays a critical role in preventing some of the world’s most severe pests and diseases from entering Australia,” says Jessica Mitchell, DAWE Director of Pathway Capability. “To date, excellent progress has been made in trials with Rapiscan Systems for the automated detection of biosecurity risk items, and we are excited to move to the next phase seeing units deployed into live operation at key strategic locations to assist our team as we clear millions of packages, parcels and baggage entering Australia through our airports and mail centers.”
IDSS Nabs CBP Award for Opioid Detection in International Mail
Integrated Defense and Security Solutions (IDSS) has received a potential $5.5 million contract from Customs and Border Protection to provide its DETECT 1000 computed tomography (CT)-based scanner for a pilot program that includes the development of advanced threat algorithms for the detection of narcotics and opioids that are commonly shipped and concealed in mail and other packages. The Phase 1 award is for $353,179 was made through the Border Security Technology Consortium. IDSS says it will deliver up to seven DETECT 1000 systems to international mail inspection facilities, increasing the umber of packages that can be screened each day. The program builds on the artificial intelligence algorithms completed under the Opioid Detection Challenge where IDSS won the grand prize for algorithm development and detection capability.
CBP Awards Deloitte Contract for Data Management Services
Customs and Border Protection has awarded Deloitte a six-month task order to continue providing data management and analytics support services for the Enterprise Networks & Technology Support Directorate. Deloitte has developed for CBP a dashboard that is able to display metrics and key performance indicators for the agency’s network infrastructure. The short-term task order will allow Deloitte to complete its work and transfer the dashboard to government personnel to maintain. The value of the task order was redacted.
DroneShield Receives European Military Order for Counter Drone System
DroneShield says it has received a $100,000 order from a European military to provide the company’s RadarZero portable counter-drone system, which includes the DroneShield Complete command and control system. The award is for an evaluation and the company says it is expected to lead to additional deployments with the customer. DroneShield says that RadarZero can detect and track drones posing a threat. “The importance of this sale is several fold, says Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield. “First, this our first order from this European military. Secondly, this is the first sale of a radar-only fixed-site system powered by DroneShieldComplete, demonstrating the modularity of our offering. DroneShield is both a sensor manufacturer and an integrator, with the customer having the ability to add further sensor loads to the acquired system, which the DroneShieldComplete supports.”
CBP Extends Dev Technology Group’s IT Support Contract
Customs and Border Protection has increased the ceiling value by $50 million of Dev Technology Group’s and awarded the company an extension to continue to provide information technology services while protests around a previous task order are resolved. Dev Technology is providing software design, development, testing, deployment and operations and maintenance for cargo systems operations, national security and trade enforcement technology under the Automated Commercial Environment. The short-term task order has a six-month base period an a two-month option. The new ceiling value is $118 million.
Army Awards Leonardo DRS $190M for Mobile Counter UAS System
The Army has awarded Leonardo DRS a $189.8 million contract for the Mobile Low, Slow, Small Counter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS). The contract covers development, production and deployment.
Savi Receives Army Contract for Asset Tracking
Savi Technology says it has received a contract from the Army to provide active RFID tags, readers and portable deployment kits for worldwide asset tracking and in-transit visibility. Savi says it is the sole awardee of the aRFID V contract, which has a $45 million ceiling. The award covers the Defense Department, other government agencies and allied partners. Through the first four RFID and aRFID contracts, Savi has supplied the U.S. Armed Forces with more than one million internet of things devices.
DHS S&T Awards $2M for First Responder ICAM Technology
Waverly Labs and Oasys International Corp. have received $1 million each in funding from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for additional work on identity, credentialing, and access management (ICAM) On-the-Fly technology solutions for first responders. The two-year Phase 2 awards were made under the Small Business Innovation Research program. Waverly will further develop its Dynamic AccessID Network & Toolkit to improve ICAM used by crisis and emergency managers. Oasys will continue development of an Event Management System that will support enhanced and streamlined functionality for federal, state, local and tribal first responders during large planned public events. “In the event of an emergency or other activity, first responders need to focus on the mission at hand and be confident that the right person is accessing the right information at the right time,” William Bryan, acting head of S&T, said in a statement. “The technologies developed through the SBIR program will help enhance the security of first responder devices and allow them to perform their jobs effectively. In Phase 3, the companies will seek to secure funding from private or a non-SBIR government source.