Peraton Nabs $2.7B DHS Data Center and Cloud Services Contract
The Department of Homeland Security in early October awarded Peraton a potential $2.76 billion, 10-year contract to provide information technology services to manage the department’s Hybrid Computing Environment (HCE). The award, made under the Data Center and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) Support Services program, has a five-year base period, a three-year option and a two-year option. The HCE include a data center, colocation sites, and commercial and private cloud services. The data center within the HCE is Data Center 1 (DC1), which is currently managed by
General Dynamics’s [GD] Information Technology segment. DHS this summer awarded GD a potential $395.5 million contract to continue providing support services to DC1 until the DCCO contract was awarded and a new contractor in place. GD’s award has a one-year base period and six-month option. DHS, through DCCO, is eliminating its second data center, which is managed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise [HPE].
DHS CWMD Office Awards Smiths Detection, Leidos Contracts for RPMs
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office has awarded Smiths Detection a $34 million delivery order and Leidos [LDOS] a $26.8 million order to provide a total of 216 radiation portal monitors {RPMs) that will be used to scan cargo as it enters the U.S. through various ports of entry. The orders were place under an existing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. Customs and Border Protection uses the RPMs to scan cargo and conveyances against radiological and nuclear threats while facilitating the flow of commerce. The systems can differentiate between naturally occurring radioactive materials and potential threats, and can help locate the sources of a threat within a large shipping container.
Smiths Detection Nabs $27M Win to Provide TSA with Medium Size EDS
Smiths Detection has received a $27.3 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to provide medium size explosive detection systems (MSEDS) used to automatically screen checked bags for explosives at U.S. airports. TSA says the award was competitive and made based on the lowest price technically acceptable offer. Leidos [LDOS] is the only other provider of MSEDS to TSA.
TSA Awards Leidos $6M for Reduced Size EDS
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential $6.5 million contract to provide the agency with Reduced Size Explosive Detection Systems (RSEDS), which are used to automatically screen checked bags for explosives and small, regional airports. Leidos obtained the RSEDS capability through its acquisition of Reveal Imaging Technology. TSA says the award was competitive.
Seoul Airport Selects Smiths Detection to Provide High-Speed EDS
Smiths Detection says it has been selected by Seoul Incheon International Airport to provide its HI-SCAN 10080 XCT high-speed explosive detection system (EDS) to screen checked bags at Terminal 2 as part of the Phase 4 Expansion Construction Project, which is deigned to increase the airport’s capacity to handle 29 million more passengers. The HI-SCAN 10080 XCT features a dual-view dual-energy X-Ray line scanner and full 3-D volumetric computed tomography imaging and has a throughput of up to 1,800 bags per hour. The EDS is deployed at major airports such as London’s Heathrow and Germany’s Frankfurt and is certified by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The new EDS are expected to be installed by Oct. 2024.
DHS Awards $1M to Univ. of North Dakota for Counter-UAS Work
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded more than $1 million to the Univ. of North Dakota for research on countering unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). Under the two-year contract, the university, including the Northern Plains UAS Test Site and other partners, will research the current capabilities, limitations and constraints of existing UAS technologies to assess potential threats. Once the research is done, the university will lead C-UAS demonstrations to evaluate the best methods of threat mitigation. “We’ve built North Dakota into a premier location for unmanned research, development, training and operations, and UND has been a pivotal part of these efforts,” says Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.). “That’s why we made the case to DHS to use UND and our state’s expertise in developing these counter-UAS technologies. This is an important part of our efforts to ensure unmanned aircraft can be safely integrated into our airspace and unlock this technology’s potential, both for our economy and our national security.”
Citadel Defense Receives New C-UAS Contract from U.S. Government
Citadel Defense says it has received three new contracts from the U.S. government to provide its latest counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) product, the Titan Drone Finder. The specific customers were not disclosed. Citadel says that Titan DF allows operators to locate a drone, track the flight path, and autonomously neutralize threats that cross a user-defined alert zone. The company says the awards were accelerated following recent government-sponsored C-UAS evaluations. “In deployment overseas and in the U.S., users of Titan continue to unilaterally confirm the system outperforms competing radio frequency C-UAS capabilities at fixed, mobile and in dismounted operations, all at a lower cost that enables scaling of force protection where it is needed,” says Matt England, Citadel’s chief growth officer.
DARPA Awards Leidos $19M for Chem-Bio Defense
Leidos [LDOS] has received a potential five-year, $19.3 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Personalized Protective Biosystem program. Under the award, Leidos said it is launching the Smart Protective Integrated Dynamic Ensemble for Reactive, Multifaceted Agent Neutralization platform—what it calls SPIDERMAN, which includes lightweight protective materials and tissue-protective countermeasures. SPIDERMAN enables chemical and biological threat protection without prior knowledge of the agent’s nature, Leidos says.