TSA Awards Akal Security $109M for Screening Services
Akal Security, Inc., has received a potential $108.9 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide comprehensive security screening searches of passengers and personal property at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri. The base year of the contract is for $17.3 million.
FirstLine Transportation Security was the incumbent private screener at Kansas City International. The award was made under TSA’s Screening Partnership Program that enables airports to apply for the use of private screeners instead of relying on TSA for security screening services.
After DHS Withdraws HSPD-12 Contract from HP, XTec gets $103M Award
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded XTec Inc., a potential $102.8 million contract for an identity management system and enrollment issuance workstations in support of its implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, which is the federal polity of a common identification standard for federal employees and contractors. DHS originally awarded the contract to Hewlett Packard [HPQ] but a successful protest of that decision led to a re-evaluation of proposals, resulting in a termination of the contract with HP and award to XTec. The contract has a one-year base period and nine one-year options. HSPD-12 is intended to enhance security, increase efficiency, reduce identity fraud and protect personal privacy.
TSA Awards GD $8M for Additional STIP Work
General Dynamics [GD] says its Advanced Information Systems business has received an $8.2 million task order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide software development, open architecture systems integration, and operations and maintenance support for the Security Technology Integration Program (STIP). The STIP program is aimed at networking the various screening technologies that TSA has deployed at airports in the U.S. “We continue to leverage our open business model and open architecture approach to connect critical TSA screening technologies on a single network,” says Carlo Zaffanella, vice president and general manager of Integrated Platform Solutions at GD-AIS. “Our standards-based solutions are tailored to meet the dynamic requirements of the transportation security enterprise as it evolves in response to operational needs.” GD won the five-year STIP contract in 2010. The company says it has provided the agency with new tools for security data collection, analysis and dissemination while also improving remote maintenance monitoring of transportation security equipment. GD’s industry team for STIP includes BAS Strategic Solutions, Inc., Bluewater Federal Solutions, Inc., IBM [IBM], Opticon, Inc., and Palladian Systems, Inc.
TSA Selects Five Firms to Compete for up to $18M to Provide ETD Consumables
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected six companies to compete for a potential $18 million to provide the agency with consumables for its Explosive Trace Detectors (ETDs). The Blanket Purchase Agreement is for five years. The awardees are: Microsilver Wear Inc.; US Testing; Source One Distributors; Pioneer Industries; and Morpho Detection.
TSA Awards CEIA $8M to Upgrade Bottled Liquid Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded CEIA, USA an $8 million contract to deploy enhancements to the company’s Bottled Liquid Scanner (BLS) systems that the agency uses to screen liquids for explosives at airport checkpoints. The upgrade follows a separate contract TSA had awarded CEIA previously to develop the capability for the company’s BLS to detect a higher level of threat. The upgrade includes hardware and software enhancements.
Houston Airport System to Use Oncam Camera Technology
The Houston Airport System has selected Oncam Grandeye to provide Evolution 360 cameras for the William P. Hobby and Bush Intercontinental Airports. The cameras will be integrated into the Honeywell [HON] MaxPro system by Houston-based systems integrator Preferred Technologies. The cameras will be used at security checkpoints, gate areas, lobbies, waiting lounges, and in hallways. The 360-degree technology allows one camera to cover multiple views, eliminating the need for multiple fixed cameras.