TSA Opening Certification Process for Latest Checkpoint Carry-on Detection Standard
The Transportation Security Administration is giving vendors whose checkpoint computed tomography (CT) systems are currently not certified to the latest Accessible Property Screening System (APSS) Detection Standard v6.2 an opportunity to participate in the fiscal year 2023 data collection and certification process. The data collection effort is aimed at expanding vendor participation in future procurements for checkpoint CT. TSA says the opportunity is open to any new participants and vendors that have made major changes to their checkpoint CG design and require recollection of threat data previously collected under the APSS efforts. Current competitors for checkpoint CT are Analogic, Integrated Defense and Security Solutions
, Leidos [LDOS] and Smiths Detection. Respond by June 1. Contact: [email protected] and [email protected].
NASA to License Heartbeat ID System for Biometric Verification
NASA’s technology transfer program is seeking interest by companies to obtain license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market an identity verification system the agency has developed based on a person’s heartbeat electro cardiogram signal. NASA says the technique uses an algorithm that has been shown to be more reliable than methods such as fingerprint identification and retina verification. “The process automatically extracts from one or more electrocardiographic leads a set of biometric features which are characteristic to an individual and can be employed to verify the identity of one individual or to identify an individual from a group,” NASA says. The leads are place on the skin of individuals’ arms or legs. NASA says that an advantage of cardiac biometrics is “that heart signatures are more difficult to forge compared to other biometric devices.” Notice ID: T2P-ARC-00097. Visit: https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-202.
DHS S&T Issues RFI for Future Aviation Security Techs and Methods
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry responses on emerging and projected future aviation security technologies and methods. S&T is interested in all aspects of the aviation security life-cycle including identity management, passenger screening, accessible property screening, checked baggage screening, air cargo and more. Technologies at all readiness levels are welcome. Notice ID: DHS_ST_RFI_FAS. Respond by April 4. Contact: Earl Barron, [email protected].
DHS S&T Seeks Solutions for Mitigate Threats to Soft Targets
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has issued a call for solutions to mitigate threats toward soft targets and reduce attacks in crowded places. The request was issued through S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Applications must focus on at least one of the following technical topic areas: broad, flexible, anomaly detection to cover the needs of a variety of soft target sites; implementation of a video analytics system with objective performance, while navigating the challenges presented by occlusion, lighting and distance; and development of systems, composted of appropriate application specific integrated circuits and other components in innovative hardware architectures to serve as a platform for novel software algorithms that offer real-time performance for a specific set of object identifications in a suite of video data, with accuracy increasing over time. Responses are due by April 28 and August 29. Visit: SVIP | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
Coast Guard Seeks Info on High Frequency Radio System
The Coast Guard has issued a Request for Information for its Next Generation High Frequency Radio System (HFRS-B) components to replace legacy high frequency radio systems aboard its small boats, patrol boats, selected small cutters, and shore facilities necessary for engineering and training support. The legacy systema are at end of life. The Coast Guard seeks a commercially available HF system, comprised of small form factor transceivers, remote control units, amplifiers, antennas and antenna tuning units, power supplies, mounting equipment and associated peripheral interface components where exact quantities will depend on the operational requirements of the vessel class. A draft specification accompanies the RFI. Notice ID: 70Z04422I220HFRSB. Respond by April 4. Contact: Melody Blake-Thompson, Marc Massey, [email protected], 757-686-6822.
DHS S&T Seeks Small Business to provide RDT&E Technical Support at TSL
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeing a small business to provide research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) technical support at the Transportation Security Laboratory in Atlantic City. The TSL supports DHS’s efforts to counter current and future terrorist threats and criminal acts, primarily against transportation. The lab conducts RDT&E in support of new technologies. Notice ID: RFI-RDTE-III. Respond by March 29. Contact: Brenda Klock, [email protected].