TSA Plans RFP for Boarding Pass Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Boarding Pass Scanners. The agency says the commercially available systems can be deployed quickly and will be used to scan airline electronic and paper boarding passes, and validate and display the vetting results and flight passenger information. The RFP is expected to release on Aug. 25 with proposals due by Sept. 22. Sol. No. HSTS04-14-R-CT2043. Contact: Jason Richards, contract specialist, [email protected].
NIST Seeks Info on Reconfigurable ICS Cyber Security Testbed
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research on a Reconfigurable Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cyber Security Testbed that will be used to measure the performance of industrial control systems when instrumented with cyber security protections. The testbed will include a variety of industrial control simulation scenarios. Once the market research is complete, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during the survey, then any competitive procurement will be done as a small business set aside. Sol. No. AMDTC-14-0007. Contact: Divya Soni, [email protected], 301-975-6394.
TSA Adds Bag Tracking to InnoCentive Challenge
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added bag tracking and bag tagging to its InnoCentive Challenge. The agency is looking for new and innovative means to associate and individual’s screening designation—such as PreCheck—with their checked baggage within a Checked Baggage Inspection Systems environment. The may include security encoding some form of media, bag tag or other data exchange method. TSA says the passenger’s screening designation has to be reliably interpreted by automated means as the bag travels for varying and appropriate levels of screening in accordance with their associated designation, resulting in a more efficient and effective use of agency resources. For more information on the InnoCentive Challenge, visit: https://www.innocentive.com/ar.challenge/9933342. Sol. No. TSA25-04-02481. Respond by Sept. 8. Contact: Susan Messina, [email protected].
TSA Has Requirement for Engineering and Logistics Support Services
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a combined Sources Sought-Request for Information to increase industry’s understanding of the agency’s requirement for Professional Engineering and Logistics Support Services (PELSS) in support of the Office of Security Capabilities. TSA also seeks to improve its understanding of market capabilities, identify qualified vendors that are capable of providing PELSS to OSC, and to accept ideas on how to efficiently and effectively procure these services that meet agency requirements. TSA may use the information to develop a Request for Proposal. Sol. No. HSTS04-14-I-STD163. Respond by Sept. 3. Contact: Jason Richards, contract specialist, [email protected].
CBP Issues RFP for Coastal Interceptor Vessel
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Air and Marine has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Coastal Interceptor Vessel (CIV). The CIV will be a law enforcement variant of a commercially available vessel that can be configured to meet CBP’s requirements. The vessel will be required to operate in littoral coastal waters and in offshore areas of the U.S. and its territories in varying sea and weather conditions. Sol. No. 07112014_OAM_CIV. Respond by Sept. 24. Contact: John Fales, contract specialist, [email protected].
NIST Issues RFI for Feedback on Cybersecurity Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain feedback on the Cybersecurity Framework that it released in February. The agency wants informational about the level of awareness of the framework throughout critical infrastructure organizations and initial experiences with the framework. NIST also wants comments that will help it determine the framework’s level of usefulness and applicability throughout industry. The Cybersecurity Framework is considered a living document that provides guidelines, standards and best practices that critical infrastructure organizations can voluntarily adopt to improve their cyber security posture. Respond by Oct. 10. Contact: Adam Sedgewick, [email protected], 202-482-0788.