TSA Plans Industry Day for ETD Strategic Sourcing
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will host an Industry Day on Jan. 15 regarding the Department of Homeland Security Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) Strategic Sourcing Ordering Vehicle (ETD-3). TSA will also broadcast the event via webinar. The next ETD ordering vehicle is to be a DHS Strategic Sourcing Qualified Product List that will allow for DHS components to purchase trace detection technology such as desktop ETDs and narcotics/explosive portable trace detectors. The purpose of the Industry Day is to present the acquisition strategy for the ETD-3 ordering vehicle, answer questions regarding the strategy, and enhance DHS’ insight into industry’s capabilities. Sol. No. TSA_ETD3_Industry_Day_2015. Respond by Jan. 12. Contact: Robyn Peters, [email protected].
CBP Mulls Contract for 50 X-Ray Scanning Vans
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking information from vendors that could provide small scale mobile X-Ray vans that would be used by agency field offices to detect contraband, organic threats, drugs, currency, agricultural products, weapons of mass destruction, and radioactive materials. CBP will use the responses as it explores the feasibility of establishing a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for about 50 X-Ray vans. The systems should be able to operate 16 hours a day, seven days a week and have an operating life of 10 years. Sol. No. RFI-122314N. Respond by Jan. 22. Contact: Nathan Briggs, [email protected].
TSA Seeks Vendors for PreCheck Application Expansion
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a solicitation seeking vendors for a PreCheck Application Expansion initiative to develop, deliver and deploy private sector application capabilities expanding the public’s enrollment opportunities for the trusted traveler program. The contract will be through an Other Transactional Agreement. Companies that want to compete for the contract much demonstrate an ability to effectively market the TSA PreCheck program to the flying public and successfully enroll and pre-screen a large population of applicants. This includes the ability to offer convenient and accessible enrollment options, reliably perform identity validation and verification as well as appropriately apply disqualifying criminal history convictions. Awards are expected on March 19. Sol. No. HSTS02-15-R-OIA037. Respond by Jan. 26. Contact: Gloria Uria, contracting officer, [email protected], 571-227-2429.
DISA Issues RFI for Next-Gen End Point Security System
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Program Executive Office Mission Assurance has released a Request for Information (RFI) for industry assistance with the development and planning of a potential new requirement and to determine sources with competencies to provide solutions for Next-Generation End Point Security System requirements. DISA also has interest in a management tool that can provide effective management on multiple endpoint Operating Systems for endpoints described in the RFI. The agency is interested in approaches with a product or product family that can mitigate against persistent threats and their common attack patterns. Sol. No. MAC0099. Respond by Feb. 2. Contact: Brittney Galle, [email protected].
DHS Issues RFIs for Portable Biological Identifier and Trigger/Detector
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued separate Requests for Information (RFI) for a Portable Biological Identifier (Sol. No. HSHQDC-15-I-11104) and a Biological Trigger/Detector (Sol. No. HSHQDC-15-I-11104) under the BioWatch program. For the Portable Identifier effort, the goal is to determine if there are mature or developing technologies from commercial or interagency sources that can provide a cost-effective portable biological identifier capability to the BioWatch program. The portable identifier is an analytical platform to be used by field or facility personnel for onsite analysis, either surface or aerosol samples. The technology must identify multiple potential biological agents of concern simultaneously within an hour and demonstrate a low rate of false positives and false negatives. For the Trigger/Detector effort, DHS seeks to determine if there are capabilities that can provide a cost-effective trigger/detector technology to BioWatch. Such a capability added to the current sample collection process and used in conjunction with current or future collection and identification technology would serve to reduce the time to detect and improve BioWatch operational performance. The capability must detect indicators of potential biological agents within one minute and transmits results and system status electronically and be controlled remotely. Respond by Jan. 30. Contact: Shelby Buford, contracting officer, [email protected].
Coast Guard Seeks Technologies for Arctic Missions
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center has issued Request for Information (RFI) to survey existing technologies and assess the technologies for use in conducting the service’s missions in the Arctic. The missions are aids to navigation, defense readiness, ice operations, living marine resources, marine environmental protections, marine safety, other law enforcement, search and rescue, and ports, waterways and coastal security. The center is looking for technologies for demonstration in the Arctic environment as early as July with a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology readiness level of 6 or higher. Sol. No. HSCG32-15-I-R00001. Respond by Jan. 23. Contact: Helen Carnes, [email protected], 860-271-2843.
IARPA Plans Proposers’ Day Conference for CAUSE
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day conference on Jan. 21 in Washington, DC, for the Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment (CAUSE) program. The purpose of the conference will be to provide introductory information on CAUSE and the research problems that the program aims to address, answer questions, and allow potential proposers to present their capabilities and identify potential team partners. The CAUSE program seeks to develop cyber-attack forecasting methods and detect emerging cyber phenomena to assist cyber defenders with the earlier detection of a cyber-attack. Sol. No. IARPA-BAA-15-06. Respond by Jan. 14. Contact: Robert Rahmer, program manager, [email protected].
DNDO Seeks Rad/Nuke Detection Training for Securing the Cities
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information related to the development, administration, and training of Securing the Cities program stakeholders. The agency is seeking to develop new training courses and materials for the program that also leverages and incorporates DNDO-approved training materials. The courses and materials are intended to ensure that state, local and tribal agency personnel are appropriately trained, equipped and proficient in the use of radiological/nuclear detection equipment. Sol. No. RFI-15-010915. Respond by Jan. 30. Contact: Justin Briones, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-254-7555.
Air Force Interested in Virtual Cyber Ranges
The Air Force Material Command has released a Request for Information related to its need for virtual cyber ranges. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center is considering awarding a contract to purchase a turnkey solution to support members of the Cyber Solutions Cell. The solution is needed to rapidly design and build virtual cyber ranges for briefings/demonstrations, product assessments, experimentations and network training to improve cyber skills. Sol. No. FA8307-14-RFI01. Respond by Jan. 23. Contact: Irma Studivant, contracting specialist, [email protected], 210-925-1088.