OSI Systems Receives Large Order for RTT EDS Systems at Airports in France
OSI Systems [OSIS] says that HTDS, its French distributor for the company’s Rapiscan Systems division, has received a multi-year framework contract to provide the RTT 110 explosive detection system (EDS) to Charles de Gaulle and Orly international airports near Paris. The initial order is for four units and OSI says it has not received any indication of additional orders at the moment. Josephine Millward, a security and defense analyst with Benchmark Company, says that industry sources put the value of the new contract at around $100 million, adding that the win is “a strong validation of OSI’s new RTT technology and will provide important credential for the upgrades of more than 2,000 systems in Europe over the next five years.” Unlike most EDS systems deployed for checked baggage screening around the world, Rapiscan’s RTT is based on a fixed gantry design, enabling baggage to be screened at higher speeds. Millward also says the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and the downing of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai “will drive tighter border control, and more security inspection.” Companies that stand to benefit from this heightened threat environment include OSI, American Science & Engineering [ASEI], FLIR Systems [FLIR], L-3 Communications [LLL], Leidos [LDOS], Safran Group’s Morpho Detection business, and Smiths Detection, she says.
Brillient Corp. Receives Potential $163M USCIS Award for Records Help
Brillient Corp. says it has begun work on a potential five-year, $163 million contract with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide National Records Center (NRC) and File Storage Facility (FSF) Records Operations Support Services. The contract has one-year base period and four one-year options. Brillient will provide the services at the agency’s NRC in Missouri and FSF in Virginia. The services include records distribution management, file operations, scanning and digitization of files and do documents. Brillient’s partner on the contract is Summit Technical Solutions, LLC, a veteran and woman-owned small business.
USCIS Awards $42M to Diversified Technology for Support Services
Diversified Technology & Services has received a potential four-year $42.2 million contract from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide Potomac Center Operations Support Services. Services include program management, correspondence management, data collection, fee collection and file operations support.
TSA Awards Performance Assessment Network $35M for Candidate Evaluation
Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (PAN) has received a potential $35 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide the agency with a Catalog of Assessments and Testing System that will be used to evaluate candidates and incumbents within a variety of positions including Transportation Security Officers, Screening Partnership Program screeners, Federal Air Marshals, management, executive positions and more. The title name of the catalog has been changed to Transportation Security Administration Assessment Platform. PAN provides a web-based system for the distribution, administration, and analysis of professional tests and assessments. The title name Catalog of Assessments and Testing System (CATS) has been changed to Transportation Security Administration Assessment Platform.
SPA Nabs $5M to Support DoD C3 Cyber and Business Systems Office
The Pentagon has awarded Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. a potential $4.7 million contract to provide support of daily operations of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Communications, Command and Control, Cyber and Business Systems. Specific areas of support include operational management, technical, and analytic support, and to provide programmatic, guidance and directives, and technical support for the space programs portfolio.
DSA Detection Receives TSA Contract
DSA Detection says it has received a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement from the Transportation Security Administration to supply explosive trace detection (ETD) consumables. The potential value of the award wasn’t disclosed. DSA says it is the largest supplier of ETD consumables in the world, offering the most comprehensive selection of ETD consumables for systems made by Smiths Detection, Morpho Detection, and Implant Sciences [IMSC]. DSA says it will deliver consumables used in the operation of ETD systems at all domestic airports and high threat facilities protected by DHS and government security agencies. DSA also says it has achieved DHS SAFET Act Designation for its ETD consumables, making it the only ETD consumables provider to earn this designation.