The Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office has awarded a $2,193,249.20 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc. for research and development on technology to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate nuclear, chemical, radiological, and biological threats. This contract was issued under a 5-year open broad agency announcement (OBAA) that allows the government to solicit and award research and...
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (DHS CWMD) awarded Photon Systems, Inc. a $715,945 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support research and development efforts for standoff handheld technologies. Performance will take place in Covina, California over a two-year period concluding in July 2022. As part of its broader mission to counter chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, DHS CWMD utilizes contracts such as these to advance...
This is a federal contract award to Block Mems LLC, a for-profit company that specializes in research and development of advanced sensor and detection technologies for defense and homeland security applications. The contract, valued at $6,260,694.00, is for the development of vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) detection technology. It is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Science and Technology Directorate, which is a civilian agency within the Department...
This federal contract award, HSHQDC14D00006|HSHQDC17J00073, was made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to The Mitre Corporation, a non-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers. The contract, valued at $507,504.70, supports the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) program's strategic objective to enhance U.S. border security through the transition of scientific and technical knowledge and solutions to operational use. The work...
This federal contract award to The Mitre Corporation, a non-profit research and development organization, provides $7,770,048.49 in cost-plus-fixed-fee funding for systems engineering support to counter weapons of mass destruction for the Department of Homeland Security. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, has an ultimate completion date of September 27, 2023. Mitre is a large, non-profit entity that frequently supports critical government initiatives across various agencies,...
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (DHS CWMD) awarded a $703,176.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to The Mitre Corporation, a non-profit research and development organization. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The contract was awarded on May 9, 2019 with a completion date of May 8, 2020. Mitre, which operates federally-funded research and development centers, will provide technical assistance, research and development, and...
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (DHS CWMD) awarded a $121,082 firm fixed price delivery order to Widepoint Integrated Solutions Corp, a division of Widepoint Corporation, to support the EPCR program through November 2022. To be performed at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., this task order was issued against an existing DHS CWMD contract vehicle for products and services to counter weapons of mass destruction. Widepoint will deliver unspecified...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), a manufacturer of radiation detection equipment and devices. The $999,998.31 definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for the development of next-generation, high-performance, low-cost, semiconductor-based spectroscopic personal radiation detectors (SPRDS). This contract award follows...
This is a $498,998.30 federal contract award from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) agency, a civilian agency within the U.S. government. The award was made to Capesym Inc., a small business manufacturer and technical services firm based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III award focused on developing "high purity precursor materials", likely related to the agency's work in nuclear detection and radiation...
This federal contract award was made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office to Surmet Corporation, a for-profit small business, for $149,955.45 under the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for Phase I research and development efforts focused on the scientific, technical, and commercial merit and feasibility of proposed solutions related to the SBIR program's FY21.1 topics, which cover areas such as...