The blanket purchase agreement awarded by the Department of Homeland Security provides for the procurement of small unmanned aircraft systems and related equipment, technologies, software and services to multiple Department components. Task orders issued against the agreement by Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast Guard call for the delivery of drones, unmanned aircraft systems, and associated hardware from W.S. Darley & Co. of Itasca, Illinois over aggregate performance periods ranging from April 2022 through March 2023. Collective values of the task orders exceed $5.5 million.
The underlying agreement and subsequent task orders aim to support the border security, maritime safety, law enforcement and investigative operations of the funding agencies through the provision of small unmanned aerial systems. Placements of performance are primarily in Itasca and locations across the continental United States where the respective agencies operate. No subcontractors or socioeconomic set-asides are specified in the task order documentation. The unmanned aircraft are intended to enhance the surveillance and monitoring capabilities of the Department of Homeland Security components in executing their missions.
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