The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at up to $95 million over 5 years to Signature Science LLC, a subsidiary of Southwest Research Institute. This IDC enables Signature Science to provide a wide range of research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) services to support the DHS Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in advancing transportation security technologies and assessing related vulnerabilities.
Under this IDC, DHS has issued multiple time-and-materials task orders to Signature Science for services such as applied R&D, developmental testing and evaluation, chemistry R&D, and technical support for the TSL. The total value of the task orders summarized is approximately $17.5 million, with periods of performance ranging from 2024 through 2028. The work is primarily performed in locations near the TSL in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. This contracting vehicle allows DHS to efficiently procure expert technical services to enable new security technologies and assess transportation security vulnerabilities through a proven provider.
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