Credential Authentication Technology for Boarding Pass Scanning System (CAT BPSS)

The Transportation Security Administration established this Master IDIQ on September 30, 2011, to procure credential authentication technology and boarding pass scanning systems, with ordering authority expiring on September 29, 2014. The vehicle is no longer active; all ordering closed nearly 12 years ago and the combined potential value of $4.2 million has been fully obligated.

The vehicle contracted a narrow scope: boarding pass scanning and credential authentication systems for TSA operations, with task orders focused on initial implementation and closeout maintenance between September 2011 and July 2012. All five task orders were firm fixed price, with most carrying substantial implementation effort in the first year followed by closeout modifications.

Three prime contractors shared the work. Idemia National Security Solutions LLC received two orders totaling $1.9 million combined potential value, making it the largest awardee by dollar value. NCR Government Systems LLC also received two orders worth $1.3 million combined potential value. BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. captured one order for $952 thousand. Activity was front-loaded: three orders awarded in September 2011 at vehicle establishment, with the remaining two awarded in July 2012. No orders were issued after July 2012 despite the vehicle remaining technically open for two additional years. All work was unrestricted competitive, with no set-aside designations applied. TSA was the sole customer across all task orders. Task-order values ranged from roughly $10 thousand for maintenance closeouts to approximately $1.9 million for the largest implementation effort. The vehicle's small portfolio size and compressed ordering window suggest this was a targeted procurement for a specific TSA initiative rather than an ongoing supply mechanism.

Credential Authentication Technology for Boarding Pass Scanning System (CAT/BPSS)