Technical Investigative Surveillance Equipment (TechOps)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Office of Procurement Operations
+ 2 more agencies
- Awardees
- 7 across 9 IDV awards
- Task orders
- 256
- Obligated
- $164,035,051
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- TechOps Solicitation · HSHQDC11R00019 · Posted Feb 16, 2011
- Agencies
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- Office of Procurement Operations Department of Homeland Security
- Office of Information Analysis Department of Homeland Security
- Office of the Chief Information Officer Department of Homeland Security
- Combined task order value
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- $164,035,085 Current, with exercised options
- $194,561,260 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 11% used
- $1,500,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations awarded a Master IDIQ for technical investigative surveillance equipment (TechOps) on September 18, 2012, with a shared ceiling of $1.5 billion and a last date to order of April 3, 2018—now closed to new task orders for more than eight years.
The vehicle is no longer accepting orders. The most recent task order was awarded September 15, 2017. The vehicle established eight distinct prime contractors across audio and video categories. Over its active ordering period, 256 task orders totaling $194.6 million in potential value were awarded, with $164 million obligated (84% utilization). Ordering activity peaked in 2014 with 73 orders; subsequent years averaged 41 to 46 orders annually through 2017.
The vehicle procures a full array of audio and video surveillance equipment and ancillary services, including body-worn transmitters and recorders, covert audio systems, mesh radios, video cameras (including concealment housings), central receive systems, tactical equipment, and related accessories. Recent task orders document acquisitions of tactical mesh transceivers, COFDM radios, camera systems, edge recorders, audio/video transmitters, and specialized devices for undercover operations and infrastructure deployment.
Competition under TechOps concentrated heavily among two primes. Digital Barriers USA Inc. received 102 orders valued at $130.1 million combined potential value; DTC Communications, Inc. won 115 orders valued at $56.1 million. Together they account for roughly 85% of task-order volume and 94% of potential value. Vislink, LLC; Gemini Industries Inc.; and Digital Audio Corp represent a small long tail, each with fewer than 12 orders.
Customer concentration was moderate. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led with 27 orders ($94.1 million potential value), followed by the Drug Enforcement Administration with 41 orders ($24.7 million). DHS Chief Procurement Officer and DHS Secret Service together accounted for 70 orders ($19.2 million). The remaining 151 orders spread across 22 other agencies, including the Department of Justice and inspectors general at civilian departments.
Nearly all task orders (96%) were unrestricted. Six orders (2%) carried a Total Small Business set-aside; four orders combined Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business designations. Task-order values ranged widely, from under $6,000 to $16.4 million, with firm-fixed-price structures throughout. Notable high-value orders included central receive system expansions and upgrades to existing infrastructure.
Place of performance data in the source does not support geographic concentration claims, and no successor vehicle is identified in the source material.
Description
The Enterprise Information Technology Acquisition Division (EAD), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), has awarded a Master IDIQ for technical investigative surveillance equipment, hereafter referred to as "TechOps." The objective is to provide a full array of audio and video surveillance equipment and ancillary services in support of DHS Components and other Federal agencies having statutory law enforcement authority.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Latest 25 of 256 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Barriers USA Inc. | $110,975,130 | 68% |
| 2 | DTC Communications, Inc. | $45,226,514 | 28% |
| 3 | Vislink, LLC | $3,592,996 | 2% |
| 4 | Gemini Industries Inc. | $1,901,394 | 1% |
| 5 | Vislink, Inc. | $1,697,314 | 1% |
| 6 | Digital Audio Corp | $611,588 | <1% |
| 7 | Broadcast Microwave Services LLC | $30,115 | <1% |
"Minimum guarantee only" marks awardees whose obligations here are just the minimum order their contract guarantees.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | $96,195,264 | 59% |
| 2 | Department of Justice | $65,023,212 | 40% |
| 3 | Department of the Treasury | $1,630,617 | 1% |
| 4 | Department of Health and Human Services | $769,279 | <1% |
| 5 | Department of State | $275,382 | <1% |
| 6 | Government Accountability Office | $48,521 | <1% |
| 7 | Department of Education | $47,873 | <1% |
| 8 | Department of Labor | $20,675 | <1% |
| 9 | Department of the Navy | $12,520 | <1% |
| 10 | Department of Energy | $8,055 | <1% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | -$373,364 |
| FY2018 | $44,169 |
| FY2017 | $56,687,612 |
| FY2016 | $13,853,129 |
| FY2015 | $5,104,074 |
| FY2014 | $77,553,660 |
| FY2013 | $9,851,473 |
| FY2012 | $1,314,299 |
Quick answers
What is the TechOps contract vehicle?
Technical Investigative Surveillance Equipment (TechOps) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Office of Procurement Operations (Department of Homeland Security), Office of Information Analysis (Department of Homeland Security) and Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Homeland Security), awarded on September 18, 2012.
Which companies hold TechOps?
7 companies hold TechOps's 9 IDV awards. The latest went to Vislink, Inc. on September 18, 2012. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Digital Barriers USA Inc., DTC Communications, Inc. and Vislink, LLC.
How much has been spent through TechOps?
256 task orders have been placed under TechOps, obligating $164,035,051. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $164,035,085.
What is the shared ceiling of TechOps?
TechOps's shared ceiling is $1,500,000,000; its task orders have used 11% of it.
Which agencies use TechOps the most?
The departments whose task orders under TechOps obligated the most are Department of Homeland Security ($96,195,264), Department of Justice ($65,023,212) and Department of the Treasury ($1,630,617).
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