TSIC_BAA_External_Summary.pdf

TSIC BAA

WHAT IS THE TSIC BAA?

The Transportation Security Innovative Concepts (TSIC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is an open solicitation through FedBizOpps.gov designed to identify innovative security concepts and technologies that can be applied to support the TSA mission of protecting the Nation’s transportation systems. TSA seeks innovations which offer potential advancement and/or improvement of TSA security operations, technologies, processes, human-factors, and capabilities. TSA is specifically interested in concepts that will provide near term improvement of current security operations and capabilities. The TSIC BAA process is anchored by the semi-annual convening of a Review Board, including stakeholders from OA, OSC, OSO, and DHS S&T, to select the best offeror concepts for funding and to identify a focused topic areas for the next TSIC BAA cycle.

HOW DOES THE TSIC BAA CYCLE WORK?

TSIC BAA

Transportation Security Innovative Concepts

Broad Agency Announcement

• Focused topic areas

• Defined review process

• Semi-annual Review Board and award selections

• Regular communication with offerors

Additional information about TSIC BAA open solicitation is available at <www.fbo.gov>.

High level TSA AA Process

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AwardsTopics Solicitation Feasibility Assessment SelectionsPresentations

1 month 2 months 1 month 1 month 1 month 3 months

Review Board convenes to discuss strategic areas, topics and funding.

Output:

Focused Topic for the new cycle of TSIC

BAA

Topics leads are selected.

Participants:

OA, OSC, OSO

and S&T

Post TSIC BAA to FedBizOpps

Draft and submit concept papers

Industry Day held to discuss focused topics with offerors.

Participants:

OA, OSC, OSO,

DHS S&T,

offerors

Distribution to BAA Mgmt

Group

Select for presentation?

Send rejection letter to offeror

No

Receive rejection leter

TET holds TIMs with offerors to present concepts, answer questions, and lay out expectations

Offerors develop concept presentation, SOW, and cost estimate

Participants:

OA, OSC, OSO,

DHS S&T,

offerors

Yes

Conduct final concept presentation including detailed description of the concept, schedule, and cost estimates.

Participants:

OA, OSC, OSO,

DHS S&T,

offerors

Review Board convenes to discuss oral presentations, funding availability, and to make a final decision on presented proposals.

Participants:

OA, OSC, OSO

and S&T

Move to award phase? Yes

Receive rejection letter

No

Send rejection letter to oferror

Execute project

Present final proposal and pricing

Finalize SOW

Present SOW to offeror

Start

TET reviews concept papers, conducts clarification meetings with offerors, and select promising concepts to be presented to the Review

Board.

Award