Amendment 002.doc

October 10, 2008

HSTS05-08-R-OSO900 Amendment 002 Transportation Security Administration Specialized Security Training Solicitation The purpose of this amendment is to hereby incorporate the following:

1. NOTIFICATION OF CAAS

FAR 9.505-4 -- Obtaining Access to Proprietary Information.

Industry is hereby notified that Noblis, Inc. is providing advisory and assistance services to the TSA for the SST procurement. In order for this company to provide the required services to the government on the SST acquisition, it will be necessary to allow the aforementioned company to have access to proprietary information submitted to the TSA in proposals.

According to FAR 9.505-4(b), a contractor that gains access to proprietary information of other companies in performing advisory and assistance services for the Government must agree with the other companies to protect their information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. The contracting officer shall obtain copies of these agreements and ensure that they are properly executed.

As such, companies that intend to submit proprietary information to TSA on this procurement should contact Mr. Neil Sylvester, Noblis, Inc., at nsylvest@noblis.org to establish these agreements, and then include executed copies within the submitted proposals, specifically within Volume VI, Contract Information as Required by RFP. In addition, companies that submit proprietary information to TSA should make sure to appropriately mark their material as such before submittal to the Contracting Officer. TSA will not provide access to Noblis, Inc. of any company's proprietary information unless and until the Contracting Officer receives copies of the properly executed agreements described above.

Note: A Noblis, Inc. Non-Disclosure Agreement is attached to this amendment for your convenience.

2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.