JandA_BPS_2026_Redacted-SAM.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification document for a federal procurement action to acquire Boarding Pass Scanners (BPS) from Desko GmbH under a Firm Fixed Price contract.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), through Security Capabilities and Contracting and Procurement, is procuring BPS units for airport security checkpoints to enable secure and efficient passenger screening. The contract runs from September 14, 2026, through September 13, 2027, with a procurement request number of PR267672B004 and tracking number JA-2026-05-1340. The contract is conducted under FAR Part 12 using Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Class Deviation 25-21 R1. The required deliverables include all hardware, firmware, and software necessary to scan, validate, and process data from mobile, web-printed, ticket counter, and kiosk boarding passes, along with engineering support for firmware updates compatible with airline-specific encryption keys. Desko is identified as the sole source vendor because it is the only supplier able to provide BPS units compatible with airline-specific encryption keys required for validating boarding passes in both TSA PreCheck® and Mobile Boarding Pass Program (MBPP) lanes. Market research conducted in March 2025 and January 2026 confirmed that competing vendors—including HID Global, Aerocloud Systems, Apryse, Solarville, Aptaero, and Datalogic—either lack standalone hardware capabilities, cannot validate airline-encrypted boarding passes, or do not support the required encryption key validation functionality. The Contracting Officer will determine fair and reasonable pricing using historical contract data and commercial pricing comparisons in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Approval authority rests with the Contracting Officer up to $900,000.