Award Notice: Acquisition of Certified Medium Speed Electronic Detection Systems

Special Notice: This Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been reviewed and approved in accordance with established TSA procedures and is hereby published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Requlation (FAR) 6.305.  Any and all redactions in this published document (that is, language marked out or deleted) have been identified and confirmed by the Government as contractor proprietary information which the Government must protect from unauthorized disclosure.  As the Government's intent to acquire using other than full and open competition was previously published on the Government-wide Point of Entry (FedBizOpps) and all public comments considered at that time, the Government does not intend to respond further concerning this publication.

Sole Source Notice for the Acquisition of Certified Medium Speed Electronic Detection Systems



The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source procurement with L-3 Communications Corporation in St. Petersburg, FL under authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) public law 107-71 requires that all checked baggage Electronic Detection Systems (EDS) be tested and meet certification requirements. The purpose of the sole source procurement is for the acquisition of certified medium speed electronic detection systems (EDS) and unique services supporting this particular equipment, specifically the L-3 6600 configuration. This equipment must be compatible with existing TSA baggage handling systems. The sole source procurement will also include unique support services for existing legacy EDS equipment. The estimated ceiling for the resultant award is $281,723,988 for a five (5) year period. The estimated award date is six (6) months from the date of this announcement.



This announcement is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone inquiries will not be honored; however, interested and qualified parties may submit literature detailing their ability to meet TSAs requirements within fifteen (15) calendar days of this announcement. In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the TSAs intent to make a sole source award.



Interested parties must submit literature to the primary point of contact for this notice:



Samantha Gray,

Contracting Officer

Samantha.M.Gray@dhs.gov



Address:

Transportation Security Administration

601 S 12th Street

Arlington VA, 20588-6025