Persistent Surveillance Detection (PSD)
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- CBP-0002
- Agency
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Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 70B02C26R00000000
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- California, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, issued two sole source justifications on January 1, 2026, for the deployment of Persistent Surveillance Detection (PSD) systems across approximately 15 miles of the U.S. southwestern border. The PSD systems will provide advanced tunnel detection and mitigation capabilities to the U.S. Border Patrol through the integration of acoustic sensors, machine learning algorithms, and robust data processing technology, with engineering, procurement, installation, and maintenance services included under the contract. CBP justified the sole source awards based on market research conducted via Requests for Information in April and December 2024, which determined that limited vendor capabilities exist in this specialized field, and awarding to the current contractor would prevent cost duplication and system development delays while maintaining critical national security operations. The awarded vendor demonstrated a 76 percent success rate in tunnel construction detection and extensive experience managing large-scale contracts, supporting CBP's determination that competition was not feasible for this mission-critical capability. One contract (70B02C26R00000000) was awarded on January 31, 2026, with contract performance expected to conclude by September 30, 2028, and funding provided through Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, though the specific award value remains undisclosed in the available documentation.
Notice text
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to award two sole source contracts for deployment of approximately fifteen (15) miles of Persistent Surveillance Detection systems and associated Contractor Maintenance and Logistics Services to provide tunnel detection and mitigation capabilities to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Awarded contract 70B02C26R00000000 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-01-31.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CBTT JOFOC - Vendor B_Redacted.pdf | ||
| CBTT JOFOC Vendor A_Redacted.pdf |
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