Pre-Solicitation Notice-Tethered Aerostat Radar System
Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 70B02C22R00000064
- Agency
- Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection intends to issue a Request for Proposal in May 2022 to provide operations and maintenance services for its Tethered Aerostat Radar System program. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining eight aerostat sites, including all equipment, facilities, vehicles, and personnel necessary to provide persistent surveillance data to CBP stakeholders along the U.S. borders and coastal approaches. The contractor must keep all government furnished assets and infrastructure in working order and monitor radar performance. Interested offerors should carefully review the forthcoming RFP and submit any questions upon issuance.
There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The primary NAICS code will likely be 541614 while the dominant PSC code may be R499. The incumbent contractor is expected to compete for continued support of this program, which has maintained aerostat surveillance operations for CBP for numerous years. The previous contract was valued at over $100 million for a five year period of operations and sustainment across the eight TARS sites.
Notice text
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY
The DHS/CBP Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) provide persistent detection and monitoring (surveillance) capability for interdicting low-level air, maritime and surface smugglers and narcotics traffickers along the United States-Mexico border, the Florida Straits, and a portion of the Caribbean. These tethered aerostats provide day/night persistent surveillance to detect, identify, track, and monitor activity within or immediately outside the borders of the U.S. This surveillance capability is a cornerstone to enabling CBP’s mission in deterring terrorism and securing our borders, while assisting in the enforcement of immigration policy.
TARS operations include eight fixed aerostat sites with all aerostats and support systems, radars, cameras, weather detection equipment, communications systems, mooring systems, facilities, special purpose vehicles, associated equipment, and personnel necessary to accomplish the mission.
The contractor shall provide O&M services at eight TARS sites for the purpose of providing surveillance data to CBP primary stakeholders. The Contractor shall maintain all Government furnished equipment and facilities in proper working order and to monitor radar performance.
CBP intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) May 2022. Upon issuance of the RFP, interested companies should read the RFP in its entirety and submit questions.
THIS IS ONLY A NOTICE. An official RFP is forthcoming.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Proposal - TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM (TARS) | Award Notice | |
| Request for Proposal - TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM (TARS) | Solicitation | |
| Pre-Solicitation Notice-Tethered Aerostat Radar System | Pre-Solicitation |
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