Pre-Solicitation Synopsis to all Reduced Size Explosive Detection System Original Equipment Manufacturers   3

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for competitive procurements for multiple Inline Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS) among Reduced Size Explosive Detective System (RSEDS) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), with Qualified RSEDS. This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, and TSA does not guarantee a contract will result from this synopsis. TSA anticipates an official RFP to be released on FedBizOpps on or before June 20, 2018.
I. Basic Requirement

TSA is preparing to conduct a new competitive procurement of RSEDS equipment for deployment at multiple airports. Specifically, TSA will be procuring new RSEDS equipment, installation, and warranty of that equipment. The attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) is provided for reference to help improve overall understanding of TSA requirements.

II. Anticipated Procurement Strategy

TSA is considering offering Fair Opportunity to all RSEDS Manufacturers through a competitive procurement to be announced on FedBizOpps. Given the highly specialized equipment required, and the significant amount of testing and vetting equipment must undergo before any equipment is deployed by TSA, all Offerors must attest to their ability to provide equipment that is qualified in accordance with current TSA standards. All claims of certification and qualification will be validated by TSA. Any proposal(s) that do not meet this qualification criterion will be immediately eliminated from the competition as non-compliant.

III. Responses

A Draft SOW has been included in this release. Interested parties with questions are requested to provide a response in accordance with the following:

Response Date: June 18, 2018

Respond To: Shannon Welch at Shannon.Welch@tsa.dhs.gov.

Email Subject Line: 70T04018R9CAP1094 Synopsis Response

IV. Disclaimer

This synopsis is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government; no basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this notice or Government use of any information provided. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this announcement. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.