Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) Certification Test Support Services 2 (CTSS2)

Background
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in Atlantic City, New Jersey supports the national effort to counter terrorist threats and criminal acts, primarily threats against airports. The TSL performs research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) mission at a complex comprised of secure facilities.

Work Details
The scope of CTSS2 is to provide support services for T&E services for the design of experiments, test execution and test report support services for discovery and conformity tests of sensor systems for use in TSA screening stream-of-commerce and in other DHS component screening applications. The products of these services help assess equipment maturity and inform agency investment strategy development as well as support DHS acquisition and deployment decisions. The contractor shall have T&E experience that employ detection systems for screening conventional explosives, homemade explosives, prohibited items, gas forming reagents, and other contraband. The TSL performs between 10 and 20 conformity tests each year encompassing various detection systems.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.