Contracts: State Dept. buys Laser Dazzlers to spotlight targets
The U.S. State Department plans to buy 26 Compact High Powered "Laser Dazzlers" from Quick Services, LLC, of Woodbridge, VA, which has exclusive rights to distribute in the U.S. the laser product manufactured by LE Systems, of East Hartford, CT. The Dazzler is designed for applications "where subject vision impairment must be achieved at distance, in very bright ambient conditions including clear sunny daylight," says LE Systems.
With its high power, the Dazzler creates a credible glare effect for use on moving vehicles or individuals. "This feature is critical for the protection of entry points and convoys, at a distance," the company adds.
No eye damage occurs, even from repeated direct exposure to the Dazzler, beyond the minimum stand-off distance of 20 meters, the company claims.
The State Department said the device must function at 200 meters in bright sunlight and two kilometers at night.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to issue a purchase order to Regis Commission for the renewal of a subscription to a key law enforcement database for one year. The purchase order will include access to the database, a frame relay communication circuit, a firewall and maintenance.
EFJ, Inc., of Irving, TX, has announced that its 3eTI secured communications division, has received contracts totaling more than $2.3 million from the U.S. Navy for secure wireless communications for shipboard applications. Under existing contracts, the division has been providing force protection and installation management systems for the Navy. Under a new third award, 3eTI will develop a maritime network solution for the Navy.
Portable vehicle barriers that can stop a 15,000-pound vehicle traveling at 30 mph have been procured for use at three unidentified U.S. Navy locations from B&B ARMR Corp., of Carrollton, TX, a subsidiary of Integrated Security Systems, Inc. The order worth approximately $370,000 is for Model 850 high security portable anti-terrorist barriers which have been certified as meeting the Defense Department’s K-4 crash rating.
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons intends to award a sole source award of approximately $109,000 to Syosset, NY-based Tetragon, LLC to maintain the software that runs the bureau’s Intercomm Teleprocessing Monitor. This software controls the functions of the bureau’s SENTRY system, which supports inmate population monitoring, sentence monitoring, an administrative remedy system, inmate discipline and various financial functions.
The U.S. Department of Defense will acquire the AirSentinel ambient aerosol sensors from ICx Technologies, of Arlington, VA. The AirSentinel, which was developed with support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), quickly detects changes in concentration of ambient aerosol particles that have characteristics indicative of potential bio-threats, said ICx.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is likely to receive a sole source contract from the science and technology directorate of DHS for the development of a new compressed air system intended to improve self-contained breathing apparatus for the nation’s first responders. IAFF will use a plastics-based air vessel rather than the heavier and more cumbersome metal-based vessels that have been used traditionally.
The office of the assistant secretary for the Immigration & Customs Enforcement unit of DHS plans to award a sole source contract to U.S. Investigations Services, based in Falls Church, VA, for administrative support services.
The National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) will be awarded a sole source contract by DHS to identify emerging trends in state utility regulations and regulatory policies as they relate to the nation’s critical energy, gas, telecommunications and water infrastructures. The contract, which will be signed with the department’s Partnerships and Outreach Division, will run for one year, with two one-year options. NARUC will examine cost of various infrastructure operations and how those costs can be recovered through price settings by the state regulatory commissions.
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