Thursday, December 1, 2011

November snapshot: security


NOV 2011:  The Department of Homeland Security has awarded ManTech International Corporation a contract valued at $5.9 million to provide a wide range of information technology services that support the congressionally mandated Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act). The award has a base period of performance of one year and three option years.

NOV 2011:  The US Department of Defense has awarded V-Tech Solutions, Inc. (V-Tech) a $4.1 million contract to provide forensic accounting services to the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in support of Task Force (TF) 2010. It provides commanders and acquisition teams with situational understanding regarding the flow of contract funds and recommends actions to deny insurgents the opportunity to benefit from illicit revenue.

Nov 2011:  The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has selected CACI International Inc. as one of three prime contractors to provide background investigation fieldwork services. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is for a ten-month base period and four option years and has a ceiling value of $2.5 billion.
NOV 2011:  The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded CSC a task order to provide systems engineering support for all MDA-funded ballistic missile defense systems. The task order, which has a one-year base period and a one-year option, has an estimated total two-year value of $80 million.
NOV 2011:  The City of Atlanta has awarded a contract to Motorola to integrate disparate public and private surveillance camera systems into one common operational environment in the Video Integration Center (VIC). Motorola’s Global Services organization leads a team including ADT Commercial Security, a Tyco International company and CIBER, Inc. to provide a comprehensive solution for the city.  Motorola and ADT Commercial Security have completed the implementation of the first phase of the project by upgrading the city’s existing cameras from analog to digital, and from leased line to wireless backhaul. ADT Government Services Division managed the installation of the wireless network and pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) cameras in the downtown Atlanta Metro area.