SAM #70T04026C7672N004

TSA sole-source award for up to 48 CEIA Enhanced Metal Detectors and related services

TSA’s award notice covers a sole-source purchase of CEIA Enhanced Metal Detectors for airport checkpoint screening and warehouse safety stock. - Award and buyer: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Security Capabilities, Contracting and Procurement, intends to use a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order with CEIA USA LTD. - Equipment: Up to 48 CEIA Enhanced Metal Detector (EMD) systems for TSA warehouse safety stock. The notice discusses CEIA’s EMD EZ model but does not specify a part number. - Ancillary items include network adaptors for TSA Network communication and automated counting, and twist lock adaptors. Their quantities are not specified. - Services and support: Shipping to the TSA warehouse; installation and Site Acceptance Testing when stored units are deployed to the field; and warranty maintenance for two years after successful Site Acceptance Testing. - Sole-source rationale: TSA identifies CEIA as the only OEM whose EMD has qualified to meet its detection requirements. - Period of performance: Four years from award, including the two-year warranty-maintenance period following Site Acceptance Testing. - Information not provided: Specific part numbers, quantities for adaptors, and an estimated contract value.

Description

The purpose of this action is to publicize the award of Contract 70T04026C7672N004 to CEIA USA Limited to provide the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with Enhanced Metal Detectors (EMDs) and all associated services and support under the subject Justification and Approval. EMD systems are a type of transportation security equipment that are used to screen passengers at airport checkpoints.

This Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition has been reviewed and approved in accordance with established TSA procedures and is hereby published in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.3 and in accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.303-2, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under FAR Subpart 6.302-1 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under FAR 6.303-2. Any and all redactions in this published document (that is, language marked out or deleted) have been identified and confirmed by the Government as contract proprietary information which the Government must protect from unauthorized disclosure. As the Government's intent to acquire using other than full and open competition was previously published on the Government-wide point of entry (contract opportunities) and all public comments considered at the time, the Government does not intent to respond further concerning this publication.

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