Tactical Communications Modernization Project Equipment Services for Rio Grand Valley, TX

The upcoming contract concerns the Tactical Communications Modernization Project Equipment Services for the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, funded through the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act (ARRA). The goal is to procure a standards-based, non-proprietary tactical communications system that conforms to Custom and Border Protection’s (CBP) secure narrowband channel requirements, utilizing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for security. The solution must incorporate Internet Protocol-based architecture, GPS capability, and support for Over The Air Re-keying (OTAR) and Over The Air Programming (OTAP). Additionally, the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems must be backward compatible with existing equipment and interoperable with CBP partners in the region. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Glynco Procurement Office will issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) by close of business on May 24, 2010. This solicitation is unrestricted and open to providers under the DHS Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions (EAGLE) Functional Category 1. The contract will be awarded based on responses to the forthcoming RFP, and there is no request for proposal submission at this time. Points of contact for this procurement include a Contract Specialist and a Contracting Officer, both affiliated with the DHS, ensuring prospective vendors can obtain further information upon issuance of the RFP.