Austin Rackets

Austin Rackets serves as a key procurement lead within the Mission Support Contracting Division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain the agency’s frontline operational capabilities. Focused on ensuring mission readiness, Rackets oversees the acquisition of mission-critical systems and services, particularly in the domain of computer systems design and analytical instrumentation. Their work directly supports canine detection programs, threat detection technologies, and personnel equipment initiatives, ensuring that CBP maintains cutting-edge capabilities to secure the nation’s borders. Rackets specializes in performance-based contracting for technical services, emphasizing outcomes-driven deliverables and lifecycle support for integrated systems. Rackets maintains enduring relationships with a select group of prime contractors including VISTA OUTDOOR SALES LLC, LABVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC, ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC., L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, high-reliability engagements centered on specialized technical services, software platforms for forensic and analytical workflows, and mission-critical hardware integration. The contracting approach favors established vendors with proven track records in defense and homeland security environments, prioritizing technical compliance, system interoperability, and rapid deployment capabilities. Rackets’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized across all awarded contracts. This indicates a strategic preference for leveraging the broadest possible pool of qualified industry participants rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the division’s urgency to procure technically sophisticated solutions without constraints that may limit competition or innovation. The division’s entire acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), reflecting a deep specialization in systems engineering, data analytics platforms, and integrated software solutions for threat detection and operational logistics. Rackets’ expertise lies in procuring custom-developed applications, laboratory information management systems, and mission-critical computing infrastructure that support forensic analysis, canine health monitoring, and real-time intelligence fusion for border security operations.