SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Evaluation of the Private Screening Pilot Airports
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Transportation Security Administration, Headquarters TSA, 701 S. 12th Street 4th Floor, Arlington, VA, 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- DTSA20-03-Q-01877
- Point of Contact
- Heather Morvant, Contract Administrator, Phone 571.227.1592, Fax 571.227.2913,
- E-Mail Address
-
heather.morvant@tsa.dot.gov
- Description
- Evaluation of Private Screening Pilot Airports// I. Introduction: A. ATSA Requirements: On November 19, 2001, the President signed into law the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), which, among other things, established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This Act established a series of challenging but critically important milestones toward achieving a secure air travel system. One of ATSA?s most significant mandates charged TSA with the task of federalizing security operations at our nation?s commercial airports within one year following passage of the Act (November 19, 2002). However, in addition to this mandate, Section 108 of the ATSA legislation stipulated that up to five commercial airports retain private screening personnel with oversight by TSA. In accordance with ATSA, the TSA chose five airports to represent different airport categories in a pilot project of private security screening. The result is the creation of a potentially valuable control group by which TSA can view federal screener performance in relation to private screener performance. ATSA did not identify specific metrics for measuring the performance or success of private screeners.// B. Requirements: TSA seeks to implement a sound process for measuring the performance of federal versus non-federal screeners for the following reasons: ? TSA seeks an efficient means of deploying resources while maintaining a high level of security. An effective evaluation process will provide guidance on private versus federal security and associated cost requirements for TSA executives, the Administration, Congress and the nation?s taxpayers. ? As indicated above, under ATSA a key criterion for determining whether an airport can use private screeners is that the level of screening services are equal or greater than those provided by the Federal Government. ? TSA is required to provide reports to OMB on private screener performance ? TSA wishes to be able to accurately and articulately respond to questions and inquiries from policy makers and the general public regarding the security and efficiency implications of private versus federal security screening operations. Therefore, the TSA?s objective is to retain the services of a qualified and capable evaluator to implement a fair and impartial process for analyzing private and federal screener performance.// II. Request: The results of the evaluation of private vs. federal screening will have a high level of impact within TSA, and is likely to have a high level of visibility externally, particularly in the policy-making arenas. It is likely to play an important role in any debate over whether airport screening should be federally run or privately run. To ensure that the evaluation is fair and impartial, the TSA intends to retain the services of a qualified and capable external evaluator. TSA expects questions and possible challenges related to the comparison of federal versus private screening airports. The evaluation by an external contractor should anticipate probable lines of questioning from Congressional and Administrative oversight (such as GAO and OMB), airport authorities, airline community, private security companies, and internal TSA and Department of Homeland Security stakeholders./ The TSA requests that companies interested in submitting a quote UNDER THE GSA MOBIS SCHEDULE now submit a capability statement not to exceed ten (10) pages for TSA?s review. The capability statement should address the following evaluation criteria: 1. The professional reputation and public recognition held by the prospective evaluator as evidenced by documentation such as letters of commendation or awards. Such documentation will not count towards the ten-page limitation. 2. Possible methods for approaching the problem that demonstrate the prospective evaluator?s thought leadership and area expertise 3. Examples of deliverables of past performance that illustrate the prospective evaluator?s ability to develop a meaningful evaluation structure through analysis of metrics 4. Examples of deliverables of past performance that illustrate the prospective evaluator?s ability to develop thoughtful recommendations and manage strategic implications. Prospective offerors will be rated acceptable or unacceptable based on the above criteria. Please identify your GSA MOBIS schedule number. Do not include any cost information in the submission. The statement should be sent to Heather Morvant (phone 571-227-1592), via email at hmorvant@dhs.gov, or via facsimile at 571-227-1948 not later than July 18, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST.
- Record
- SN00367006-W 20030711/030709213100 (fbodaily.com)
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