Solicitation 3
Solicitation 3:
Trace Detection Qualified Products List (TD QPL) Functional Category 1 / Track 2 / Window 1 for Handheld Illicit Drugs-Explosive Trace Detector (HID-ETD) systems is hereby being opened to request Qualification Verification Packages (QVPs) for HID-ETD systems. These systems will be used primarily for screening for illicit drugs, with a secondary ability to screen for explosives. The systems shall be designed to be easily transportable (lightweight and can be carried on a person for an entire eight-hour shift) and should have the ability to function properly on battery power. These systems also should be hardened and have the ability to withstand a variety of environmental conditions and to function properly after being dropped.
Functional Category 1 / Track 2 / Window 1 requires successful completion of Level 1 - Certification and a submission of a Qualification Data Package (QDP) outlined in the Request for Qualification Verification Package (RFQVP), Attachment 3(A). Please refer to Attachment 3(A) for detailed submission instructions.
Functional Category 1 / Track 2 / Window 1 will be open through February 25, 2020 at 3:00pm EST.
QVPs can be submitted at any time during an open Window period, but a complete QVP package must be submitted no later than February 25, 2020 3:00pm EST. It is the vendor's responsibility to verify receipt of the QVP with the TD QPL CO. Late submissions will not be considered.
Potential vendors must obtain specific authorization in order to obtain the requirement documents. All of the instructions for requesting the requirement documents can be found in Attachment 3(A)- RFQVP. Vendors are required to submit their For Official Use Only (FOUO) vetting request to review the applicable requirements documents no later than 30 days after the Window is open.
Questions are due via email to the QPL Contracting Officer Melyssa Bertucci, at Melyssa.Bertucci@tsa.dhs.gov or the QPL Contract Specialist Joseph Furtek, at Joseph.Furtek@tsa.dhs.gov no later than 5:00pm EST December 9, 2019. Questions received after this date may or may not be answered prior to the window closing.
Please see the following attachments for all detailed information regarding this Window:
Attachment 3(A) - RFQVP Functional Category 1 / Track 2 / Window 1
Attachment 3(1) - DHS Non-Disclosure Form 11000-6
Melyssa A Bertucci, Contracting Officer , Email melyssa.bertucci@tsa.dhs.gov - Joseph R Furtek, Contract Specialist , Email joseph.furtek@tsa.dhs.gov
