SRA to provide support services for US DHS S&T TSL

SRA International, a provider of IT solutions and professional services to government organisations, has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to support the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL).

The $65m five-year BPA includes research, development and engineering (RD&E) and developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) services.

Under the contract, SRA will provide support for applied research and development in support of test and evaluation of main product areas and new products and technologies for the DHS TSL.

Additionally, the company will provide developmental test and evaluation services and applied research and development of new technologies and products for detection, mitigation and vulnerability assessments.

SRA Intelligence, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Group senior vice president Pat Burke said, "SRA has provided our DHS customers with practical, customer-driven solutions for many years."

The S&T TSL manages science and technology research and development for the protection of the homeland, from applied research of promising technologies to developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) and system qualification, and certification, based on the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) threat detection standard.

The TSL provides knowledge, products and innovative technology solutions for the DHS to boost security and resiliency in the US.