The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Deployment and Security Division has awarded Leidos a follow-on checkpoint sustainment contract to maintain 12,000 units of transportation security equipment (TSE) deployed at more than 430 airport locations in the USA and its territories. The company announced on January 23 that the contract has an eight-year period of performance and a maximum value of US$2.6bn.
Under the contract, Leidos will work with original equipment manufacturers to maintain high TSE operational availability and other key operational metrics via preventive, corrective and depot maintenance. Leidos will provide services including program management, contractor logistics support and supply chain risk analysis, along with TSA service response center oversight and TSA IT infrastructure development and maintenance.
Leidos has supported TSA’s core passenger screening mission with integrated logistics since 2013.