Covert Testing Kits
Homeland Security (all) · FPS EAST CCG DIV 3 ACQ DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 70RFP326QEH000018 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 16, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Sep 17, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the addenda applies to this acquisition. Offerors are advised to include … (show all)
a completed copy of the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management�Registration. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and addenda applies to this acquisition. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Service (FPS) is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purpose of awarding a firm-fixed price purchase order. Quotes must include a total price for the procurement of thirty-five (35) Covert Security Testing Kits in accordance with the attached statement of work dated July 6,2026, delivery to FPS/PSOD at 6595 Springfield Center Dr, Springfield, VA 22150. The kit will consist of 35 of each of the following items: Inert Electric Toothbrush and Tube of Toothpaste Inert 16oz Monster Can Inert Hand Wipes Inert 35oz Metal Water Bottle Inert Backpack IED Inert Portable Power Bank Inert IED Portfolio Pelican �like� storage cases Messenger Bags FPS intends to create 35 kits and store them in pelican �like� storage cases. The vendor shall only provide the devices, the storage cases and messenger bags. All items shall meet the specifications in accordance with Section 1.3 Required Specification in the attachment titled �Attachment A - SOW_ Covert Testing Kits Final�. Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted via email to Abby Day at abigail.day@fps.dhs.gov and CC Melissa Stolle at melissa.stolle@fps.dhs.gov no later than September 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT. Vendors are requested to submit quotes in response to this RFQ via email at Abby Day at abigail.day@fps.dhs.gov and CC Melissa Stolle at melissa.stolle@fps.dhs.gov, no later than September 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT.
Who won similar work
17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Homeland Security (all)), same NAICS 334511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC. | 2 | $74.3M | Jun 11, 2025 |
| FURUNO U.S.A INC | 1 | $49.0M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| NORTHERN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, LLC | 1 | $42.1M | May 7, 2026 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 1 | $23.3M | Nov 17, 2025 |
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $22.2M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 1 | $7.5M | Dec 1, 2025 |
| C-R CONTROL SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $3.4M | Dec 3, 2024 |
| PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC. · $TDG | 1 | $2.5M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| GEODESICX, INC. | 1 | $2.0M | Oct 29, 2024 |
| DOCKSIDE ELECTRONICS SERVICE, L.L.C. | 1 | $2.0M | Oct 29, 2024 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 24, 2026FURUNO U.S.A INC$49.0MUSCG Next Generation Surface Search Radars (NXSSR)
- Sep 22, 2026SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$22.2MAward Notice: Aircraft Sensor Support Services
- Sep 3, 2026PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC.$2.5MPurchase of DCU Spares
- May 7, 2026NORTHERN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, LLC$42.1MTRS-3D /AN/SPS-75 Radar components
- Dec 1, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$7.5MBulk Resolution Technology (BRT) systems and maintenance
- Nov 17, 2025Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.$23.3MAdvanced Imaging Technology (AIT) Units
- Sep 17, 2025Exail Defense Systems, Inc.$1.1MFOG INS FY25
- Aug 26, 2025Frontgrade Technologies Inc.$68KPurchase Aircraft Antennas
- Aug 25, 2025METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED$697KAward
- Jun 11, 2025TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$96KThermal Imager Purchase
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 515 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.