Border Security Technology Consortium (BSTC) Industry Workshop

FedBizOpps Special Notice This special notice serves as an announcement. The Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA), US Customs and Border Protection, announces that the Government will be participating in a Government - Industry - Academia forum to explore the benefits and creation of a Border Security Technology Consortium (BSTC). Based on Industry response to date, the Government is interested in moving forward in partnership with the consortium on technologies related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, infrastructure, communications, and other technologies relevant to the border security mission. We anticipate funding within this technology domain of an estimated annual funding between $10M and $25M and a period of performance between 5 and 7 years. Please note that this announcement does not obligate the government to award contracts as a result of this meeting. The Washington Homeland Security Roundtable (WHSR) is facilitating the Government - Industry - Academia consortium initiative, and will host an Industry Workshop for all interested organizations on August 2, 2012. Interested parties may register online at www.whsroundtable.org/BSTCevent. Administrative questions concerning the meeting registration, payment and logistics for the event can be found on the registration website.