ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Transportation Security Equipment
Deployment Services (TEDS) contract for all TSA deployments of
security capabilities in the Western Region. These projects will
deploy checkpoint technologies for passenger, carry-on and checked
baggage screenings to protect passengers and facilitate
commerce.
Under the TEDS contract, Lockheed Martin will perform all tasks
associated with the deployment of security technology equipment at
airports, ports, terminals, cargo facilities and other locations
within the Western Region of the United
States, spanning from Alaska to Hawaii, as far west as Guam and as far east as Colorado. The period of performance is
July 2015 through July 2020 and is part of an indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a $450 million ceiling for work across the three
U.S. geographic regions (Western, Central, Eastern).
"Protecting the nation's transportation systems to ensure
freedom of movement for people and commerce is at the core of the
TSA's mission, and ours," said Scott
Gray, vice president of IT & Security Solutions,
Information Systems & Global Solutions, Lockheed Martin. "We
have a strong history of providing critical security services and
capabilities for the TSA and look forward to continuing this
successful partnership."
TEDS directly supports TSA's Office of Security Capabilities
(OSC). OSC is responsible for the deployment of Transportation
Security Equipment to ensure: new technologies are deployed as they
become available based on a risk based model; old technologies are
removed from service when they are at the end of their life cycle;
and systems are relocated as necessary to meet security or agency
needs.
Lockheed Martin has been a partner of the TSA since 2002's
Strategic Airport Security Rollout program. Lockheed Martin was
honored to receive TSA's first Corporate Partnership Award in 2003
and TSA's Los Angeles Airport Partnership Award in 2006. Since 2010
the Lockheed Martin team has been performing on the Security
Equipment Systems Integration contract, the predecessor to TEDS.
Lockheed Martin's partners on TEDS include large business partners
Parsons, Beltmann Integrated Logistics, and Faithful and Gould as
well as small business partners K2 Consulting, Swanson Rink, Main
Sail, CAGE, Cherokee Nation, DSCI and Spider Integration
Group.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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