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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
APRIL 14, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: FTA PLATFORM TRACK INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION
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AWARD a three-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS4443900HONEYWELL, a sole source procurement, to Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) for the Platform Track Intrusion Detection System (PTIDS) pilot program for an amount of $1,553,050 inclusive of sales tax. The contract includes both labor and materials, including project management support, installation and demonstration planning, system design and testing, and training of Metro staff on installation. Materials will include the PTIDS system, to be installed at three station platform sides on the Metro Rail system.
Issue
ISSUE
In February 2015, Metro was selected for a grant to pilot the PTIDS at three platform station locations, as part of the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery Research Demonstrations grant program. FTA will be awarding Metro $1,722,400, with a Metro match of $430,600 for Metro labor and $247,000 for contingency. The award of this contract will allow Honeywell, who helped prepare the grant application, to complete its tasks in the scope of work through the funding programmed by FTA.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In December 2013, Metro, in partnership with Honeywell International Inc., and ProTran Technology LLC, submitted an application in response to FTA's Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Solicitation of Project Proposals for Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery Research Demonstrations, dated October 1, 2013. Metro's project sought to demonstrate the performance of the proposed innovative electronic PTIDS. PTIDS is a radar system that detects and alerts staff to track intrusions.
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