L3 Security & Detection Systems | 4,305 followers on LinkedIn | L3 Security & Detection Systems (L3 SDS) is a leading supplier of security screening solutions with systems deployed and supported around the globe. By having two production sites available, each capable of producing between 30-45 systems each, the Offeror lowers the risk to the government of not being able to produce 30 systems per month. Additionally, Smiths' proposal indicates that after the first [DELETED] units, production will transition to its domestic facility, with its German facility providing additional surge capacity as needed. Agency Legal Memo at 1. Discover all the products from L-3 SECURITY & DETECTION SYSTEMS and see a list of their distributors. These systems were representative of the installations that will be required for this purchase, where site preparation occurs months in advance.
X-ray Baggage Screening Systems PX™ 5.3. L3 contends that the agency should not have considered Smiths' proposal to transition performance to an as-yet-to-be opened domestic facility, and, rather, should have assessed a material risk associated with potential schedule delays associated with having to import the systems from abroad. No. While the agency arguably could have considered prior experience, we find nothing in the enumerated solicitation criteria that required the agency to consider information beyond the specific production and deployment capabilities proposed for the RFP's specific requirements.Here, the RFP explicitly notified offerors that relevant past performance in terms of size, scope, and complexity would only be evaluated and rated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Thus, beyond generally evaluating whether an offeror had acceptable relevant past performance, the RFP clearly articulated that the agency did not intend to differentiate offerors' respective prior experience. The screening system enhances security at any checkpoint by delivering the same robust detection, high-throughput, image-free privacy, and safety as the widely deployed ProVision ATD system. Specifically, the evaluators found that Smiths:L3 challenges the reasonableness of the assessed strength, and argues, instead, that the agency should have assessed material risk in Smiths' approach. As a result of these errors, the protester contends that the agency's best-value selection decision, wherein the agency concluded that Smiths' lower-priced proposal was technically superior to L3's proposal, was unreasonable.L3 also challenges the assessment of a strength in Smiths' proposal for manufacturing capability under the production and deployment capability factor. The layoffs will start Dec. 28 and go through May 2019.
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Specifically, the agency found that Smiths:As discussed above, under the production and deployment capability factor, TSA was to evaluate the offerors' abilities to meet the SOW's production and deployment requirements, including the offerors' proposed AT/CT system manufacturing and deployment capabilities per month.