- Leidos has landed a potential $270 million CBP contract to supply medium energy mobile systems
- The company will deliver up to 100 MEMS over a five-year ordering period
- MEMS will support border security efforts by screening vehicles and cargo for contraband, weapons and currency
Leidos has been awarded a potential $270 million contract by Customs and Border Protection to provide medium energy mobile systems, or MEMS, for non-intrusive inspection operations.
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What Is the Scope of the MEMS Contract?
According to an award notice published Wednesday on SAM.gov, the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the delivery of 100 MEMS over a five-year ordering period. The MEMS will support the agency’s large-scale non-intrusive inspection operations by screening conveyances and other vehicles for contraband, terrorist weapons and currency.
What Are Medium Energy Mobile Systems?
MEMS are non-intrusive inspection systems used by border security personnel to screen vehicles, cargo and other conveyances, including trailer trucks, pallets and trailer-mounted cargo containers, to identify potential threats, weapons and contraband such as illicit drugs.
The systems are capable of detecting concealed contraband and weapons of mass destruction or weapons of mass effect and can operate in both stationary and mobile configurations, allowing CBP to rapidly deploy inspection capabilities wherever threat conditions require enhanced screening.
The award continues Leidos’ longstanding support of CBP’s non-intrusive inspection mission. In 2021, the company secured a potential $480 million CBP contract to provide Multi-Energy Portal systems for commercial vehicle inspections at land and seaports of entry. Leidos also received a $66 million delivery order in 2016 for 22 VACIS M6500 medium-energy mobile scanners used to inspect cargo and vehicles for contraband.
