Accenture Federal Services – a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture – has been awarded a TSA Security Operations Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST) Blanket Purchase Agreement – with a ceiling value of $170m.
To support the US Federal Government’s Cloud First and Mobile First initiatives, Accenture Federal Services will deliver state-of-the-art Agile design, development, testing and maintenance capabilities to help TSA SO enhance existing custom and platform-based applications, and to introduce mobile and cloud computing technologies.
“Our work on Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST) marks the next step in Accenture Federal Services’ valued, decades-long support of the Transportation Security Administration,” said Accenture Federal Services Managing Director and TSA Lead, Anthony Pinheiro. “As we kick-off this new chapter, we look forward to using Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technologies to help TSA Security Operations operate with greater efficiency and enhanced business value.”
In recent years, Accenture Federal Services has also been awarded contracts to support TSA’s Vetting and Credentialing Systems and the modernization of the agency’s Secure Flight pre-screening program.
The period of performance on FAST award is five years.
TSA SO is responsible for checkpoint and baggage screening at approximately 440 airports in the US and oversight of more than 280 airports globally.
TSA SO is also responsible for ensuring all modes of transportation, including freight railroad, passenger rail, mass transit, maritime and pipelines comply with domestic and global regulatory requirements.
