Cloud-Based Platform for Screening System Data Sharing Consortium for DHS Transportation Security Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Directorate of Science and Technology, Office of National Laboratories, Transportation Security Laboratory is seeking information to support the establishment of a Screening System Data Sharing Consortium. This notice is a Request for Information issued for market research and planning purposes only, and not a solicitation for proposals or quotations.

The Transportation Security Laboratory is exploring support services for a cloud-based platform that can receive, store, curate, protect, and provide authorized access to large volumes of screening system data. The platform is intended to serve as a centralized repository for data from developmental and deployed transportation security equipment, including x-ray computed tomography explosive detection systems for checked and carry-on baggage screening, millimeter wave passenger screening systems, and datasets that include augmented and fully synthetic data.

The initiative is intended to support the Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration's transition toward open architecture transportation security systems. By enabling secure and efficient access to well-curated datasets, the consortium is expected to help authorized developers accelerate the development and validation of machine learning-enabled threat detection algorithms.

Because the repository may include data ranging from non-sensitive information to Sensitive Security Information, the platform will need to meet rigorous requirements for access control, data protection, and privacy. The government is seeking general product and service information to better understand available capabilities in the marketplace.