TSA has awarded a sole-source contract modification to ReliaSource, Inc. for touchless identity verification hardware to be deployed at airport crew entry points under the Crewmember Access Point Program (CMAP), a biometric access system replacing the legacy Known Crewmember (KCM) program.
The award, a follow-on modification to contract 70T02025F7503N004, was issued on March 17, 2026, and is valued at more than $900,000. ReliaSource, a Virginia-based IT government contractor with existing DHS and DoD contracts, will supply, deploy, install, configure, and support the hardware units. Subcontractors include Kiosk Information Systems and Dell Federal Systems.
The hardware configuration centers on Dell tablets, FLIR cameras, and Kowa lenses running TSA-developed software. TSA’s sole-source justification cited the agency’s prior competitive deployment of this specific hardware architecture and the risks of substitution: switching vendors would require rebuilding TSA software integrations and delay the rollout.
CMAP replaces KCM, which TSA announced it was ending in January 2025. Where KCM relied on a shared oversight structure co-managed by Airlines for America (A4A) and the Air Line Pilots Association, CMAP transfers full control of crew biometric access to TSA. The program requires flight crew to verify identity using biometric data and passport information before entering crew access lanes, a step KCM did not include.
TSA faces a December 2026 deadline to complete the transition of KCM oversight from A4A to TSA. The ReliaSource contract covers hardware supply and field support services on a project basis, with no full-time equivalent positions included.
The contracting office is TSA Security Technology in Springfield, Virginia. ReliaSource holds a GSA schedule contract (GS-35F-320BA) and is certified as a minority- and woman-owned business.
Sources: SAM.gov
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
