Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designations

Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation provides protection during further testing or trial deployment of a technology to collect additional efficacy data necessary for a full Designation. DT&E Designation provides liability protections similar to a full Designation but with certain limitations and constraints and has a limited term for testing or evaluating the technology (presumptively not longer than 36 months). SAFETY Act liability protections associated with DT&E Designations will apply only to acts that occur during the period set forth in the particular DT&E Designation.




Company/Technology

Berry Plastics Holding Corporation: Explosion Blast Barrier (Blast Barrier)

Approved: October 31, 2007 | Expires: November 30, 2010

Berry Plastics Holding Corporation provides the Explosion Blast Barrier (Blast Barrier). The Technology is designed to provide support to the interior face of an exterior wall to prevent flying debris from injuring those within the building. It will also prevent possible catastrophic failure of the wall in the event of exposure to an explosive force.

L-3 Communication Corporation: Praetorian Surveillance Software

Approved: August 14, 2007 | Expires: July 31, 2010

L-3 Communications Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries SY Coleman Corporation and L-3 Communications Government Services, Inc., provides the Praetorian Surveillance Software, an open-architecture, fully-integrated, extensible software that integrates video and sensor data streams into a single-screen, real-time immersive 3-D display.

The National Biometric Security Project: Biometric Testing and Evaluation Process

Approved: March 27, 2007 | Expires: November 30, 2010

The National Biometric Security Project provides the Biometric Testing and Evaluation Process (BTEP), a method of testing biometric identification products and a listing that declares the suitability of those products for homeland and conventional security applications. The Technology is designed to certify that biometric identification products meet a variety of industry best standards.

VeriTainer Corporation, Inc.: VeriSpreader™

Approved: February 16, 2007 | Expires: March 31, 2010

VeriTainer Corporation, Inc., provides the VeriSpreader, a crane-mounted radiation scanning device.

GE Security: ShoeScanner

Approved: February 13, 2007 | Expires: March 31, 2010

GE Security provides the ShoeScanner, a threat detection system that uses quadrupole resonance and inductive methods to detect explosive material and metal objects hidden in footwear.

Syagen Technology, Inc.: Guardian™

Approved: February 08, 2007 | Expires: January 31, 2010

Syagen Technology, Inc., provides the Guardian™, an explosives trace detection portal used for screening people for concealed explosives.

MindCo, Inc.: MINDS

Approved: December 18, 2006 | Expires: January 31, 2009

MindCo, Inc., provides the MINDS, a security system that monitors the environment for the presence of nuclear spectra. It is designed to detect and identify the presence of radionuclide elements.

P&L E-Communications, LLC: AVT234

Approved: December 06, 2006 | Expires: December 31, 2008

P&L E-Communications, LLC, provides the AVT234, a video content analysis software program that utilizes a patented Target Motion Cueing (TMC) detection algorithm to monitor many existing video streams to detect objects or personnel entering an area. The Technology can automatically detect and cue operators to possible security threats while reducing false alarms from noise sources.