VMD Corp. won a $140M 5-year recompete contract to deliver passenger and baggage screening services at the Kansas City International Airport.
The work is part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration Screening Partnership Program.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with the TSA at MCI. Through dedication and hard work, our team has ensured the safety of millions of passengers departing from MCI since 2020 and will support many more travelers as the airport continues to grow year over year,” said VMD’s President Vivek Malhotra.
“As a mission-first company, we are focused on continually enhancing overall MCI security effectiveness by leveraging our years of experience in Kansas City and at our 10 other SPP partner airports.”
For the last four years, VMD provided enhanced passenger and baggage screening services for approximately 16,000 passengers a day departing out of MCI, the company said.
VMD also operates MCI’s 16 screening lanes serving 52 departure cities. In 2023, VMD supported MCI’s successful transition to a brand-new terminal through coordinated training and operational planning.
Under this new contract, VMD will perform passenger and baggage screening security services that include identifying dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and/or on the passengers themselves; and preventing those objects from being transported aboard the aircraft.
VMD screeners will also perform safety tasks like conducting pat-down searches, operating x-ray machines and hand-held wands, and screening tickets with electronic imaging equipment.