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1 1 A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO Customs and Border Protection (CBP) solicitation number hsbp1017r0023 By Border Technology, Inc. 11720 S. Border Monument Rd. Hereford, AZ 85615 520-266-3443 March 29, 2017 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Demonstrated Experience Team 3 Management and Technical Competence 4 Prototype Concept Approach 5 Operational Control of the Border 5 Presidential Executive Order 6 Measuring Operational Control 6 BORDAS - Border Detection and Assessment System 7 SEIDARM Seismic Detection and Ranging Mechanism 7 IDENTICOPTER 11 Demonstration Plan 10 SUMMARY 12 3 NOTICE THIS PROPOSAL OFFERS A TOOL TO ASSIST IN THE DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE Border WALL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS HERETOFORE UNAVAILABLE. 1) Demonstrated Experience Team Each of the companies listed here has been involved in the development of the SIEDARM Seismic Detection and Ranging Mechanism - system since its inception in 2010.

2 Border Technology, Inc. Border Technology, Inc. (BTI) has been developing and demonstrating technology for Border enforcement for fourteen years. This includes: Development of stand-alone ground sensors 2002; Development of drones for Border security 2003-2005; Remotely operated Border camera system 2007-2009; Seamless seismic detection and ranging systems 2009 to 2017. Basin Geophysical Basin Geophysical LLC is a privately held, Texas based, land seismic data acquisition company, established in 1993, to serve the needs of smaller Texas Independent Oil Exploration Companies. This core mission continues, expanding only to offer these same services to Independents in adjacent states. It was a meeting at Basin Geophysical in 2010 between Glenn Spencer, Mike King and Craig Walters, that led to the development of SEIDARM. Seistronix Seistronix was founded in Silicon Valley in 1982, and has been manufacturing instrumentation for the geophysical industry for over 27 years. Seistronix moved to Folsom, California in 1989, and then to its current location in Rancho Cordova, California, a suburb of Sacramento, in 1991.

3 With the recent introduction of the EX-12 seismograph, Seistronix has instruments that address the whole range of seismic exploration. A long-term professional relationship between Basin Geophysical and Seistronix led to its involvement in the development of SEIDARM. Its technical staff has worked closely with Ran Talbott of Border Technology since 2011. 4 2) Management and Technical Competence Each of the individuals listed here will be available to work on the proposed project. Glenn Spencer President, BTI Glenn Spencer has worked to solve the issue of Border accountability for fifteen years. He pioneered the development of the Border Hawk UAV, the Virtual Vigilance remote surveillance system, and holds a patent for the SEIDARM Seismic Detection and Ranging Mechanism. ( Patent 9,151,855) In the past year his high-tech work on the Border has been featured on TV news in: Denmark, Norway, Brazil, Mexico, and Japan - as well as the Voice of America. 1980 to 1985: VP/Gen. Mgr.

4 Arrowstar, Inc. - a Montana-based seismic oil exploration company. His clients included ARCO, Chevron and Shell Oil. : Economics/Mathematics, CSUN Instrument-rated pilot with more than 7,000 hrs. PIC Mike King, VP Border Technology, Inc. Mike King, a former Army sniper, has worked closely with Glenn Spencer for the past fifteen years. He developed Ground Pilot , the software that controlled the Border Hawk UAV. Ground Pilot was sold around the world, including China. King is co-holder of the SEIDARM patent. Gregg Voss, PhD Gregg Voss - degrees from John Hopkins University in Engineering, Electrical/bioengineering, and PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 1986. He is a noted expert in digital signal processing and has been working on the development and refinement of the SEIDARM algorithm since 2012. 5 Gregg Walters, PE Mr. Walters is the owner of Basin Geophysical and was instrumental in launching SEIDARM. He has twenty six years experience in seismic data acquisition.

5 In 2010, he participated in the first formal demonstration of what is now SEIDARM. Ran Talbott Ran has been involved with SEIDARM since 2011. He is a senior Software Engineer, specializing in the development of embedded systems, and PC-based systems to control and test microcontroller-driven products. He works in Linux, C, C++, Visual Basic, Perl and MySQL, and Lab Windows - to name a few. He developed the original backbone software for SEIDARM and continues to refine the system as test and evaluation continues. Graduate: Control Data Institute, San Jose, CA 3. Prototype Concept Approach Operational Control of the Border 2009 OIG Report 2009 report by the DHS Office of Inspector General - Progress in Addressing Secure Border Initiative Operational Requirements and Constructing the Southwest Border Fence - Included the following: Recommendation #1 Require the Border Patrol to provide consistent and specific information in documenting its operational requirements for tactical infrastructure so that actual Border fence construction can be linked to the Border Patrol's mission needs for operational control.

6 (Page 13) The tool proposed herein has the ability to link Border fence construction to operational control of the Border . 6 2012 GAO Report In 2012, a GAO Report (GAO-13-25) Key Elements of New Strategic Plan Not Yet in Place to Inform Border Security Status and Resource Need - Included the following: Recommendations for Executive Action To support the implementation of Border Patrol s 2012-2016 Strategic Plan and identify the resources needed to achieve the nation s strategic Goal for securing the Border , we recommend that the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection ensure that the Chief of the Office of Border Patrol establish milestones and time frames for developing a performance goal, or goals, for Border security between the POEs that defines how Border security is to be measured; and a performance measure, or measures linked to a performance goal or goals for assessing progress made in securing the Border between POEs and informing resource identification and allocation efforts.

7 (page 40) The tool proposed herein is designed to provide Customs and Border Protection with consistent and specific information to link Border fence construction to the Border Patrol s mission needs for operational control. Presidential Executive Order On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the construction of a wall on the Border . Section 4 of the order reads, in part, as follows: Sec. 4. Physical Security of the Southern Border of the United States. The Secretary shall immediately take the following steps to obtain complete operational control, as determined by the Secretary, of the southern Border : Section 3 of the order defines operational control as follows: (h) "Operational control" shall mean the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband. Measuring Operational Control For the reasons given in the following, this proposal is made as stand-alone from any design-build offer.

8 7 Linking operational control to CBP s mission is complicated by the absence of a reliable count of the total number of illegal entries into the United States. The technology being proposed herein can count all unlawful entries into the United States between ports of entry. This information can help establish a priority scheme based on operational control of the Border . It can be used to guide Border wall selection, and, once installed, how well it is achieving operational control of the Border . The proposed technology can also guide all wall designs. For example, wall construction calls for a 6-foot deep foundation to deter tunneling. The proposed system is capable of detecting tunnel construction at an early stage, possibly allowing modification of the requirement for anti-tunneling footing. Existing ground sensors have been found to have a very high false alarm rate. "One report by the DHS Inspector General, OIG-06-15, found that, of almost 30,000 sensor alarms, only about 250 led to an apprehension.

9 A program to replace existing ground sensors was halted in 2013 due to frequency management problems. (Wired Magazine, Feb. 11, 2013.) The system being proposed has a significantly lower false alarm rate than conventional ground sensors, and compares favorably to fiber optic systems. By proving reliable detection, it has the potential of being a force multiplier for existing DHS/CBP assets such as the Predator UAV and Border camera towers - thus leading to a higher level of operational control of the Border in the near term, possibly influencing the requirement for a permanent infrastructure. BORDAS The proposed system is called BORDAS Border Detection and Assessment System. It is made up of two major elements SEIDARM and IDENTICOPTER. SEIDARM Seismic Detection and Ranging Mechanism SEIDARM is patented as a BARRIER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD . ( Patent 9,151,855, Spencer, et al., October 6, 2015) SEIDARM is capable of detecting and locating humans, vehicles and low flying aircraft.

10 It employs technology similar to that used in seismic oil exploration. Much of the hardware is similar, and off-the-shelf. As humans walk toward a protected barrier, sensors called Pods detect seismic waves. Pods are connected by cable to a seismograph, which filters the data and converts it to digital format. Multiple seismographs are connected in series to a computer. A computer algorithm processes data from the seismographs and, if the data meet criteria, an alarm is issued via radio. The system is comprised of Pods, Nodes, Elements and Segments. A Node consists of a seismograph that processes data from Pods. An element consists 8 of six Pods covering -mile, connected to a Node. A Segment consists of twenty elements, covering five miles of Pods. The Hub houses the central computer algorithm and radio transmitter. It also functions as a Node. There is one Hub per segment. Threats at multiple locations within a Segment can be identified simultaneously. Individual five-mile segments can be installed serially to provide coverage of any distance.