S3's GlobalGuard EMU technology will be used to record electronically the diesel-engine run hours on marine vessels and mileage accrual and engine-run hours on land-based vehicles within the Port of Los Angeles region and wirelessly transmit the results back to S3's Monitoring and Support Center. This is S3's fourth award in as many attempts at supplying both hardware systems and monitoring services to Air Quality Management Districts throughout California.

The Port of Los Angeles is a significant win for S3 in its efforts to support Air Quality Management Districts in their oversight role of mobile source projects funded under California's Carl Moyer program.

GlobalGuard EMUs, equipped with GPS receivers, will be installed on marine vessels and eventually on land-based diesel engine-driven vehicles operating within the 7,500 acres of land and water comprising the Los Angeles Harbor District.

The Port of Los Angeles issued a Request for Proposal on March 21 to solicit bids from qualified GPS vendors. Of all the proposals received by the RFP due date, the Board of Harbor Commissioners evaluated the submissions and selected S3 as the winning vendor to provide these services.

Initially, S3 will be outfitting marine vessels on behalf of the port, which has yet to determine the exact number of marine vessels that will be instrumented with EMU/GPS units at the outset of the program.

In subsequent years of this ten year contract, the project will grow to include a growing number of land-based vehicles and other port marine vessels annually. As the program currently stands and while there is no guarantee as to the order volumes, S3 estimates that the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a revenue potential of $1.2 million over the term of the award.

Currently, S3 delivers wireless engine data collection services to the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District, and the Sacramento Municipal Air Quality Management District - all of which is used to help to verify that fleet modernization programs help to reduce exhaust emissions from heavy-duty vehicles operating in these districts.

District members are encouraged to purchase newer, cleaner-burning engine equipment and in return, the GlobalGuard EMUs will be used to gather information including engine hours and miles traveled by monitored vehicles throughout various air district zones.

"S3's technology and efforts in supporting the air quality programs within the state of California continue to be validated as S3 competes for business in this market segment and is selected to support projects like the Port of LA opportunity," said John Phillips, Satellite Security's chief executive officer.

"It is encouraging to see districts throughout California lead the way in implementing these types of air quality programs," Phillips added. "With this fourth award, S3 will look to capitalize on its success in California and begin helping air districts in other states understand what can be done to monitor and account for their respective clean air programs."

In a news release, the company said while it works closely with the various air quality districts, it will continue to improve on its understanding of the needs of each air district and strives to offer innovative measures to efficiently and accurately gather the information of importance to these air quality agencies.

GlobalGuard customers include the FBI, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the San Francisco Unified School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Inter-State Oil Company, Swain Oil, Snap-On Tools, Gateway Cities of Governments, the Sacramento Air Quality Management District, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District and more than 400 other government and commercial entities. S3 is headquartered in San Diego.

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