In case you were wondering what is GASS (the program Roberto Cabelin recently left involuntarily), I took a look at the SFO Airport Commission's agenda and minutes for some enlightenment. GASS is not a TSA thing except TSA told the airports to strengthen some aspects of airfield security, such as vendor food shipments. But the airport foots the bill.
On September 19, 2006 the airport commission approved an emergency contract with Primeflight Aviation Services, Inc. for security inspection services.
On April 16, 2007, the airport put out a Request for Quotations for General Airport Security Services to replace the existing emergency contract.
On September 4, 2007, the airport authorized a pool of qualified firms.
On October 16, 2007, the airport selected the top ranked vendor, Covenant Aviation Security LLC. The contract was for two years at $1.2 million, with a mention of three one-year options.
And, of course, this can be found in the minutes: "Employees hired by Covenant Aviation Security LLC for this contract will be represented by SEIU." (See page 9 about halfway down the page.) No surprise there. Who knows if its legal, but there you go.
Folks, if you ever do business with San Francisco International Airport, that's how you play the game. I might wonder if there were other qualified firms that hadn't made the commitment to recognize SEIU, but that would be silly of me wouldn't it?
A blog dedicated to the TSOs, LTSOs, and BDOs at San Francisco International Airport that work for Covenant Aviation Security, LLC (CAS).
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