G2X TAKE: Garud Technology Services (GTS), who provides integrated technology and engineering solutions and has a long history of providing support to the Customs and Border Protection’s LBI Program Management Office (PMO) in the areas of technical governance, systems engineering, logistics, and operations and maintenance, continues to pile up the wins at CBP.  Other than stating they were for systems engineering and technical management support services, details are limited as to the scope for the series of 6 recent transactions totaling close to $15M as they were all short term 8(a) sole source actions awarded using the 8(a) STARS II GWAC.  Expect to see many more sole sources actions than normal in the months ahead, with much of this increase the direct result of the shutdown as agency acquisition leaders are now squeezed for time push the competition for longer term contracts into FY2020.  Take Bytes GTS has a long history of providing support to the Customs and Border Protection’s LBI Program Management Office (PMO) in the areas of technical governance, systems engineering, logistics, and operations and maintenance, including providing the Passenger Systems Program Division (PSPD), LBI PMO Technical Services and Program Management Support and supporting the Agency’s Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS).