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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

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CWMD Offices Issues RFP for Helium-3 Alternative Backpack Rad/Detection EquipmentThe Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for backpack-based solutions for radiological identification and data transfer that isn’t based on Helium-3 technology. DHS plans to award up to four contracts for the wearable systems under the Helium Alternative Implementation Backpack Program (HAIBP). Sol. No. 70RDND18R00000005. Respond by April 13. Contact: Ryan Buck, contract specialist, ryan.buck@hq.dhs.gov.TSA Conducting Market Research on…

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