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After Industry Weighs In, CBP Decides to Rework Planned RFP for Integrated Surveillance Towers

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After Industry Weighs In, CBP Decides to Rework Planned RFP for Integrated Surveillance Towers
Peraton supports CBP's Tethered Aerostat Radar System. Photo: CBP

Customs and Border Protection is redoing its planning for a new integrated approach to its border surveillance towers and is now holding off on seeking bids until it has a clear path for its plans. In December 2020, CBP issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Tower, Power, Instrumentation, and Communications (TPIC) effort, which together make up the Integrated Surveillance Tower (IST). A statement of objectives that accompanies the draft RFP said the IST is for short, medium…

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