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Army Awards AS&E $4M Bridge Contract to Maintain NII Systems in Iraq

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

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American Science and Engineering [ASEI] has received $4.2 million of a potential $12.4 million contract bridge from the Army to continue to maintain the company’s Z Backscatter Systems that are being used for non-intrusive inspection (NII) services in Southwest Asia. The $4.2 million covers the first two months of the potential six-month bridge, which was awarded in late August to fill an anticipated gap in service of AS&E’s deployed systems while the Army sorts out several issues with four small…

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