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Army Awards Potential $352 Million Force Protection Contract To Sim-G

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Friday, April 17th, 2009

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The Army's this week awarded Sim-G Technologies a potential $352 million prime contract to provide integrated physical security systems worldwide to detect and respond to unauthorized intrusion into its facilities. The six-year award for the Integrated Commercial Intrusion Detection System (ICIDS) IV contract will allow agencies to acquire physical security systems and services from Washington, D.C.-based Sim-G, a veteran-owned small business, and its teammates. The purpose of the ICIDS program is to provide a standard configuration for all military installations,…

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