The Army's Guardian program plans to contract with industry for a Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System (BAIS) that would be a compact, sensor-based early warning system that is used by small tactical units for force protection and situational awareness missions. The system includes, at a minimum, a handheld monitor, sensors, cables and a carrying case. So far the Army has fielded 1,800 BAIS out of a total requirement of about 8,100 systems. The procurement will be a full and open competition for…
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