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Homeland Security

Briefing

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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*The Biometrics Task Force plans to issue two draft Request for Proposals (RFP), one as a full and open competition, the other as a small-business set aside, for a wide range of range of support services to support the Defense Department's enterprise biometric goals worth over $1.6 billion combined. The Biometrics Operations and Support Services- Unrestricted (BOSS-U) requirement is worth up to $1.4 billion and will support areas such as requirements definition and analysis, enterprise architecture, biometrics strategic planning, help…

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