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Homeland Security

Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

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Briefing

The Department of Homeland Security is extending its FirstSource II indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicle until the end of 2022 while it continues to evaluate proposals for the FirstSource III procurement. Under FirstSource II, DHS acquires commercially available information technology commodities, solutions and value-added reseller services from small business to support the department’s agencies and components. CEIA USA has received a $5.4 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security for walk-through metal detectors. Symetrica says it has received…

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