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Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

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Briefing

The Department of Homeland Security now expects Phase II proposals for its FirstSource III acquisition to be due by the end of November, a slight delay from the previous Nov. 21 due date. DHS is delaying the due date until it is able to post an amendment with answers to technical questions to the FirstSource III solicitation. The Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech) has added Bounce Imaging, Consolidated Resource Imaging, InfiNetix, LiveView Technologies, Mainstream Engineering, Mission Driven Research, T-Rex Solutions,…

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