
CBP Plans RFP for Tethered Aerostat Radar Support Customs and Border Protection has issued a pre-solicitation notice for operations and maintenance services for its Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS), which provides persistent detection and monitoring for interdicting low-level air, maritime and surface smugglers and narcotics traffickers along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Florida Straits and a portion of the Caribbean. The notice is in anticipation of a Request for Proposal this month. CBP has eight fixed aerostat sites that include radars,…