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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

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CBP Plans RFP for $293M Medium Energy Mobile Scanner AcquisitionCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a pre-solicitation notice for an upcoming procurement of medium-energy mobile scanners worth a potential $293 million. The agency plans to award multiple contracts for the five-year ordering period, which is expected to be from Sept. 1, 2015 through Aug. 31, 2020. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be released on or after May 21. Sol. No. HSBP1015R0022-PSN. Contact: Nathan Briggs, Nathan.p.briggs@cbp.dhs.gov.DARPA Issues…

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