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CBP Selects AS&E, Leidos, OSI Systems and Smiths for Mobile X-Ray Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 21st, 2015

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday awarded initial task orders to four companies under a potential $293.1 million contract to supply the agency with large-scale medium-energy mobile X-Ray systems for border security.American Science & Engineering [ASEI] received an initial $3.3 million task order, Leidos [LDOS] $3.1 million, OSI Systems’ [OSIS] Rapiscan division $2.9 million, and Britain’s Smiths Group’s Smiths Detection division $3.6 million. The initial task orders satisfy the minimum guaranteed by for each company under the multiple award…

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