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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

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CBP Awards Leidos $66M for Mobile Inspection SystemsLeidos [LDOS] has received a potential $66 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to supply 22 VACIS M6500 mobile cargo and vehicle scanners for non-intrusive inspection of trailer trucks, pallets, trailer-mounted cargo containers and other vehicles for contraband such as illicit drugs, terrorist weapons and currency. The order has a 30-month base period and an option period of up to 10 years of maintenance from the acceptance of the final unit.…

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