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By Cal Biesecker

Sunday, April 30th, 2017

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TSA Awards Support Contracts for Imaging EquipmentThe Transportation Security Administration has awarded seven single awardee indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for technical and engineering services to support the agency’s fleet of security technology for checkpoint and checked baggage screening. The individual award values were not disclosed although the potential total over five years is $215.1 million, the agency says. Under the respective awards: CEIA will support its Walk Through Metal Detectors and Bottle Liquid Scanners; L3 Technologies [LLL]will provide support…

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