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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

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DHS Awards ManTech Seat on $325M SETA III Contract ManTech International Corp. [MANT] was selected for a position on a potential five-year $325 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) branch to continue providing systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) under the SETA III contract. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award was made on June 3 and ManTech was the incumbent on SETA II. “This award expands our role for state-of-the-art technology solutions that range…

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