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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

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TSA Awarding L-3 $28M for EDS Systems The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to award L-3 Communications [LLL] $27.7 million to purchase medium-speed Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) to replace existing systems the company previously supplied to a number of airports. The delivery order has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Review Board. The recapitalization effort will replace equipment that has reached the end of its useful life, TSA says in a FedBizOpps.gov announcement. TSA plans to purchase…

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