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Homeland Security

DHS S&T Revises BAA for Home Made Explosives Detector

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has revised a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued last September for Home Made Explosives (HME) Detection System Capability Development. S&T is using a two phased approach to development, with white papers for both phases due Oct. 12 and full proposals due by Dec. 10. Phase I is intended to develop technology that can be rapidly inserted into commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment for a near-COTS prototype that will have the…

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