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L-1 Gets PASS Card Award after GD Loses It

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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The State Department awarded a potential five-year, $107 million contract to L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] to produce the new PASS Card, which had first been awarded to General Dynamics [GD]. The contract with GD was terminated for convenience on Feb. 14 due to "unresolved contractual issues," a State Department spokesman tells TR2. GD's contract was potentially worth $93.3 million (TR2, Jan. 23). While the original loss was a blow to L-1, the reversal expands the company's presence with an important…

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