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Northrop Grumman Nabs $45 Million U.K. Award For IDENT1 Recompete

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

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Northrop Grumman Nabs $45 Million U.K. Award For IDENT1 Recompete

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday said it has won a $45.1 million contract to continue to provide the United Kingdom Home Office with maintenance and enhancements of a national database for biometrics and forensics used by police forces in Britain.The Forensic and Biometric Interim Capability, also called FABrIC, is a recompete of the IDENT1 contract that Northrop Grumman originally won in 2004. The new two-year contract, which also includes a two-year option, provides an interim capability until the U.K. awards…

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