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Homeland Security

Once More, TSA to Release RFP for CAT/BPSS

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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to release again on March 25 the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Credential Authentication Technology-Boarding Pass Scanning System (CAT/BPSS). An RFP went out last fall but was subsequently cancelled for the program. The purpose of the CAT/BPSS is to enable TSA to identify fraudulent identification documents and boarding passes. Sol. No. HSTS04-11-R-CT2042. Contact: Margaret Costa, contract specialist, 571-227-2507, Margaret.costa@dhs.gov.

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