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State Dept. Soliciting for AFIS Solution for Guatemala

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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The State Department has issued a Request for Proposals for an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for Guatemala to replace an existing system established in the mid-1990s. The new system will consist of a database of prints scanned from ink-based cards as well as newly-scanned biometric records. The system will integrate information from all of the country's security agencies that require the identification of people. Sol. No. INL-09-Guatemala-AFIS. Respond by Sept. 21. Contact: Mary Pat Hayes-Crow, 202-776-8373, hayes_crowmp2@state.gov.

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